(单词翻译:单击)
Whenever anybody says they're a little concerned, they're very concerned. And when they say they're more than a little concerned, they're desperate.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点:
1. con'cerned 重音在第二音节
2. desperate可以有3种发音方法
言之有物
1. whenever 无论何时
“每当...”=every time
Whenever I smell roses I think of Mary. 每当闻到玫瑰花香,我都想起Mary.
Whenever you see one of those, stop. 每当你看到这个的时候,就停下来。
2. concerned adj.
有关的/相关的
① I shall find the boy concerned and punish him.
我要找到相关责任人,并且惩罚他。
all those concerned in the robbery 所有参与抢劫的人员
② 担心的/忧虑的/关注的
I've been concerned about you lately. 最近我很担心你。
concerned for their safety 担心他们的安全
The president himself said to be "intensely concerned". 总统本人表示“非常关注”。
3. more than+adj.
-She's pretty.
-Oh she's definitely more than pretty. She's gorgeous. 她可不只是“漂亮”这么简单。她美呆了。
① more than与数词连用,意思是“多于,大于,超过”。相当于over.例如:
I’ve known him for more than 20 years. 我认识他已经二十多年了。
② more than后面跟名词,意为“不只是,不仅仅是”。
例如:She is more than a teacher to us, she is our friend. 他不只是教师,她还是我们的朋友。
③ more than与形容词和分词连用,表示“非常、十分”。
例如:She is more than beautiful. 她非常漂亮 。
④ more than与动词连用,对动词起着加强语气的作用。
例如:His progress more than encouraged him to work hard. 进步激励他努力学习。
...which your Uncle Marsellus is more than happy to do. 你马叔会很乐意做。
4. desperate adj. 绝望的
Sorry to ask, but I'm desperate. 抱歉打扰,但是我已穷途末路了。
She's so desperate and insecure. 她绝望又没有安全感。
5. 程度递增
a little concnerned < more than a little concerned < desperate
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请用 more than+adj. 随意造句
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