◆cook v. & n. 1. 用作动词,意为“烹调”、“煮”、“做(饭)”等,比较以下句型: Who cooks? 谁煮饭? Who cooks for me? 谁给我煮饭? Who cooks the food? 谁煮这食物? Who cooks me the food? 谁给我煮这食物? Who cooks the food for me? 谁给我煮这食物? 2. 用作名词,意思是“厨师”、“炊事员”。注意:千万不要与cooker(炊具)混淆起来。比较: Father is a good cook. 父亲是一位优秀的厨师。 He bought a pressure cooker. 他买了一个压力锅。 ◆corner n. 表示“在角落里”,常与介词 in 连用;表示“在拐角处”,常与介词 at, on 连用,有时也用 round, around。如: She found her keys in the corner of the room. 她在屋角落找到了她的钥匙。 There is a shop at [on] the street corner. 在街道拐角处有家商店。 He lives round [around] the corner. 他住在拐弯的地方。 比较:He hit his knee on the corner of the table. 他把的膝盖撞在桌子角上。 ◆cost v. 1. 表示“花费”,其主语通常是事或物(包括形式主语it),不能是人。如: The computer cost (me) $2000. 这部电脑花了(我)2000美元。 It cost me $1000 a year to run a car. 使用一辆车每年要花(我)1000美元。 注:表示主观上的“花费”,cost 通常不以人作主语,但是若表示客观上的“耗费”,有时也可用人作主语。如: Smokers cost the government a lot of money every year. 吸烟的人每年要耗费政府一大笔钱。 2. cost 的宾语通常是钱。如: How much did it cost to build the bridge? 建这座桥花了多少钱? 注:cost 有时也用于时间,但通常用于笼统时间(一般不用于具体明确的时间)。如: Making experiments like this cost much time and labour. 做这样的实验要花很多时间和劳力。 3. 通常不用于被动语态。如: 正:The coat cost thirty dollars. 这外套花了30美元。 误:Thirty dollars was cost by the coat. 4. 有时用于比喻用法中。如: His mistake cost him his job. 他的错误使他丢了工作。 Careless driving will cost you your life. 粗心开车会使你丧命。 ◆crowd n. & v. 1. 用作名词,是集合名词。作主语时,谓语用单数(视为整体)或复数(考虑其个体成员)均可。如: The crowd moves on, and no one tries to stop it. 人群向前移动,谁也没试图阻止。 The crowd were running in all directions. 人群往四面八方跑去。 强调人数多时,可用复数形式。如: There were crowds of people waiting to get in. 有许许多多的人在等着进去。 2. 用作动词,表示“聚集”、“挤满”,可用作及物或不及物动词。如: Shoppers crowded the streets. 买东西的人挤满了大街。 He managed to crowd into the train. 他总算挤上了火车。 People crowded round to get a better view. 人们争相围观。 常用结构 be crowded with。如: The hall was crowded with people. 大厅挤满了人。 The exhibition was crowded with visitors. 展览会挤满了参观的人。 3. 派生形容词 crowded 意为“拥挤的”。如: crowded trains (hotels, roads, shops) 拥挤的火车(旅馆,道路,商店) 但是,汉语的“拥挤的交通”不能直译为 crowded traffic, 而是用 busy [heavy] traffic。 |
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