6. In addition to breaking the law themselves, people tolerate various levels of crime.
in addition to意思是“除…之外(还)…”, to是介词,在其后要用名词或动名词。
1)In addition to bread, I bought you some milk. (除了面包,我还给你买了些牛奶。)
2)In addition to holding a full-time job,
he tutored some primary school children.
(除了一份全日制的工作,他还辅导几个小学的孩子。)
tolerate是个及物动词,意思是put up with (忍受、宽恕);accept (允许)
1)They tolerate the existence of opinions contrary to their own. (他们允许相反观点的存在。)
2)I cannot imagine how he tolerated the isolation. (我不能想象他是如何忍受这份孤独的。)
7. We become used to seeing blood on the news on television. Become是一个连系动词,used to与连系动词或be动词连用,意思是“习惯”,used to单独用时,意思是“过去,曾经”。
1) He is getting used to living in the south. (他正在习惯南方的生活。)
2) I have become used to getting up early in the morning. (我已习惯早起。)
1) He used to work for the government. (他曾为政府做事。)
2) They used to live in the same city. (他们曾在同一座城市生活过。)
请注意be used to中的to是个介词,后面要用名词或动名词,used to中的to是个不定式符号,后面用动词原形。
8. When it comes to respecting the rights of a mass of anonymous individuals, we might not be so responsible.
When it comes to相当于so far as…is concerned意思是“就…而言”,“说到…时”。To是个介词,后面用名词或动名词。
1) He is not good at math, but when it comes to English, he is the best. (他的数学不好,要说到英语他是最好的。)
2)When it comes to giving due respect to the old people, she feels a bit uneasy.
(说到给老人应有的尊敬,她有些不自在。)
请注意mass与mess的区别。Mass的意思是“团,块;群;大量”;mess的意思是“混乱;一团糟”。
1) The floating masses office would prove to be a threat to the ships. (大块大块的浮冰对船只将是个威胁。)
2) They have collected a great mass of data. (他们已收集了大量资料。)
3) The room is a mess. (这房间又脏又乱。)
4) They made a mess of the job. (他们把事情搞得一团糟。)
9. While most people would not steal a wallet containing $50, they may not mind cheating on taxes, because cheating on taxes does not hurt any one person.
本句中的while意思是although(虽然,尽管),如:
1) While he is respected, he is not well-liked. (尽管他受人尊敬,但并不被人喜欢。)
2) While I admit his good points, I can see his shortcomings. (尽管我承认他的优点我还是看到他的缺点的。)
在动词mind的后面要用动名词、名词短语或从句:
1) Mind the wet paint! (当心,油漆未干。)
2) Mind your own business! (别管闲事!)
3) Would you mind my smoking? (我抽烟你介意吗?)
4) I don't mind tell him all I know. (我不介意把我所知道的都告诉他。)
5) Mind that you don't forget the meeting. (注意别忘了开会。)
10. Perhaps this is why someone who robs a few dollars by force from a corner store will often end up with a longer jail term