Mary一见到她弟弟就会告诉他这个消息。
Mary will tell her brother this message as soon as she sees him.
我们一到那儿就去爬山了。
We went climbing as soon as we arrived / got / reached there.
not as(so)…as… …不如 / 不比 … ….
李雷和吉母跑得一样快。 Li Lei runs as fast as Jim.
约翰和你的年龄不一样大。 John is not as (so) old as you.
这部电视剧不如那部有趣。(TV series)
This TV series is not as (so) interesting as that one.
我们在英语课上应该尽可能地多讲英语。
We should speak English as much as possible in English class.
你能不能尽可能慢一些读这个句子?
Can you read the sentence as slowly as possible?
你迷路时,你可以向警察需求帮助。
When you get lost, you can ask the police for help.
一些学生经常向父母要钱去玩电子游戏。(video games)
Some students often ask their parents for money to play video games.
他向父母要一辆自行车作为生日礼物。
He asked his parents for a bicycle as his birthday present.
许多学生经常问老师如何才能学好英语。
Many students often ask their teachers how to learn English well.
让我来告诉你如何发邮件。
Let me tell you how to send an e-mail.
护士告诉我服用此药需一日三次,饭后服用。
The nurse told me to take this medicine three times a day after meals.
老师经常告诉我要更加努力地学习。
The teacher often tells me to study harder.
他让我不要再犯同样的错误。
He asked me not to make the same mistake again.
他使得孩子哭得很厉害。He made the child cry loudly.
昨天他使我在影院门口等了很长时间。
He made me wait for long (for a long time) at the gate of the cinema yesterday.
直到我们做完了作业,妈妈才让我们去玩球。
Mother didn’t let us play football until we finished our homework.
那个老板迫使工人们每天工作10小时。
That boss made the workers work (for) ten hours a day.
这个小女孩不敢晚上出去。The little girl is afraid to go out in the evening / at night.
他害怕独自呆在家里。He is afraid of staying at home alone.
许多人担心他们会失去工作。(be afraid that)
Many people are afraid that they will lose their jobs.
现在学生们忙于准备考试。 Now students are busy preparing for the exams.
昨天下午妈妈都在忙着做家务。(两种)
Mother was busy with housework yesterday afternoon.
Mother was busy doing housework yesterday afternoon.
因…而著名 / (做)…迟到了 / 晚了 / 为…准备 / 为… 而抱歉
如果你不快点,你就会上班迟到。If you don’t hurry, you will be late for work.
杭州以丝绸而出名。 Hangzhou is famous for silk.
我们已经准备好迎接奥运会了。 We have been ready for the Olympic Games.
我为我的错误而抱歉。 I am sorry for my mistake.
我很高兴你能来参加晚会。I am very glad that you can come to the evening party.
老师很高兴我们班得了第一名。
The teacher was very glad that our class was the first / won the first prize.
buy/give/ show/ send/ pass/ bring/ lend/ tell sb. sth
给某人某物;给某人看某物;给某人带来某物;借给某人某物;送给某人某物;递给某人某物;把某事告诉给某人;主动给某人某物
请递给我一张纸。 Please pass me a piece of paper. =Please pass a piece of paper to me.
请把你的画给我看看。 Please show me your picture. =Please show your picture to me
他借给我一辆自行车。 He lent me a bike. =He lent a bike to me.
别忘了下次来给我带点儿钱。
Don’t forget to bring me some money when you come here next time.
= Don’t forget to bring some money to me when you come here next time.
不是你,就是他是对的。Either you or he is right. V. 就近原则
每个周末,我们要么去公园,要么呆在家里。
We either go to a park or stay at home every weekend. (at/on weekends.)
要了解世界,人们既可以读报纸,也可以看电视。
People can either read newspapers or watch TV to get to know the world.
我和他都没有读过这本书Neither he nor I have ever read this book. V. 就近原则
这个女孩已经十岁了,但她既不会读书,也不会写字。
The girl is already ten, but she can neither read nor write.
享受做…之乐;做完某事;介意做某事;一直做某事;练习做某事;继续做…
我们应该经常练习讲英语。 We should often practice speaking English.
我奶奶一直坚持早晨锻炼身体已经有十年了。
My grandma has kept doing exercise in the morning for ten years.
越来越多的人发现吃太多汉堡包不利于健康。
More and more people have found it unhealthy to eat too many hamburgers.
很多大学生发现在大学中交友很难。
A lot of students have found it very hard to make friends at college.
地球变得越来越暖和了。 It gets warmer and warmer on the earth.
春天到了,天气变得越来越热了。
Spring is coming and it’s getting warmer and warmer.
北京变得越来越美丽了。Beijing is becoming more and more beautiful.
