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s… eg. She is twice as old as her son. 她的年齡是她兒子年齡的兩倍。as much as he used to (do) eg. He will be earning only half as much as he used to.to 的不定式省略了動(dòng)詞,當(dāng)說話人為了避免重復(fù)剛剛提過的動(dòng)詞時(shí),動(dòng)詞不定式的動(dòng)作就被省略掉了。會(huì)用到省略形式的詞:want mean hope expect refuse seem intend eg. I asked him to go to the party but he refused to. 我邀請他參加派對,但他拒絕了。eg. I intended to go out for dinner with him, but he didn’t want to. 我本打算和他一起外出吃飯,但他卻不想去。rise in status 社會(huì)地位的上升rise in taxes 稅收增加rise in prices 物價(jià)上漲eg. The rise in prices gave rise to a series of social reactions. 物價(jià)上漲帶來了一系列的社會(huì)反應(yīng)。rise in the world 崛起eg. China as the largest developing country is rising in the world. 中國作為最大的發(fā)展中國家正在世界崛起。rise and falleg. The level of people39。s moods rises and falls during a day. 人的情緒在一天當(dāng)中有高有低。worth 值得be worth doing (無被動(dòng)語態(tài))be worth reading 值得一讀be worth watching 值得一看be worth visiting 值得參觀eg. The book is worth reading. The film is worth watching. The exhibition is worth visiting.It39。s worth the time. 這值得花時(shí)間。It39。s worth the efforts. 這值得努力。It39。s worth the hard work. 這值得辛苦工作。eg. It39。s worth all the hard work you put in education when you see so many happy children. 看到這么多幸福的孩子,把辛苦的工作投入到教育當(dāng)中是完全值得的。worthy [39。w?:240。i] 。 值得做某事;可尊敬的be worthy of respect 值得尊敬的,值得受人尊敬的be worthy of being respectedeg. She is such a good teacher that she is worthy of being respected.deserve: to have earned sth. by good or bad behavior get what you deserve. (You reap what you sow.) 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆eg. He deserves it. (口) 他罪有應(yīng)得。12. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 39。Mr. Bloggs39。, not 39。Alf39。. 從此,艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。別人將稱呼他為“布洛格斯先生”,而不再叫他“艾爾弗”了。from now on 從現(xiàn)在開始