38. for oneself 为自己
例:I’ll keep this one for myself.
(这个我会留给我自己。)
39.give up 放弃
例:He who gives up hope easily will never succeed.
( 凡是轻易放弃希望的都不会成功。)
40.had better + V 最好…
例: You had better not waste so much of your time on trifles.
(你最好不要在琐事上浪费那么多时间.)
41.intend to +V 有意要…;打算要…
= desire to +V
= plan to +V
例: Do you intend to be a politician?
(你想当一名政治家吗?)
42. more or less 多多少少;几乎
= almost
= nearly
注意:
本短语多使用于more or less +adj.的用法
例: The job is more or less finished.
(这个工作几乎完成了.)
43. no doubt 毫无疑问地
例: No doubt you should be responsible for the result.
= Undoubtedly ……………………………………………
= Doubtlessly ……………………………………………
= Without doubt …………………………………………
(毫无疑问,你必须为这个结果负责.)
注意:
本例句中的no doubt表面上虽然为名词短语,但事实上为一副词短语,等于undoubtedly, doubtlessly, without doubt. 使用时常置于句首,或置于句中.
例: He is no doubt a nice man.
(他无疑是个好人.)
44. no longer 不再…
= no more
例: John no longer lives here---he has moved to San Francisco.
=John lives here no more---he has moved to San Francisco.
= John does not live here anymore---he has moved to San Francisco.
= John does not live here any longer---he has moved to San Francisco.
(约翰不再住在这里了.他已经搬到旧金山了.)
注意:
A. 上列句式中, no longer可置于句尾、句中或句首,但置于句首须用倒装句式。
例:John no longer lives here.
= John lives here no longer.
= No longer does John live here.
(约翰不再住在这里了。)
B.no more只可置于句尾或句首,而不可置于句中。置于句首时,必须用倒装句式。
例:John lives here no more.
=No more does John lives here.
例:John no more lives here. (wrong)
45. pay attention to 注意
= take notice of
= take note of
= attend to
例:A good student always pays attention to the teacher’s lecture.
(好学生通常都很注意老师的讲课。)
46、point out 指出
例:The teacher pointed out three mistakes in my article.
(老师在我的文章里指出了3个错误。)
47、run into +人 与某人不期相遇
= bump into +人
= come across +人
= encounter +人
例:I ran into my uncle on the train.
(我跟我叔叔在火车上不期而遇。)
48、search for 寻找,探寻
= look for
= seek
例:He was searching for a temporary lodging in the city.
(他在城里寻找一个临时住宿的地方。)