1. They didn't care for school very much. 他们不太喜欢学校。

　　care for在句中表示“喜欢”，等于like，后接名词或动词-ing形式，它还可以表示“关照；照顾”的意思。例如：

　　I don't care for a man who speaks a lot but does little. 我不喜欢只说不做的人。

　　Thanks to Uncle Wang, the children were well cared for. 多亏了王叔叔对孩子们的细心照顾。

　　2. Life to him seemed nothing but heavy work. 生活对他来说除去沉重的工作别无他物。

　　(1)but常和表否定意义的词nobody, nothing, nowhere等连用，意为“除去；除……之外”。例如：

　　We had no choice but to wait. 我们除了等待之外别无选择。

　　There was nothing but an old picture in the room. 房间里除了一幅旧画之外什么也没有。

　　He believes in nobody but his parents. 除了他的父母之外，他谁也不信。

　　(2)seem表示“似乎；好象”，后面可接形容词、不定式或从句。例如：

　　She seemed lively and lovely. = It seemed that she was lively and lovely. 她看上去活泼可爱。

　　It seemed that they had lost the match. = They seemed to have lost the match. 看上去他们输了比赛。

　　3. Oh, I don't dare, Tom. My aunt would beat me. Indeed, she would.不，我不敢，汤姆。我姑姑会打我的。真的，她会的。

　　(1)dare作情态动词时，后接不带to的不定式，主要用于疑问、否定或条件句，表示“敢；敢于”。例如：

　　How dare you speak rudely to your mother? 你怎么敢对你妈妈粗鲁地说话呢？

　　I dare not go out at nigh. 我不敢夜间外出。

　　I know he was wrong, but I daren't tell him. 我知道他错了，但我不敢告诉他。

　　(2)dare还可以用作实义动词。例如：

　　She wanted to ask a question but didn't dare. 她想问问题，却又不敢。

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