英语语法与惯用法知识点总结

1、英语语法与惯用法知识点总结 1.delay 耽误; 延迟，拖延 用于delay in doing sth，表示“在做某事方面的耽误”。如： excuse me for my delay in answering your letter. 迟复为歉。 my delay in going abroad is due to my illness. 我推迟出guo是由于我生病了。 2. delight 快乐，乐趣 用于delight in doing sth，表示“做某事的乐趣”“以做某事为乐”。如： he finds delight in giving to others. 他以助人为乐。 i fi

2、nd a perverse delight in listening to traffic. 我从听车流噪音中找到一种怪异的乐趣。 注意有用结构take delight in doing sth(喜欢做某事，从做某事中取乐)。如： she took delight in teasing me. 她老爱跟我开玩笑。 now many people take delight in watching tv. 现在许多人都喜欢看电视。 he takes great delight in proving others wrong. 他的极大乐趣是证实别人错了。 3. harm 危害 用于 harm in

3、 doing sth，表示“做某事的危害”，尤其用于no harm in doing sth结构。如： whats the harm in having a little fun? 开点玩笑有什么不好? he may not be able to help but theres no harm in asking him. 他可能帮不了忙，但是求他一下倒也无妨。 the problem may not arise, but theres no harm in keeping our powder dry. 问题不一定会发生，但有备无患并无害处。 4. interest 兴趣 表示做某事的兴趣，

4、其后通常接in doing sth。如： i have an interest in learning about puters. 我对学计算机有兴趣。 my cousin expressed an interest in seeing where i work. 我的表亲说有兴趣看一看我工作的地方。 these arguments suggest that the medical establishment had an interest in suppressing the research. 这些证据说明医学权威曾有意禁止这项研究。 5. suess 成功 用于suess in doin

5、g sth，表示“在做某事方面成功”“成功做成某事”。如： did you have any suess in persuading her to e? 你说服了要她来吗? she had little suess in getting new customers. 她没能赢得什么新顾客。 ive had some suess in getting rid of the weeds. 我除草干得颇为出色。 1. ban 禁止 用于ban on doing sth，表示“对做某事的禁止”“禁止做某事”。如： we have put a ban on smoking. 我们已禁止吸烟。 there

6、 should be a ban on talking loudly in cinemas. 应该禁止在电影院大声说话。 the government has announced the ban on gambling. 政府宣布不准的禁令。 2. concentration 专注，集中精力 用于concentration on doing sth，表示“专注做某事”。如： concentration on providing quality value and service . 专注提供价值和效劳 3. constraint 限制 用于constraint on doing sth，表示“

7、对做某事的限制”“限制做某事”。如： constraints on spending have forced the pany to rethink its plans. 开支受到限制使这家公司不得不重新考虑它的方案。 4. curb控制，约束 用于curb on doing sth，表示“对做某事的控制(约束)”。如： many panies have imposed curbs on smoking in the workplace. 许多公司已经限制在工作场所吸烟。 5. insistence 坚持 用于insistence on doing sth，表示“对做某事的坚持”“支持做某事”

8、。如： she called him a male chauvinist because of his insistence on calling all women “girls”. 她说他是一个大男子主义者，因为他坚持把所有的女人叫做“女孩”。 he admired your insistence on understanding things and making your point, even when he preferred his own. 虽然他偏向于自己的观点是对的，但他还是很佩服你这种理解事情和把自己的观点解释清楚的坚持精神 用法一：其中的as 表示“像一样”“按的样子”

9、，as it is 的意思是“像它现在的这个样子”“按原样”“按照它实际的情况”。如： leave it as it is. 听其自然。 its good enough as it is. 照现在这个样子已经很不错了。 they agree to buy the house just as it is. 他们同意照房子原状买下来。 用于二：表示对目前的情况所作出的判断，尤其强调目前的情况与原来料想的不一样。通常译为“实际上”“照现状看”“看样子”。如： we cant take on any more workwere fully stretched as it is. 我们不能再接别的工作了

10、，我们已是在拼命了。 he seemed to be around fifty, but as it was, he was over sixty. 他看上去只有 50岁左右，但事实上他已经60多岁了。 as it is, he is a noble-hearted man with profound thinking. 事实上，他是一个心灵高尚，思想深刻的人。 i thought i might be transferred but as it is i shall have to look for a new job. 我以为我可能调开工作，照目前情况看我得另找工作了。 we were hoping to have a holiday next weekas it is, we may not be able to get away. 我们原来盼望着下星期放假看样子走不了了。 i hoped things would get better, but as it is they are getting worse. 我本来是希望情况会变好的，可照现在的样子看，情况是越来越糟。 用法三：表示“已经”“早就是”，与 already相似。如： just keep quietyoure in enough trouble as it is.