Unit 2 What should I do
(1) else用作形容詞,意為“別的,其它的”,常用在疑問代詞who, what, where或不定代詞something, someone, everyone等之后,ex:
is there (別的東西)in the room?
a. other things b. something else c. anything else d. else anything
you can ask some people.
a. else b. other c. others d. another
(2) except在此處為介詞,意為“除……之外,不包括”。ex:
he does his homework every day except sunday.
除了周日以外,他天天做作業。
all came back kate.(除了凱特以外,其它人都回來了。)
a. except b. besides c. beside
there’s nothing a card in the box.
a. except b. besides c. but
did he give you anything else the cd?
a. except b. but c. besides d beside
12. i thought i failed my test.
此句中的failed是fail的過去式,意為“失敗,不及格”,也可用作不及物動詞,與介詞in連用。
(1) many of us failed(in) the test.(相當于 )
(2) we tried again, but we .
(3) is the mother of success.
13. she’s really nice, and we get on well.
get on 意為“相處,進展”,get on well (with sb.) 意為“(與某人)相處融洽”。
你和朋友們相處得怎么樣?—我們相處很融洽。
— are you on your friends?
—we are getting on .
get on 還有“上車”之意,對應詞組為“get off ”。
14. the tired children don’t get home until 7 p.m..
句中的until 為介詞,意為“直到……”,常用于肯定句,且謂語動詞為延續性動詞。
(1) i waited for her until lunch time.(我一直等她到吃午飯時間。)
而本句中的not…until是否定形式,意為“直到……才”,謂語動詞為非延續性動詞。
ex: 直到你完成作業,你才可以睡覺。
you go to bed you finish your homework.
直到雨停了我們才回家。
we go home until the rain .