3 . the three of us / three of us
the three of us 表示我们三个人;three of us 表示我们中的三个人。
4 . At the moment in my country there are very few such schools . 目前在我国这类 学校太少了。
注意:at the moment , for the moment , for a moment 和 in a moment 之区别。
at the moment “此时”、“此刻” ( 现在时态 ) “那时” ( 过去时态 )
He is busy at the moment 他此刻很忙。
At the moment he was busy preparing his lessons . 那时,他正忙于准备功课。
for the moment “目前”、“暂时”,如:
Please stop discussing for the moment . 请暂停讨论。
for a moment“一会儿”、“片刻”,如:
I\'d like to talk with you for the moment . 我想和你谈一会儿。
in a moment “立即”、“马上”,如:
I\'ll be back in a moment . 我马上就回来。
5 . ……but none of the banks I spoke to were interested , ……但是,我去找过的银 行没有一家感兴趣。
1 ) I spoke to 是定语从句,省略了连接词 that。
2 ) none / no one
none 可以和 of 连用,no one 不可以。none 做主语,谓语可以用单数也可以用复数;no one 做主语,谓语用单数。none 既可以指 sb . 也可以指 sth . ; no one 单指 sb . 。用 How many 提问时,用 none 回答;用 Are there / Is there 提问时,用 no one 回答。
6 . Could I drop in at your house……?到你家拜访你好吗?
could 在这里是一种委婉语气,表示征求意见。
drop in at 加地点;drop in on拜访某人。如:
I\'d like to drop in on you next week . 下周我去拜访你。
7 . Is he expecting you?他在等你吗?
expect ——在此句中相当于 wait for 等待。但是 wait for 单纯强调动作,expect 强调 内心的企盼。如:
We\'re expecting a telephone .
Is this the letter you\'ve been expecting?
But we should not expect success over night .
8 . I\'ve just arrived myself so forgive me if I don\'t seem to know what\'s going on . 我自己也刚到,所以,如果我看来不了解情况的话,那么请你原谅。
1 ) myself 是 I 的同位语,可以放在主语 I 后面。
2 ) go on 在此句中表示“发生,进展”。
如:What\'s going on here?这儿发生什么事了?
9 . And I owe you some money . 我还欠着你的钱呢。
( 1 ) 句中 owe , vt , 作“欠 ( 钱 ) 、借钱、负债”解。其后常跟双宾语,即:owe sb . sth 或 owe sth . to sb . 如:
I owe the tailor $20 . = I owe $20 to the tailor .
I owed Mary 70 dollars when I was in Paris . 我在巴黎时,欠玛丽70美元。
( 2 ) owe 还有“应把……归功于……”之意。如:
He owes his success to hard work and practice .
I owe it to the doctor that I am still alive .
10 . I\'m afraid I\'m still not very good at it , though . 不过很遗憾。我在中文方面 学得还不太好。
①I\'m afraid + 从句,其意思相当于 I\'m sorry , but……。在
口语中常常带有遗憾的口 气,用来引出带有歉意的回绝,或引出不好的消息等。其意思为“很遗憾”,“恐怕”,“对不 起”,“我认为”,例如:
〖 辨析 〗be afraid of 后接动名词短语,表示不愿产生或怕产生一种后果。意为“怕
……”,“担心……”。be afraid 后接不定式短语,表示不敢做出一种行动。意为“不敢 ……”。
He handed the cup with care , because he was afraid of breaking it .