1. hate doing sth. 与hate to do sth.;
前者是长期以来的习惯,“不喜欢做某事”;后者只是特定的一次,不固定的“不喜欢做某事”;
I hate being together with arrogant people.
我不喜欢和自大的人相处。
I like swimming,but i hate to swim today.
我喜欢游泳,但我今天不想游。
情景对话:
A: Why don't you go to beach with us? 你怎么不跟我们一起去海滩?
B: I hate being exposed under strong sunshine. 我不喜欢在烈日下暴晒。
2. out of stupidity “由于愚蠢,出于愚蠢”;
out of...可表示“出于某种原因,某种动机”;如:out of fear “由于害怕,出于害怕”;out of spite“出于怨恨”;
He killed himself out of shame.
他由于羞愧而自杀。
情景对话:
A: Why doesn't she speak with you? 她为什么不跟你说话?
B: I think maybe it's out of jealousy, you know, I do better than her in this field. 我想可能是嫉妒吧,你知道的,在这方面我比她做得好。
3. this (that) sort of thing 这种(那种)事;
That sort of thing terrifies people.
那样的事令人感到恐怖。
This sort of thing is very common.
这种事各地做得很多。
情景对话:
A: He is obsent again. 他又缺席了。
B: This sort of thing is a common occurrence. 这类的事情,在他身上是太多了。
4. come up with 想出,提出;
He couldn't come up with the answer.
他想不出答案。
Have you come up with a more practical idea?
你有没有想出一个实际的办法?
情景对话:
A: Cancer is indead a big problem for human. 癌症真是人类的一个大难题。
B: Yeah, the scientists are beating their brains trying to come up with a solution to the problem. 是啊,科学家正绞尽脑汁,力求找到解决这个问题的办法。