◇ illness主要用于因人体内部的虚弱或失调引起的疾病。在时间上,短时的病痛多用 sickness,较长时间的病痛多用 illness。例如: He suffered from mountain sickness.他患有高山病。 The child has suffered from illness for two years.这孩子已经病了两年了。 Rough seas caused much sickness among the passengers. 汹涌的海浪使许多乘客感到恶心。 ◆ increase(decrease)…by;increase(decrease)…to ◇ 与increase,decrease搭配时,by表示数量增加或减少的幅度,即在原有的基础上“增加或减少了多少”;to则表示“增加或减少到多少”。试比较: The production cost of these trucks has decreased by one third compared to last year. 与去年相比,这些卡车的生产成本降低了三分之一。 The population of India has increased to one billion.印度的人口已经增加到了十亿。 ◆ in all; at all; after all ◇ in all意为“总共”,既可放在句首,也可放在句末。如: There are 25,000 Inuit in all.(=In all, there are 25,000 Inuit.) 这儿共有25,000因努伊特人。 |