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1.Her grandpa Mr. Dong came to Beijing to visit her.她爷爷董先生来北京看望她(李莉)。
to visit her动词不定式,在句中作目的状语。例如:
I have come to see you. 我来看你。
He came to give us a talk yesterday.他昨天来给我们做了一个报告。
2.He used to live in the Kowloon Walled city in Hong Kong. 他一度在香港住在九龙城。 ①used to do sth “过去经常做某事”。例如: I used to live in London.我过去一直住在伦敦。
I used to read newspapers after supper. 过去我经常饭后看报。
②be used to sth/doing sth“习惯于干某事”。例如:
He is used to getting up early.他习惯于早起。
3.In fact, I was born there and have known it since I was very young.
事实上我出生在那里,自从我很小的时候我就知道它了。
①in fact固定词组,“事实上”=actually。
in fact通常用于句子开头;actually通常用于行为动词之前,助动词之后。例如:
So, have you actually lived in the Kowloon Walled City?那么事实上你住在九龙城。 ②since连词, “自从…以来”,后常跟一个时间点或过去时的从句或年代(具体到哪一年,如1990年)。它的主句常用现在完成时态。例如: Where have you been since I last saw you?
自从我上次见到你以后,你到哪儿去了?
He has worked at the factory since he came to the city.
自从他来这个城市,他就在这个工厂工作。 I have known him since 1990. 自从一九九0年我和他就认识了。
③for介词,后面跟表示一段时间(三年、十年等)。例如:
I’ve known the place for many years.这个地方我认为了许多年。
We have lived here for three years.我们在这里住了三年了。
He has worked in this city for over ten years.他已经在这个城市工作十几年了。
4.We lived together until 1960 when I got married.
直到一九六0年那年我结婚时我们就住在一起。
①get married =be married,表示结婚的状态或事实,主语可以是男性,也可以是女性,也可以是复数两个人。例如:
They are going to be(get) married on New Year’s Day.他们将于元旦结婚。
②marry动词,表示泛指结婚,“嫁或娶(某人)”,主语可以是男性,也可以是女性,在句中作谓语。例如:
She didn’t marry until she was over fifty.她直到五十多岁才结婚。
He married again six months after the divorce.他离婚后半年就又结婚了。
5.However, we moved out of the Kowloon Walled City in 1991 because the government wanted to build a new park there.
然而,我们一九九一年搬出了九龙城,因为政府要在那儿建一座新的公园。
because引导的是原因状语从句,“因为……”。例如:
I didn’t go surfing because it was too cold.因为天太冷,我不去冲浪。
6.Has the place changed a lot?这个地方变化大吗?
a lot“许多……”,在句中作状语,修饰动词。例如:
On the farm we learned a lot.在农场,我们学到了许多知识。
7.Do you often go back?你经常回去吗?
go back=return,“回去;返回”,这句话后面省略了to the place。
8.I miss my old friend. 我想念我的老朋友。
miss 在本文中是“ 想念 ”的意思。miss 还有“错过” 的意思。 例如:
He missed the 9:30 train. 他没赶上九点三十分的火车。 9.Well, in some ways it is. 从有些方面说是这样(生活好些了)。
in some ways “在有些方面;在某种程度上”=in one way,例如:
The changes are an improvement in one way.这些变化从某种意义说是一种进步。 10.… and I feel a bit lonely from time to time. 我不时地感到有点孤独。 ①a bit “稍微,有一点儿;短时间,短距离”,通常修饰形容词、副词或动词。例如: This book costs a bit(too)much.这本书(太)贵了一点儿。
These trousers are a bit tight.这条裤子有点儿紧。
Wait a bit!稍等一会儿!
Move up a bit.稍微向上挪一下。
②alone和lonely都含有“孤独的”的意思。
alone “独自,单独一个人”。例如: He lives alone. 他一个人住。 Kate was alone in the room. 凯特独自一人在屋里。
lonely “孤独的,孤单的”。例如:
Smith felt lonely without friends. 没有朋友史密斯感到孤独。
He doesn't feel lonely when he is left alone.
在只剩下他一个人的时候, 他并不感到寂寞。
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