BE USED TO 习惯于
Be used to 很常用,表示“习惯于……“,后面常接名词:
I am sued to London. 我习惯于在伦敦生活。
She is used to the rain.她习惯于下雨。
也可以接动词-ing形式:
I am used to living in a big city. 我习惯于在大城市生活。
She is used to being the baby of the family.
她习惯于得到全家人的宠爱。
We are usef to driving on the left.我们习惯于左侧行驶。
看一下下面的对话:
A Do you find it difficult living on your own?你觉得自己生活有困难吗?
B No. I don’t have any brotheres or sisters, so I’m use to being on my own.
I,我没有兄弟姐妹,所以我习惯一个人生活。
C Do you find it difficult driving in England?你觉得在开车很难吗?
D No,why?没有,为什么?
C Because we frove on the left.因为们在左侧开车。
D No,because I’m used to driving on the left.没困难,因为我习惯于左边开车。
C Oh,哦?
D Yes,I’m Japanese. 是的,我是日本人。
E Do you like being In New York? 你喜欢待在纽约吗?
F:No,because I’m not use to living in a city. 不,因为我不喜欢生活在城市里。
GET USED TO 习惯……,正在习惯……
get used to 表示对事物的习惯过程。看一下下面的对话:
A Have you got used to living in England yet?你已经习惯在英国生活了吗?
B Yes, I’m used to it now.是的,现在习惯了。
A How long did it take you to get used to living here?你花了多久适应这里的生活?
B It took me about a year to get uesd t living here. But there’s one thing I’ll never get used to.
我花了大约一年时间来适应这里,但是有一点我永远没法适应。
A What’s that?是什么?
B I’ll never get used to the British weather!我永远习惯不了英国的天气。
MULTI-WORD VERBS: WITH”ALONG’ along的短语动词
along原本是“沿着……”的意思:
Go along this road until you come to some traffic lights.沿着这条路走直到你看见红绿灯。
The bother with France runs along this river.法国的边境是以这条河为界的。
和动词搭配在一起时,有下面这些意思:
●向前(动作的方向):
The traffic moved along very slowly.车流移动得非常慢。
He was pulling the other boy along.他向前拉扯另一个男孩。
●come/get along:进步;上升;转好
Our new defender is coming along very well.我们的新防守队员进步非常快。
●get along:与……和睦相处(与get on同义)
John and get along fine, but he doesn’t get along with Wendy.约翰和我相片得非常好,但是他和温迪相处得不好。
●be along:到达*(和will,should一起用)
The bus will be along in a few minutes.汽车几分钟后到达。
My friedn should be along very soon.我的朋友应该很快就会到了。
●在表示动作的动词后面加上along, 会有一种非正式的感觉:]
A frined of mine is coming along to the meeting.我的一位朋友正赶来参会。
Why don’t you bring a friend along?为什么你不带朋友一起来?
另外,along的惯用句get along with you!的意思是“我没法相信你说的话”:
Get along with you! He isn’t your brother!我没法相信你说的话!他不是你的兄弟