零基础学英语:与book有关的用法
书是文化生活的源泉,不管是学习还是工作,我们的每一天生活都离不开书,但是关于书的这些用法你都说对了吗?1 a book about
描述书的类别
I like books about food.
我喜欢美食类书籍。
There is a book about sports.
有本关于体育的书。
2 a book of
描述书的内容构成
It's a book of interviews with artists.
这是一本艺术家访谈录。
同理,用a book of essays表示论文集选,用a book of poems表示诗集。
3 by the book
严格按照规章办事、墨守成规
He does everything by the book.
他是一个墨守成规的人。
They play it by the book - their book not mine.
他们按规矩办事,只不过,不按我的规矩来。
4 an open book
易看穿的、一目了然的
Her life is an open book.
她的生活毫无秘密可言。
补充:an open book exam可不是一目了然的测验
而是大家最爱的开卷考试哦!
5 a closed book
完全不了解的、搞不懂的
Chemistry is a closed book to me.
我对化学一窍不通。
Even to his closest friends, Rick was always a closed book.
哪怕是最亲密的朋友,也认为瑞克不好接触。
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