那些你经常说错的英文系列--1
1--afternoon下午(从正午到日落)
∴例:他们在下午两点见面。
×误:They met at 2:00 afternoon.
√正:They met at 2:00 in the afternoon.
说明:早晨、下午、晚上,而要说in the morning,in the afternoon,in the evening.
说某日的早晨、下午、晚上要用介词on. ∷如:on a fine afternoon在一个晴朗下午 on Friday morning在周五早晨 on Sunday evening在周日的傍晚
注意:今天早晨、下午、傍晚:
this morning,this afternoon,this evening就不用介词了。
孩子们该睡觉了。
What time do you usually go to bed?
你通常几点睡?
Do not go to the schoolto see her in class. 不要上课时去学校看她。
I went to the hospitalto see my good friend tomorrow. 我昨天去医院探望我的好
bed床
∴例:孩子昨晚十点就寝。
×误:The child went to the bed at ten last night. √正:The child went to bed at ten last night.
说明:go to bed“就寝”是固定词组,同go to school“上学”一样,在bed及school前不加冠词。
go to the school去这个学校
It is time the children go to bed.
body身体,躯体
∴例:我老爸身体很好。
×误:My old father's body is good.
√正:My old father is sound in body.
体好”的用法。如: “to be sound(健康的)in body”,be well,be ok短语都可以。body对应词mind,soul,spirit
∷如:body and soul身心。
He devoted himself body and soulto his study. 他全身心地投入到学习中。
The police have found a bodyin the old canal. 警察在老运河中发现了一具尸体。
A sound mind in a sound body. 健康的心理寓于健康的身体。(谚语)
She had injuries to her head and body. 她的头部和身躯都受了伤。
You can imprison my body but not my mind. 你可以禁锢我的身体,但你不能禁锢我的精神。
常用短语:
in a body全体,一起
keep body and soul together苟延残喘
own sb body and soul完全主宰某人
bodyguard保镖
body-building健身,健美
body-builder健身者,健美运动员
body clock人体生物钟
body language身势语,体态语