Those must be comfortable shoes. I bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and notfeel a thing. I wish I had shoes like that.
那双鞋子一定很舒适。穿这样的鞋子你可以走上一整天,脚都不会痛。我希望能有一双这样的鞋子。
bet v. 打赌,确信无疑
He bet $50 that his horse would win.
他拿50美元打赌,说他的马将会赢。
I bet they are making a pile out of the deal.
我肯定他们这笔生意一定赚大钱。
【词义辨析】
bet, gamble,
bet: 指竞赛中的打赌,也指双方对有疑惑之事争执不下的打赌。在口语中,bet作“确信,敢说”解。
gamble: 多指投机,为获得某物或牟利而冒大险,含孤注一掷意味。
If God intended everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs.
如果上帝要让人人都一样的话,他会给每人一双脚
intend vt. 想要,打算,意指
【词义辨析】
intend, mean,
intend: 较正式用词,但常用,指对未来的行动做出打算,并力争实现。
mean: 口语多用,指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。
【词语用法】
1.intend后面多接不定式,而少用动名词,如I intend to go的格式比较常见;
2.当intend后面有宾语时,也多用不定式。
I intend him to do it at once.
我打算让他立刻着手做这事。
3.当表达“打算的事未实现”的意思时,不用虚拟语气,而仅需体现“打算”这个动作较早。
I had intended to come, but was prevented by the bad weather.
错句举例与错句分析
错句:Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended.
纠正:Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended to be.
翻译:远不如把表面适当地油漆一下,就像原来打算的那样。
分析:不可用they were intended painted,而是they were intended to be painted。
Hancock: We're a progressive school system.We don't want to see anybody left behind.Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?
我们的学校是要排名次的。我们不想有人拉后腿。甘先生在哪儿,甘太太?
progressive: 进步的,先进的,循序渐进的
She is the most progressive writer of that times.
她是那个时代最进步的作家。
History can not hold progressive movement.
历史无法阻挡前进的步伐。
The state require s a minimum I. Q of 80 to attend public school.Mrs. Gump,
州政府要求智商起码要80才能上公立学校,甘太太。
minimum: adj. 最少的,最低程度的
You must practice each day for a minimum of 30 minutes.
你每天必须最少练习三十分钟。
The minimum wage is 4.25 dollars an hour.
最低工价为每小时四点二五美元。
反义词:maximum 最高的,最大极限的
The maximum temperature in July may be 36 Celsius degree.
七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。
attend v. 出席,参加,照料,注意,专心于
I shall be attending the meeting.我会参加会议。
You're going out? But who will attend to the baby?你要出去?那谁来照料这婴儿。
Attend to your work and stop talking.专心工作,不要说话。
【词义辨析】
attend, join, participate, take part in,
attend: 侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等。
join: 普通用词,指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等。
participate: 正式用词,特指参加团体活动,暗示以一个积极的角色参加。
take part in: 侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动,突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用。
【词语用法】
1.attend和attend at均表示“出席于……”的意思,不过习惯上更偏向于使用attend;
2.attend和attend upon(on)均表示“照料,伺候”的意思,但是在特指医生或护士的照料时,习惯上常用attend;
3.attend to表示“注意于”的意思。
I will attend to the matter soon.
我一会会注意下这个事情的。