Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
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be always doing sth. 老是做某事（真烦！真讨厌！)
He is always being late.(NCE4-5 P29-L 1) People are always talking about the problems of youth.
*义词：
1、be forever doing sth.
(NCE3-41 P192-L 8) He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and gentle pace of living.这句话表现出了"He"的虚伪——嘴上说着农村这里那里好，实际上却享受着城市的方便快捷
2、be constantly / continually doing sth.
The boys are constantly / continually arguing.Your behavior reflects on me, and I can't do my job if you're constantly humiliating me.
3、keep (on) doing sth.
(NCE3-29 P138-L 13) From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.(NCE3- 29 P138-L20) In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.
4、do sth all the time
Jane forgets to give me my phone messages all the time.
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one...or another 这样或那样
-- for one reason or another 处于这样或那样的原因
-- at one time or another 在这样或那样的时间
-- in one way or another 用这样或那样的方法
He is always asking me for money for one cause or another.
Beginners will err at one time or another.
Everyone can contribute to society in one way or another.注意：此短语前面的介词由后面的名词所决定
e.x. one...after another 一个接一个
one day after another
encounter one difficulty after another
achieve one success after another -
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manage to do:设法完成了某事
(NCE3-1 P14-L 15) As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.fail to do:没能完成某事
(NCE3-5 P30-L 12) When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. -
have something done
1>找某人来做某事
-- have the church clock repaired
-- have the plane repaired / -- have my hair cut
2>某人/物所遭受到的意外某种情况（不好的事情）（主语必须是发出动作的人/物）
-- His wallet was stolen. → He had his wallet stolen.
(NCE3- 14 P66-L7)people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
King Charles I had his head cut off.
The house had its window broken in the explosion. （无灵主语） -
复*：无灵主语
(NCE3-1 P14-L 1) When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
(NCE3-32 P150-L 8) The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
He lost his confidence. → Confidence deserted him.
| couldn't sleep that night. → That night sleep eluded me.We only travelled half the distance at sunset. → Sunset met us halfway.
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造句:我的小女儿总是抱怨(complain of)各种各样的病，但她从未成功地得到允许(get permission)呆在家里。
My little daughter is always complaining of one illness or another, but she has never managed to get permission to be at home.
The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
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used to do sth 过去常常做，而现在不再做
| used to get up early.
cmp. be / become / get used to n./doing *惯做某事
I'm used to getting up early.
(NCE3-2 P18-L 17) 'We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.*惯的*义词：
be accustomed to (doing) sth.
(NCE4-3 P17-L 15) For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed. -
ever since: adv. / prep. / conj.从那以后，一直......(用完成时)
(NCE3-23 P114-L 10) There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
-You know how she feels about you.
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造句:过去日夜辛苦工作的老王两年前下岗(be laid off)了，从那以后就变得懒了。
Lao Wang who used to work hard day and night was laid off two years ago and has been lazy ever since.
One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
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wake (up): vi & vt.醒了;唤醒
(NCE2-54 P252-L11) The doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
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start n. 激灵（由于恐惧或惊讶身体突然的一动）
可以想象汽车或摩托车启动时，汽车会突然动一下
搭配：wake(up) with a start
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with a start
with +名词作状语修饰谓语动词
名词是所有词性当中最正式的，使用这个结构可以显得更文言，庄严。
(NCE3-11 P54-L13) The officer went through the case with great care. (NCE3-11 P54-L15) He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
(NCE3-11 P54-L18)Then I added with a smile.
(NCE3-27 P130-L16)His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.
She faced the difficulty calmly.
→ She faced the difficulty with calmness.I looked at her curiously.
→ I looked at her with curiosity.She spoke to me tenderly
She spoke to me with tenderness.I greeted Philip enthusiastically.
→ I greeted Philip with enthusiasm.
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
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Looking at his watch = When he looked at his watch
非谓语 （doing； done； to do） 作状 语时，一般情况下其隐含的主语应该与主句主语保持一致。
Looking at his watch, it was one o'clock. (X) -
before的译法
强调主句的时间比预期的长时，译为才It will be a long time before we meet again.—— 要过很长时间我们才能再见面。
强调主句的时间比预期的短时，译为就I hadn't waited long before he came. —— 我没等多久他就来了。
Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
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armed with sth
非谓语是用-ing，还是-ed，不能完全通过逻辑来判断，而是通过单词本身的搭配来决定
arm sb. with sth.
Armed with a torch, the vicar went up nto the clock tower
sb. carry sth.
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go on v.发生
What's going on here?e.x. happen、occur、come up、come about也可以表示发生，并且这五组词都含有意料之外的含义
take place 确定的发生
The funeral will take place on Monday.strike 不幸的突然发生
Most people were fast asleep when the earthquake struckcoincide (with...) 同时的发生
When I came, he was just about to leave.→ My arrival coincided with his departure.
In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
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catch sight of ...
= catch a glimpse of ...
= glimpse...
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figure
①模糊的人影
(NCE3-30 P142-L6) A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight.
②重要的人物
(NCE3-21 P106-L6) One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 764.
③数字
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recognize ... as 认出某人是谁
这样不用写宾语从句了，简单简洁
I recognized her as one of my classmates
'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
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Whatever(复*)：
“疑问词+ever”有两个含义
①表示"无论...
(NCE3-1 P14-L 11) Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
②表示“到底．．．＂
whenever,wherever, whoever, whichever...
Wherever did you go yesterday?
When ever am I going to see you again?
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on earth
What on earth has happened to trouble you so?
in the world
What in the world are you doing here at seven in the morning?
in God's / heaven's name
What in God's name was that huge bang?
Where in heaven's name have you been?
'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill. 'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'
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have been doing
现在完成进行时
表示持续性的动作一直到现在，而且还有可能继续下去。
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night after night
= night by night
= every night
= one night after another
类比：
day after day
=day by day
=every day
=one day after another
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for weeks好几周了（强调好多了）
类比：
for hours好几小时了
for months好几个月了
for years好几年了
for centuries好几百年了
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was /were hoping .表达一种试探性的 委婉的语气。（并不是说以前希望）
was hoping you could marry me.
'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
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强调肯定式(emphatic positive)
在肯定句和祈使句中，在谓语动词前加上助动词do以加强语气。
只用于一般现在时（do， does）和一般过去时（did）中
肯定句：
I do need a car.
He does speak English well.
So you did come after all Come in.
祈使句：
Come in.
→ Do come in.
Shut up!
→ Do shut up!
'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
as well： ......也....
as well as ...： 除了......之外，......也...
You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well as me.
me 没有必要，因此省去
Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'
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still 转折，尽管如此，还是
The girl is not beautiful.
Still, | like her very much.*义词
Nevertheless / nonetheless / all the same / just the same, I like her very much.
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Still, I'm glad (that) the bell is working again.
形容词补足语，特征：直接补充说明前面的形容词but I'm afraid (that) at one o' clock it will strike thirteen times and there is nothing | can do about it.
there is nothing | can do about it
对此我无能为力
The telephone is out of order, and there is nothing | can do about it.
| know you are not satisfied, but there is nothing | can do about it.
We apologize for this, but there is nothing we can do about it.
"Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and
have a cup of tea.'
as good as = almost几乎..... 不多
The injured man is as good as dead. —— 几乎快死了
Everything is as good as settled. —— 几乎安顿好了
(NCE3-46 P212-L21) As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of ascrew here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new——几乎是新的
