有无冠词the,意义不相同     

盘笋 《中学英语园地(高三版)》2006,(9)

中学英语课本中有不少词组是固定搭配,但其中有些词组中有无冠词the,意义却大不相同,这应当引导大家的注意。1.keep house管理家务,当家;keep the house(某人)留在家中不外出,暂时看守房屋。例如:H is aunt keeps house for him.他的婶婶替他管家。John said that he would keep the house until his m other returns.约翰说,他等他母亲回来后再出去。2.out of question没有问题,毫无疑问;out of the question不可能。例如:H e is out of question one of the greatest scientists am ong the living.他无疑是当代最伟大的科学家之一。It …  相似文献   

unless=if…not吗?     

盘笋 《中学文科》1998,(10)

一般情况下,unless在意义上相当于if…not,两者可以互换使用,并且在意义上也无甚差别,只是unless的语气更强罢了.如:1.You will fail in the examination unlessyou study harder.(=You will fail in the exami-nation if you don’t study harder.)2.I’ll tell your father unless you come hereon time tomorrow.  相似文献