大约(第二部分)

2014-11-11 12:20阿卡索英语

<;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (上接 <;a target="_blank" href="http://www.acadsoc.com.cn/article/?id=459">; 第一部分 <;/a>; ) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 1. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; at a guess <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : approximately, especially when you do not know the correct number or amount and are guessing what it is <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "at a guess" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 常用于口语中。 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; At a guess, I'd say around 3000 people took part in the demonstration. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (大约有 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 3000 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 人参加了这次游行示威。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It was a cold night. About two or three degrees at a guess. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (那晚很冷,可能只有两三度。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; "How much will it cost?" "A hundred and twenty pounds, at a guess." <;/span>; <;span style="font-family: 宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; ( <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; - <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 那东西要卖多少钱? <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; - <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 大约 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 120 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family: 宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 英镑。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 2. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; close to <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : almost a particular number, amount, especially a surprisingly large one, or almost a particular time, especially a very late time <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注:英式英语中也写作 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "close on" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 。 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; The government spends close to $100 billion a year on education. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (政府每年在教育上的投入大约 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 1000 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 亿美元。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; There must be close to a hundred people in the hall. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (大厅里大约有 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 100 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 个人。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; We drove close on 500 miles Saturday. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (周六,我们大约行驶了 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 500 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 英里。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It was close on midnight by the time they got home. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (他们到家的时候已经快 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 12 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 点了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 3. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; not quite <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : use this when you want to emphasize that something is a little less than a number or amount, or a little before a particular time <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; "Is he 60?" "Not quite!" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; ( <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; - <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 他 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 60 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family: 宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 岁? <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">;   - <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 没到 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 60 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family: 宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; ,快了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It's not quite time to go yet. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (还不到出发的时间呢。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 4. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; almost/nearly <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : use this to say that something is a little less than a number or amount, or a little before a particular time <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "almost" and "nearly" have the same meaning, but "almost" is much more common than "nearly" in American English. In British English both words are common <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (美式英语中, <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "almost" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 比 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "nearly" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 更常用;英式英语中,这两个词用法差不多。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; I've been a teacher for nearly 10 years now. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (我已经差不多做了 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 10 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 年的老师了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; We had money and almost $1000 in traveler's checks. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (我们有现钱,还有大约 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; $1000 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 的旅行支票。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; John is three years old and Sally is almost six. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (约翰 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 3 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 岁,莎莉大约 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 6 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 岁。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; very nearly <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/b>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It's very nearly time to go home. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (差不多是时候回家了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 5. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; approaching/nearing <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : almost a particular number, amount, time etc., and still increasing or getting nearer to that number, amount, time etc. <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; In the North East, the unemployment rate is now nearing 20 percent. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (在东北部,失业率差不多到了 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 20% <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; be fast approaching <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; (=very nearly a particular time) <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; By now the winter was fast approaching, and further travel would soon be inadvisable. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (冬天就要来了,到了那会儿再继续前进就很不明智了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 6. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; getting on for <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : to be almost a particular time, age, or period of time <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "getting on for" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 常用于英式英语非正式的场合,美式英语中常用 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "getting on toward" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 。 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; it's getting on for something <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/b>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It's getting on for 10 years since we last saw each other. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (我们有大约有 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 10 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 年没见了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It must be getting on for lunch time. I'm starving. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (肯定快到吃饭时间了,我快饿死了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; somebody is getting on for 40, 50 etc. <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; (=use this when guessing an older person's age) <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; "How old's Diane?" "She must be getting on for 50." <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; ( <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; - <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 戴安娜几岁了? <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; - <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 她肯定快 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 50 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family: 宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 7. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; be going on (for) <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : to be nearly a particular time, age, number etc. <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; Nancy must be going on for 60. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (南希肯定快 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 60 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 岁了。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; She's one of those wise teenagers who's 16 going on 70 (= she behaves as though she is older than she is ) . <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (她比较少年老成。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 8. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; be pushing 40/50 etc. <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : to be almost forty, fifty etc .- use this when you are guessing an older person's age <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "be pushing..." <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 常用于非正式的场合。 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; She's probably pushing 50 by now. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (她今年快 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 50 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 了吧。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 9. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; in the (right) ball park <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : close to the amount, price etc. that you want or are thinking about <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; Their estimate is in the right ball park. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (他们估计对了一大半。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; a ball-park figure/estimate/amount <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : a number or amount that is almost but not exactly correct <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; He said $25,000, but it's just a ball-park figure. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (他猜了个 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; $25,000 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; ,但只猜对了个大概。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 10. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; somewhere/something in the region of <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : about - used with very large numbers or amounts <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "somewhere/something in the region of" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 常用于正式的场合。 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; Last year he earned something in the region of $60 million. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (去年他赚了大约 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 6000 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 万美元。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; It costs somewhere in the region of £100,000 to train a new doctor. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (培养一个医生大约要花 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 10 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 万英镑。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 11. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; circa <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : about – used with dates a long time ago in the past <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 备注: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; "circa" <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 常用于正式的场合。 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; The house was built circa 1530. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; (这个房子大约建成于 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 1530 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 年。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 12. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; or thereabouts <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; at 10 o'clock or thereabouts/in the 1950s or thereabouts etc <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; .: use this after a time, date etc that is not exact, especially when it is not important to know the exact time, date etc <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; They're old apartments, built in the 1930s or thereabouts. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; (这些老房子大约建成于 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 20 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 世纪 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 30 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family: 宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 年代。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">; The book will be published in May or thereabouts. <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; ( <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; 5 <;/span>; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">; 月左右这本书会出版。) <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span lang="EN-US">;   <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">; <;!--[if !supportLists]-->; <;span lang="EN-US">; 13. <;/span>; <;!--[endif]-->; <;b>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">; upwards of <;/span>; <;/b>; <;span lang="EN-US">; : more than a number or amount <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p class="MsoNormal">; <;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">; 例: <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US">; <;o:p>; <;/o:p>; <;/span>; <;/p>; <;p>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">; The aircraft can carry upwards of 400 passengers. <;/span>; <;span style="font-size: 10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">; (这架飞机可供 <;/span>; <;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">; 400 <;/span>; <;span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:1.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">; 多名乘客乘坐。) <;/span>; <;/p>;

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