Unit 14 Zoology [知識點撥]
他雖受人尊敬,但并不被人喜歡。
4.表示條件,意為"只要",其意思和用法相當于as long as。while可位于句首,也可位于句中。
e.g. you don't have to worry while we are here.
只要我們在,你就別著急。
there will be life while there is water and air.
只要有空氣和水,就有生命。while there is life, there is hope.
留得生命在,不怕沒希望。
5.意為"同時;也"。如:e.g. while the book is welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate
appeal to the general readers.
這本書受到學者的歡迎,同時也會引起一般讀者的興趣。
6.意為"趁著"。
e.g. make hay while the sun shines.
曬草要趁陽光好。(諺)strike while the iron is hot.
趁熱打鐵。(諺)while the roses are yet in bloom, will you come with me to see them?
趁著玫瑰花還開著,你和我一道去看看好嗎?
sometimes they warn each other of danger, and they also communicate simply to keep in touch.
于是它們互相提醒危險,它們交流僅僅是為了保持聯系.
【點撥】 warn sb. of sth.“警告某人某事”,不能說 warn sb's sth.。
e.g. we warned him of the dangerous bridge,but he didn't believe.
我們警告他那座橋危險,但是他不相信。
類似這樣的結構用法的動詞還有:
一. 表示“通知(inform);警告(warn);指責(accuse);使想起(remind)”等意思的一些動詞。在這一結構中,of的意思相當于 about。
e.g. on the way home my father told me of an accident that took place on his first day at school in mr. crossett's class.
在回家的路上,父親給我講了他第一天上學時在克羅塞特先生課上的一件事。
we shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.
我們將把代表團到達的日期通知你。 the teacher accused jim of cheating in the examination.
老師責備吉姆考試作弊。 her face reminded me of her mother.
她的模樣使我想起了她的母親。 how can i persuade him of her innocence?
我怎樣使他相信她是清白無辜的?
二、表示“搶奪(rob);剝奪;解除(cure, heal);免除(rid)”等意思的動詞。
e.g. paralysis robbed him of his ability to do physical labor.
癱瘓使他喪失了勞動力。 the doctor used special medicines to cure him of the measles.
醫生使用特效藥治愈了他的麻疹。 the medicine healed me of my bad cold.
這藥治愈了我的重感冒。 it is not easy to rid oneself of a bad habit.
改掉一個人的壞習慣是不容易的。
he cleared the pavement of withered leaves.
他清除了人行道上的落葉。
they stripped the writer of his right to publish his books.
他們剝奪了這位作家出版作品的權利。 she rushed up to relieve me of my suitcase.
她跑過來接過我手中的衣箱。 our army disarmed the enemy of his weapon.
我軍繳械了敵人的武器。
類似的動詞還有:abridge(剝奪), purge(洗清),disabuse(去掉),despoil(搶劫),divert(脫去),deprive(剝奪)等。三、表示“騙取(fool)”、“詐騙(cheat)”等意思的一些動詞。 在這一結構里,通常在of前加上 out,out of表示“喪失”,但out可以省略不用。 e.g. how can you fool the little girl(out) of her money?