天气越冷,人们穿得就越多。 The colder it is, the more people wear.
我们种的树越多,空气就会越干净。
The more trees we plant, the cleaner the air will be.
英语,我们练习得越多,说得就越好。
The more we practice speaking English, the better we can speak.
你越强健,患感冒的机会就越少。
The stronger you are, the less chance you will catch a cold.
黄河是中国第二长的河流。The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
他是我们班跑得第二快的。He runs the second fastest in our class.
姚明是世界上最好的篮球运动员之一。
Yao Ming is one of the best basketball players in the world.
三亚是中国最美丽的城市之一。
Sanya is one of the most beautiful cities in China.
北京正在为举办奥运会做准备。Beijing is getting ready for the Olympic Games.
课上,刘老师要求我们准备好纸和笔听写。(dictation)
Ms. / Mr. Liu asked us to get the paper and pens ready for the dictation in class.
你最好放学后早点回家。You’d better go home earlier after school.
你最好不要乘飞机去澳门。(Macau)
You’d better not take an airplane to Macau / not fly to Macau / not go to Macau by air.
昨天下午4点我在帮妈妈洗衣服。
I was helping my mother (to) wash clothes at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
学生们每年都帮助农民摘苹果。(apple harvest)
Students help farmers with the apple harvest every year.
我认为他不应该放弃学习英语。I don’t think he should give up learning English.
他发烧了。我想他明天不会去野餐了。
He has got a fever. I don’t think he will go for a picnic tomorrow.
你想要一些喝的东西吗?(两种)
Would you like something to drink? Would you like to drink something?
你愿意和我去听新年音乐会吗?
Would you like to go to the New Year concert with me?
我想要他帮我去买词典。I would like him to buy a dictionary for me.
对他们来说记住这么多单词是很难的。
It is very difficult for them to remember so many words.
对学生们来说,做眼保健操是十分必要的。
It’s quite necessary for students to do the eye exercises.
做某事 好 / 更好 / 最好 / 糟糕 (很不好) / 更糟糕 / 最糟糕
晚饭后散步是很好的。 It’s good to take a walk / go for a walk after dinner / supper.
对他们来说坐飞机去三亚更好。
It’s better for them to take an airplane to Sanya / to fly to Sanya.
在强烈的阳光下看书很不好。It’s very bad to read in strong sun.
练习游泳对你的肺部有好处。
It’s good for your lungs to practice swimming.
(Practicing swimming is good for your lungs.)
明天去野餐是个好主意。 It is a good idea to have a picnic tomorrow.
为他开个生日聚会是个好主意。
It is a good idea to hold / have a birthday party for him.
某物 看上去 / 听起来 / 闻起来 / 尝起来 / 摸起来(感觉) 像 ……
这种糖果看上去像玻璃。 This kind of sweets look like glass.
这块蛋糕尝起来像草莓。 This piece of cake tastes like strawberries.
他的建议听起来像个好主意。His suggestion sounds like a good idea.
某物 看上去 / 听起来 / 闻起来 / 尝起来 /摸起来(感觉) 怎么样 ……
他的主意听上去有点儿奇怪。 His idea sounds a little strange.
这汤闻起来好恶心。 The soup smells nasty / revolting.
这个玩具熊摸起来真软和。This toy bear feels so soft.
对他来说这道题好像有点难。
It seems to him that this question / problem is a little difficult.
对很多人来说房子好像是最重要的。
It seems to many people that houses are the most important.
每天晚上,我花半个小时看新闻。
It takes me half an hour to watch the news every evening.
他用了一整天的时间做完了一架飞机模型。
It took him a whole day to finish making a model plane.
你的爷爷每天花多长时间锻炼身体?
How long does it take your grandfather to do exercise / do some sports every day?
spend … (in) doing sth. (+ v.-ing) 某人花费(时间/金钱)做某事
这个女孩上个学期在功课上花了很长时间。
The girl spent a lot of time on her lessons last term.
她用其毕生的时间写完了这部传记。
She spent all her life / lifetime in finishing writing this biography.
他每天在英语(学习)上花多长时间?
How long does he spend on English study every day?
该回家了。(两种) It’s time to go home.= It’s time for home.
该开会了。(两种) It’s time to have a meeting.= It’s time for a meeting.
该是Tom吃药的时间了。 It’s time for Tom to take medicine.
该到咱们去图书馆借书的时间了。 It’s time for us to borrow books from the library.
长安街大约10公里长, 60米宽。
Chang An Street is about 10 kilometers long and 60 meters wide.
这座大楼有四十米高。The building is forty meters high.
快点!不要让他们等得太久。 Hurry up! Don’t keep them waiting too long.
他的父母总是让他坚持练习弹钢琴。
His parents always keep him practicing playing the piano.
