迷你對(duì)話:
A:It's said that the goverment will clamp down on the new policy.
據(jù)說政府呀取締那項(xiàng)新政策了。
B:Are you sure of that?
你干肯定嗎?
A:I am not certain about that.
我也不確信這個(gè)消息。
B:They may have some difficulty in doing it.
政府那么做可能很困難。
詞海拾貝:
1.clamp down on:嚴(yán)格限制,取締
Eg.The police has promised to clamp down on criminal activities.
警方已許諾要取締犯罪活動(dòng)。
Eg.The police will clamp down on speeding starting next month.
警察將自下個(gè)月起加緊檢肅超速。
Eg.The police are going to clamp down on criminal activity in this area.
警察即將取締這一地區(qū)的犯罪活動(dòng)。
2.be certain about:對(duì)......有把握,對(duì)......確信無疑
Eg.I'm afraid I can't be certain about the success.
我恐怕對(duì)成功不太肯定。
Eg.One thing we can be certain about is that his writing was different to anything that had come before.
有一點(diǎn)我們很確定,那就是他的作品比之前人有很大差異。
We cannot be certain about what happened.
我們只能猜測(cè)發(fā)生了什么事。
3.be sure of:對(duì)......肯定
Eg.Can I be sure of a profit if I invest?
我要是投資,肯定能獲利嗎?
Eg.Book early if you want to be sure of a seat.
要想十拿九穩(wěn)有個(gè)座位,那就早訂座。
Eg.I left a message so as to be sure of contacting her.
我留下了張條子以便與她取得聯(lián)系。
4.have some difficulty in doing something:做某事有一定的難度
Eg.I have some difficulty in go through the test.
要我通過這次測(cè)驗(yàn)有點(diǎn)困難。