1. hate vt. 討厭;不喜歡
(1) hate sth/sb 討厭、憎恨某物/人
I hate Friday mornings. 我討厭星期五早晨。
(2) hate doing sth 討厭做某事(習慣性動作)
Paul hates making mistakes. 保羅討厭出錯。
(3) hate to do sth 不想 / 不愿做某事(通常是一次性或特指動作)
He hates to think what would have happened if he hadnt called the police.
他不愿想如果他沒有報警會發(fā)生什么事。
2. avoid vt. (故意)避開
avoid后可接名詞或代詞作賓語,也可接動名詞作賓語,但是不能接不定式作賓語。
You should avoid such mistakes.
你應當避免這樣的錯誤。
I realized he was trying to avoid the topic.
我意識到他是在設法避開這個話題。
正:He avoided answering my questions.
誤:He avoided to answer my questions.
正:It was impossible to avoid being affected.
誤:It was impossible to avoid to be affected.
3. admit vt. 承認;招認;招供(常指不情愿地承認
某事屬實)
常用搭配:(1) admit to sth/admit to doing sth 承認(過錯、罪行);招認;招供
He refused to admit to the other charges.
他拒不承認其他指控。
Tom admitted to having stolen the car.
湯姆供認偷了那輛車。
(2) admit that+從句
I admitted that I was late for work.
我承認我上班遲到了。
4. wave v. 揮(手);招(手)
(1) wave at/to sb 向某人揮手
Tom waved to us as he came across the field.
湯姆穿過田地時朝我們揮手。
(2) wave sth (at sb) (向某人)搖晃某物
A boy waved some flowers at his mother.
一個男孩對他的母親揮舞著一些花。
5. respect vt. & n. 尊重;敬重
(1) respect sb/sth (for sth)
She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that.
她一直對我很誠實。我非常敬重她這一點。
The president is expected to respect the constitution.
人們期望總統(tǒng)尊重憲法。
(2) have/show respect for sb/sth 對……尊敬 / 尊重
The students have great respect for their history teacher.
學生們非常尊敬他們的歷史老師。
He shows no respect for her feelings.
他不尊重她的感情。
respectful adj. 恭敬的;表示敬意的
respectable adj. 值得尊敬的;規(guī)矩的;體面的
The woman kept a respectful silence.
那位婦人恭敬地保持著沉默。
Its not respectable to be drunk in the street.
在大街上醉倒是不體面的。
6. appreciate vt. 感激
(1) appreciate后可接名(代)詞、動名詞、名詞性從句等作賓語,但不能接不定式。
We shall appreciate hearing from you again.
能再次收到你的來信,我們將十分感激。
I appreciate that you have come here so early.
感謝你來得這么早。
(2) appreciate習慣上不用“人”作賓語,其后只能接“事”作賓語。(注意:這與thank 的用法恰恰相反)
正:I appreciate your kindness.
誤:I appreciate you for your kindness.
正:He thanked her for her kindness.
誤:He thanked her kindness.
(3) appreciate后接if 或when從句時習慣上要先接it,而不直接跟if或when引導的從句。
I would appreciate it if you would help me with it.
如果你能幫助我做這事,我會十分感激。
We really appreciate it when she offered to help.
她來幫忙了,我們十分感激。
(4) 表示感激的程度,可用deeply, highly, (very) much等副詞修飾。
I deeply appreciate your kindness.
我深深感謝你的好意。
He highly appreciated their help.
他非常感謝他們的幫助。
注意:當much修飾appreciate時,只能置于其前,而不能置于其后,但very much卻可以。如:
正:We much appreciate your invitation.
正:We appreciate your invitation very much.
誤:We appreciate your invitation much.
7. amusing adj. 有趣的;可笑的
I didnt find the joke amusing at all.
我認為這個笑話一點也不可笑。
amuse v. 逗笑;逗樂
It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
想到這會兒他們大概在談論他,他不禁笑了起來。
amused adj. 逗樂的;覺得好笑的
常用搭配:amused at/by sth
We are all amused at his stories.
我們都被他的故事逗笑了。
8. impression n. 印象
I have the impression that Ive seen that man before.
我覺得我以前見過那個人。
She made a good impression on the people.
她給人們留下了一個好印象。
常用搭配:
have a(n)...impression of sb/sth 對某人 / 某物有……的印象
make a(n)...impression on sb 給某人留下……的印象
impressive adj. 令人贊嘆的;令人敬佩的
9. immediately adv. 立即;即刻
conj. 一……就……
Cook the mixture for ten minutes and serve immediately.
將混合物烹調(diào)10分鐘后馬上上桌。
On hearing the news, John cried immediately.
一聽到這個消息,約翰馬上就哭了。
Immediately shed gone, I remembered her name.
她剛走開,我就想起了她的名字。
10. loudly adv. 大聲地
She didnt speak loudly because she was so shy.
她說話聲不大,因為她很害羞。
He called out loudly for assistance without moving.
他不敢移動,大聲求援。
比較:loudly和loud的區(qū)別
loud表示“大聲;響亮”,可用作形容詞或副詞。
(1) 用作形容詞。
He has a loud voice.
他嗓門大。
The music is too loud; please turn it down.
這音樂太吵人了,請把音量關小一點。
(2) 用作副詞(與loudly同義),一般只與動詞speak, talk, laugh, sing等連用,且必須放在這些動詞之后。
I cant hear you. Please speak louder.
我聽不見,請說大聲些。
loudly只用作副詞(與用作副詞的loud同義)。
Dont talk so loudly (loud). 別這么大聲講話。
注意:loudly比用作副詞的loud使用范圍更廣。它除了與 speak,talk,laugh等動詞連用外,還可與其他表示聲響的動詞連用,且可以放在這些動詞之前或之后。
The man snored loudly. 這個人鼾聲打得響。
He heard a cock loudly crow.
他聽見公雞大聲啼叫。
(4) 另外,在用于比較級或最高級時,通常用loud,而不用loudly。
Who laughed loudest? 誰笑的聲音最大?
11. fall asleep 睡著
Because I am tired, I fall asleep quickly.
因為我很疲勞,很快就睡著了。
The soft music caused us to fall asleep.
輕柔的音樂使我們睡著了。
比較:be asleep與fall asleep的區(qū)別
fall asleep表動作,意為“剛剛?cè)胨?,指“剛睡著”這動作。be asleep表狀態(tài),意為“睡著的”。
He fell asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.
他剛睡著,這時有人大聲敲門。
The baby has been asleep for an hour.
這孩子睡著一個小時了。
注意:go/get to sleep和fall asleep意思接近,都指“入睡,睡著”。 go/get to sleep強調(diào)進入睡眠狀態(tài),常用于否定句、疑問句、條件句中。go to bed著重指上床睡覺的動作,無“睡著”之意。go to bed在前,然后才go/get to sleep或fall asleep。
12. as a result (of ) (由于……的)結(jié)果
As a result, he had to leave.
結(jié)果,他只得離開。
As a result of the car accident, he was late for school.
由于這起車禍,他上學遲到了。
13. so that 以便;因此
I will give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself.
我會給你所有的事實以便你可以自己判斷。
Everyone lent a hand, so that the work was finished ahead of schedule.
每個人都幫了忙,因此工作提前完成了。