基礎(chǔ)英語輕松學【29】“聲”化武器,殺人于無形
本課您將學到:形容詞后綴-less,關(guān)于婚姻的短語,怎樣區(qū)分because, for, since和as
它無色無味,無影無形,殺人不見血,讓你求生不得求死不能這不是薩達姆的生化武器,也不是什么高科技產(chǎn)品,它隨著人類的誕生而誕生,隨著人類的發(fā)展而發(fā)展,look! Here it comes
Hello. You know me. I am in your office, at your parties, and on your phone. For amusement(消遣), I will break your heart and cause you to have sleepless(失眠的) nights. I have made governments collapse(瓦解) and marriages fall apart.
Since I have no face, you have no protection against becoming my victim(犧牲者). Who am I?
I am Gossip(流言). I have existed(存在) since people could talk, and I will be there long after you are gone. So remember to ask yourself the next time you repeat a story about somebody: Is it true? Is it fair? If the answer to either of these questions is no, then perhaps you should keep quiet.
「讀書筆記」
打個招呼,除了hello,還可以說Hi! Hi, guys/folks! 這個藏匿在我們的辦公室,出現(xiàn)在聚會和電話中的家伙,表面看起來似乎挺懂禮貌。可事實上,它會為了消遣,讓我們心力憔悴,夜不能寐。(For amusement, I will break your heart and cause you to have sleepless nights.)
less是形容詞后綴,意思是沒有的,那么sleepless就是沒有休息的,也就是無眠的意思。類似的詞還有 fearless無畏的,useless無用的,endless 沒完沒了的
它還有過瓦解政府(made governments collapse)和拆散婚姻(made marriages fall apart)的劣跡。fall是落下的意思,當一個物品從高處落下,并且摔成apart(拆開地)的樣子,顯然就是破碎了。接下來,我們學習幾個跟婚姻有關(guān)的短語:
兩個人關(guān)系破裂,看來只有一條路可走,就是分手(break up)
A: Nancy and Steve are breaking up. (Nancy和Steve正鬧分手呢。)
B: Its really a shame. Ive heard that they quarrel, but theyve always made up afterward.(真是太遺憾了。我聽說他們吵架了,但后來他們和好了。)
B說的make up就是和好如初的意思。如:Would they make up if they didnt resent each other? (如果他們不彼此怨恨, 會不會和好如初呢?)
它沒有臉,你毫無防備,就成為它的犧牲品。protection against是保護以避免的意思,比如:A thick jacket is a protection against cold.(厚夾克可以御寒。)protection against becoming my victim就是保護(人們)以避免成為犧牲品的意思,可以加上前面的you have no,就變成了否定,意思是,你沒有這種保護你避免成為犧牲品的東西。
說了這么多,它到底是什么呢?就是流言。(Gossip 注意:這里把它大寫是為了強調(diào),就好像中文里加上雙引號一樣。)
從人們可以說話起,它就一直存在;(I have existed since people could talk)我們過世了,它卻仍將長存。(I will be there long after you are gone)想一想人們在戴安娜王妃死后的喋喋不休吧,真是人言可畏啊!
所以,下一次在你打算講某人的閑話時候,(the next time you repeat a story about somebody)不妨問問自己:這是真的嗎?這公平嗎?(Is it true? Is it fair?)
如果其中有一個答案是不,(If the answer to either of these questions is no)那么也許你就該保持沉默。(then perhaps you should keep quiet)
either指兩者中的任意一個。又一個詞和它很相近,就是neither.這兩個詞都可用于表示兩個人或物。neither表示否定意義,意為兩者中的每一個都不;而either則表示肯定意義,意為兩者中有一個。如:
Neither of them can speak Chinese.他們倆都不會說漢語。
Either of them can speak Chinese.他們倆有一個會說漢語。
「資料庫」
perhaps與maybe
perhaps意為也許,可能,是副詞,含有也許是如此,也許不是如此的意味,如:
But perhaps they dont know that yet.但是他們可能還不知道。He will perhaps succeed. 他也許會成功。(不成功的可能性較大)
maybe意為或許、大概是副詞,為美國英語,主要用于非正式場合,口語中常用。如:Maybe they will let me go. 或許他們會讓我走。Maybe he will succeed.他也許會成功。
注意:may be是情態(tài)動詞may+be,常用作謂語動詞,有可能是的意思,要注意與maybe的區(qū)別,如:
You may be right.你可能是對的。
Maybe you are right. 或許你是對的。
「語法小教室」
because, for, since和as
這四個詞作為連詞,都有因為的意思,都可以用來作為一個動作或情況提供原因或理由,但它們在用法上有區(qū)別:
because是從屬連詞,接表示直接原因的從句,往往放在句末(有時也放在句首),直接明白地說明因果關(guān)系。因此,在回答why的提問時或原句有just, only, notbut all 等副詞強調(diào)原因時必須用because.
for是并列連語。接表示間接原因的并列分句,所說的理由是一種補充。說明for引導的句子一般放在句尾。試比較:
He isnt here today because he is ill.因為他病了,所以他今天沒有來。
He must be ill, for he isnt here.他今天沒來,看來一定是生病了。
since和as是從屬連詞,說明的是已為人們所知和理由。since的語氣比because弱,但比as強。since和as引導的從句一般放在句子的開頭。
Since he was busy, he didnt come.
他因為忙,所以沒來。
As I have a day off today, Ill write to you.
因為我今天有一天假,所以就給你寫信。
此外,since也可以述說推斷的理。如:
It must have rained, since the ground is wet.
