Unit 3 Countries and Cities（英譯漢）
unit 3 countries and cities
1. such as 1）比如，例如2）像……這樣的，諸如……這類
there is a lot of fruit in the shop, such as oranges, bananas, etc.
店中有多種水果出售，比如橘子、香蕉等等。
they visited several cities such as beijing, shanghai, and qingdao.
他們游覽了幾個(gè)城市，如北京、上海、青島。
an imals such as dogs and cats are called pets.
像狗、貓這類動(dòng)物叫做寵物。
2. of course當(dāng)然，自 然；當(dāng)然可以
of course he’ll help me.
他當(dāng)然會(huì)幫助我。
“are you going to see mr. green with us?” “of course!”
“你和我們一起去看望格林先生嗎？”“當(dāng)然！”
“may i use your telephone?” “yes, of course.”
“我可以借您的電話用一用嗎?” “當(dāng)然可以。“
“do you want to go back?” “of course not!”
“你想回去嗎？”“當(dāng)然不想!”
3. p refer to do sth.寧愿做（某事）；更喜歡……
he prefers to live among the young people.
他更喜歡和年輕人住在一起。
i would prefer not to go out today.
我今天寧愿 不出去。
he offered to drive us to the theatre, but we preferred to walk.
他愿意開車送我們?nèi)?chǎng)，但我們?cè)敢庾咧ァ?/p>
4. not…any more(=no more)不再……，沒(méi)有再……
we did not see him any more.
我們沒(méi)有再見(jiàn)到他。
tom isn’t a boy any more.
湯姆不再是個(gè)孩子了。
you must not worry about it any more.
你千萬(wàn)別再為 這件事?lián)牧恕?/p>
5. no longer (=not…any longer)不再……
she no longer lives here.(=she doesn’t live here any longer.)
她已經(jīng)不住在這里了。
he found that mr. smith was no longer working there.
他發(fā)現(xiàn)史密斯先生已不在那里工作了。
i can wait no longer.
我不能再等了。
6.for a long time長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，很久
he stood there for a long time.
他在那里站了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間（站了半天）。
i didn’t know what to say for a long time.
我好長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不知說(shuō)什么好。
7.no water at all一點(diǎn)兒（水）也沒(méi)有
there is no hope at all.
一點(diǎn)兒希望也沒(méi)有。
“i’m sorry to give you so much trouble.” “oh, it’s no trouble at all.”
“對(duì)不起，給您添了這么多麻煩。”“啊，一點(diǎn)兒不 麻煩。”
it will do you no harm at all.
那對(duì)你毫無(wú)害處。
8.be good fo r對(duì)……有好處；適合……
milk is good for children.
牛奶對(duì)兒童有好處。
vegetables are good for our health.
蔬菜有利于身體健康。
the terrible english climate is not good for swimming.
這種糟糕的英國(guó)氣候不適合游泳。
9.at the side of在……的旁邊，在……的一側(cè)
there is a big garden at the side of our house.
在我家房子旁邊有一個(gè)大花園。
the child stood at the side of his mothe r.
這個(gè)孩子站在他母親的身旁。
10.at first起初，開始時(shí)
at first they didn’t agree with us.
起初他們不同意我們的意見(jiàn)。
i can hardly believe my ears at first.
最初我簡(jiǎn)直認(rèn)為我聽(tīng)錯(cuò)了。
there was a little trouble at first but things were soon quiet.
開始時(shí)是有點(diǎn)兒麻煩，但后來(lái)事情很快就平靜下來(lái)。