Test Eight
* _! s" V0 q' K% Q It is the first time +that分句: H4 N0 S( T0 w8 l
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：( t6 |$ b; x" L5 v% r, i4 ]
It is the first time I’ve been here.
F" N, I% G% `3 y" E+ R Don’t forget, it’ll be the first time I’ve spoken in public.+ I9 B& o3 S) I7 V& W5 p k
当主句动词为was时，that分句动词通常用过去完成体。例如：+ {, O" h4 x* `- L! K: h
It was the first time she’d been at a summer school and she thoroughly enjoyed it.% {9 z' w {8 Y# v; [* o' `* M
近义词辨析6 b I) u3 }( m! i
fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
1 Y1 v# M4 } c1 X 这组词均含有“迅速的”，“快捷的”的意思。
) @4 a2 b) m! }7 I! J: a4 H- A9 G fast4 Y% J7 _" n/ h
强调速度快，且保持不变；又指钟表的时间超过准确的时间。( p: y A) A& e5 d- {' s
We took a fast train to Beijing.我们坐快车来北京。: C. p7 Y+ ?) L+ E
hasty( Q( |4 V, ^5 Y# e, v# \+ {! J
指匆忙、急促，涉及因此而引起的慌乱、疏漏。
5 E0 A" r. l f x- V7 A Don’t arrive at hasty conclusions.别匆忙下结论。
+ V* K, L2 @7 S7 |5 J( ` quick* J' K3 }: r! Y3 b8 b6 f# }
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。
+ X+ _9 p! w& A& \0 [8 J0 F2 s, v7 s The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊扑去。, u' ~ P. w7 L+ i" I
rapid; S7 `) s+ W* F0 E* J. i1 L' Q, _
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。
# a( J; d# k# e, D7 O \. C The growth of the economy has been rapid in recent years.近年来，经济增长速度很快。
" n3 F# }6 |/ L speedy
6 J: ^9 b6 J# H- I+ g9 \/ B 指人处理问题迅速或物体运转速度快。
' R2 `! s# ^ o" ~; g+ k3 H; J: m His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控马上遭到了否认。
}2 r; e! K$ } `% Y& _: B0 H' g swift
R0 u( u( [# l9 X0 _: \6 a 与fast和quick同义，但带有文学色彩。4 V0 k3 J! l" u2 Z1 z6 z% x
Eagles are swift in flight.鹰飞得很快。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
