逍遥学能 2017-06-03 09:51
◆arrive v.
1. 表示“到达”,是不及物动词。如:
What time does the train arrive? 火车什么时候到?
We arrived here last night. 我们昨晚到这儿。
2. 要表示“到达某地”,通常要用介词 at(一般用于较小的地方)或 in(一般用于较大的地方)。如:
We arrived at the station five minutes late. 我们到车站晚了五分钟。
They will arrive in Paris next Monday. 他们将于下周星期一到达巴黎。
◆as prep, conj. & pron.
1. 用作介词,意为“作为”、“当作”、“充当”。如:
He treats me as a child. 他把我当小孩看待。
As your doctor, I advise you to eat less. 作为你的医生,我建议你少吃点。
2. 用作连词,注意以下用法:
(1) 表示“随着”。如:
As time passed, things seemed to get worse. 随着时间的推移,情况似乎变得更糟了。
若其后不接从句,而接名词,则用介词 with 表示“随着”。如:
With the development of modern agriculture and industry,
more and more waste is produced. 随着现代工农业的发展,污染越来越严重了。
(2) 表示让步(意为:虽然,尽管),要用于倒装句(相当于 though, 但语气稍弱)。如:
Much as I like you, I couldn’t live with you. 我尽管很喜欢你,却不能和你一起生活。
Try as he would [might],he couldn’t open the door. 他试过多次了,却仍打不开门。
注:倒装后位于句首的名词通常不用冠词。如:
Boy as he was, he behaved like a girl. 他虽然是个男孩,但举止却像个女孩。
3. 用作关系代词,主要用法有:
(1) 用在 such, same, as 等之后,引导限制性定语从句。如:
I live in the same place as Tom does. 我和汤姆住在同处。
Such people as knew him admired him. 认识他的人都钦佩他。
He smokes as expensive a cigarette as he can afford. 他抽一种他买得起的最贵的烟。
(2) 单独用作关系代词,引导非限制性定语从句,可放在主句之前(常译为:正如)或之后(常译为:这一点),且主从句之间一般要用逗号隔开。如:
He was absent, as is often the case. 他缺席了,这是常有的事。
As was expected, he succeeded at last. 正如我们所料,他终于成功了。