★ Which of these do you think is the mostuseful invention?
Which of these do you think is the most useful invention?你认为哪一种是最有用的发明。
Do you think 语法上通常认为是插入语,意思是说,去掉它们以后,句子仍然成立。(如果认为you 是主语,think 是谓语,其它成份是宾语从句也有道理)。例如:
Who do you think is over there?
你认为谁在那儿呢?
What do you think has happened?
你认为发生了什么事情了?
★ He was always trying out new ideas.
He was always trying out new ideas.他总是在试验一些新的想法。
Be always doing 表示总是在做着表达说话人的一种感情,如赞扬或者批评。例如:
My students are always studying hard.
我的学生总是在努力学习。
He is always making some mistakes.
他总是在犯一些错误。
★ His father saw him sitting on some eggs.
His father saw him sitting on some eggs.他父亲看到他正坐在一些鸡蛋上。
See sb.doing 表示看见某人正干某事。同义词组see sb.do 则表示看见某人做了某事。类似see 的动词还有hear,feel,watch.例如:
I saw him get on the bus.
我看见他上了车了。
I saw a girl reading in the park.
我看见一个女孩在公园里读书。
I heard someone singing in the classroom.
我听到有人在教室里唱歌。
★ The teacher could not answer all of them.
The teacher could not answer all of them.老师不可能回答所有的问题。
句中否定词not 和all在一起,构成不完全否定。例如:
All the students are not here.
所有的学生没都来。
I didnt take all of them.
我没全拿走。
★ So he wanted to send Tom away from school.
So he wanted to send Tom away from school.所以他想让汤姆离开学校。
To send 是一动词不定式。作want 的宾语。动词不定式是原形动词前加一to.动词不定式在句中可作宾语或宾语补足语等。例如:
I want to buy some books.
我想买几本书。
He came here to help me.
他来帮助我。
I asked him to turn it down.
我让他把收音机关小。
★ She sent for a doctor.
She sent for a doctor.她派人去请大夫。Sent for 表示派人把某人请来。
Sent 是send 的过去式。Send 表示派遣。例如:
Her classmate was ill and she sent for the doctor.
她的同学病了,所以她派人请了大夫。
Who sent you here?
谁派你来的?
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