Those must be comfortable shoes. I bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and notfeel a thing. I wish I had shoes like that.
那双鞋子一定很舒适。穿这样的鞋子你可以走上一整天，脚都不会痛。我希望能有一双这样的鞋子。

bet v. 打赌，确信无疑
He bet $50 that his horse would win.
他拿50美元打赌，说他的马将会赢。
I bet they are making a pile out of the deal.
我肯定他们这笔生意一定赚大钱。

【词义辨析】

bet, gamble,
bet: 指竞赛中的打赌，也指双方对有疑惑之事争执不下的打赌。在口语中，bet作确信，敢说解。
gamble: 多指投机，为获得某物或牟利而冒大险，含孤注一掷意味。

If God intended everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs.
如果上帝要让人人都一样的话，他会给每人一双脚

intend vt. 想要，打算，意指

【词义辨析】

intend, mean,
intend: 较正式用词，但常用，指对未来的行动做出打算，并力争实现。
mean: 口语多用，指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物，特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。

【词语用法】

1.intend后面多接不定式，而少用动名词，如I intend to go的格式比较常见；
2.当intend后面有宾语时，也多用不定式。
I intend him to do it at once.
我打算让他立刻着手做这事。
3.当表达打算的事未实现的意思时，不用虚拟语气，而仅需体现打算这个动作较早。
I had intended to come, but was prevented by the bad weather.

错句举例与错句分析
错句：Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended.

纠正：Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended to be.

翻译：远不如把表面适当地油漆一下，就像原来打算的那样。

分析：不可用they were intended painted，而是they were intended to be painted。

Hancock: We're a progressive school system.We don't want to see anybody left behind.Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?
我们的学校是要排名次的。我们不想有人拉后腿。甘先生在哪儿，甘太太？

progressive: 进步的，先进的，循序渐进的

She is the most progressive writer of that times.
她是那个时代最进步的作家。
History can not hold progressive movement.
历史无法阻挡前进的步伐。

The state require s a minimum I. Q of 80 to attend public school.Mrs. Gump,
州政府要求智商起码要80才能上公立学校，甘太太。

minimum: adj. 最少的，最低程度的

You must practice each day for a minimum of 30 minutes.
你每天必须最少练习三十分钟。
The minimum wage is 4.25 dollars an hour.
最低工价为每小时四点二五美元。

反义词：maximum 最高的，最大极限的

The maximum temperature in July may be 36 Celsius degree.
七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

attend v. 出席，参加，照料，注意，专心于

I shall be attending the meeting.我会参加会议。
You're going out? But who will attend to the baby?你要出去?那谁来照料这婴儿。
Attend to your work and stop talking.专心工作，不要说话。

【词义辨析】

attend, join, participate, take part in,
attend: 侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等。
join: 普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等。
participate: 正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加。
take part in: 侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用。

【词语用法】

1.attend和attend at均表示出席于……的意思，不过习惯上更偏向于使用attend；
2.attend和attend upon(on)均表示照料，伺候的意思，但是在特指医生或护士的照料时，习惯上常用attend；
3.attend to表示注意于的意思。
I will attend to the matter soon.
我一会会注意下这个事情的。