【词组】
1. all but 几乎;除了...都
(1)She all but fainted when she heard the news. 听到那消息,她差点晕过去。
(2)I knew them all but one. 除了一个我不认识之外,其余的人我都认识。
拓展: 比较 nothing but /anything but /everything but /something but /all but
(1)nothing but 没什么···除了
I eat nothing but an egg.我什么都没吃,除了一个蛋。
(2)nothing but 任何东西除了
I can eat anything but eggs. 我什么都可以吃,除了蛋。
(3)everthing but 跟 anything but 不同的是 everthing 通常指大方面的东西,而 anything 通常指一个或一小部分东西。
(4)someting but 跟 anything but 也很像,不过是局限一部分。比如:I can eat something but···有些东西我可以吃除了···因为有些可以吃所以不能吃的东西有很多,but后面要接很多东西。
(5)all but 跟 everthing but 一样。all 比较口语化,everthing 比较正式。
2. now and then 时而,偶尔
(1)I like to smoke a big cigar every now and then. 我喜欢不时地抽一支大雪茄。
(2)I see him every now and then, but not often. 我偶尔看见他, 但不经常看见他。
拓展: 表示“时而,偶尔”的其他词组
occasionally sometimes /every now and then /once in a while
3. off and on 断断续续,间歇地
(1)It rains off and on. 雨忽而下,忽而停。
(2)She cried off and on all day. 她整天不时地哭。
4. off duty 下班
(1)When off duty I can do my private work. 不上班的时候我可以做自己的事了。
(2)I am off duty today.今天我歇班。
相关解析: duty
n. 职责,责任;义务;职责或工作;税收
拓展: 反义词组 on duty 值班,上班
5. on (the) one hand 一方面
(1)He has been criticized on one hand and encouraged on the other. 他一方面受到批评,另一方面却受到鼓励。
(2)On the one hand you balance out the body. 一方面,你平衡了身体。
【练习】
英译中
(1) I'm all but lame from the bite on my leg.
(2)Don't neglect paying him a visit now and then.
(3)He has been writing to us off and on for several years.
(4)On one hand, it provides time for stepping up Chinese economic development.
(5)The day after tomorrow is Sunday , but I'll be off duty.