李建高
一、take after; look like; be like
1. take after意為“與……相像”,尤其指子女和父母的外貌或行為像。如:
Do you know who Susan takes after?
你知道蘇珊和誰像嗎?
2. look like意為“看起來像”,多指外貌看起來像,look是系動詞。如:
The man looks like a successful businessman. 那名男子看起來像一個成功的商人。
3. be like意為“像……”,既可以指外貌像,也可以指性格像。如:
John is like his father.
約翰像他的父親。
【練習(xí)】用take after, look like或be like的適當(dāng)形式完成句子。
1. 我覺得她看起來不像一名老師。
I don’t think she _______ a teacher.
2. 格林先生是個怎樣的人?
What _______Mr Green_______?
3. 凱特的行為像她的媽媽。
Kate _______ her mother.
二、succeed; success; successful
1. succeed是動詞,意為“成功”。常用搭配為succeed in doing sth.,表示“成功做成某事”。如:
Paul succeeded in making his dream come true. 保羅成功實現(xiàn)了他的夢想。
2. success是名詞。當(dāng)它作不可數(shù)名詞講時,意為“成功”,作可數(shù)名詞講時,表示“一個成功的人或一件成功的事”。如:
If you want to achieve great success in life, you should study hard now.
如果你想在人生道路上大有成就,你現(xiàn)在就應(yīng)該努力學(xué)習(xí)。
He wasn’t a success as an actor. 他不是一名好演員。
3. successful是形容詞,意為“成功的”。在句中可以作定語或表語,作表語時,常用搭配為be successful in (doing) sth.,表示“成功做成某事”。如:
He was successful in solving the problem by himself. 他一個人成功解決了那個問題。
【練習(xí)】用succeed的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1. John was _______in passing the exam.
2. Finally, Rose _______in getting to the top of the mountain.
3. His show was a great_______, wasn’t it?
三、marry; be married; get married
1. marry既可作及物動詞,也可作不及物動詞,它是短暫性動詞,強(qiáng)調(diào)動作而非狀態(tài),不能和表示一段時間的狀語連用。“與某人結(jié)婚”可以表達(dá)為marry sb.;marry sb. to sb.,表示“把某人嫁給某人”。如:
When are you going to marry Kate? 你打算什么時候和凱特結(jié)婚?
2. be married表示結(jié)婚的狀態(tài),可以用于完成時態(tài)中?!芭c某人結(jié)婚”可以表達(dá)為be married to sb.。如:
My parents have been married for over 30 years. 我父母已經(jīng)結(jié)婚30多年了。
3. get married表示結(jié)婚,是短暫性動詞,一般不與一段時間連用。“與某人結(jié)婚”可以表達(dá)為get married to sb.。如:
Susan plans to get married to her boyfriend in September. 蘇珊計劃九月和她的男朋友結(jié)婚。
【練習(xí)】用marry, be married或get married的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1. The couple have_______for about seven years.
2. Helen_______Tom in 2017.
3. When you are ready to _______ , please tell me.
參考答案:
一、1. looks like 2. is,like 3. takes after
二、1. successful 2. succeeded 3. success
三、1. been married 2. married 3. get married