学习英语,高分作文必背新概念英语三1-60课
在间接宾语之后(但say除外)
-- I explained to him the impossibility of granting his request.
= I explained the impossibility of granting his request to him.
-- He confessed to me that he had fallen asleep during the meeting.
= He confessed that he had fallen asleep during the meeting to me.
confide vt., vi.
1> 倾诉(与in连用)
-- Jone felt she could only confide in her mother. 琼觉得她只有向她妈妈倾吐心中的秘密。
2> 吐露 (心事、秘密等), 与to连用
-- One evening he came and confided to me that he had spent five years in prison.
有一天晚上他到我家来向我吐露他曾坐过五年牢。
B.“Worth"后面只能跟名词或动名词
-- His suggestion is worth considering.
-- His rise in status is worth the loss of money.
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1... A illustrate vt.阐明, 阐述
“...a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming
white-collar worker"
2... C double life
3... D "...he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money"
previous adj.在前的, 早先的
respect n.某方面 vt.尊敬, 尊重
4... B to go 可以省略
They usually go to work wearing a collar and tie.
5... D "Alfred was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job."
too...to…(不定式to表示否定)
so...that…(在that引导的结果状语从句中, 如果采用否定式,可以和too...to 互换)
-- The water is too hot for us to drink. = The water is so hot that we can't drink.
6... C "He simply told her that he worker of the Corporation"
simply副词(仅仅是, 再没有别的了= only, just)
无论是simply, only还是just,往往用在所修饰的主体词之前。
-- I did it simply/only for the money
-- I don't like driving. I do it simply/only because I have to go to work each day.
and no more(放句尾)
in a simple way 简单地, 简朴地
-- She was always dressed in a simple way.
7... B
Before是介词和动名词形式搭配。 -- Before returning home...
Before是连接词,引导时间状语从句。 -- Before he returned home...
before 引导的从句, 常用一般现在时或一般过去时, 不用进行时。
8... C "half as much as it used to be"
the amount 要用定语从句进行限定
当主句的谓语动词是行为动词时,used to之后的动词必须省略掉
当主句的谓语动词是系动词时,used to之后必须带有系动词be.
-- I feel the summers are hotter than they used to be.
-- I feel you are much fatter than you used to be.
9... D gain:获利, 赢得(表示通过努力)
-- gain time, gain repu
tation, gain speed, gain height
fee:(为专业服务支付的)费用
-- doctor's fees 医疗费 / the lawyer's fees 律师费
-- pay for my university fees 支付我的大学学费