谈《新概念英语》第三册中的强调词汇-2/3
二、“仅” :ONLY这里包括了大家最容易混淆的两类词:hardly与narrowly,希望能通过以下解释加深印象彻底理解消化两者的不同之处。
almost (= narrowly 几乎差不多 He was almost asleep.)
a mere (= merely 仅仅不过 a mere kid/50 dollars)
but (= only 例如hopes that lasted but a moment仅仅持续了片刻的希望)
barely (=hardly仅仅 几乎没 I could barely do it without the supporting figures.)
exclusively (排他的独有的 This room is exclusively for women.)
hardly (刚刚 注意和narrowly区别 例如hardly missed= didn’t miss没有错过)
just (= narrowly 差点就不 主义和hardly区别 例如just missed being hit没被砸)
merely (只不过 I merely wanted to be informed of the truth of the accident.)
narrowly (勉强的 恰好 注意和hardly区别 例如narrowly missed= missed)
scarcely (= hardly几乎不 I scarcely ever loved her when we were together.)
scantily (= hardly 除表缺乏外还表示“仅仅” The room was scantily furnished.)
simply (= merely 只不过 It is simply a matter of time.)
新概念三册里的例句:
L6: At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
L16: When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find the little black lamb was almost white.
L27: Beggars almost sell themselves as human being to arouse the pity of passers-by.
L35: There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
L43: The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
三、“就” :JUST
以下词语常用于表示“尤其”或“就是”的意思。
especially (= particularly格外 特别I love her, especially when she smiles.)
exactly (如你所说 用于表示赞同Is she the one you are waiting for? Exactly.)
immediately (紧接着 就 例如L33 The woman immediately behind the two cars…)
indeed (真的 的确就He was indeed in rapture after hearing the news.)
namely (= that is to say 即 就是 换句话说Only one man survived, namely me.)
right (仅用于加强语气 例如一段歌词中Open your heart he will walk right in.)
particularly (很大程度上 特别的I particular like the smile on her pretty face.)
precisely (= exactly 准确Tell me precisely what you want.正是如此Precisely so.)
peculiarly (特别特殊的 That customer is peculiarly tough to deal with.)
the very (表示“就是那个”She is the very one I have been waiting for all my life.)
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