What a pity/shame that she can not come! 她不能来真是遗憾! It is a shame/pity that you can’t help us. 你不能帮助我们真是遗憾。 ◇ shame还可表示“可耻之事;令人难堪的事”,指说话人对某种行为感到厌烦、憎恶或讨厌,而pity没有这一意思。例如: It’s a shame to be so wasteful.这么浪费,太可耻了。 It’s a shame to treat animals like that.那样对待动物真是太过分了。 ◆ point to/ point out ◇ point to表示“指向”、“指着”,其中to表示方向;point out表示“指出”。EXERCISES:①Mr Li____one of these things. ②Can you____my mistakes? (Keys:①points to ②point out) ◆ possibly; probably; perhaps; maybe 这几个副词都有“可能”的意思,用法如下: ◇ possible“或许;也许”,所指的可能性较小,为加强语气,可与can或could连用;与may连用,表示的可能性更小。例如: It may possibly be true.也许是真的。 Please call me as soon as you possibly can.请尽快给我打电话。 |