英语一词多义居然这么有趣
英语中存在很多一词多义的现象,如果没有掌握一个词的多个意思往往会造成理解上的困难,也会闹出很多笑话。今天给大家分享一些英语中因一词多义而产生的有趣表达。大家可以检测下不看分析孩子是否知道以下句子意思。
1. Can you can a can as a canner can a can?
您能像装罐员一样装罐头么?
注:第一个”can”是情态动词,意思是“可以,能够”,如:”Can you help me?”
第二和第四个”can”都是动词,意思为”装罐头”,如:”Seamen have to live on canned food at sea.”
第三和第五个”can“都是名词,意思为”罐头”,如:”There are some nuts in this can.”
2. Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
别自找麻烦,除非麻烦来找你。
注:第一、四个"trouble"是动词,意思是"麻烦",如:"Can I trouble you to open the window?(我能麻烦你打开窗吗?)"
第二、三个"trouble"是名词,意思是"困难;麻烦;着急;危急;烦恼",如:"The boy caused a lot of trouble to his parents.(这个男孩给他的父母招来很多麻烦。)"
3. I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong.
我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。
注:第一个that是连词,引起宾语从句;第二、五个that是指示代词“那个”;第三个that在这儿相当于名词,表示那个同学在黑板上写的”that”;第四个that是关系代词,引起定语从句。
4. Since there is no time like the present,he thought it was time to present the present.
他认为现在是时候拿出礼物了,因为没有(任何其他)时机像现在这样(好)了。
注:第一个"present"是名词,意思是"现在;目前",如:"for the present(眼前;暂时)","live in the present(生活在现在)"。又如:"There is no time like the present.(没有比现在更好的时刻了。)"
第二个"present"是动词,意思是"赠予;颁发",如:"They presented flowers to their teachers.(他们献花给老师。)"
第三个"present"是名词,意思是"礼物;礼品",如:"He gave his father a present.(他给了他爸爸一个礼物。)"
5.The farm was used to produce produce.
这个农场是用来种农产品的。
第一个"produce"是动词,意思是"出产;生产",如:"to produce wheat(出产小麦)"。
第二个"produce"是名词,意思是"农产品,出产,产品,出品,产物",如,”farm produce”(农产品)。
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
士兵决定在沙漠里把甜点扔掉。
注:第一个"desert"是动词,是"遗弃;抛弃"的意思,如:"The villages has been deserted.(这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。)"
第二个"desert"是名词,"沙漠;不毛之地"的意思,如:"the Sahara desert(撒哈拉大沙漠)"。
中间还有一个拼写上类似的单词"dessert",意思是"甜食;甜糕点"。
7. I did not object to the object.
我不反对这个目标。
注:第一个"object"是动词,意思是"反对"。如:"I object to the building of the new airport.(我反对建新的机场。)"
第二个"object"是名词,意思是"目的;目标",如:"He has no object in life.(他没有生活目标。)"