英语辅导报高三版:差之一“the”意义迥异 |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/06/08 13:28 英语辅导报 |
![]() |
英语中有一些短语,有无定冠词"the"将影响短语的意义。有些短语加"the"后表达原短语的被动意义,有些则"面目全非"。现将部分这样的重点短语总结一下,供大家参考。 一、加"the"后表达被动意义 1. in possession of 拥有 in the possession of 被……拥有 ①My brother is in possession of all the business. 我哥哥拥有所有的生意。 ②All the business is in the possession of my brother. 所有的生意由我哥哥拥有。 2. in control of 控制;管理 in the control of 受……控制 ①Jim is in control of the store. 吉姆管理这家商店。 ②The store was in the control of Jim. 这家商店由吉姆管理。 3. in charge of 负责;管理 in the charge of 由……来照料 ①The nurse was left in charge of the children. 护士被留下来照顾孩子。 ②The girl was in the charge of the nurse. 这个女孩由护士来照料。 二、加"the"后意义迥然不同 4. out of question 毫无疑问;肯定 out of the question 不可能 ①Your success is out of question. 你肯定会成功。 ②The boys had no money, so it was out of the question for them to go to the cinema. 孩子们没有钱,因此他们不可能去看电影。 5. in sight of 可以看见 in the sight of 由……看来 ①We are in sight of the land. 我们看到陆地了。 ②All men are equal in the sight of God. 在上帝眼里人人平等。 6. in red 穿红衣服 in the red 赤字 ①She was dressed in red. 她穿着红衣服。 ②The company had been in the red until he took over. 这家公司在他接手之前一直亏损。 7. by sea 经海路 by the sea 在海边 ①He travelled to New York by sea. 他乘船去了纽约。 ②I'll take her down by the sea. 我将把她带到海边去。 8. in prison 被监禁 in the prison 在监狱做事 ①He was in prison for three years. 他已被监禁3年了。 ②We worked in the prison. 我们在监狱做事。 9. in case of 如果;万一 in the case of 就……而言 ①In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button. 如有火灾,请打碎玻璃按红色按钮。 ②In the case of a physical change, no new substance is formed. 就物理变化而言,并不产生新物质。 10. in black 穿黑衣服 in the black 有盈余 ①He was dressed in black. 他穿着黑衣服。 ②The new production method put the factory in the black. 新生产方法使工厂有了盈余。 11. by day (在)白天 by the day 按日(计算) ①I prefer to travel by day rather than by night. 我喜欢白天旅行,而不喜欢夜间旅行。 ②She is paid by the day. 她按日领工资。 (文/高永全 张洁;英语辅导报高三版2003-2004学年第43期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。) |
【英语学习论坛】【评论】【大 中 小】【打印】【关闭】 |