Ⅰ. forget 如:
① I forgot to tell him about it.我忘了把事告诉他。
② I forgot telling him about it. 我忘了,我曾把这事告诉过他。
[注意]:类似的还有:
① try 如:
1. Let’s try knocking at the back door..让我们敲敲后门试试看。
2. We will try to go home tomorrow. 明天我们争取回家。
② remember regret doing sth/to do sth 与此亦同。
③ go on ④ need want doing sth / to do sth. 与此相同。
§92 besides/ but/ except/ beside/ except for/
except that/ but for/ but that
Ⅰ.besides “除了……还有”指的是“已有……另加上”而except 和but “除了……之外没有……”,正好相反。如:
① I don’t care for anything besides this.除此之外,我别无所爱。
② What have you done this morning, besides reading the paper and watching TV? 除了看报和看电视之外,你今天上午还做了些什么。
Ⅱ.beside prep. “在……旁边”意思如其它的大不相同。如:
① They are used to taking a walk on the path beside the the river.他们习惯于在河边的小路上散步。
Ⅲ. but 作介词用时:“除……之外没有……”与except同意。但它着重在整体,且常用在no, all, nobody, anything, everything, everybody, everywhere 以及who, whose等词之后。后常接“名词、代词或不定式,接不定式时,如果其前含有实义动词 do (除作助动词用外)的各种形式,则用动词原形(省略“to”)。如:
① He does nothing but laugh. 他只是大笑而已。(前有does,故用动词原形laugh.)
② Nobody was late but you. 除你之外,没有人迟到。
Ⅳ.except 语气比but强且明显。着重在除去的部分。如:
① I like all the fruits except pears. 除了梨外,我喜欢所有的水果。
② The dress is quite nice except for the color. 除了颜色外,这件衣服很漂亮。
Ⅴ.except for “除了……以外”其中for 表示理由或细节,对句子含义起修饰作用。有时可与except 互换。如:
① Betty worked out all the problems except for / except the last one. 除了最后一个问题外,其它的问题贝蒂都解决了。
② Except for Sunday, all of us go to school every day. 除了周日外,我们每天都上学。(此处不用except).
Ⅵ.except that 用作连词 “除……之外”后接从句。
① The Swede stood still except that his lips moved slightly.那瑞典人除了嘴微动外,站着一丝不动。
② I know nothing about him except that he lives downstairs.除了他住在楼下这一点外,关于别的我一无所知。
Ⅶ.but for “若不是……”,“ 倘若……”常和虚拟语气搭配,其后常跟名词或相当于名词的词。跟代词常用其宾格。
① But for you, I should have been late for school. 倘若不是你,我上学就迟到了。
Ⅷ.but that “要不是”后接从句。如:
But that I saw the elephant, I couldn’t have believed it.要不是亲眼看见大象,我真不能相信。
§93 give a message/ leave a message / take a message.
Ⅰ. Leave a message.“留下个信儿”打电话的人常用。后与介词for 搭配。构成 leave a message for sb.
Ⅱ. take a message “捎个信儿”接电话的人常用.后与介词for 搭配。构成:take a message for sb.
Ⅲ. give a message “给某人个信儿”后与to 搭配,构成:
give a message to sb. = give sb a message.如:
① Can I take a message for him? 我能给他捎个信吗?
② Can you leave a message for her? 你能给她留个口信吗?
③ I will give a message to her. 我将给她个信儿。
§94 big/ large/ great/ huge
Ⅰ. big 和large 所修饰的一般是具体的事物。
big 侧重于表示一个物体的块头、重量,含有庞大、笨重的意思,其反义词是little;
large 侧重表示一个物体的宽度和数量,有广阔和众多的含义,其反义词是small。 在现代口语中两者常可互换,big 较口语化,large比较正式。如:
① This is a big / large room. 这是一个大房间。
② This coat is too big for her. 这上衣对她来说太大了。
③ China is a large country. 中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Ⅱ. big 还可作“长大了的”解,而large没有这个意思。如:
① She is big enough to ride a bike. 她长大了,足可以骑自行车了。
Ⅲ. great 常表示“伟大的”,可修饰抽象名词,也可修饰具体的人或物,带有一定的感情色彩。有时可能表达说话人的喜悦、赞扬等感情。如:
① We are going to visit the People’s Great Hall. 我们打算去参观人民大会堂。
② Einstein was a great scientist. 爱因斯坦是位伟大的科学家。
③ --How do you like my coat? --Great! 你觉得我这件外衣怎样? 好极了。
Ⅳ. huge “巨大的;极大的”,修饰具体事物,指规格数额超常。如:
① How did they carry such huge stones? 他们是如何搬运这些巨石的?
② The Great Hall of the People is a building.
人民大会堂是座 建筑物。
§95 bloom/ flower/ blossom
Ⅰ. bloom 指观赏用的花。如:玫瑰;菊花;牡丹等。
Ⅱ. flower 是普通用语。
Ⅲ. blossom 指果树上的花。