英语PK台 第53期:那些你必须知道的英语知识!

 1.either, every, each有什么区别吗?

2.Scheme, schedule和sketch¹三者有什么区别?

3.Modify与convert有什么区别?

4.Manageable与controllable都可以表示 “可控制的”意思吗?

5.Chance 与 opportunity 可以互换吗?

either, every, each有什么区别吗?

A President eitheris constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. --- Harry² S Truman

一位总统要么经常地驾驭各种事件,要么因为犹豫不决而为事件所驾驭。---哈里·S·杜鲁门

Each confectionery has its own recipe of making chocolate and keeps it a secret.

每个甜品制造商都有其独门的巧克力配方,并且将其严格保密。

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells³. --- Thomas Woodrow Wilson

每一个华盛顿就任的人,不阔即发. ---托马斯·伍德罗·威尔逊

Scheme, schedule和sketch三者有什么区别?

David Cameron last week said that he wanted to put "rocket boosters" under the welfare system, which sounds like a poor schemeto me. 戴维?卡梅伦上周称,他希望在社会福利体系下面装上"火箭推进器",在我听来这可不是什么好计划。

Owing to various delays on route, we arrived two days behind schedule.

由于路上的种种耽搁, 我们比原计划迟到了两天.

The best way is to make an appointment with him in advance, because most westerners often keep a strict person schedule.

最好的方法是预先与他订个约会,因为大多数西方人常常遵守一个严格的个人时间表。

I’m traveling around Asia; I’ll have lots to say about all that, but the schedule leaves no time for the blog, at least so far.

我在环亚洲旅行;我对此有很多想说的,但是至今行程太满了,没有时间写博客。

His creative process differs from that of most designers, who typically sketch something first and then try to make it a reality.

他的创意过程与大多数设计师不同,后者通常会先画出草图,然后力求实现。

The immediate⁴ impacts on Japan are hard to quantify, but relatively⁵ easy to sketch out.

此次灾难对日本造成的直接影响目前难以量化统计,但对灾难进行简单综述相对比较容易。

Modify与convert有什么区别?

Please let us modify the price! 请通知我们修改价格！

After several months of consideration, President Obama has decided⁶ to modify a system that many of his supporters want to see scrapped⁷.

经过数月考虑,奥巴马总统决定修正他的众多支持者希望废弃的体系。

In an attempt to add a little greenery to the concrete, many city roofs have been converted into gardens.为了给钢筋水泥丛林增添一抹绿意,东京市内的很多屋顶已被改造成花园。

He told me that he was now trying to convert his friends and colleagues to Christianity.

他告诉我他现在正在尝试着让他的朋友和同事们皈依基督教。

Manageable与controllable都可以表示“可控制的”意思吗?

The overall price level is within a controllable range and is expected to drop steadily⁸.

总体价格水平目前处在一个可控的区间,而且预计将稳步下降。

Smoke alarms have begun ringing in a number of countries but the flames are still controllable.

烟雾警报已开始在很多国家响起,但火势仍可控制。

My hair is much more manageable since I had it cut short.

自从我把头发剪短以来,它就非常容易打理.

Take things one week at a time. Break your schedule into manageablechunks and take on each chunk⁹ separately.逐一完成每周的事情。将时间表分成容易做到的几块,并且单独完成每一块。

Chance与opportunity 可以互换吗?

For soccer fans, being able to meet Beckham would be the chance/opportunity of a lifetime.

对于足球迷来说,能遇见贝克汉姆会是个千载难逢的机会。

In the age of instant communication, a State of the Union address is less a speech than achance/opportunity to reboot.

在一个即时通信的时代,国情咨文演说与其说是一个演说,不如是一次重头再来的机会。

Ryanair has yet to make a decision on whether or not it will abandon Boeing for COMAC, but it looks like it might just take a chance.

瑞安航空至今还没有决定是否与波音诀别,转而牵手中国商用飞机公司,但有迹象表明该公司可能会去试试水。

There is only a minuscule¹⁰ chance that Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will turn into a new Chernobyl.日本福岛第一核电站变成第二个切尔诺贝利的可能性极小。

1 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

8 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

9 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

10 minuscule   

adj.非常小的；极不重要的

参考例句：

• The human race only a minuscule portion of the earth's history.人类只有占有极小部分地球历史。
• As things stand,Hong Kong's renminbi banking system is minuscule.就目前的情况而言，香港的人民币银行体系可谓微不足道。