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1、名校版英语语法考点解析amid和amidst用法l.amid介词,意义和用法相当于among(或amongst), 但是,没有among使用广泛,主要用于正式文体。在过 程中;在中;四周是He finished his speech amid tremendous applause.他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。She came on stage amid clapping and cheering.她在掌声和欢呼声中走上舞台。The army went forth amid great cheering and hand.军队在热烈的欢呼与掌声中行进。The President resign
2、ed amid considerable controversy.总统在一片争论声中辞职。He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。谈判已友好地结束了。The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。l.always是副词,总是;每次都是;一直;一贯;(将)永远;(讨厌 地)老是,一再;总还,总还有;一般位于实意动词之前,连系动词之后;特殊情况也可以位 于句首或系动词之前:The children always seem to be
3、 hungry.孩子们永远都好像肚子饿。Were not always this busy!我们并不总是这么忙!Pat has always loved gardening.帕特一直喜爱园艺。If he cant help, theres always John.如果他帮不上忙,总还有约翰呢。No matter what she did, she would always be forgiven.无论她做了什么,总是可以得到谅解。I would always ask for the radio to be turned down.我总是要求将收音机的音量调小Hes always been an
4、 active person.他总是很积极。You know Ill always be there for you.你知道我将永远在你左右。Like I said, youre always welcome to stay.正如我以前所说的一样,我永远都欢迎你留下来。Ive always believed in living life to the full.我总是相信生活要尽量充实。Always make a backup of your work.每次都要对文件进行备份。Always lock your car.每次都要把汽车锁上。Always he was the loyal, dep
5、endable comrade他永远是忠诚的,值得信赖的同志。You always were generous.你总是很慷慨。(异常语序,此时系动词成为信息焦点,尤其在表示同意或 反驳对方的话是用异常语序;类似用法的词还有 never,usually,often,sometime 等)He always is optimistic.他总是很乐观。(用法同上)2.含always的否认句是局部否认,译为“并不总是;并不 是每次“如:Doctors do not always have good communication skills.医生不一定都具备良好的交际能力。It may not alwa
6、ys be practicable to copy exactly.精确复制也不一定总是行得通。It is axiomatic that life is not always easy.生活并不总是一帆风顺,这是明摆着的事实。Its not always easy to put on a brave front for the family.常为家人装出勇敢的样子并不总是容易。Price is not always an accurate marker of quality.价格并不总是质量的准确标志。Its not always easy for nurses to distance the
7、mselves emotionally.对护士来说,使自己不动感情并非总是很容易。You must excuse my father hes not always that rude.你一定要原谅我父亲他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.在英国获得工作许可证往往不是一件简单的事情。The interests of employers and employees do not always coincide.雇主和雇员的利益并不总是一致的。Academic success i
8、s not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.在校成绩好并非总是获得高薪职位的敲门砖。sesamesesami n.芝麻Confrontation is not always the best tactic.对抗并非总是上策。tactic ftaektik n.策略;手段招数战术兵法The world is not always what we wish it to be.世界并不总是如我们所愿。Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.男模特儿并不总像人们说
9、的那样愚蠢。vacuousfvaekjuas adj.空洞的;空洞无物的He may not always achieve greatness but at least hes a trier.他也许并非总能成就大事,但至少他竭尽所能。Her prose style is not always felicitous; she tends to repetition.她的行文风格并非总是恰到好处,往往爱重复。prose proozn.散文V.用散文写;(将诗)译成散文,平淡无趣地写;啰啰唆唆地讲felicitous fa lisitas adj.贴切的怡当的;妥帖的,恰到好处 的The Los
10、Angeles police chief was not always so insulated from politicians; anything but.洛杉矶警察局局长并不总是如此疏远政客,根本不会。insulated msaleitidadj.有隔热(或隔音、绝缘)保护的V.使隔热;使隔音;使绝缘;使免除(不愉快的经历);使免受(不良 影响);隔离insulate的过去分词和过去式They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but theres no harm in asking.他们并不总是乐意雇用未经培训的工
11、人,但问问也无妨。Many of Vasaris ruminations on the subject are not always to be believed.瓦萨里关于这个学科的很多想法并不总是可信的。rumination iru:mineijhn.沉思;认真考虑;想法Were not always this busy!我们并不总是这么忙!They were gossipy and not always discreet他们很爱传闲话,而且常常口无遮拦。gossipy Jgccsipiadj.(书等)记述轶事的,野史的,闲谈的;喜欢说长道短的;爱 议论是非的;爱八卦discreet di
12、skri:tadj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的考虑周到的3.当现在进行时和always连用时,表示说话人对句子所描 述的行为含有一种主观情绪,如满意、赞赏、褒奖、讨厌、 保养、恼怒或贬损等情绪。如:Shes always criticizing me.她老是批评我。That phones always ringing.那个 总是响个不停。She is always laughing at me.她老是嘲笑我。The manager of his department is always criticizing him.部门经理老是批评他。Some people are always complai
13、ning.有些人总是在抱怨。You are always looking for faults.你老是在找毛病。Jim is always getting into trouble with the law.吉姆总是因惹事落到警察手里。She is always bemoaning her lot.她总是怪命不好。He is always chewing gum.他总是在嚼口香糖。gum gAmn.口香糖;牙龈柳胶;齿龈;牙床;树脂;黏胶,胶质物(用以粘轻 东西,如纸等);透明果味糖vt.在上涂胶;用黏胶粘He is always learning new skills, or studyin
14、g new fields.他总是在不停地学习新技术或研究新领域。Anna is always attacking other children, pushing them over.安娜总是攻击其他孩子,把他们推倒。My parents are always checking up on me.我父母总是催促我。The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher.孩子们经常耍些花招戏弄老师。The children are always bickering about something or other.孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。bicke
