1. There seems to be something wrong with it.
There 除了和be连用表示 “有”的意思外, 还可以和 seem,appear,live,stand等连用。 e.g. There seems to be no question about it. 这件事好像没有问题了。
There stands a beautiful mountain near the village.
Once there lived a tiger in a forest.
2. run vi. 意思是(染料,颜色等)渗开,扩散,褪去。
e.g. The colour of the trousers ran.
The color of this T-shirt runs easily.
也可作“跑,延伸,行驶”等解。
The road runs along the river.
How often do the buses run here.?
He runs faster than I.
还可作vt,意思是经营。
John runs the factory.
相关短语: run across 偶然遇见 run after 追赶 run away 逃走
run into 与…相撞 run out of 用完
I ran across Mr Wang in the street.
The police ran after that thief.
At the sight of the police, the thief ran away.
When he was walking in the street, he ran into a car.
I’ve run out of my ink.
His money ran out.
3. or else 意思是”否则”, 相当于otherwise, or else 后的分句常省略, 其语气变为恐吓.
e.g. Get up or else you will be late.
Do as I tell you, or else.
He must be joking, or else he’s mad.
4. I’m not that foolish. 句中的副词that 相当于so. 意思是”那样,那么”
The problem isn’t that easy.
He cannot walk that far.
I only can tell you that much.
5. It looks as if it hasn’t been washed following the instructions.
It looks as if…. 看来似乎…, 看来好像.. as if 引导的是表语从句.
e.g. It looks as if I will have to turn to him.
It looks as if he doesn’t know the cause.
句中的following the instruction 作方式状语, 相当于according to the instructions
follow 意思是 “按照…行事”
I followed his advice.
You should do things following the rules.
6. fault n. – sth that makes a person . thing imperfect (可数名词) 缺陷,毛病,瑕疵
She loves me in spite of all my faults. 虽然我有种种缺点,她仍然爱我.
Her only fault is excessive shyness. 她唯一的缺点就是过分害羞.
There is a fault in the electrical system. 电路系统有了毛病.
at fault – in the wrong state ,at a loss 出错,茫然
My memory was at fault.
find fault with ---complain 抱怨,挑剔, 对…吹毛求疵
I have no fault to find with your work. 我对你的工作无可挑剔.
(不可数名称) 过失, 过错---- responsibility for being done
Whose fault is it that we are late?
The fault lies with you, not with me. 错在你,不在我.
vt. 挑剔,吹毛求疵
No one could fault his performance.
7. I insisted that you give me my money back.
insist 意思是 “坚持要求…” 其后跟that 从句用虚拟语气, 从句的谓语动词用 “should + 动词原形” 或 原形动词.
e.g. The doctor insisted that John give up smoking.
He insisted that I not go there with them.
I insisted that she should lend me the novel.
insist on/upon +n. /doing sth
He insisted on his correctness.
She insisted on going there.
We insisted on his coming to the party.
另外,insist还可作“主张,坚持,坚称”解。 其后跟that 从句用陈述语气。
e.g .He insisted that he was right.
He insisted that he had seen Jim somewhere.
8. change … for…把…换成 I want to change the smaller TV set for a bigger one.
The teacher changed his TV set for a computer.
change…into…把…变成 Change water into ice.
Vt. 兑换,更换,改变 Can you change a 50-yuan note?
When you go abroad, you’d better change Renminbi into dollars.
Lesson 38
1. serve vt. ,vi 意思是“接待,服侍,招呼”,例如:
How can we serve you? 需要我们为你服务吗?
Are you being served? 有没有人过来照料你?
也可作“为 。。。服务, 效力,为。。。工作”等解。例如:
She served the family as a cook for 10 years.
We will serve our country and our people all our heart and soul.
His brother is serving in the army now.
还可作“端出, 等候某人吃饭”解。例如:
They usually serve tea at 3:00. 他们经常在三点钟供应茶水。
Dinner is served。 晚餐已经准备好了。
serve的名词形式为 service ,意思是“服务, 贡献,功劳”。 例如:
He was rewarded for his service to our city. 他因对本市的贡献而获奖。
You need the services of a doctor.
The service in the hotel is very good.
2. try...on 意思是“试穿 (衣服,鞋帽), on 是副词。
I tried the cap on, it was all right.
You should try on the shoes before you buy them.
Do you like them? Try them on.
3. judge vi 意思是(根据。。。)判断。例如:
I judge that he is the best for the job.
She couldn’t judge whether he was telling the truth.
Judging by (from) his accent, he is from the south.
At the shop