一定下過雨,因為地是濕的.
本課您將學到:形容詞后綴-less,關(guān)于婚姻的短語,怎樣區(qū)分because, for, since和as
它無色無味,無影無形,殺人不見血,讓你求生不得求死不能這不是薩達姆的生化武器,也不是什么高科技產(chǎn)品,它隨著人類的誕生而誕生,隨著人類的發(fā)展而發(fā)展,look! Here it comes
Hello. You know me. I am in your office, at your parties, and on your phone. For amusement(消遣), I will break your heart and cause you to have sleepless(失眠的) nights. I have made governments collapse(瓦解) and marriages fall apart.
Since I have no face, you have no protection against becoming my victim(犧牲者). Who am I?
I am Gossip(流言). I have existed(存在) since people could talk, and I will be there long after you are gone. So remember to ask yourself the next time you repeat a story about somebody: Is it true? Is it fair? If the answer to either of these questions is no, then perhaps you should keep quiet.
「讀書筆記」
打個招呼,除了hello,還可以說Hi! Hi, guys/folks! 這個藏匿在我們的辦公室,出現(xiàn)在聚會和電話中的家伙,表面看起來似乎挺懂禮貌。可事實上,它會為了消遣,讓我們心力憔悴,夜不能寐。(For amusement, I will break your heart and cause you to have sleepless nights.)
less是形容詞后綴,意思是沒有的,那么sleepless就是沒有休息的,也就是無眠的意思。類似的詞還有 fearless無畏的,useless無用的,endless 沒完沒了的
它還有過瓦解政府(made governments collapse)和拆散婚姻(made marriages fall apart)的劣跡。fall是落下的意思,當一個物品從高處落下,并且摔成apart(拆開地)的樣子,顯然就是破碎了。接下來,我們學習幾個跟婚姻有關(guān)的短語:
兩個人關(guān)系破裂,看來只有一條路可走,就是分手(break up)
A: Nancy and Steve are breaking up. (Nancy和Steve正鬧分手呢。)
B: Its really a shame. Ive heard that they quarrel, but theyve always made up afterward.(真是太遺憾了。我聽說他們吵架了,但后來他們和好了。)
B說的make up就是和好如初的意思。如:Would they make up if they didnt resent each other? (如果他們不彼此怨恨, 會不會和好如初呢?)
它沒有臉,你毫無防備,就成為它的犧牲品。protection against是保護以避免的意思,比如:A thick jacket is a protection against cold.(厚夾克可以御寒。)protection against becoming my victim就是保護(人們)以避免成為犧牲品的意思,可以加上前面的you have no,就變成了否定,意思是,你沒有這種保護你避免成為犧牲品的東西。
說了這么多,它到底是什么呢?就是流言。(Gossip 注意:這里把它大寫是為了強調(diào),就好像中文里加上雙引號一樣。)
從人們可以說話起,它就一直存在;(I have existed since people could talk)我們過世了,它卻仍將長存。(I will be there long after you are gone)想一想人們在戴安娜王妃死后的喋喋不休吧,真是人言可畏啊!
所以,下一次在你打算講某人的閑話時候,(the next time you repeat a story about somebody)不妨問問自己:這是真的嗎?這公平嗎?(Is it true? Is it fair?)
如果其中有一個答案是不,(If the answer to either of these questions is no)那么也許你就該保持沉默。(then perhaps you should keep quiet)
either指兩者中的任意一個。又一個詞和它很相近,就是neither.這兩個詞都可用于表示兩個人或物。neither表示否定意義,意為兩者中的每一個都不;而either則表示肯定意義,意為兩者中有一個。如:
Neither of them can speak Chinese.他們倆都不會說漢語。
Either of them can speak Chinese.他們倆有一個會說漢語。
「資料庫」
perhaps與maybe
perhaps意為也許,可能,是副詞,含有也許是如此,也許不是如此的意味,如:
But perhaps they dont know that yet.但是他們可能還不知道。He will perhaps succeed. 他也許會成功。(不成功的可能性較大)
maybe意為或許、大概是副詞,為美國英語,主要用于非正式場合,口語中常用。如:Maybe they will let me go. 或許他們會讓我走。Maybe he will succeed.他也許會成功。
注意:may be是情態(tài)動詞may+be,常用作謂語動詞,有可能是的意思,要注意與maybe的區(qū)別,如:
You may be right.你可能是對的。
Maybe you are right. 或許你是對的。
「語法小教室」
because, for, since和as
這四個詞作為連詞,都有因為的意思,都可以用來作為一個動作或情況提供原因或理由,但它們在用法上有區(qū)別:
because是從屬連詞,接表示直接原因的從句,往往放在句末(有時也放在句首),直接明白地說明因果關(guān)系。因此,在回答why的提問時或原句有just, only, notbut all 等副詞強調(diào)原因時必須用because.
for是并列連語。接表示間接原因的并列分句,所說的理由是一種補充。說明for引導的句子一般放在句尾。試比較:
He isnt here today because he is ill.因為他病了,所以他今天沒有來。
He must be ill, for he isnt here.他今天沒來,看來一定是生病了。
since和as是從屬連詞,說明的是已為人們所知和理由。since的語氣比because弱,但比as強。since和as引導的從句一般放在句子的開頭。
Since he was busy, he didnt come.
他因為忙,所以沒來。
As I have a day off today, Ill write to you.
因為我今天有一天假,所以就給你寫信。
此外,since也可以述說推斷的理。如:
It must have rained, since the ground is wet.
一定下過雨,因為地是濕的.