作者：劉文茜
(一) invite
invite 是動詞"邀請,招待"的意思。它的用法很簡單,請大家記住它的兩個句型,多加運用就可熟練掌握了。
⑴ invite sb. to do sth. (這個句型中的to是不定式符號)
He invited me to have dinner with his family. 他邀請我與他的家人共進晚餐。
⑵ invite sb. to + n. (這個句型中的to是介詞)
Thanks a lot for inviting me to the party. 非常感謝您邀請我參加這次聚會。
(二) start
start可作動詞,譯為:"啟程,動身,著手,開始"。
作"著手,開始"講時,start 的用法與begin相同。"開始做某事"既可表達為:start to do sth.又可表達為:start doing sth.
比如:"他開始寫起來"有兩種表達方法:
He started to write. 或He started writing.
start還可作名詞,漢語意思與動詞相同。
特別贈送:⑴from start to finish 從頭到尾,自始至終
⑵ get off to a good start 成功的開始,有良好的開端
(三) stop
stop既可作動詞,又可作名詞。
作動詞時,譯為:"停止,中斷"。
比如:①The snow has stopped. 雪已停了。(作不及物動詞)
②He stopped the car and waited. 他把車停下來并等待著。(作及物動詞)
重點句型:①stop doing sth. 停止做某事(指完全停止,不再去做)
Tony stopped talking and listened to the teacher carefully. 托尼停止了講話,認真聽老師講課。
②stop to do sth. 停止,做某事(指停止做某件事,而去做另外一件事)
Tony stopped to listen to the teacher carefully. 托尼停下來,認真去聽老師講課。
作動詞時,還可譯為"阻止"
句型:stop sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
如:She tried to stop the baby (from) crying. 她盡力不讓這個嬰兒哭鬧。
stop 還可作名詞,以下有三個含有 stop的常用語,我們一起來分享:
come to a stop 停止,終止
stop up 熬夜,晚睡覺
stop-watch 秒表,跑表
(四) wonder
wonder作動詞用,譯為"想知道,對......表示懷疑"
We wonder what happened to him. 我們想知道他究竟發生了什么事。
wonder作名詞用,譯為:a.驚訝,驚嘆 b.奇跡,奇觀
比如:①She looked around in wonder. 她驚訝地四下環顧。
②The Great Wall is one of the Seven Wonders of the world.
長城是世界七大奇跡之一。
(五) wait
wait 為動詞,譯為"等待,等候"
① wait for sb. 等待某人
He waited for Jenny last night, but she didn't come. 他昨晚等珍妮了,但她沒有來。
②wait to do sth. 等著去做某事
They are waiting to see you. 他們正等著見你。
③ wait for sb.∕sth. to do sth. 等著某人或某物去做某事
My mother is waiting for me to have lunch. 我媽媽正等著我吃午飯。
We are waiting for the song to stop. 我們正等著歌曲停下來。
額外贈送:
① can't wait to do sth. 迫不及待地去做某事
I can't wait to open the box. 我迫不及待地把盒子打開。
② wait and see 等著瞧,觀望
There is nothing to do now. We will just have to wait and see. 現在什么也干不了。我們只有等等看。
(六) keep
keep 在我們課本中是動詞,漢語意思為"阻止,保留"。比如:
① You are half an hour late, what kept you? 你晚了半小時,是什么使你耽擱了?
② I will keep the letters in my book. 我將把這些信夾在我的書里保留。
另外,作動詞用時,keep 還有三個常用的意思:
① 保持,繼續
keep doing sth. 一直不斷地做某事
She kept crying this morning. What's wrong with her? 今天上午她一直都在哭。她怎么了?
② 飼養(動物)
My uncle keeps cows on the farm. 我叔叔在農場飼養奶牛。
③ 記(日記)
Mary keeps a diary. 瑪麗每天都寫日記。
額外贈送:
keep time 守時 keep an eye on 留神照看
keep something to oneself 對某事保密
keep 只能作動詞用嗎?No!它還可作名詞,請大家記住一個有趣的含義:"生活費"。