逍遥右脑 2017-09-07 13:33
◆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。