CI am afraid I can't teach you swimming. I think my little brother is a better teacher than工 我未必会教你游泳。我想我的小弟弟比我教的好 比较: ·② She is a well- known singer. ·她是一位著名的歌唱家。 .@Some of my classmates are good singers ·我同班同学中有些人唱歌唱得很好 @He is a good eater and a good sleeper. 他能吃能睡
• ①I am afraid I can’t teach you swimming. I think my little brother is a better teacher than I. • 我未必会教你游泳。我想我的小弟弟比我教的好。 • 比较： • ②She is a well-known singer. • 她是一位著名的歌唱家。 • ③Some of my classmates are good singers. • 我同班同学中有些人唱歌唱得很好。 • ④He is a good eater and a good sleeper. • 他能吃能睡
He is no smoker but his father is chain-smoker 6 He was a regular visitor. (She is a lover of Chinese painting @There were various possible players for the role
• ⑤ He is no smoker, but his father is a chain-smoker. • ⑥ He was a regular visitor. • ⑦She is a lover of Chinese painting. • ⑧There were various possible players for the role
o He made no mention of your request 他没有提到你的要求
• He made no mention of your request. • 他没有提到你的要求
(4)The noun possessing the property of a verb or derived from a verb might as well form a comparatively steady collocation or a set phrase with its preceding verb making the fulfillment of an action implied in the noun the noun as a matter of fact, plays a key role in this structure that's the meaning of the structure is to a grea extent determined by the noun Thus we should transform directly the noun into a verb, paying little attention to the preceding verb. ·(英语作为习语主体的名词往往可以与汉语动词转换)。如: have a rest, have a look at take care of make mention of/ make no mention of e.g He made no mention of your request 他没有提到你的要求。 ·⑦ He has already made mention of the matter in his speech 新增内容,见陈定安P.20
• (4)The noun possessing the property of a verb or derived from a verb might as well form a comparatively steady collocation or a set phrase with its preceding verb making the fulfillment of an action implied in the noun. The noun as a matter of fact, plays a key role in this structure, that’s, the meaning of the structure is, to a great extent, determined by the noun. Thus we should transform directly the noun into a verb, paying little attention to the preceding verb. • (英语作为习语主体的名词往往可以与汉语动词转换)。如： have a rest, have a look at, take care of , make mention of/make no mention of等, e.g. • He made no mention of your request. • 他没有提到你的要求。 • ⑦ He has already made mention of the matter in his speech. • 新增内容,见陈定安P. 20
1)Who chaired the meeting? 2)It can seat a thousand people BWe should shoulder these responsibilities 4)I hope we can room together. 5They breakfasted at the guesthouse 6)You can happy your friend, malice or foot your enemy or fall an axe on his neck (Shakespeare)
• 1)Who chaired the meeting? • 2)It can seat a thousand people. • 3)We should shoulder these responsibilities. • 4)I hope we can room together. • 5)They breakfasted at the guesthouse. • 6)You can happy your friend, malice or foot your enemy, or fall an axe on his neck. • (Shakespeare)