重點詞語用法
1.seldom的用法
seldom['seld+m] adv. 一般放在實意動詞之前,be動詞之后,意為“不常;很少”。例如:
①I've seldom seen such a big apple. 我很少看到這么大的蘋果。
②They seldom go out for dinner. 他們不常到外面用晚餐。
③She seldom, if ever, reads a book. 她很少讀書。
④He seldom goes to see the film, does he?
他很少去看電影,是嗎?
【注】seldom視作否定詞,故上述句子都應(yīng)視作否定句,若后面跟反意疑問句,應(yīng)用肯定式。類似例詞還有hardly, rarely, scarcely, never等。
2.matter的用法
matter['m$t+]n. 物質(zhì)(與‘精神’對應(yīng));問題,事情;事態(tài)。the matter通常指“困擾的事,麻煩的事;故障”。例如:
①It is organic matter.它是有機物。
②What kinds of matter is the earth made up of?
地球是由什么物質(zhì)構(gòu)成的?
③Political matters interest him greatly.
他對政治問題深感興趣。
④Matters are different from country to country.
情形因國而異。
⑤Is anything the matter? 有什么麻煩嗎?
⑥Something is the matter with the computer.
這部電腦好像有點毛病。
【注意】與matter搭配使用的短語常用的有:as a matter of course(當然,當然的事),as a matter of fact(實際上,事實上),no matter what/which/who/where/when/how(不論什么/哪一個/誰/哪里/何時/如何),it matters + (to+somebody)+wh-從句(意為“對某人來說……是重要的”)。例如:
①As a matter of course, he was elected mayor.
他當選市長是理所當然。
②As a matter of fact, she was responsible for the accident.
實際上,她應(yīng)對這次事故負責。
③No matter what happens, don't be discouraged.
無論發(fā)生什么事,都不要氣餒。
④It doesn't matter to me whether she is pleased or not.
她滿意與否對我來說并不重要。
3.meet
1)meet用作動詞,意為“碰到,遇到”。
①I met her in the sheet, 我在街上遇見她。
②We met each other quite by chance我們彼此相遇純屬偶然。
③I met a lot of difficulties in the work工作中我遇到了很多困難。
④The two teams meet next Saturday in volleyball.
下周二這兩支排球隊相遇。
2)meet用作動詞,還表示“接(人、車等)”
①Will you meet me at the airport? 到機場接我好嗎?
②I'll meet your bus。我到汽車站接你。
③The hotel bus meets all the trains.
旅館的班車在火車站接各班車的旅客。
3)meet用作動詞,還表示“接觸,聯(lián)結(jié)”。
①His hand met hers. 他的手碰到了她的手。
②These trousers won't meet round my waist any more.
這褲子瘦得系不上了。
4)meet還表示“支付,償付(費用)”。
①You have to meet all the bills. 你必須償付所有賬單。
②The cost will be met by the company. 費用由公司支付。
5)meet with sb. 表示“偶遇”或“與某人會晤”。
①I was fortune to meet with my uncle at the airport.
真幸運,我在機場碰到了叔叔。
②The president meet with senior White House aides at breakfast.
早餐時總統(tǒng)會見了白宮的高級助手。
6)meet with sth. 表示“偶遇”或“遭受,遇到”。
①I was fortune to meet with a complete Lu Xun at the Shanghai Market.
真幸運,我在上海市場遇上了一本《魯迅全集》。
②You will probably meet with many difficulties.
你將可能遇到許多困難。
4.hopefully
有一類副詞,多表示說話人的觀點,常獨立用于句首。主要有frankly, seriously, personally, luckily, obviously, roughly, generally, undoutedly, fortunately, actually, unexpectedly等。例如:
①Fortunately, no one was hurt. 幸虧沒有人受傷。
②Frankly, I'm not satisfied with your work.
坦誠地說,我對你的工作不滿意。
③Obviously, he needs help. 顯然他需要幫助。
5.brain & brains
brain指“腦”。而brains可用來指“頭腦、智力”或“智力超群的人們”。
①The brain is the centre of the nervous system.
大腦是神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的中樞。
②The human brain is a complex organ.
人腦是個復雜的器官。
③You need brains to become a university professor.
當大學教授要有才智。
④He is one of the leading brains in the country.
他是國家