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較:All the children are interested. 所有的孩子都很感興趣。All the children are interesting. 所有的孩子都很有趣。I read an interested expression on his face. 我看到他臉上露出一種感興趣的表情。I read an interesting expression on his face. 我看到他臉上露出一種有趣的表情。再比較:He is frightened. 他很害怕。He is frightening. 他很嚇人。He has a frightened look on his face. 他臉上帶有驚恐的神情。He has a frightening look on his face. 他臉上帶有嚇人的神情。3. I think he is _________ to tell us the secret, but I’m not sure.A. possible B. likely C. impossible D. certain【陷阱】A、B、C三項(xiàng)均有可能被選擇?!痉治觥扛鶕?jù)句意首先排除D;再根據(jù)上面一題的分析,排除DA和C;也就是說,此題最佳答案為B。注意likely 的用法,它與possible所用句型不同,請(qǐng)看實(shí)例:Are we likely to arrive in time? 我們會(huì)及時(shí)趕到嗎?It’s very likely that he will ring me tonight. 今晚他很可能會(huì)給我來電話。They will very likely e by car. 他們很可能會(huì)坐汽車來。(該句中的likely為副詞,而前兩句中的likely為形容詞)4. Let’s make it at seven o’clock on Tuesday morning at my office if _________.A. you’re convenient B. it is convenient for youC. you feel convenient D. it is convenient with you【陷阱】容易誤選A或C,因?yàn)樵S多同學(xué)將漢語中的“如果你方便的話”直譯為 if you are convenient 或 if you feel convenient?!痉治觥孔罴汛鸢笧锽,因?yàn)橛⒄Z中的 convenient不是表示“感到方便的”,而是表示“使人感到方便的”,所以 be convenient 的主語通常不能是“人”。要表示“如果你方便的話”,英語通常 if it is convenient for [to] you,其中的介詞可用 for 或 to,但一般不用 with。順便說一句,偶爾也可見到用人或物作 be convenient的主語,但此時(shí)的句子必須具備這樣的特點(diǎn):句子主語是其后不定式的邏輯賓語,如:Mary is convenient to see on Sunday. / It is convenient to see Mary on Sunday. 星期天去見瑪麗較為方便。The furniture is convenient to move. / It is convenient to move the furniture. 這家具搬起來很方便。5. We were two hours late that day, which was due to the _____