Words and Phrases
moral; immoral
- Some say what he is doing is immoral.
merciful
Others say what he is doing is merciful.
mercy killing
laundry; wash dish
- I helped my mother to wash the dishes last night.
- I helped Mother wash the dishes last night.
- I helped Mother do the dished last night.
- I always do the laundry on Sunday.
spooky; Halloween
- It sounds spooky.
- In American the Halloween is a spooky night.
sides to argument
- There are two sides to the argument.
- It seems there are two side to the argument.
side with sb
- I will side with you.
come to an end
- when the movie come to an end many people were crying.
with the exception of; except
- With the exception of New York Americans own their own in every city.
- Except New York Americans own their own car.
known by sth
因为某件事而被人知道
- One is known by the company he keeps.
- Dr. Kevorkian is known by what he is doing.
known to sb
- That he has done this more than twenty years is known to everyone.
continue to do 前后不是一件事
- Tom held up the call and continued to do his homework.
continue doing 继续同一件事儿
- Whether Dr. Kevorkian should be allowed to continue doing this is a real problem for the goverment.
Grammer
名词从句
名词从句功能同名词,可以由That、Whether和特殊疑问词(What、Who、How等)引导。
特殊疑问词引导的从句要改倒转为正序。
作宾语时由That引导的从句不能直接做介词宾语。
I am worried about that he doesn’t study. (×)
I am woried about the fact that he doesn’t study.