Going west復習
2.遲于或超過(某一時間)
e.g. it won’t go on beyond midnight. 這不會持續到午夜以后。
3.越出(某事物)范圍
e.g. the bicycle is beyond repair. 這輛自行車已不能修理了。
4.除…以外
e.g. he’s got nothing beyond his state pension.
除了國家發的養老金,他一無所有。
5.beyond sb. 對于某人來說難以想象、理解或估計
e.g. it’s beyond me why she wants to marry geoff.
我不能理解她為什么要和杰弗結婚。
adv. 在遠處,向遠方
e.g.the immediate future is clear, but it’s hard to tell what lies beyond.
近期內的情況很清楚,但很難說以后如何。
it was not easy to decide what to take and what to leave behind.
決定帶什么和不帶什么是不容易的。
[點撥] “what to take and what to leave behind”是“疑問詞+不定式”結構在句中作賓語!耙蓡栐~+不定式”在句中可單獨作主語、表語、賓語等.
e.g.1.how to deal with the problem puzzled us .(主語)
如何處理這個問題使我們感到困惑。
e.g.2.you must learn how to be patient.(賓語)你必須學會如何保持耐心。
e.g3.the problem was where to find the right person for the job.(表語)
問題是到哪兒找到合適的人干這工作。
[點撥] leave sb/sth behind“未能或忘記帶某人/某物”
e.g. it won’t rain, you can leave your umbrella behind.
不會下雨,你不必帶傘了。
by the middle of october we set off for our journey across the continent
到了十月中旬,我們動身開始了橫跨大陸之旅
[點撥] 1.set off for +地點 “朝某地出發或動身”
e.g. einstein’s family set off for the states in 1933.
愛因斯坦一家在1933年動身去美國。
2.set off 還可以作及物動詞,“使爆發/爆炸” “引起”
e.g.1.a slight touch will set the bomb off. 稍一觸動就會使炸彈爆炸。