④A passing lorry covered us in mud from head to foot.
一辆驰过的卡车溅了我们一身泥。
★cover用作动词,意为“报道”“(记者)采访”。如:
①He is covering the sports meeting. 他正在报道运动会的情况。
②He was sent to cover the traffic accident. 他被派去采访了那起交通事故。
★cover用作动词,还可表示“行过”“走过(路程)”。如:
①They covered three hundred miles that day.
那一天他们走了三百英里。
②He wants to cover 100 miles before it gets dark.
他想在天黑之前走100英里。
③I covered 10 miles today. I never guessed that I could walk that far.
我今天走了10英里路,我从没想过我能走那么远。
★be covered with意为“覆盖”“遮盖”,表示一种状态。如:
①The ground is covered with snow. 地上覆盖着雪。
②The trees are covered with fruit. 树上结满了水果。
③The table is covered with dust. 桌子上都是灰尘。
★cover也可作名词,表示“盖子”“罩”“封面”。如:
①The cover of a pot is called a lid. 盖壶的盖子叫作壶盖。
②My book needs a new cover. 我的书需要一个新封面。
③He always reads the paper from cover to cover. 他总是把报纸从头到尾看一遍。
10. However, if you are not a football fan, you might find this week’s programme a bit boring.
然而,如果你不是一个足球迷,那么你可能会觉得本周的节目有点乏味。
★原句中的a bit boring是谓语动find的宾语补足语。find可接多种形式的宾语补足语。如:
①You will find it a difficult book. 你会发现这是本很难的书。(名词)
②He found
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