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4, This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
give rise to引起,惹起
相当于:result in, lead to, cause
e.g. Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings. 这种行为会引起误解。
e.g. The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes. 不良的环境会引起犯罪。
in the case of: 至于,就......而言
e.g. Stealing is no shame in the case of him.
区别:in case of: (连) 万一,以防
e.g. You should ensure your house in case of fire.
5,When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
too embarrassed to say:太尴尬而没有说明
be ashamed of感到羞愧
e.g. Alf was ashamed of his job as a dustman.
get married 结婚
总结:marry v. 娶,嫁
如果强调动作:He married the girl.
如果表示状态:get married, be married
如果表明和某人已经结婚多长时间了:be married to sb.
e.g. The old man has been married to his wife 50 years.
too...to..., 太...而不能...
6, Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
dressed in a smart black suit-----分词作状语,表示一种伴随状态
e.g.
He got to work dressed in a beautiful coat.
He left home wearing a smart black suit.
7, He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
Changed into: 换上
区别:change back into 换回 |
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