一.原句重现:I think either you missed home row by a hand,or you were out drinking with the junior account boys again.
account:n. 账户,帐目,赊账,老主顾,报告,描述,解释,说明,估计,理由,利益,好处,根据 v. 解释,导致,报账,把 ... 视为,归咎(于)
【例句用法】
1.In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty.
根据英国法律,一个人未经证实有罪仍视为无罪。
2.His illness accounts for his absence.
他因为生病,所以才缺席。
3.He has been asked to account for his conduct.
他被要求解释他的行为。
4.A man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty.
一个人未被证明有罪前,被视为是清白的。
5.I have an account with Midland Bank.
我在米德兰银行开有户头。
【词义辨析】
account, report,
account: 普通用词,不如report正式,侧重对亲身经历或目睹之事所作的书面或口头的报道或叙述。
report: 正式用词,多指报刊上的报道,强调对情况经过调查或审核后作出的详尽叙述,具有一定权威性。
【词语用法】
on his own account和of his own accord不可混用,前者意为“为了自己的利益地,自己负责地”,后者意为“自愿地,自发地”;
on account of,意为“因为”,现比较少用upon去替代on;
account后可接宾语和表语,且在宾语后偶尔会加上to be,偶尔会加上as,但都不常用。
I account him wise.
I account him a wise man.
注意句子On no account(决不)should we neglect our work中用的是should we,不是we should。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句:The Security Council is demanding proper accounting of all missing people.
纠正:The Security Council is demanding proper accounting for all missing people.
翻译:安理会需要合理解释失踪人员的记录。
分析:安理会需要合理解释失踪人员的记录,重点在“解释”上,所以用account for,而非account of。
二.原句重现:I don't like your tone.
tone:n. 语气,音调,调子,色调,风气 v. 使更健壮,定调,调色,装腔作势地说
【例句用法】
1.Exercise tones up the muscles.
运动使肌肉强化。
2.In his public statement the minister toned down his criticisms he had made in private.
部长在公开发表言论时比他在私下批评时的调子要缓和一点儿。
3.That violin has a beautiful tone.
那支小提琴的音色很美。
4.Her friendly opening speech set the tone for the whole conference.
她友好的开幕词确定了整个会议的基调。
【词语用法】
表示方式in+形容词+tone(s)表示“以什么样的语气,口吻”,其单复数常可混用,表达相同意思。
He spoke in an angry tone.
He spoke in angry tones.
他用很生气的口吻讲话。
在特定的几种表达方式中,tone不可用tones来随意替换,如in a tone of apology和in a tone of command等。
三.原句重现:Look, dear, I don't know you that well,but you're the new girl,and you're not much,so you might as well enjoy it while it lasts.
enjoy:v. 享受,喜欢
【例句用法】
1.I enjoy singing, much more listening to music.
我喜欢唱歌,更不用说听音乐了。
2.Now that I am free, I can enjoy music for a while.
既然有空,我可以享受一下音乐。
3.How did you enjoy the concert?
你喜欢那场音乐会吗?
【短语词组】
enjoy oneself 过得快乐,玩得高兴
enjoy a high reputation 享有佳誉
enjoy privileges 享受特权
enjoy the best of both w... 过最好的物质和精神生活
【词义辨析】
appreciate, enjoy,
appreciate: 多用于文学方面,强调对事物有深入的理解能力,且能鉴赏。
enjoy: 普通用词,使用广泛,程度不及appreciate,多指从外界事物中得到喜悦与满足,领略到乐趣,享受意味强。
like, love, enjoy, fancy, adore, prefer,
like: 最常用词,往往只表不太强烈的兴趣或关注,不带强烈的感情,除非另加修饰语。
love: 不但表示强烈的喜欢,而且含依恋之情,因此多用于能激起深厚情感的人或物。
enjoy: 指对能提供感观或智力上满足或快乐的东西表示欣赏或喜爱。
fancy: 指喜爱投合自己心意、嗜好或欲望等的人或物。
adore: 非正式用词,口语体,指非常喜爱,带强烈的感情色彩。
prefer: 指有选择性或偏向性的喜欢。
【词语用法】
enjoy后可接名词,代词,反身代词或动名词,但不能不接不定式。
I enjoy hunting.
我很享受打猎。
一般来说,enjoy作为及物动词,后总是会带有一个宾语;
当我们要表示“玩的很愉快”时,可用enjoy oneself。
We enjoyed the holidays.
We enjoyed ourselves during the holidays.
两句有相同的含义,指我们很享受我们的假期。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句:I don't enjoy to travel a lot.
纠正:I don't enjoy travelling a lot.
翻译:我不是很喜欢旅行。
分析:enjoy后可接名词,代词,反身代词或动名词,但不能不接不定式。
n. 会议,会谈,讨论会,协商会