《新概念三》中有哪些地道实用的表达或句型?(2)
今天继续《新概念·写作》专栏:
一、如何表达不同观点/态度
People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
在决定什么能吃而什么不能吃的时候,人们往往变得不合情理。比如,如果你住在地中海地区,你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴,同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。另一方面,你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃,但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。
二、如何表达“饱受争议、毁誉参半”的含义?
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。
三、more than was good for sb
To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.
为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历,那人喝得稍许多了一点。
The university is much bigger than it was half a decade ago.大学比五年前大得多。
The death toll from covid-19 appears higher than official figures suggest.新冠疫情死亡人数似乎高于官方数据公布的数字。
Between 2008 and 2018, 550,000 more Britons left London than moved to it.在2008-2018年间,离开伦敦的英国人,比迁入伦敦的英国人,多55万人。
四、add colour to the dull routine of everyday life
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。他们不顾社会习俗,意识不到自己所作所为有什么特殊之处。他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬,因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。
如何表达不同的观点/态度:[总领句] People become quite... when... [观点一] Some would consider..., and would not be able to understand why some people find it... [观点二] On the other hand, others would...
如何表达饱受争议、毁誉参半:Nothing has received more praise and abuse than XX
表达“过度”的概念:XX a little more than was good for sb
用 invariably 表达 always 的含义。
兴趣类话题:add colour to the dull routine of everyday life
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