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【趣味英语】春节小知 世界节日（1）Spring

1. if only; only if

    (1) if only仅以条件从句出现, 主句省略, 表达强烈的愿望或惊讶, 意为“要是……就好了;但愿”。如:

If only I had met her earlier!我要是早点儿遇到她该有多好!

If only he had known about the news. 但愿他知道这个消息。

If only I could be rich. 要是我富有就好了。

(2) only if引导条件状语从句, 意为“只要;只有在……的时候”。如:

Only if it clears up, we will go immediately. 只要天放晴, 我们就立刻走。

I am sure he will succeed only if he tries hard.  我敢肯定只要他努力, 他一定能成功。

    2. such as; as such

    (1) such as相当于for example, 用来列举一系列事物。如:

I visited several cities such as New York, Chicago and Boston. 我参观过好几个城市, 像纽约、芝加哥和波士顿。

We are in GREat need of reference books, such as dictionaries and hand-

books. 我们急需参考书, 如词典和手册。

(2) as such意为“以那种身份(资格);名副其实地;本身”。如:

She is a guest and must be treated as such. 她是客人, 必须那样对待她。

Money, as such, does not bring happiness to people. 金钱本身并不会给人带来幸福。

They don't oppose the plan as such. 他们本身不反对这个计划。

    3. from across; across from

    (1) from across是双重介词, 意为“从那边”。如:

He came from across the street. 他从街道那边走来。

Can you swim from across the English Channel?你能从英吉利海峡游过来吗?

(2) across from亦为双重介词, 意为“在……的对面;在……对侧”。如:

The Agriculture Bank of China is just across from our school. 中国农业银行就在我们学校对面。

—Is the No. 1 Middle School far away from here?一中离这里远吗?

—No, it is just across from the  post office. 不远, 就在邮局对过。

    4. result in; in result

(1) result in意为“结果;终于;导致”, 句子的主语是因, in的宾语是果。如:

His careless speech resulted in much argument. 他的发言过于草率, 因而引起许多争议。

The accident resulted in the death of two passengers. 这次事故造成两名乘客死亡。

(2) in result意为“结果;引起(结果)”, 多用于句末。如:

He failed in the exam in result. 他结果考试没及格。

Thousands of people lost their lives in the accident in result. 结果是成千上万的人在这次事故中丧命。

    5. in all; all in

(1) in all意为“总共”, 相当于altogether。如:

There are more than a thousand cars in all. 总共有一千多辆车。

Tom worked three days and earned 1, 000 dallars in all. 汤姆干了三天, 总共

挣了一千美元。

(2) all in意为“精疲力竭的”, 相当于exhausted。如:

He was all in at the end of the race. 赛跑结束时他精疲力竭了。

6. turn in; in turn

(1) turn in意为“上交;交回”。如:

I picked up a wallet and turned it in afterwards. 我拾到一个钱包, 然后把它上交了。

You  must turn in your equipment before you leave. 你离开之前必须交回设备。

(2) in turn指两个人时, 意为“轮流”;指三个人或三个以上时, 意为“一个接一个;依次”。如:

My husband and I cook the meals in turn.  我和我丈夫轮流做饭。

The boys were summoned in turn to see the examiner.  男孩子们依次被召入见考官。