當(dāng)老外跟你說(shuō)how are you??你是不是第一時(shí)間的反應(yīng)就是fine, thank you, and you?你是否以為fine就只有這樣一個(gè)套路式問(wèn)候用法?fine除了“好,很好”,其實(shí)還有其他多個(gè)詞性和語(yǔ)義。
首先f(wàn)ine可做形容詞,名詞,副詞和動(dòng)詞,其語(yǔ)義和語(yǔ)法運(yùn)用都想去甚遠(yuǎn)。如果不了解這些基本用法,很容易在閱讀中誤讀信息。
首先是形容詞adj:
1.?????? 很好,高質(zhì)量的;美好的of high quality; good
Eg: a very fine performance十分精彩的演出
2.?????? 很不錯(cuò),健康的;身體很好的in good health
Eg: I was feeling fine when I got up this morning.
今天早上我起床時(shí)感覺(jué)很好。
3.?????? 可接受;夠好a(指行為、建議、決定)可接受used to tell sb that an action, a suggestion or a decision is acceptable
I'll leave this here, OK?’ ‘Fine.’
“我把這個(gè)留在這兒,可以嗎?”“可以?!?
4.?????? 精致,精巧的;精美的attractive and delicate
fine bone china精致的骨瓷
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拓展:
1.??????get sth down to a fine art
把…學(xué)到家;學(xué)得非常在行
I spend so much time travelling that I've got packing down to a fine art.
我常常旅行,這樣便把打點(diǎn)行李學(xué)到家了。
2.??????not to put too fine a point on it直截了當(dāng)?shù)卣f(shuō),不客氣地說(shuō)(尤指批評(píng))
Not to put too fine a point on it, I think you are lying.
不客氣地說(shuō),我認(rèn)為你在撒謊。
副詞adv:
可接受;夠好;蠻不錯(cuò)in a way that is acceptable or good enough
Keep going like that─you're doing fine .
就這樣做下去,你做得蠻不錯(cuò)嘛。
拓展:cut it/things fine把時(shí)間扣得很緊;時(shí)間上不留余地
If we don't leave till after lunch we'll be cutting it very fine.
我們要是午飯以后才走,時(shí)間就緊得很了。
名詞n:
罰金;罰款a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule
Offenders will be liable to a heavy fine違者須付巨額罰金。
動(dòng)詞v:
對(duì)…處以罰款to make sb pay money as an official punishment
She was fined for speeding.
她因超速而被罰款。
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