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Unit 1
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Food is as fundamental to man as the people are to the state.
国以民为本,民以食为天。
A is as +adj. to B as C is to D
A对于B就像C对于D 一样.......
1)“A is to B as C is to D”
e.g. Reading is to the spirit as exercises are to the body.
和此句型相同的还有
(A对于B就像C对于D一样)
读书相对于精神正如运动对于身体。
2)“A is to B what C is to D
e.g. Oxygen is to the human beings what water is to the fish.
如果是数与数的比较,则要用as连接。
e.g. Four is to twelve as one is to three.
4比12等于1比3。
(A对于B就像C对于D一样)
氧气对于人类就像水对于鱼。
Whenever I feel lonely, I have a secret recipe that never fails: rice, milk and sugar, cooked low and slow. No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect combination is always enough to lift my spirits.
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lift one’s spirits 使振奋
be in a good/bad mood 心情好/心情不好
be (not) in the mood for sth. / to do sth. (没)有做某事的心情
combine v. (使)结合,(使)组合
combine A with B 使A与B结合/混合;兼有
1. ____________ I feel lonely, I have a secret recipe that never fails.
2. ________________ I do, I do it for you.
3. ________________ you go, I will be right here waiting for you.
4. ________________ shy she was, she tried to turn to the stranger.
Whenever/ No matter when
Whatever/ No matter what
Wherever/ No matter where
However/ No matter how
no matter + 疑问词 +句子 = 疑问词 + ever +句子
5. I will do ________________ I can to help you.
6. We will be thankful to________________ will come to help them.
whatever
whoever
但是!!!!疑问词+ever 引导名词从句,no matter +疑问词 不可以
Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy flavour, which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood.
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译文:有时候仅仅闻一闻味儿就能奏效, 更不要说那美妙、滑腻的口感了,它像一 台时间机器, 立即将我带回阳光灿烂的童年。
奏效,起作用,达到目的
更不用说,且不说let alone
flavour n. 味道 v. 给...调味
flavour sth. (with sth.) (用...)给... 调味
With pleasure, I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma’s flat, listening to her wonderful stories and greedily eating