英語點滴(持續更新)

commercial business 怎麼理解？商務的生意？不是有重複的意思麼？

local people are enjoying the convenience of commercial business.

commercial 翻成「商」，指非「工」業的經營模式。
business 這裏不能翻成「生意」，要翻成「業」，是指事業。

因此commercial business 要翻譯成 「商業」

local people are enjoying the convenience of commercial business。
當地人享有商業帶來的便利。

I feel a chill coming on. 我感受有點冷。 coming on 在這裏是什麼用法！求解。

在英語中，有一種句式是：主語+謂語+賓語+賓補，賓補的做用是爲了描述賓語的狀態。並且賓補有多種呈現形式，大體有如下幾種：
一、動詞ing形式；
二、to do，簡單例子：I have something to do.
三、介賓結構，簡單舉例：She is wearing a sweater with a flower on it.
這句話的字面理解是：我感到寒意正在襲來。活譯爲：我感受有點冷。

no wonder "怪不得"

eg: There's no security software on this computer - no wonder you've been hacked!

specialize和specialise的區別

詞性有點不同specialise vt., vi. 既是"及物動詞"又是"不及物動詞"specialize vt. 只是 "及物動詞"

We have to find a specific area to specialise in.
He specializes in archaeology.

be vital to

etc怎麼讀

[英]['etk][美]['etk]

基本都是讀全音的。
abbr.[拉丁語]et cetera（常讀做 and so forth）;
英 [ˌɪt'setərə] 　
美 [ˌɪt'setərə]

come into being 造成, 產生，誕生

Since the human species came into being,we have adapted to our changing environment.
人類自誕生之日起就對變化的環境很能適應。

species[ˈspiʃiz, -siz]後面的謂語動詞

表示種類的時候，用複數；
表示物種的時候用單數；

casual adj.

She wore casual clothing, prefering not to dress up for this event.
她穿着隨意，對這個聚會他仍是傾向於不盛裝打扮

phase n. 方面，階段，（月等的）變相，盈虧

The moon will pass through all of phases in about on month.
月亮在大約一個月的時間裏會呈現全部月相的變化

somehow

Somehow, i must make the baby stop crying.(我得想個辦法，讓小孩中止哭)

somehow 是副詞，跟however很相似，下面是牛津高階解釋

somehow
/ ˈsʌmhau; ˋsʌmˏhaʊ/ (US also someway/ ˈsʌmweɪ; ˋsʌmˏwe/) indef adv
in some way; by some means 以某種方式; 經過某種途徑:

We must stop him from seeing her somehow. 咱們得想個辦法不能讓他再 跟她來往.
Somehow we must get to Glasgow. 咱們得設法到格拉斯哥去.

for a reason that is unknown or unspecified 由於未知的或未確指的緣由:

Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him. 不知什麼緣故, 我以爲不能信任他.

I always knew I'd get the job, somehow. 也不知爲什麼, 我老是以爲我能獲得那份工做.

getting on his kness

The man shows his faith by getting on his kness and praying.

get on your knees 有跪下的意思 膝蓋着地支撐着身體
get your knees 要根據具體的語境來理解 能夠是讓你跪下 也能夠引伸爲使你屈服

inspire

Seeing the sunrise on the mountain top really inspired me.

in conflict

Those two are always in conflict about something or another.

be in conflict with be in confict about