Ex. 2 Sentences and a passage.ppt

22 Ex. 2 Sentences and a passage Exercise 1 Sentences: Articles 1. Why don’t you open a window here, for God’s sake? 我的天，你干嘛不打开一扇窗户呢？（数量具有重要意义） 。 2. We should have bought the land next door. 当初我们真该把隔壁那块地买下来。（特指） 3. There was a big snow yesterday. 昨天下了一场大雪。（数量具有重要意义） 4. I could stay for a day or two, but as for staying a week, it would be out of the question. 我可以待上一两天，但要待上一个星期，那是不行的。 5. His courage and integrity is out of question. 他的勇气和正直是无可怀疑的。 6. A parrot can talk like a man. 鹦鹉会象人一样讲话。（泛指，不宜译出） 7. The pen is mightier than the sword. 文字的力量大于武力。（或：笔比剑更有力。） 8. The proton