初中英语常用短语精解二.doc

中学英语常用短语精解之(1)to wait for (2)at last (3)as usual (4)to find out (5)to look at (6)to look for (7)all right (8)right here (9)little by little (10)tired out (11)to call on (12)Never mind1.to wait for : (to expect, await)【说明：】to wait for （等候，期待）可以说等于await, wait通常都作不及物动词用，如果后面有受词，切不可少用介系词for await为及物动词，后面不可用介系词，但是没有wait普遍。Wait也可用作及物动词，如： wait one’s chance或opportunity（等机会）； Don’t wait dinner for me.（晚饭不要等我） 【例：】 (1) We will wait for you on the corner of Broadway and 86th Street.我们将在百老汇及86街转角处等你 (2) We waited for him for more than an hour and finally left.我们等了他一个多小时，然后才离开。 2.at last : (finally)【说明：】at last（最后，终于）为一副词片语，与at first意义相反。也可以用at long last, 可是语气较强，而且有点英国味道。【例：】(1) We waited and waited and at last John arrived.我们等了又等，后来约翰终于来了。(2) Has he finished that work at last?他最后把那工作做完了吗？ 3.as usual : (as always, customarily)【说明：】as usual（照常，照例，仍然）作副词用，其意为as is (was ) usual 和往常一般。usual 是形容词，不可用usually.【例：】(1) Henry is late for class again as usual.亨利像平常一样上课又迟到了。(2) As usual Helen won first prize in the swimming contest.海伦在游泳比赛中仍然获胜。 4.to find out: (to get information, discover, learn)【说明：】to find out（得悉，发现，查明）与find略有不同，find out指故意去寻而寻出。 【例：】(1) I was unable to find out the name of the man who called.我想不出那个打电话来的人的名字。(2) Will you please try to find out for me what time that train arrives?能否请你替我查明火车什么时候到达？ 5.to look at : (do direct the eyes toward, watch)【说明：】to look at (眼睛望着，注视)亦可解释为考虑，调查（consider, investigate），如：The judge said that he would look at the matter of the widow’s right to the property. （法官说他将考虑寡妇对这财产的权利。）look一般都用作不及物动作，与许多不同的介系词结合而形成各种意义不同的片误。Look at 与see 并不相同，see的意思是看到，往往是无意的，上面两句里的look at 都不可改用see。【例：】(1) The teacher told us to look at the blackboard and not at our books.教师教我们注视黑板，不要看着我们的课本。(2) I like to walk in the park and look at the stars at night.晚上我喜欢在公园里散步，仰望着天上的群星。6.to look for : (to search for, seek)【说明：】to look for （寻觅，搜寻）也有期望，盼望的意思，如I don’t look for much profit from the business