1 语意表述:某人可以抽出时间来做某事。
套用句型:Sb can spare the time to do something.
指点迷津:spare在这里是动词,意思是“抽出(时间等)”。例如:I can't spare the time for a holiday at the moment. 目前我抽不出时间去度假。Can you spare me a few minutes of your time? 我能耽搁你几分钟吗?
句型操练:Can you spare the time to help me with my homework?
你能抽出这段时间帮我辅导课后作业吗?
句型出处:We're delighted you could spare the time.
2 语意表达:某人精疲力尽,极其疲乏,没有一点精力和力气了。
套用句型:Sb is worn out.
指点迷津:此句表达此意的关键要点是运用be worn out这个短语,be worn out的意思是“疲惫不堪的”。
句型操练:She' s worn out after a long hard day.
累了整整一天,她筋疲力尽了。
句型出处:You must be worn out.
3 语意表述:某人要声明某事,把某事说清楚。
套用句型:Sb has a confession to make that...
指点迷津:confession的意思是“自认,自白”。此句表述此意的关键是运用了与之固定搭配的一个短语make a confession,意思是“招供,坦白”。例如:I want to make a confession to you, love. 我要对你把我的罪恶都供一供了,亲爱的。
句型操练:I hae a confession to make that I broke your car.
我坦白是我弄坏了你的车。
句型出处:I have a confession to make which I hope won't cause any bother.
4 语意表述:某人突然生病。
套用句型:Sb is taken ill.
指点迷津:此句表达此意的关键要点是运用了taken ill这个短语。Be taken ill的意思是“突然生病”。
句型操练:He just lost his job. What makes matters worse is that his wife was taken ill.
他刚失业,更糟的是妻子又病了。
句型出处:My man was taken ill just as I was leaving, so I...
5 语意表述:某人与某人相处很和谐,没有意见分歧,不会闹嘴,相处得很开心。
句型套用:Sb and someone do very well together.
句型操练:Mary and John has done very well together at work.
Mary和John在工作上配合很密切。
句型出处:We shall do very well together, won't we...?
6 语意表述:祝某人路途愉快。
套用句型:Hope you have a good journey.
句型操练:——I will leave for London tomorrow.——Hope you have a good journey.
——我明启程去伦敦。——祝你旅途愉快。
句型出处:Good. I hope you had a pleasant journey.
7 语意表述:以询问的口气表示关心某人。
套用句型:Is sb all right?
句型操练:You called sick yesterday. And are you all right now?
你昨天因病打电话来请假,现在你好了吗?
句型出处:Bates, are you all right?
8 语意表述:某人同情,可怜某人。
套用句型:Sb feels sorry for somebody.
指点迷津:此句表述此意的关键点是运用了feel sorry for someone这个短语,它的意思是“同情,怜悯某人”。
句型操练:.I feel sorry for anyone who has to drive in this sort of weather.
我很同情在这种天气还得开车的人。
句型出处:Please, don't feel sorry for me.