朗文英语语法

在查字典时，遇到几句比较好的句子。日常生活中想说，却不会表达。 I‘m ashamed to be seen with you when you behave so badly! 你表现那么恶劣，让别人看到我跟你在一起我都觉得丢人！ The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the spread of English. 不仅仅瑞典人感受到了自己国家的母语面临着英语广泛使用的压力。 She used to lie awake at night worrying about how to pay the bills. 她过去常常夜里躺在床上合不上眼，发愁怎样付账单。 （这个好像正在经历。。。。：（。。。。） "Is Oliver awake yet?" "Yes, he's wide (= completely) awake and running around his bedroom." “奥利弗醒了吗？” “是的，他完全醒了，正在卧室里乱跑呢。” Young people need to awake(动词） to the risks involved in casual sex. 年轻人应该意识到，随意的性关系会带来很多危险。 The chance meeting awoke(动词） the old passion between them. 这次邂逅使他们旧情复燃。 Children are in school for 15 percent of their waking hours/life between birth and the age of 16. 儿童从出生到16岁，不睡觉时有15%的时间在上学。 You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以独处而不感到寂寞。 My pocket knife is the nearest thing (= the most similar thing) to a weapon that I have. 我的小折刀是我身上最近似武器的东西了。 A capable person is one who manages well. 一个有能力的人事一个善于处理事务的人。 She's very particular about what she eats. 她对吃的非常挑剔。 emotionally/romantically involved 产生感情的／堕入情网的 Try not to become too emotionally involved with the children in your care. 尽量不要对你所照顾的孩子过于牵肠挂肚。 In those days it was considered not quite proper for young ladies to be seen talking to men in public. 在那个年月，年轻女子被人看见在公共场合与男子谈话会被认为不成体统。 She was very proper, my grandmother - she'd never go out without wearing her hat and gloves. 我祖母非常讲究仪表——出门时总要戴上帽子和手套。 She was an educated lady so she talked proper. 她是位有教养的女士，因此谈吐很得体。 I’ve got my medical on Thursday.(=medical examination) You can always judge a society by the way the old are cared for. The unknown is always something to be feared. a silvery voice 一副银铃般的嗓子 leaden steps 像铅一样沉重的脚步 (a) stony silence 死一般的寂静 the lesser of two evils（两害中之较小者）

问形容词的问句：What's ... like? 回答可根据上下文给出准确信息。

What's Tom like (to look at)? He is tall/ handsome.

What's Tom like (as a person)? He is witty/ clever/ kind...

My shoelaces have come undone. 我的鞋带开了。

There are wasps in the jam. 口蜜腹剑。