作者:周少君
1. -How long were you away from school last year ? 去年你有多久没有上学?
-Less than a week. 不到一周。
1) how long意为"多久;多长",常用来询问某物的长度或某件事情持续的时间。例如:
How long is this river? 这条河有多长?
How long are the holidays? 假期有多长?
2)less than 意为"不足;少于",与over意思相反。其反义词组为more than 意为"多于;超过"。例如:
His father earns less than one thousand yuan every month. 他父亲每月挣不足一千元钱。
2. -How often were you ill? 你多久生病一次?
-Sometimes. 有时候。
1) how often意为"多久一次",常用来对某事发生的频率进行提问,其答语常为一些表示频率的副词。 如:always, usually, often, sometimes, never,以及名词词组every day, every evening, once a week 等。例如:
-How often do you go to see your uncle? 你多久去看你叔叔一次?
-Once a week. 每周一次。
2)sometimes意为"有时候",sometime意为"某个时候",some time意为"一段时间",some times 意为"几次"。有口诀可帮助记忆:有s时为"有时",没s时为"某时",分开隔断为"一段时"。
3. Here are some everyday English expressions they use at the party. 这里有一些他们在聚会时使用的日常交流用语。
合并在一起的everyday 是一个形容词,意为"每日的;日常的",常用来作定语,分开写的every day 意为"每天",常用来作时间状语。例如:
We learn everyday English every day.我们每天学习每日英语。
4. Don't forget to tell Jim. 别忘记告诉吉姆。
forget to do sth表示"忘记做某事",它所表达的动作尚未进行。forget doing sth表示"忘记做了某事",它所表示的动作已经完成。例如:
I forget to ask him about it. 我忘了问他这件事。
I forget asking him about it. 我问过他这件事,但我却忘记了。
5. We'll put on plays, too. 我们也将放映戏剧。
put on有"上演;放映"的意思。例如:
After he arrives home, he puts on his CD. 他回家后就放CD。
What play will put on tonight? 今晚上演什么戏?