Test Eight
0 v$ c& P8 {6 Z { It is the first time +that分句3 F. ]* i! M( B" f
在“It is/was/will be the first time+that分句”结构中,当主句动词为is/will be时,that分句动词一律用现在完成体,引导词that可以省略。例如:
. X6 G2 F) a+ I# K; |# e; O2 J/ q It is the first time I’ve been here.0 Z' W& A- ^. U$ F* K' s F
Don’t forget, it’ll be the first time I’ve spoken in public.6 ?1 |' c$ @0 a6 ~. W+ o
当主句动词为was时,that分句动词通常用过去完成体。例如:
- s" e" C8 o9 C6 t# v$ m It was the first time she’d been at a summer school and she thoroughly enjoyed it.+ V( m% |+ \6 x; z1 w
近义词辨析
2 w( t# }4 t& Z fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift/ o* O/ C/ ^: w6 ?1 q- v
这组词均含有“迅速的”,“快捷的”的意思。
" ~2 l9 G4 z( u& X fast* ~% R; I/ K1 E8 Q0 E" _% v7 u4 [6 y$ g
强调速度快,且保持不变;又指钟表的时间超过准确的时间。; i4 S3 K( r; G; g
We took a fast train to Beijing.我们坐快车来北京。 ^0 ]! R3 a2 \3 \
hasty
4 F8 D- M+ ` L. d$ H p( b 指匆忙、急促,涉及因此而引起的慌乱、疏漏。3 O+ ?+ I( s/ u% h9 P* b: ]
Don’t arrive at hasty conclusions.别匆忙下结论。( R+ C6 _2 ?% |9 T
quick
4 K) ^+ n4 L) e+ Y3 J* I 强调动作、行为发生得突然且持续时间短。指人时,暗示聪明、领悟快。
# I$ x3 Q5 E% _3 V9 V! j1 D0 O The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊扑去。6 ?, y, F8 o6 {! Q, n1 @' D
rapid
+ \1 L0 g3 T2 f& M N, @ 指就整个过程来讲速度快,但并不一定指这一过程的速度始终均匀不变。3 b& r0 D+ x- c9 g
The growth of the economy has been rapid in recent years.近年来,经济增长速度很快。
$ R% W: h0 I/ ` speedy# ?8 j* ^7 o- x! ]' J* V+ [
指人处理问题迅速或物体运转速度快。
; y8 p) F* j2 R His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控马上遭到了否认。0 D$ {/ F L* K# G
swift' _: g3 u, ~* Y9 ]* O
与fast和quick同义,但带有文学色彩。3 Y4 P* m1 s% _0 I, j
Eagles are swift in flight.鹰飞得很快。 |