1. may (just) as well do sth.
may as well do sth. 表示“不妨;倒不如”,用来提出建议。如:
We may as well have a try and see if it can be done.
我们不妨试一试,看看能否办成。
There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
没什么事可做,我还是上床睡觉好了。
[注意]
might as well也可表示“不妨”,但语气更委婉一些。其也是may as well的过去时形式。如:
Since she had come up to London, she might as well speak her mind.
既然她已来到了伦敦,她还不如说出真心话。
2. As far as I know ...
as far as 表示“就……而言;从……来看”。as far as I know就我知道的而言;as far as I can see就我能看到的而言;as far as they are
concerned 就他们而论;as far as the eye can reach 就视力所及。如:
As far as I know, he isn’t coming to the party.
As far as I am concerned, I cannot object to your marriage.
就我个人而言,我不反对你们的婚事。
知识拓展
as far as还可表示“到某一指定地点;一直到(某地)”。如:
They walked as far as the foot of a mountain.
他们一直走到山脚下。
I’ll see you off as far as the airport.
我将一直送你到飞机场。
[高考示例]
_______ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. (北京2004春)
A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if
(注意:斜体部分为最佳选项。)
3. That sort of thing.
That sort of thing. 独立使用时,为一省略结构。如:
Home is happiness and sweetness. That sort of thing(=Home is that sort of thing).
家庭意味着幸福、温馨,就是这个样子。
这一结构通常应该是and that sort of thing,表示“等等诸如此类的事”。如:
The store sells socks, gloves, caps and that sort of thing.
这家商店经营袜子、手套、帽子等同类商品。
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