go swimming 去游泳
8. other/ others/ the other/ another other表其余的,别的,
Have you any other questions?你还有其他问题吗?
others 别的人,别的东西
In the room some people are American, the others are French.在屋子里一些人是 美国人,其他的是法国人。
the other表另一个(二者之中)one…,the other…
One of my two brothers studies English, the other studies Chinese.
我两个哥哥中的一个学习英文,另一个学中文。
another表三者以上的另一个,另一些 There is room for another few books on the shelf.书架上还可以放点书。 9. some/ any
(1)some和 any既可修饰可数名词,也可修饰不可数名词。但有以下两点需要注意。
some常用于肯定句中,any常用于否定句和疑问句中。如:
There is some water in the glass. Is there any water in the glass? There isn't any water in the glass.
(2)在说话者希望得到肯定答复的一般疑问句中,或在表示请求,邀请的疑问句中,我们依然用some。如: Would you like some tea? 10. look for/ find
look for 意为“寻找”,而find意为“找到,发现”,前者强调“找”这一动作,并不注重“找”的结果,而后者则强调“找”的结果。例如: She can’t find her ruler. 她找不到她的尺子啦。
Tom is looking for his watch,but he can’t find it.汤姆正在寻找他的手表,但没能找到。 11. be sleeping/ be asleep
be sleeping 表示动作,意思是“正在睡觉”;be asleep 表示状态,意思是“睡着了”。如: ---What are the children doing in the room? 孩子们在房间里做什么?
---They are sleeping.他们正在睡觉。
The children are asleep now.现在孩子们睡着了。
12. How much/ How many
how much常用来询问某一商品的价格,常见句式是How much is / are…?
How much is the skirt? 这条裙子多少钱? How much are the bananas? 这些香蕉多少钱?
how much后加不可数名词,表示数量“多少“,how many后加可数名词的复数形式。 How much meat do you want? 你要多少肉呀?
How many students are there in your class? 你们班有多少人?
13. be good for/ be good to/ be good at
be good for 表示\对……有好处\,而be bad for表示\对……有害\;be good to表示\对……友好\,而be bad to表示\对……不好\;be good at表示\擅长,在……方面做得好\,而be bad at表示\在……方面做得不好\。
Doing eye exercises is good for your eyes.做眼保健操对你的眼睛有好处。
Eating too much is bad for you health.吃的太多对你的身体有害。
Miss Li is good to all of us.李老师对我们所有的人都很友好。
The boss is bad to his workers.这个老板对他的工人不好。
Li Lei is good at drawing, but I'm bad at it.李雷擅长画画,但是我不擅长。 14. each/ every
each 和every都有\每一个\的意思,但含义和用法不相同。each从个体着眼,every从整体着眼。each 可用于两者或两者以上,every只用于三者或三者以上。 We each have a new book. 我们每人各有一本新书。
There are trees on each side of the street. 街的两旁有树。
each可以用作形容词、副词和代词;every只能用作形容词。
Each of them has his own duty. 他们各人有各人的义务。
They each want to do something different. 他们每个人都想做不同的事情。
15. hear sb. or sth.doing sth. / herar sb. or sth. do sth.
hear sb. or sth.doing sth.意思是“听到某人或某物在做某事”,而hear sb. or sth. do sth.意思是“听到某人或某物做过某事”。试比较: I hear him singing an English song.听见他在唱英歌曲。
I heard him sing an English song.我听见他唱一首英文歌。
类似hear 这种用法的还有see, watch, listen, feel等感官动词。 16. hear /listen to
listen to 和hear 都有“听”的意思,但含义有所不同。Listen to强调“听”的动作,hear 强调“听”的结果。例如:
Listen to me ,please! I’m going to tell you a story. 请听我说!我给你们讲个故事。