第四十三课:
今天要学的词是inconvenience。Inconvenience就是不方便、麻烦。 泰国军方发动政变后在电视上说:"We ask for the cooperation of the public and ask your pardon for the inconvenience," 我们要求公众给予合作,给你们带来不便之处还望原谅。
我们要尽量不给别人带来麻烦。We should try our best not to cause others inconvenience。可是一个人在朋友家一住就是两个星期,给他朋友带来很多麻烦。 "he really put his friends to great inconvenience," 一般人都喜欢方便,美国人常在写信结尾时说:"Please respond at your earliest convenience," 请在你方便之时尽早回复。这听起来多客气呀!今天学的一个词是inconvenience...
第四十四课
今天要学的词是go-ahead。 Go-ahead,两个词当中加联接号,go-ahead就成了名词,意思是批准或下令。报导说:"The space shuttle Atlantis was given the go-ahead to return to Earth," 亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机得到命令返回地球。
一个老板说,"I've already given them the go-ahead, what are they waiting for." 我告诉他们可以进行了,他们还在等什么呀!快干吧,老板生气了。要注意,go ahead当中没有连接词时用作动词。一个妈妈对孩子说,"go ahead, do your homework," 快做功课呀!要是一个彪形大汉说他要揍你,你可千万不要说: go ahead。你会被打得头破血流的。今天学的词组是go-ahead...