1. Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes? 你認(rèn)為將來(lái)人們家里會(huì)有機(jī)器人嗎?
此句中的Do you think是主句,there will be robots in people’s homes是賓語(yǔ)從句,賓語(yǔ)從句要用陳述句語(yǔ)序。
There be句型的一般將來(lái)時(shí)結(jié)構(gòu)為“There will be…”,否定句為“There will not be…”,一般疑問(wèn)句為“Will there be…”。例如:
There will be a basketball match this evening. 今天晚上有一場(chǎng)籃球賽。
否定句:There will not be a basketball match this evening.
一般疑問(wèn)句:Will there be a basketball match this evening?
2. Will people use money in 100 years? 一百年后人們還用錢(qián)嗎?
介詞in后面接表示一段時(shí)間的名詞短語(yǔ),意思是“在……以后”,一般與一般將來(lái)時(shí)連用;當(dāng)對(duì)此進(jìn)行提問(wèn)時(shí),要用how soon。例如:
She will be back in three days.→How soon will she be back?
after也有“在……(時(shí)間)以后”的意思,后面接“時(shí)間段”時(shí),通常指以過(guò)去某一時(shí)間點(diǎn)開(kāi)始的一段時(shí)間以后,只用于過(guò)去時(shí);后面接“時(shí)間點(diǎn)”時(shí),可用于將來(lái)時(shí)。例如:
She came back after three weeks. 三周之后她回來(lái)了。
I’ll be free after ten o’clock. 我十點(diǎn)以后有空。
3. What do you think Sally will be in five years? 你認(rèn)為五年以后薩莉會(huì)干什么?
do you think在句中通常被用作插入語(yǔ),意思是“你認(rèn)為”,它后面的部分常用陳述句語(yǔ)序。此類插入語(yǔ)常出現(xiàn)在疑問(wèn)句中,句子強(qiáng)調(diào)的是另一部分。例如:
What do you think we should have this evening? 你認(rèn)為我們今晚該吃什么?
插入語(yǔ)一般是對(duì)一句話作適當(dāng)?shù)母郊咏忉?,若將其去掉,?duì)整個(gè)句子來(lái)說(shuō),并無(wú)多大影響。若把插入語(yǔ)提到句子的前部去,它就會(huì)成為主要部分,而原來(lái)的主要部分則成為一個(gè)從句。例如:
When do you think she will be back? 你認(rèn)為她什么時(shí)候回來(lái)?(do you think為插入語(yǔ))
Do you think when she will be back? (Do you think為主句)
4. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love with it. 我將會(huì)居住在上海,因?yàn)槲胰ツ甑缴虾Hチ?,我喜歡上了它。
fall in love with是一個(gè)固定短語(yǔ),意思是“喜歡、愛(ài)上”,通常指突然間愛(ài)上某人或某物。例如:
I fell in love with her at first sight. 我對(duì)她一見(jiàn)鐘情。
They fell in love with each other. 他們相愛(ài)了。
fall 構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ):fall behind落在……的后面; fall down從……落下; fall on降臨、來(lái)臨;fall off從……掉落。
5. Which country will win the next World Cup? 哪個(gè)國(guó)家將會(huì)贏下一屆世界杯?
which的意思是“哪個(gè);哪些”,可用作形容詞,也可用作代詞;既可指人,也可指物。例如:
Which book do you like best? 你最喜歡哪本書(shū)?
Which of you want to go with me? 你們當(dāng)中哪些人想和我一起去?
Which do you like better, summer or winter? 夏天和冬天,你比較喜歡哪一個(gè)?
6. In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots.在一些科幻電影中,未來(lái)的人們將擁有自己的機(jī)器人。
in the future的意思是“未來(lái)、將來(lái)”,常與將來(lái)時(shí)連用。例如:
What are you going to be in the future? 將來(lái)你打算干什么?
7. Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. 一些科學(xué)家相信將來(lái)會(huì)有這樣的機(jī)器人。
such是形容詞,意思是“這樣的、這種”,可修飾可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)、復(fù)數(shù)形式或不可數(shù)名詞。修飾可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)時(shí),such要放在不定冠詞的前面。例如:
Is there such a book in English? 有這樣的英語(yǔ)書(shū)嗎?
Do you like such weather? 你喜歡這樣的天氣嗎?
I’ve never seen such beautiful flowers. 我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)這樣漂亮的花。
8. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. 然而,他們贊同可能要用好幾百年。
however是連詞,意思是“可是、然而”,可用于句首、句中或句末。例如:
Later, however, he decided to go. 可是后來(lái)他決定去了。
It’s raining hard, however, I think we should go out.
