4. occupy oneself (in doing sth/with sth) “忙着(做某事);忙(于某事)”。
e.g. How does he occupy himself now he is retired?
他既已退休,都如何打发日子呢?
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They are all gone.他们都走了。 |
[点拨] gone 此处是形容词,意为“离开,离去”,另外,gone 还有“过去”之意。
e.g. Gone are the days when you could buy a three-course meal for under $1.
一顿饭吃三道菜不到一美圆,这日子一去不复返了。
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And make it short,
because it’s time to close up. 快点说,该关门了。 |
[点拨] close (sth) up “(尤指暂时)关闭(某事物)”。
e.g. Sorry madam, we’re closing up for lunch.
很抱歉,小姐,我们现在要关门吃饭。
He closes the shop up at 5.30.
他在5点30分停止营业。
close up 还可以指伤口愈合。
e.g. The cut took a long time to close up. 伤口经过很长时间才愈合。
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Alone is what you are,
and what you have been. 你是孤单的,你一直都是孤单的。 |
[点拨] 此句是倒装。alone 是副词,在句中作表语,这里是表语前置;其的主语为what you are 和what you have been.
Integrating skills
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These are but shadows of
the past. 这些只是过去的影子。 |
[点拨] but 此处是副词,意为“只,仅仅”。
e.g. He is but a boy. 他不过是个孩子。
I don’t think we can succeed. Still we can but try.
我想我们不会成功,但是,不妨试一试。
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Another idol has taken
my place. 另一个偶像取代了我。 |
[点拨] take sb’s/sth’s place`; take the place of sb/sth 代替某人/某事物
e.g. She couldn’t attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
她不能出席会议,所以由助手替她。
Nothing could take the place of the family he had lost.
他失去了家庭,这一损失是无法弥补的。
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That’s not what life is
about! 钱不是生活的全部! |
[点拨] what life is about 是从句作表语。
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You only have eyes for money. 你就只爱钱。 |
[点拨] (only) have eyes for sb/sth. ; have eyes (only) for sb/sth---only be interested in or in love with (a specified person) (只)对……感兴趣;(只)爱恋/喜欢……
e.g. In Amsterdam, I had eyes only for the Rembrandts.
在阿姆斯特丹,我只想看伦勃朗的名画。
All the girls liked Fred, but he had eyes only for Helen.
姑娘们全都喜欢弗雷德,但是他却只对海伦感兴趣。
[点拨] have an eye/a good eye for… 意为“对……有眼光”。
e.g. He has an eye for the fair and the beautiful. 他有审美眼光。
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You’ve got it all wrong.
你全弄错了。 |
[点拨] 此句中 all 副词,意为“completely 完全地”,修饰 wrong;wrong 是形容词,作it 的宾语补足语。
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Nobody knows it better
than you do, poor fellow. 没有人比你更了解他了,可怜的人。 |
[点拨] know sb/sth well 对……熟知,对……很了解;do 代指knows。
Grammar
语法:状语(The Adverbial)
(一)状语可以由以下成分表示