英语选修七UNIT4Language points(2017.3.27).pptVIP

1. It was wonderful to hear from you. hear from ... 意为“收到……的信”, receive a letter from ... 。 注: hear from 后面只能接表示人的名词或代词，不可接letter作为它的宾语。 I hear from my mother every week. 每星期我都收到妈妈的信。 其区别如下： hear from 不是指具体接到信件, 而是指得 到音信、信息; receive 往往指收到具体的信件。 e.g. 我好久没得到他的音信了。 I haven’t heard from him for a long time. e.g. 我已经好几个月没有收到他的信了。 I haven’t received any letters from him for several months. 2. I know you’re dying to hear all about my life here… be dying to do sth. “极想做某事” e.g. _______ __________a long distance, the athelites