At last the police found out who murdered the old woman. 最后警方查明了是谁谋杀了老太太。
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7. look/ see/ watch/ notice/read
这五个词都有“看”的意思,但用法不同:
(1)look为不及物动词,一般后接介词at使用,表动作。如:
Please look at the blackboard. 请看黑板。
(2)see 指人肉眼所能涉及的范围,表示结果“看见”。
Can you see the word clearly? 你能清楚看到这个字了吗?
固定短语:see a film; see sb. off (给某人送行);let me see.
(3)watch= look at sb./ sth. carefully“仔细观看,注视”。
May I watch TV now? 我现在可以看电视吗?
固定短语:watch TV; on watch(值班、守望);watch a football match
(4)notice“注意到,提醒别人注意”等意思,汉语中常有“通知、启示、告示”之意。例如:
The thief looked around the house.
When he made sure that no one was noticing him,
he jumped into the room through the open window.
小偷向房子四周张望,当他确信没人注意他的时候,迅速从开着的窗户跳进房间。
(5)read 只用于指看书或看其他杂志
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may be/ maybe
(1)maybe 是副词,“也许”,相当于perhaps。maybe只能放于句首,不能放于句中,如:
Maybe he won t come. 也许他不会来。
(2)may be 是谓语形式,其中may是情态动词,be是连系动词,表示“也许是”、
“可能会有”等。如:
He may be a middle school student. 他可能是个中学生。
She may be watching TV now. 现在她也许在看电视。
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1. near/ nearly
near用作形容词或副词,表示“近”、“接近”,也可作介词,表示“在……附近”。
Come near, please.请走近些。 He lives near the school.他住在学校附近。
nearly是副词,意为“几乎”、“将近”,相当于almost.