London is the political, economical and cultural centre of Britain.伦敦是英国政治,经济和文化中心。 middle:“中间”,指空间或时间意义上与两端等距离的中间部分。如: He telephoned me in the middle of the night.他半夜给我打来电话。 Soon they were in the middle of the river.不久他们来到河中央。 4、chance, opportunity chance表示“机会;可能性(强调偶然性)”,如: If we can swim, the chances are that we can save our lives.如果我们会游泳的话,我们就有可能得救。 Harold has lost a lot of money so he wants to take a chance on stock exchange.海洛得丢了很多钱,因此他想在股票上碰一碰运气。 而opportunity表示机遇(强调好时机),既可作可数名词又可作不可数名词。如: This has been my only opportunity to practise speaking English.这一直是我练习英语口语的唯一机会。 I am very glad to have had the opportunity to talk to you.我很高兴能有机会与你交谈。 5、certain, sure certain表示“有把握的,确信的”,语气较强,主语可以是人也可以是物,表示有充分的信心。有时也有“某些”的含义。如: |