雨下得很大,不過(guò),我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該外出。
hundreds of的意思是“好幾百、數(shù)百”,此時(shí)不可與基數(shù)詞連用;若與基數(shù)詞連用,則不用復(fù)數(shù)形式,后面也不可用of。例如:
There are nine hundred students in our school. 我們學(xué)校有九百名學(xué)生。
9. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. 地震之后,一個(gè)蛇型的機(jī)器人能幫著尋找建筑物下面的人。
look for的意思是“尋找”,強(qiáng)調(diào)的是“找”的動(dòng)作、過(guò)程。例如:
What are you looking for? 你在找什么?
10. That may not seem possible now. 現(xiàn)在似乎不可能了。
seem作“好像、似乎”講時(shí),是連系動(dòng)詞,常用于It seems that…句型,也可用于“主語(yǔ)+seem+動(dòng)詞不定式”或“主語(yǔ)+seem+to be+形容詞”(此時(shí)to be可省略)形式。例如:
Tom seems to know our city very well. 湯姆好像很熟悉我們的城市。
It seems that the book is too difficult for us. 看來(lái)這本書(shū)對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)是太難了。
11. My parents want me to stay at home every night. 我父母每晚讓我呆在家里。
want sb. to do sth.意思是“要某人做某事”,動(dòng)詞不定式to do sth.用作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ),類似動(dòng)詞還有tell, ask, order等。例如:
The boy asked his father to buy him a new pen. 這個(gè)男孩讓他父親給他買(mǎi)一支新鋼筆。
12. What’s wrong? 怎么啦? What’s the matter, Peter? 彼德,怎么了?
當(dāng)詢問(wèn)某人發(fā)生了什么事時(shí),常用What’s wrong?或What’s the matter?,后面都可接with sb.。例如:
What’s wrong with you, Jim? 吉姆,你怎么了?
What’s the matter with your mother? 你媽媽怎么了?
13. You could borrow some money from your brother. 你可以向你兄弟借些錢(qián)。
borrow作“借”講時(shí),表示的是“借入”,常用于borrow sth. from sb.結(jié)構(gòu),意思是“向某人借某物”。例如:
May I borrow your bike? 我可以借你的自行車嗎?
14. They are the same as my friends’ clothes. 它們和我朋友的衣服一樣。
the same as的意思是“與……相同;和……一樣”。例如:
He is the same age as you. 他與你的年齡一樣大。
15. You left your homework at home. 你把作業(yè)忘在家里了。
句中的left是動(dòng)詞leave的過(guò)去式,意思是“遺留、遺忘”。表示“把某物忘在某地”,要用“l(fā)eave+某物+地點(diǎn)”。而forget表示“忘記”時(shí),一般指忘記某事,不與地點(diǎn)連用。例如:
I left my key at school. 我把鑰匙忘在學(xué)校了。
I’m sorry I forgot his name. 對(duì)不起,我忘了他的名字。
16. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. 疲倦的孩子們直到晚上7點(diǎn)才到家。
until的意思是“到……為止”,既可用作介詞,也可用作連詞。用作介詞時(shí),后面一般跟表示時(shí)間的名詞(短語(yǔ));用作連詞時(shí),后面要接一個(gè)句子。在肯定句中,主句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞一般是延續(xù)性的,它所表示的動(dòng)作一直持續(xù)到until所表示的時(shí)間為止。在否定句中,主句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞一般是終止性的(not…until…的意思是“直到……才……”),表示主句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞所表示的動(dòng)作直到until所表示的時(shí)間才發(fā)生。例如:
She will stay here until Saturday. 她要在這兒一直呆到星期六。
I will wait until he comes back. 我將一直等到他回來(lái)。
We won’t leave here until you come back. 我們將一直等到您回來(lái)再離開(kāi)。
17. They might find it difficult to plan things for themselves. 他們可能發(fā)現(xiàn)為他們自己打算事情是很難的。
“find it+形容詞+to do sth.”是一個(gè)常用句型,it是形式賓語(yǔ),真正的賓語(yǔ)是后面的動(dòng)詞不定式,形容詞充當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。例如:
We find it very important to learn English well. 我們發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)好英語(yǔ)非常重要。
18. Parents see other children doing a lot of things. 父母看到其他的孩子在做很多事情。
動(dòng)詞see, hear等后面可接v-ing形式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ),表示動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行。例如:
I heard her singing in the next room just now. 我剛才聽(tīng)到她在隔壁房間里唱歌呢。
動(dòng)詞see, hear等后面還可接不帶to的動(dòng)詞不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ),表示動(dòng)作的完成。例如:
I saw the young man go into that old house. 我看見(jiàn)那個(gè)年輕人進(jìn)了那個(gè)舊房子。