Unit 2 I used to be afraid of dark.
句中的sure用作副詞,意為“確實”,“無疑”。sure一詞更常見于以下用法和句型:
◎表示“可以”,“當然”,“沒問題”,常用來答應他人的請求,相當于 yes. / ok. /great. /certainly. /of course.
—did you have a good trip?旅途愉快嗎?
—sure. /of course. 當然。
—would you like to go with us?愿意和我們一起去嗎?
—sure. /certainly. 好啊。
◎be sure about/of意為“確信,對……有把握”,后接名詞,代詞或v-ing形式,表示對客觀事物有肯定的認識和判斷,主語必須是人。
i’m sure of passing the examination. 我相信我會通過考試。
he lives in this building but i’m not sure about the room number.
他住在這棟樓里,但是房間號碼我不太清楚。
◎be sure to意為“一定”,“肯定”,后接不定式,往往表示局外人的推測、評論,主語不一定是人。
it’s sure to rain tomorrow. 明天一定會下雨。
she is sure to understand much more than before. 她一定比以前懂得更多了。
試比較下面兩句:
the old woman is sure to live to more than ninety.
這位老太太肯定可以活到九十多歲。
the old woman is sure of living to more than ninety.
這位老太太相信自己可以活到九十多歲。
◎be sure to 用于祈使句時,是“務必”,“一定”的意思。
be sure to review the text after class. 課后務必復習課文。
be sure to come tomorrow,everyone. 大家明天一定要來。
◎be sure接that從句時,意為“認為……一定會”,主語必須是人,連詞that可以省略。be sure后面還可以接由whether, where, when或who等引導的名詞性從句,這時主句通常是否定形式。
i’m not sure whether i can come tomorrow. 我明天是否能來還說不準。
i’m sure that i can run faster than you. 我確信我比你跑得快。
3. i’m terrified of the dark. (p12)我十分怕黑。
terrified為形容詞,意為“受驚嚇的,恐懼的”,表示“害怕……, 恐懼……”,固定用法be terrified of相當于be afraid of。
i’m terrified of being at home by myself. 我很害怕獨自呆在家里。
特別提示
terrified的動詞形式為terrify,表示“使害怕”,“使恐懼”。
there are several persons terrifying the little boy.
有幾個人正在恐嚇那個小男孩。
4. i go to sleep with my bedroom light on. 我開著臥室的燈睡覺。
(1)with my bedroom light on為介詞短語,在句中用作狀語,表示伴隨情況。
he walked out of the room with his coat on. 他穿著外套走出了房間。
知識拓展
“with+名詞+介詞短語”結構也可用作狀語,表示伴隨情況。
the teacher came in with a book under his arm.
老師腋下夾著一本書走進教室。
the poor woman walked through the street with a baby on her back.
那可憐的婦女背著一個嬰兒,穿過了街道。
(2)on在此處是形容詞,意為“開著的,接通的”,常見的結構有:be/turn on。
—is the light on in the room? 屋里的燈開著嗎?
—no. it’s off. 不,關著呢。
turn on the radio, please. i’ll listen to the weather report.