2014年1月1日 星期三

要求

call for

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英 [kɔ:l fɔ:]
美 [kɔl fɔr]
   
There was a call for moderation on the part of the trade unions.
有人呼吁工会保持克制。
来自《权威词典》
    a call for social and economic change
进行社会和经济变革的要求

變成




 I wonder how your religious beliefs would translate into political action.
我不知道你的宗教信仰如何转化为政治行动。

為... 後悔

VNP44-feel regret for 

引發spark

to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting:This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about how toorganize the school system.The recent interest rises have sparked new problems for the government.The visit of the G20 leaders sparked off (= caused the start of) massdemonstrations.

使X陷入危險

VNPN20- put x to risk 

給予(懲罰/獎勵)

to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfairtreatment:Victorian schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.

1. Schools should not mete out physical punishment to children.
学校不应该体罚学生。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Duly mete out rewards and punishments.
有赏有罚。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. He saddled Mutz, promising to mete out cruel punishment to the thief.
他跨上马,保证要狠狠地治那个贼子。
来自辞典例句
4. God mete out justice in his own good time.
羞恶自有报,只争迟与早。
来自互联网

5. Mete out rewards to sb.
给某人奖赏。

離開A去B

VNPN19-leave A  for B

堅持

VIP38-insist on

灌輸(某人) (某事)

fix beliefs or ideas in someone's mindespecially by repeating them often:Our football coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in/into the players.

1. to inculcate a sense of responsibility in sb
谆谆教导某人要有责任感
来自《权威词典》
2. We failed to inculcate students with love of knowledge.
我们未能通过谆谆教诲使学生们热爱知识。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. We have tried to inculcate a feeling of citizenship in youngsters.
我们试图向年轻人灌输公民意识。
来自辞典例句
4. Inculcate safety culture and practices in all operation personnel.
向操作人员灌输安全意识和事例。
来自互联网

5. They fail to inculcate student with love of knowledge.
他们未能谆谆教诲使学生们爱好知识。

開始(新事物)

to start something new or important:We're embarking upon a new project later this year.

歧視/ 分辨(A) and (B)

VIP35,36-discriminate against, discriminate between

VIP33,34-depart for, depart from前往, 離開(某地)

醫治(某人)(某病)

VtNpN17-cure sb of

打擊

VadvP1-clamp down on

是很重要的

介詞詞組41-of utmost importance

先不說

Leave aside

開始

VIP23- kick off
think of

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過來

VtAdv2-come over/around/round

崩潰

Vi+ adv (intransitive) 1-break down

為了...

介詞詞組37-40- in an attempt to/in a bid to/with a view to/for the sake of

不理

介詞詞組36-in disregard of (regardless of)

介詞詞組35-in celebration of慶祝

介詞詞組34-in the mercy of 受..支配

介詞詞組31,32,33-in pursuit of/in search of/ in quest of追求

介詞短語30- in light of 由於

介詞短語28,29-in the aftermath of/in the wake of 在...之後

...之後

然後


問:劍橋英文詞典The Cambridge International Dictionary of English有以下例句:Let me finish this job, then we'll go(待我做完這工作,然後我們一起去吧)。但then是副詞(adverb),怎麼可以接連兩個子句(clause)?有網站說then是連接詞(conjunction),對嗎?

答:論文法,then(然後)可稱為「連接副詞」(conjunctive adverb)。連接副詞語氣上接連上下兩個子句,但卻不能像and、or、but等正式連接詞一樣,把子句接連起來。英語學者William Strunk的寫作指南The Elements of Style第一章就談到這一點:If the second clause is preceded by an adverb, such as"accordingly","besides","then","therefore", or"thus", and not by a conjunction, the semicolon is still required(第二子句假如是以accordingly、besides、then、therefore、thus等副詞起句,而不是用連接詞起句,句前仍然應用分號)。所以,嚴格而言,劍橋詞典那一句then之前的逗號,應改為分號;假如逗號不改,則then之前應加連接詞and。第二版《朗文當代高級英漢雙解詞典》then字條下例句可供參考:Let's go for a drink and then go home(我們去喝一杯,然後回家)。
劍橋詞典那一句,文法上犯了「逗點連接」(comma splice)錯誤,只是這錯誤十分常見,一般人往往不會理會。學習英語者,則當然還是嚴守正規文法為宜。 

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在適當的時間

in due course B2 formal at a suitable time in the future:You will receive notification of the results in due course.

在..附近

in the proximity of/ in the neighborhood of 在..附近

考慮到

In view of/In consideration of/ Considering

考慮到

在..過程中

in the course of 在..過程中

.之前

 On the eve of ...之前

之後

 in the wake of, in the aftermath of ...之後

符合

in accordance with, in accord with, in agreement with, in compliance with, in line with

符合

令我驚奇地

介詞短語10, 11, 12

to my amazement, 令我驚奇地
To date, 到目前為止
To this end  為求達到這目的

輕拍(某人)(某位置)

clap/ hit/ kiss/ pat/slap/ sting/ strike /touch

sb

on

body's part: e.g. his back

指控(某人)(某罪)

[T] (of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accusedof a crime:She's been charged with murder.She is charged with murdering her husband.

宣告(某人)某罪是無辜的








 I acquit Edward of all essential misconduct.
我原谅爱德华的所有根本过错。


Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates. 
  • 地方法官宣判林先生扰乱治安罪名不成立。

定(某人) (罪名)

  • In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment...
    1977年,他被判谋杀罪名成立,判处终身监禁。

剝奪(某人) (某事)

VtNpN13- deprive sb of sth

誤會x為y

I mistook you for Carlos...


把你错当成卡洛斯了

以...充滿...

VtNpN11- fill sth with sth

停止...

VtNpN 10-bring sth to a halt/an end/a close

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將..歸因於...

VERB
动词
把…归因于;把…归咎于 If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.  
  • Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck.
    女性倾向于将她们的成功归因于外部因素,比如运气。
(註: 另一意思是

 VERB 将(品质或特征)加于…;认为…为…所有 If you attribute a particular quality or featureto someone or something, you think that they have got it.  
  • People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him.
    人们开始觉得他超人一等)

以x取代y

 [T] to use something or someone instead of another thing or person:You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe.

施(痛苦)..於

 to force someone to experience something very unpleasant:These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.The suffering inflicted on these children was unimaginable.

使...不同於...

set sth/sb apart from

— phrasal verb with set     /set/ verb (present participle settingpast tense and past participle set)
  If a quality or characteristic sets someone/something apart, it shows them to be different from, and usually better than, others of the same type:
What set her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot oforiginal ideas.

歸因...於...

 to have successhappiness, a jobetc. only because of what someone has given you or done for you or because of your own efforts:I owe my success to my education.He owes his life to the staff at the hospital.I owe everything (= I am very grateful) to my parents.

恭喜...(人) (事)

to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a specialor unusual achievement:I was just congratulating Ceri on winning/on having won her race.

誘使...做...

 to persuadeattract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them:He was completely beguiled by her beauty.The salesman beguiled him into buying a car he didn't want.

給予(某人)(某物)

 to give an official titlehonour, or advantage to someone:

An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Edinburgh University.

同意/贊成...

to have a positive opinion of someone or something:She doesn't approve of my friends.He doesn't approve of smoking.thoroughly approve of what the government is doing.

精於...

to be extremely good at something:Rebecca always excelled in languages at school.