在我们学校进行英语培训的Tim今天问果果老师“give or take”是什么意思。give or take的意思是相差,表示某个数值有点小误差,但这误差是在允许范围之内,常用于一个数字或数量之前或之后。
例句:
In the end the cost was 1500 dollars, give or take a dollar or two.
最后,这些费用是1500美元,至少相差一两美元。
Whichever route we take ,the distance will be the same , give or take a few kilometres.
无论我们走哪条路,路程都一样,顶多相差几公里。
情景模拟:
You need very accurate equipment to measure the time in athletics.
The times of the runners in a short-distance race can be almost the same , give or take a few fractions of a second .
But those few fractions of a second make the difference between winning and losing…
between taking home the gold ,the silver or the bronze medal.
讲完了“give or take”,下面我们来讲讲“for good”的意思,for good可以翻译为永久,永远。
例句:
After ten years in Britain ,She's going home to Australia for good.
在英国住了十年之后,她准备回家乡澳大利亚定居。
The restaurant has closed again ,and this time it's for good.
这家餐馆又一次关门,这一次是彻底关门了。
情景模拟:
Alice desperately wanted to play the part of Dorothy in the school's production of The Wizard of Oz .She practised and practised for the audition.
At the audition everyone said she sang and danced beautifully .
But the teacher in charge of the production gave the part of Dorothy to another girl. She said that Alice could be a Munchkin.
Alice doesn't want to be a Munchkin. She is so upset that she has decided to give up acting for good.
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