中考英语常用短语的区别与运用(1) 1
happen , take place 二者都有“发生”的意思
happen 指事情的发生,往往带有"偶然"的意思
It happens that I am free today
恰好今天我没有事
take place 指事先安排或策划好而后发生,没有"偶然"的意思
must, have to must 表示说话人的主观看法;而 have to 则表示客观需要
mustn\'t 意为“不可以;不允许”;don\'t have to 意为“不必”
如: (1)My father had to work when he was ten years old
(2)The play is not interesting
I really must go now
arrive , reach , get to 三者都有“到达”之意
reach 为及物动词
They reached Tianjin yesterday
昨天他们到达天津
arrive 为不及物动词,后面接介词 in 或 at
get to 常用于口语,可代替前二者
because , because of 二者均表示“因为” because 是连词,引导状语从句
We stayed at home because it rained
因为下雨,我们呆在家
because of 是短语介词,后面接名词性词语
We stayed at home because of the rain
因为下雨,我们呆在家
in front of, in the front of in front of…意思是"在……前面",指甲物在乙物之前,两者互不包括;其反义词是behind(在……的后面)
如:He walked in