15、r bikarvi.斗嘴;(为小事)争吵n.争吵;小的口角;(水的)潺潺声Those children are always getting into mischief.那些孩子总是淘气。They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough.在一通大吹大擂中,他们宣布自己取得了突破。Then came the riders amid even louder cheers and whoosh! It was all over.在更大的欢呼声中骑手们冲过来了,只听呼的一声,就全部 飞奔而过!The govern
16、ment collapsed amid budget quarrels.政府因预算问题的争吵不休而倒台。The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.该公司在一片欺诈的指责声中倒闭了。The hotel was in a beautiful position amid lemon groves.旅馆位于柠檬树丛之中,优美宜人。The house was set amid dense trees and surrounded by an electrified fence.mischief 1 m istJifn.淘气;恶作剧;顽皮;恶意;使坏的念头;
17、伤害;毁损Costs are always rising.费用总是不断地增加。Mike and Sue are always rowing.迈克和休总是吵架。rowrou , raum一行;一排;一列;(剧院、电影院等的)一排座位;(编织中的) 针行,一整行;严重分歧;纠纷;吵架;争吵;大的噪音;划船(时间)V.划(船);划船送(某人);吵架;大声争辩Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied政客们总是说想帮助我们,但却身不由己。The dogs are always rubb
18、ing against the wall and making dirty marks那些狗老是往墙上蹭,留下了斑斑污迹。rubrAbv.擦;磨力差;(使)相互摩擦;摩擦(尤指引起疼痛或损害);涂n擦抹搓揉;问题;困难Some people are always coming up to perfect strangers and asking them what they do有些人总爱和完全不认识的人搭讪,询问人家的职业。When we go out, girls are always giving me the evil eye.我们出去时,女孩子们总是用忌妒的眼神看着我。evil 1i
19、:vladj .恶毒的;邪恶的;有害的;道德败坏的;恶魔的;罪恶的;讨厌 的n.邪恶;罪恶;恶行;害处;坏处;弊端She is always thinking of others.她总是为别人着想。那座房子坐落于茂密的树林中,四周布有带电围栏。The house stood amid maple trees.那房子坐落在枫树林中。Oil shares advanced amid economic recovery hopes.在一片经济复苏的希望中石油股票价格上涨。The trial took place amid a blaze of publicity.审讯在全面曝光的情况下进行。The
20、product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。They could provide a ray of hope amid the general business and economic gloom在普遍的商业和经济低潮中,他们能带来一线希望。It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.经济秩序混乱不堪,是不可能建立民主的。He felt strange amid so many people.和这么多人在一起,他感到不自在。amid a
21、ll the crying and shouting 在一片哭喊声中 Amid the confusionzhe stood calm.在混乱之中他保持镇静。说明famid( amidst也可以用于不可数名词前;而among (三者或三者以上的之中)通常用于可数名词前,但偶尔也用于不可数名词之前。They divided the money up among the children.他们把钱分给了孩子们。Shakespeares work was popular among the common people in his day.莎士比亚的作品在他那个年代很受平民百姓的欢迎。I would
22、 place her among the top five tennis players in the world.我会把她排在世界五名顶尖网球选手之列。There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。The performance produced much mirth among the audience.这场演出使观众笑声不断。She dis
23、appeared among the crowd.她消失在人群中。Among his baggage was a medicine chest.在他的行李中,有一个药箱。此时,among后接了不可数名词。2.amidst比amid更为少见。The visit took place amidst tight security.访问是在戒备森严的情况下进行的。I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty.我坦率地问他,人在如此贫穷的环境中如何还能生存。Whatever troubles arise, well ha
24、ve peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.无论出现什么样的麻烦,我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持 平和的心态。She grew up amidst suffering.她是在苦水里泡大的。The hooligans broke up amidst loud shouts and screams.歹徒呼啸而遁。Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面,他算是鹤立鸡群。The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动乱中
25、前进。1. amiableeimi8bladj.和蔼可亲;亲切友好的用于修饰人,意为:友好的,和蔼 的 ,相 当于: friendly , good-natured, good-humored,agreeableHer parents seemed very amiable.她的父母好像很和蔼可亲。He is an educated, amiable and decent man.他是个有教养、和蔼可亲的正人君子。He is an amiable old man.他是一个和蔼可亲的老头。She was a very kind and amiable old woman.他是个善良和气的老太太。
26、She is modest and amiable to everyone.她待人谦和。He is an amiable young man.他是一个待人亲切的年轻人。She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.看到他如此和蔼可亲、彬彬有礼,她非常惊讶。Her sister was in an amiable mood.她姐姐当时心情很好。2. amicableaemikabladj.友好的;友善的;心平气和的用于指物,指关系和睦的Both sides reached an amicable agreement.
27、双方达成了一个友好协议。All countries should be amicable to each other.各国都应该彼此和睦相处。An amicable settlement was reached.已达成和解。The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms 会议在较为友好的气氛中结束了。So everyone put their heads together and eventually an amicable arrangement was reached.因此大家集思广益,最终作出了妥善的安排。Our discussions were amicable and productive.我们的讨论气氛非常友好并且富有成果。The two countries made settlement by amicable arrangement.两国以友好调解解决争端。The negotiations came to an amicable close.