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1. I’m far too busy to go shopping.
我实在太忙了,没时间去买东西。
★far用作副词,意为“很”“非常”,常修饰形容词、副词、比较级或最高级,强调程度,表示“……很多”。如:
①He’s fallen far behind in his work. 他的工作无远没有做完。
②Their room is far larger than yours. 他们的房间比你们的大很多。
③This room is far too warm. 这个房间太热了。
④He is a man of far sight. 他是一个目光远大的人。
⑤I’m far too busy to go shopping. 我真的是太忙了,没时间去购物。
★far用作副词,意为“远”“遥远”“久远”,指表示空间与时间上的距离。如:
①How far did you go? 你走了多远?
②He always works far into the night. 他总是工作到深夜。
③The plane is flying far above the clouds. 飞机在云霄上飞。
★far用作形容词,意为“远的”“遥远的”。如:
①I like to travel to a far place. 我喜欢到远处去旅行。
②She was sitting at the far end of the room. 她坐到房间的那一头。
③They live in the far south of the city. 他们住在那个城市的南面。
④In the far north, days are short in winter. 在较北的地方,冬日的白天较短。⑤⑥
★as far as意为“与……一样远”,强调到某一地方,as far as还可表示“就……而言”的意思,表示某种程度。如:
①I can’t swim as far as you. 我游不到你那样远。
②We walked as far as the station. 我们一直走到火车站。
③I only walk as far as the foot of the mountain. 我仅走到山脚那么远。
④As far as I know, he will be away for two weeks. 据我所知,他要离开两星期。
⑤As far as I know, she’s not coming, but I may be wrong.
就我所知,她不打算来,但我或许会错。
★so far意为“到目前止”,可以放在句首,也可放在句尾。如:
①So far the weather has been good, but it might change.
直到现在为止,天气都很好,但也许有变。
②I have been here for three months, and so far I’ve enjoyed myself.
我来这里已经有三个月了,我一直过得很愉快。
③I have written to Jim, but I haven’t received his letter so far.
我已经给吉姆写过信了,但到目前为止我还没有收到他的回信。
2. Then I’ll have lunch and a little sleep between 2 and 7.
然后,在两点至七点之间我吃午饭并睡会儿。
★between用作介词,意为“在……和……之间”,常与and连用。如:
①You can sit between him and me. 你可以坐在我和他中间。
②A football match is going on between a Chinese team and a Japanese team.
中国队和日本队之间正在进行一场足球赛。
★between强调在两者之间,而among一般指三者或三者以上。如:
①There is a picture hanging between the two Windows. 两扇窗户中间挂着一幅画。
②The animals usually hide among the trees in the daytime. 野兽白天通常藏在树林里。
③I couldn’t find him among the crowd. 我在人群里找不到他。
【注】当表示三者以上的事物每两两之间时,仍用between。如:
④There is a canal between the three cities. 这三个城市之间有条运河。
⑤Agreements have been made between different countries.
不同的国家之间已达成了协议。
3. Every one of them has their own favourite TV programme.
他们每个人都有自己最喜欢的电视节目。
★everyone通常情况下写成一个单词,但在后面接一个表示范围的of短语时,应写成两个单词。如:原句中every one of them。当anyone后面接of时,也写成两个单词,即any one of…。如:
①Every one if the students in the class has passed the exam.
=All the students in the class have passed the exam.
这个班上的所有的学生都通过了这次考试。
②Every one of the them has their own idea.
他们每个人都有自己的主意。
③Any one of the boys can do what the two grown-ups are doing.
这些男孩中随便哪一个都能干那两个成年人在干的活。
④I like all the novels, any one of them.
我喜欢所有这些小说,它们中的任何一本。
★every用作形容词,表示“每一个”,在句中只作定语,与单数名词连用,着重于整体中每个人或事物,即把分散的项目集中成为一个整体来看待,强调整体。如:
①Every minute is important to us. 每分钟对我们都是重要的。
②There are TV stations in every big city in China now. 现在中国每个大城市都有电视台。
③We make eXPeriments in chemistry every day. 我们每天都做化学实验。
★every与数字连用,可表示“每……一次的”“每隔……的”。如:
①You must change the oil in the car every 5000 miles.
你必须每行上5000里给汽车换一次油。
②I usually go to my uncle’s every three days(=every third day).
我通常每三天(每隔两天)去我叔叔家一次。
★every可与other+单数可数名词连用,表示“每隔……”。如:
①Please write on every other line. 请隔行写。
②They planted a tree every other meter along the road.
他们在马路边每隔一米栽一棵树。
★each用作形容词,意为“每个的”,强调一个群体(至少两个)中个别的个体。如:
①Each child learns at his/her own plan. 每个儿童均按自己的进度学习。
②There is a tree on each side of the house. 房子两边各有一棵树。
③Each day is better than the one before. 一天比一天好。
★each用作代词,意为“各个”“每个”,作主语时,谓语用单数。如:
①Each of the houses is slightly different. 每座房子都稍有区别。
②Each of the students had his own bike. 孩子们各有自己的自行车。
★each放在主语后,作主语(一定是复数)的同位语时,谓语用复数。如:
①We each have an orange in the hand. 我们每人手里有一只桔子。
②They each have different opinions about it. 他们对那件事各有不同的意见。
4. on与about
★on用作介词,意为“关于”,意味着具有严肃的学术性内容。如
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