CGE AtoZ words语法作业11.11供参习.doc

CGE AtoZ words From word to grammar: an A–Z从单词到语法： The individual words described here have been selected for special attention because they are 在这已经被选的每个单词都应该特别注意因为它们： ????very frequent in everyday language 在我们的日常谈话中很常用 ????often polysemous (that is, they have more than one meaning) 通常一词多义 ????individual in some way in their grammar, possessing characteristics that are worthy of particular note 个体在它们语法的某种程度上，有特征它们值得特别记录 ????known to be difficult for learners of English and often lead to errors. 知道有些对英语学习者来说很难，并且经常出错。 About 5 5个关于about Preposition about 5a介词about The most frequent meaning of about as a preposition is ‘on the subject of’ or ‘connected with’: 作为介词about最常见的意思是‘关于’或者‘对于’； Er, I’m not too sure about that. 嗯，我不太确定关于那个。 He became very anxious about the condition of two of his patients. 他变得非常焦虑关于那两个病人的情况。 We’ve only just started making enquiries about him. 我们刚才已经开始询问关于他的情况。 I’ve already told you what I feel about the appointment. 我已经告诉你我对于约会的感觉了。 Why is she always going on about it 为什么关于它她还在继续？ A less frequent use is as a synonym of round or around:作为round或around的同义词很少用。 The dog was running about the garden all day.那狗大概在花园跑了一天。 About can be contrasted with on, which focuses on more specific and detailed content: About能和on作比较，about的内容更具体有更多细节。 He gave a lecture about Karl Marx.他做了一个关于卡尔马克思的演讲 She gave a lecture on the position of English adverbs in spoken language. 他做了一个关于英语副词在讲英语中的作用的演讲。 Adverb about 5b副词about About is used as an adverb in expressions of time, number and quantity. 在时间，数量，质量的表达中，about被用作副词。 It is used to express approximation and can be replaced by around. 被用作表达大约左右，可以被around替换。 It also occurs in the phrase round about. It is more common in spoken than in written English:它通常发生在短语round about.他在说话中比在书面中更常用。 I’ll see you about six then? 一会我大约在六点见你。 That was about six years ago wasn’t it? 那大约十六年前，不是吗？ The suspect was about 1.7 metres tall. 那嫌疑人大约1.7米高。 The main changes took place ro