托?？谡Z考試中的實用詞匯解析3

　　使用頻率：★★★

　　造句功能：★★★

　　西方思維：★★★★★

　　意思是買的起，付得起、花得起時間、金錢、精力等。

　　但是Afford只能表示能力，不表示意愿。例如我們可以說I'm willing to pay, but I really can't afford it，而不能說I'm willing to afford it。

　　用好這個詞，我們的水平就會提高一個檔次，讓你的同學打心底里佩服。

　　1、這頂帽子貴得也太離譜了，我買不起。

　　Chinglish: This hat is extremely expensive, I can't buy it.

　　Revision: This hat is so expensive that I can't afford it.

　　2、這個村子里好多兒童都上不起學。

　　Chinglish: Lots of kids can't go to school because they're poor. (意思表達出來了但是不精練)

　　Revision: Plenty of kids in this village can't afford to go to school (can't afford education).

　　小新賴以生存就不能放棄工作。I can't afford to lose my job, because I'm the bread-winner and I have a big family to support.

　　deserve

　　使用頻率：★★

　　造句功能：★★

　　西方思維：★★★★★

　　這個詞字面意思是“值得”、“該受到”，可褒可貶。用到的場合其實挺多的。幾個例句就可以解決問題。

　　1、你是老鼠戲貓，真是自作自受!

　　Chinglish: You're like a rat teasing a cat... (...下面不會了)

　　Revision: I think you're playing with fire. You deserve it!

　　2、那個好心女孩終于嫁給了她的心上人。她是有好報。

　　Chinglish: That good-hearted girl was married to the man in her heart at last. She was good so she had a good end.

　　Revision: That good-hearted girl married her 'prince' finally. She deserved it.

　　3、你竟敢這樣對我?找打啊?

　　Chinglish: How dare you do this to me? Do you want me to beat you?

　　Revision: How dare you do this to me? You deserve a kick in the ass!

　　這個詞比較微妙，個人喜歡這個詞，不多說了。

　　If you think that I deserve some applauses or flowers, why not let me know about it.