◆home n. & adv. 1. 可用作名词或副词,但要注意:用于 go, come, get, arrive, send, take, bring, return, drive 等表示运动的动词之后的 home 是副词,不能在其前用介词 to, at之类的介词。如以下各误句中的 home前的介词均应去掉: 误:Let’s go to home. 误:He arrived at home at seven. 误:When did he return to home? 注:在 on one’s way home 这类短语中,home 仍为副词,所以其前也不用介词 to。(比较:on one’s way to the factory) 但是值得注意的是,若 home 前有物主代词修饰,home 则为名词,其前可用介词。如: She went to her parents’ home. 她去了她父母家。 2. 正如上面已说,作为副词 home 前不能用介词 to, 同样也不用介词 on, in 等。但值得注意的是,它可用下列介词 at, from, near, for, without 等:stay at home(呆在家里),far from home(离家很远),leave for home(动身回家),without friends and without home(无亲无友)等。 3. 表示“在家”这一概念,英国英语一般用 at home, 而美国英语却只用 home(不用介词)。如: Is anybody (at) home? 有人在家吗? 注意以下说法均不合英语习惯: 误:He is in home. /He is at the home. /He is in the home. 表示“在……的家里”,可用“at+所有格”这一形式。如:at the Smiths’ (在史密斯家),at my uncle’s(在我叔叔家) 另外须注意的是,at home除表示“在家”外,还可表示(在规定时间)在家接待客人或指像在家一样舒服自在。如: He’s in, but he’s not at home. 他在家,但他不会客。 Make yourself at home. 请别拘束(别客气)。 有时还可表示“熟悉”、“精通”、“运用自如”。如: She was at home with everyone in this place. 她和这个地方的每一个人都混得很熟。 He is quite at home in modern history. 他精通现代史。 ◆homework n. 表示“家庭作业”、“课外作业”,为不可数名词。如: He never did any homework. 他从不做作业。 I have a lot of homework to do. 我有许多家庭作业要做。 ◆hono(u)r n. . 1. 泛指一般意义的“荣誉”、“光荣”、“信誉”等,是不可数名词;具体指“使感到光荣的事或人”或“荣幸”等,是可数名词,但多用单数形式。如: To lose honour is more than to lose life. 失去信誉(荣誉)甚于失去生命。 It’s a great honour to receive that prize. 能获得那个奖中无上的荣耀。 比较: H brought honour to his family. 他为家庭争了光。 He is an honour to his family. 他是全家人的光荣。 2. 注意以下同义句型(同时注意其搭配特点),多为正式用法: 我们参加了他的生日晚会以表示对他的敬意。 正:We attended his birthday party to do him honour. 正:We attended his birthday party to do honour to him. 可否赏光和我一起吃饭? 正:Will you do me the honour of dining with me? 正:Will you do me the honour to dine with me? 我很荣幸地通知您,您已被接纳为国际网球俱乐部成员。 正:I have the honour to inform you that you have been accepted as a member of the International Tennis Club. 正:I have the honour of informing you that you have been accepted as a member of the International Tennis Club. 3. 用于 in honour of, 相当于一个复合介词,其意为“为向……表示敬意”、“为纪念……”、“为祝贺……”、“为欢迎……”、 “为招待……”等。如: They held a party in honour of the visiting president. 他们向来访的总统表示敬意而举行了欢迎宴会。 (英语语法网) |
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