2013年5月15日 星期三

Grammar∣can't (couldn't) help + V-ing (忍不住); can't help but + V (不得不)



  • can't (couldn't) but + V 忍不住;不得不 I cannot but laugh. 我忍不住要笑。
    I can't but do it. 我不得不做。
    = I can't help but do it. = I can't help doing it.
    = I have no choice but to do it.
  • can't (couldn't) help but + V 原型動詞 I cannot help but be sorry. 我不得不感到遺憾。
    She couldn't help but keep crying. 她只是一直不停的哭。
    Ms. Yeah couldn't help but be angry at what one of her co-workers said at the meeting.
  • can not help + V-ing I can't help having my report card burnt when I see it.
    當我看到我的成績單時,我忍不住想把它燒了。
    I can not help thinking you are selfish. 我不得不認為你很自私。
    Since the pollution level is high today, people can not help breathing in car exhaust (廢氣).


  • She can't help but keep crying.
  • She can't help crying.= she can't but cry.


  • The article is so moving/touching that...
    I can't help tearing.
    I can't but tear.
    I can't withhold my tears.
    I can't hold back my tears.
    my tears start to fill my eyes.
  • 2013年5月8日 星期三

    Sentences∣Business∣Delivering The Goods


    • International trade is growing at a startling pace.
    • Foreign markets now tempt businesses that never much worried about sales beyond their nation's borders.




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    1. custom duty
    2. import quota
    3. volume of trade
    4. economic opening
    5. rise at a rate of
    6. lie behind
    7. trade barriers
    8. theoretically
    9. working capital
    10. freight = cargo =shipment
    11. compact disc
    12. cargo-handling schedule
    13. behind the scenes
    14. at the turns of
    15. account for
    16. relatively high
    17. processed commodity
    18. over time

    2013年5月5日 星期日

    Grammar︱recommend + that clause


    recommend + that clause

       Recommend後若接that子句,該子句內的動詞要用原形或「should +原形」。其它與recommend相同用法的字彙都是表「建議」、「要求」、「命令」、「堅持」、「決定」,例如suggest, propose, ask, require, request, order, insist, decide等。


    例句:

    1. Cliffordrecommends thatthe teaching of grammar skillsbe includedin the foreign language curriculum.
    Clifford建議在外語課程中加入文法技能教學。

    2. Most linguistsrecommend thatilliterate adultsshouldachievebasic reading and writing skills in their own language before attempting to master them in English.

    多數語言學家建議成人文盲應先學會母語的讀寫技能,再來嘗試學習英文的讀寫技能。


    2013年5月2日 星期四

    Sentences∣Society∣Job Sharing



    • Some job sharers take a smaller or larger share of the responsibilities of the position, receiving a lesser or greater share of the benefits.


    • Until recently, these characteristics were not generally seen as compatible with anything less than full-time employment. Thus, the demands of job sharing are reciprocated by better pay and conditions and, ideally, more satisfaction than conventional part-time work.


    • Job sharing should not be confused with the term “work sharing”, which pertain to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people.


    • Job sharing’s focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other pursuit.

    Grammar∣ refer to


    Phrasal verbs

    refer to somebody/something (as something)

    to mention or speak about somebody/something


    The victims were not referred to by name.

    Her mother never referred to him again.

    You know who I'm referring to.

    She always referred to Ben as ‘that nice man’.

    I promised not to refer to the matter again.

    refer to somebody/something

    (1) to describe or be connected to somebody/something

    The star refers to items which are intended for the advanced learner.

    The term ‘Arts’ usually refers to humanities and social sciences.

    This paragraph refers to the events of last year.

    The term ‘accent’ refers to pronunciation. 

    The term ‘dialect’ refers to vocabulary and grammar.

    (2) to look at something or ask a person for information
    Synonymconsult

    You may refer to your notes if you want.

    to refer to a dictionary

    refer somebody/something to somebody/something

    to send somebody/something to somebody/something for help, advice or a decision

    My doctor referred me to a specialist.

    The case was referred to the Court of Appeal. 

    (formal) May I refer you to my letter of 14 May?