请你把门敞开着好吗?(Will you please do …?)
Will you please keep the door open?
请保持阅览室干净、整齐。 Please keep the reading room clean and tidy.
保持城市清洁是我们每一个人的责任。(duty)
It’s our duty to keep the city clean.
What he said made his parents very angry. 他的话使父母很生气。
我妹妹十分喜欢唱歌跳舞。
My younger sister likes singing and dancing very much.
他母亲不喜欢乘坐飞机旅行。 His parents don’t like to travel by plane / air.
这孩子一点儿也不可爱。 This child is not lovely at all.
像班里其他人一样,我根本不了解这位新老师。
I don’t know this new teacher at all like all the others in my class.
警察找不到那个丢失的孩子是不会回来的。
The policemen won’t come back until they find the lost child.
直到下了第一节课,他才把作业交给老师。
He didn’t hand in his homework until the first period was over.
我有两个爱好。一个是游泳,另一个是滑冰。
I have two hobbies. One is swimming, the other is skating.
周三下午有两节课。一节是化学,另一节是政治。
There are two classes on Wednesday afternoon. One is chemistry, the other is politics.
学生们都在做扫除。一些在扫地,还有一些在擦玻璃。
All the students are doing some cleaning. Some are sweeping the floor, others are cleaning the windows.
比起梨,我更喜欢桃子。 I prefer peaches to pears.
夏天,比起游泳,Tom更喜欢冲浪。Tom prefers surfing to swimming in summer.
prefer to do…rather than do… 宁愿做……也不愿做…..
下雪天,他宁愿走路去上学,也不愿骑车去上学。
He prefers to go to school on foot rather than go to school by bike on a snowy day.
He prefers to walk to school rather than ride to school on a snowy day.
做饭时,我听到有人在敲门。
I heard someone knocking at / on the door when I was cooking.
突然我看到他从自行车上摔了下来。Suddenly, I saw him fall off the bicycle.
这间教室太小了,容不下40名学生。
This classroom is too small to hold forty students.
Sandy太小了,还不能独自去上学。 Sandy is too young to go to school by himself.
今天风太大了,划不了船。 It’s too windy to go boating today.
这个电影太有趣了,我还想再看一遍。
This film is so interesting that I want to watch / see it again.
这道题太难了,我和Sue都算不出来。
This problem was so difficult that neither Sue nor I could work it out.
姚明篮球打得非常好,世界上很多人都知道他。
Yao Ming plays basketball so well that many people in / around the world know him.
这部电影太有趣了,我还想再看一遍。
It’s such an interesting film that I want to see / watch it again.
这部侦探小说真有意思,他看得都忘记吃晚饭了。
It was such an interesting detective novel that he forgot to have dinner.
他停下来喝了杯茶,然后继续工作。
He stopped to have a cup of tea, and then went on working.
铃声一响,学生们就不互相说话了。
Students stopped talking with each other as soon as the bell rang.
要下雨了,你最好带上雨伞。
It’s going to rain. You’d better take an umbrella (with you).
明天你们别忘了带照相机来。Don’t forget to bring your cameras tomorrow.
十分感谢你们的帮助。 Thank you very much for your help.
谢谢你告诉我们这个消息。Thank you for telling us the news / message.
非常感谢您请我们参观你们的学校。
Thank you very much for inviting us to visit your school.
上学路上,我的自行车出了点儿毛病,所以第一节课迟到了。
On my way home there was something wrong with my bike, so I was late for the first class.
这台电脑没毛病,不需要修理。
There is nothing wrong with the computer. It doesn’t need repairing.
你的手表怎么了?坏了。What’s the matter / wrong with your watch? It doesn’t work.
—李平怎么了? —他胃疼,不想吃东西。
—What’s the matter/ wrong with Li Ping?
—He’s got stomachache. He doesn’t feel like eating anything.
Mike过去常打篮球,但现在他对足球感兴趣。
Mike used to play basketball but now he is interested in playing football.
他曾经是一位历史老师,但现在是一位商人。
He used to be a history teacher but now he is a businessman.
这曾经是一条清澈的小河,但现在变得越来越脏了。
It used to be a clear river but now it’s getting dirtier and dirtier.
现在正在下雨呢。明天怎么样? It’s raining now. How about tomorrow?
放学后咱们去滑冰怎么样?What about going skating after school?
干吗不尝试一下呢? Why not have a try?
天气真好!为什么我们不出去散步呢?It’s a nice day. Why not go out for a walk?
请您把收音机关小点儿声好吗?
Would you please turn down the radio a little bit?
请您用英语再说一遍这个词好吗?
Could you please say this word again in English?
在医院里请你们不要大声喧哗好吗?
Would you please not make much noise in the hospital?