詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
steal與rob
steal指"偷盜"、"竊取",其行為通常是偷偷地、悄悄地、不為別人所發(fā)覺;rob則指"搶奪"、"搶劫",其行為通常是明目張膽的:
The man who stole my wallet took my address book as well.偷走我錢包的那個(gè)人把我的通訊錄也拿走了。
I lost my address book when that man robbed me of my bag.當(dāng)那人搶走我的包時(shí),我的通訊錄也沒了。
Someone has stolen my bag from me.有人把我的包偷走了。
They took the risk of being arrested and robbed the bank.他們冒著被逮捕的危險(xiǎn)搶劫了那家銀行。
注意 steal和 rob與介詞的不同搭配:steal(sth.) from(sb./ some place), rob(sb.) of(sth.)。
pay back
(1)償還:
All Sam's money was paid back in this way.
薩姆全部的錢都用這樣的方式還了回來。
Yesterday Sam borrowed some money from me and said that he would pay me back in a week.
昨天薩姆從我這里借了些錢,并說一周后還我。
(2)報(bào)答;向……報(bào)復(fù):
You've been very kind to me. How can I pay you back?
你對我太好了。我如何報(bào)答你呢?
He embarrassed me at the party. I'll pay him back someday.
在晚會上他讓我難堪了?傆幸惶煳視䦂(bào)復(fù)他的。
練習(xí)答案 Key to written exercises
1.關(guān)鍵句型練習(xí)答案
A had been lost(11.1-2); must have been found(11.3-4); was not returned(1.4); had been wrapped(1.6); was sent (1.9); was paid back(1.10)
C 1 A meal has been prepared for you.
2 The book will be translated into English.
3 A telegram must be sent to him.
4 The fire had been put out before the fire brigade arrived.
5 The cat was given some milk to drink.
2.難點(diǎn)練習(xí)答案
1 back 2 robbed… stole 3 back 4 stole 5 robbed
3.多項(xiàng)選擇題答案
1 b 2 d 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 d
7 c 8 b 9 c 10 b 11 d 12 b