Test Eight
& u4 m0 ^ E+ H7 u It is the first time +that分句
8 M5 b9 R; w, z7 b { 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：
# j6 q. a, [, @% o7 E4 n7 c0 C( T6 E It is the first time I’ve been here.
0 {* K: F' \/ i, k Don’t forget, it’ll be the first time I’ve spoken in public.
+ m7 _* V+ `" F/ E 当主句动词为was时，that分句动词通常用过去完成体。例如：, M. l3 p5 H$ E# M
It was the first time she’d been at a summer school and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
0 d; i; d/ h# i0 V; W9 _7 \- { 近义词辨析; Q- ]" D8 o' w, \
fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
. C$ b- o( }) ~ 这组词均含有“迅速的”，“快捷的”的意思。1 d& D) y) U5 O- `3 {+ @! V
fast
. _7 F; w M3 B3 R* t. o 强调速度快，且保持不变；又指钟表的时间超过准确的时间。
! V. g8 F9 `6 l+ @! u0 T4 G We took a fast train to Beijing.我们坐快车来北京。
; f/ ~7 [8 Q) m \3 v5 @" v hasty
& \+ K& ]8 Y, K+ ^5 Z2 e" ` c, c/ E# h 指匆忙、急促，涉及因此而引起的慌乱、疏漏。
: k/ Q% K; b) f$ R8 t, m6 K9 J4 g( E Don’t arrive at hasty conclusions.别匆忙下结论。9 I) y/ z* ?+ R& @8 B
quick
a( E! r& M/ G4 ?2 _. Z5 c7 D2 p 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。6 f. u" P: F7 b' i& @+ T
The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊扑去。
. v4 Z: k( r) H$ l rapid8 _- R) v8 v. [, V/ M
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。
5 M5 H0 q+ G7 N* H' { The growth of the economy has been rapid in recent years.近年来，经济增长速度很快。
9 e4 ~; T* W8 t! e speedy, H* Q" I/ \# c
指人处理问题迅速或物体运转速度快。
) w) V8 l7 f" q* r His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控马上遭到了否认。: {, p, n' ~4 m3 a9 T! Y0 {+ h
swift
0 ?* z1 l1 ~! @( Q6 y/ Y& u: \ 与fast和quick同义，但带有文学色彩。1 f8 t$ p4 W+ V- u
Eagles are swift in flight.鹰飞得很快。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:09:43
