She thinks it her duty to help us.
她認(rèn)為幫助我們是她的職責(zé)。
14. get ready for sth./to do sth.
get ready for sth.意為“為某事做準(zhǔn)備”;get ready to do sth.意為“準(zhǔn)備做某事”例如:
We are getting ready for the meeting.
我們正在為會(huì)議做準(zhǔn)備。
They were getting ready to have a sports meet at that moment.
他們那時(shí)正準(zhǔn)備開運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)。
15. get/receive/ a letter from 收到……的來信
相當(dāng)于hear from 例如:
Did you receive a letter from John?
你收到約翰的來信了嗎?
I got a letter from my brother yesterday.
我昨天收到了我弟弟的一封來信。
16. had better (not) do sth. 最好(別)做某事
had better為情態(tài)動(dòng)詞,其后需用動(dòng)詞原形。had better常用縮寫,變成’d better,其否定形式是在其后直接加not。例如:
We had better go now. = We’d better go now.
我們最好現(xiàn)在走吧。
You’d better not go out because it is windy.
今天刮風(fēng),你最好別出去了。
17. have sth. done 使(某事)完成 (動(dòng)作由別人完成)
sth.為賓語,done為過去分詞作補(bǔ)語。例如:
We had the machine repaired.
我們請(qǐng)人把機(jī)器修好了。
注意區(qū)分: We have repaired the machine. 我們(自己)已經(jīng)修好了機(jī)器。
18. help sb. (to) do sth./with sth. 幫助某人(做)某事
其中的to可以省略。例如:
I often help my mother with housework.
我常常幫助媽媽做家務(wù)。
Would you please help me (to) look up these words?
請(qǐng)你幫助我查查這些詞好嗎?
19. How do you like…? 你認(rèn)為……怎么樣?
與what do you think of …?同義。 例如:
How do you like the weather in Beijing?你
認(rèn)為北京的天氣怎么樣? 你覺得這部新電影如何?
20. I don’t think/believe that… 我認(rèn)我/相信……不……
其中的not是對(duì)賓語從句進(jìn)行否定而不是對(duì)主句否定(否定前移)。that可省略。例如:
I don’t think it will rain.
我認(rèn)為天不會(huì)下雨。
I don’t believe the girl will come.
我相信那女孩不會(huì)來了。