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PETS二级考试语法复习精讲(96)
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  She sight-reads really well.
  Clare: My elder sister is always in demand at family parties.
  Angie: Why, is she a good singer?
  Clare: No, she plays the piano really well and she can play whatever music anyone puts in front of her.
  Angie: I can play the piano, but I couldn't do that. How does she do it?
  Clare: She sight-reads really well.
  Angie: I wish I could do that, it's a great skill.
  克蕾:亲友开家庭派对,都会找我姐姐。
  安吉:为什么?她唱歌唱得很好听吗?
  克蕾:不是,但她弹钢琴弹得很好。无论什么乐谱,放在她面前,她都会弹。
  安吉:我也懂得弹钢琴,但不能像你姐姐那样。她是怎样做得到的?
  克蕾:她擅长演奏陌生乐谱。
  安吉:我真希望自己也能够这样。那是很了不起的技巧。
  克蕾称赞她的姐姐:My elder sister sight-reads really well.Sight-read看到完全陌生的乐谱,即能按谱歌唱或演奏,无须预习或听过别人表演。这个字可以作及物(transitive verb)或不及物动词(intransitive verb),即其后可带受词(object),也可不带,例如:(1) Though he had never sung the song before, he sight-read it without any difficulty(他虽然从来没有唱过这首歌,但一看乐谱,就能演唱,毫不费力)。(2) A good musician must be able to sight-read(优秀的乐师,看到完全陌生的乐谱也必须能够演奏)。从前,说儿女或兄弟姊妹中较年长者,必须用elder、eldest二字,例如你有两个儿子,年纪较大的一个叫elder son;有不止两个儿子,年纪最大者才可称为eldest son.但是,今天older、oldest二字逐渐取代elder、eldest.He is my older/oldest son等已经没有人视为错误说法。而eldest的意思也有了改变:即使你只有两个儿子或一个哥哥,都可以说He is my eldest son/brother,不一定要改用elder一字。这和oldest不同:my oldest son/brother表示你最少有三个儿子/两个哥哥。Elder、eldest作形容词(adjective),一般只可用在名词之前,这和older、oldest也不同。你可以说My brother is two years older than I am(我哥哥比我大两岁),但不可以说elder than. [NextPage]   Stick at it.
  Niall: Don't you find these rowing machines hard work?
  Harry: I certainly do, but they're supposed to be.
  Niall: How often do you come to the gym for a workout?
  Harry: Three times a week at least if I can manage it.
  Niall: No wonder you look so fit and trim.
  Harry: Thanks. Stick at it and you can be the same.
  尼尔:你不觉得这些划船健身器很吃力吗?
  哈里:我当然觉得吃力,但那正是这类器械的作用。
  尼尔:你多久来一次健身房锻炼身体?
  哈里:假如可能的话,我一星期最少来三次。
  尼尔:怪不得你看来这么健美。
  哈里:谢谢夸奖。只要你持之以恒,也可以像我一样。
  尼尔称赞哈里说:You look so fit and trim.Trim作动词,指'修剪',例如She trimmed her nails即'她修剪指甲'.作形容词,trim可指身材健美,例如:He exercised hard to keep trim(他努力做运动,保持健美)。
  哈里告诉尼尔:Stick at it and you can be the same.Stick作动词,可以指'黏住',例如He stuck a stamp on the envelope(他贴了一枚邮票在信封上)。引申其义,stick at/to something即'持之以恒',例如:
  (1) He stuck at/to it till he succeeded(他锲而不舍,直到成功)。
  (2) Whatever happens, stick at/to your job and don't let your attention wander(无论发生什么事,继续做你的工作,不要分心)。留意stick at一词,用于否定句,有'不择手段'、'不因……而罢手'的意思,常见于stick at nothing这词组(phrase),例如:He won't stick at lying/violence/murder to achieve his purpose(他为达目的,会不惜说谎/使用暴力/密谋杀人)。要说某人做什么事都没有恒心,可以说He sticks to nothing,不可说He sticks at nothing.Stick at it and……的and字,是用来表示结果,有'只要……就'的意思。这是and的一个常见用法,例如:
  (1) Move, and you are dead(你一动,就没命)。
  (2) One false step, and all that we have done will go down the drain(稍有差池,我们一切工作就会付诸流水)。
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