Test Eight
m, r) Y- N$ N: n/ U: h It is the first time +that分句6 K* _5 I. E( s/ [
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:/ H; ^6 R0 O2 a P% c/ z
It is the first time I’ve been here.
7 x# ]: e) p5 |1 D0 `4 _9 c Don’t forget, it’ll be the first time I’ve spoken in public.2 @- r& C# M# B" C* P
当主句动词为was时,that分句动词通常用过去完成体。例如:+ [7 D1 a4 `5 e7 w- B
It was the first time she’d been at a summer school and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
2 @# r) d J: ]& n' O4 D 近义词辨析
2 l5 [( _6 L1 E, ?0 `- w fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
# V. j1 {2 y( H7 O- s3 P/ x 这组词均含有“迅速的”,“快捷的”的意思。
/ l! w5 F9 ?6 j4 } p9 h& E fast! W- p! j" {1 w4 S( P* P+ ?
强调速度快,且保持不变;又指钟表的时间超过准确的时间。$ J+ ~3 I- m Z' ]2 c
We took a fast train to Beijing.我们坐快车来北京。
5 P/ Q( a, l* r1 ] hasty1 p; q8 H* d+ {9 N, C* H1 o
指匆忙、急促,涉及因此而引起的慌乱、疏漏。
% I4 i$ E- I2 i$ G/ D' V Don’t arrive at hasty conclusions.别匆忙下结论。
; F. ^) |3 ~& i( R+ _7 } quick8 G5 f$ y1 ~; F3 V) C
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。
3 w q5 W8 g8 e$ O; R% p7 b! g The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊扑去。6 y* F' b6 L) }$ u4 M, q
rapid) ]4 s& p& P6 R
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。
* `. ]" g, x9 U7 \( h+ G5 \4 R( } The growth of the economy has been rapid in recent years.近年来,经济增长速度很快。
: D' I( W7 N* i, T' y speedy
+ Q7 i& E9 n, N/ r, p 指人处理问题迅速或物体运转速度快。
- p: v6 {" a" x ?$ n His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控马上遭到了否认。 f0 D4 ]7 ^: ^, w
swift6 r4 h- l, _. C& p: p7 v1 T
与fast和quick同义,但带有文学色彩。
% Z5 C0 A+ J. R7 R% M9 g5 w Eagles are swift in flight.鹰飞得很快。 |