英语早餐(5)

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

change [ʧeɪnʤ]
n. ①改变；变化
②额外一套衣物（等）
v. 换衣服；更衣

wait [weɪt]
v. ①等；等待
②盼望；希望；期待

seek [si:k]
v. 寻找

change

You’d better go and get changed.

你还是去换件衣服吧。

a change of clothes 额外的一套衣服

You’ll need a change of clothes if you’re staying overnight.

如果你过夜的话，得备上换洗衣物。

wait

He’s waiting for me to make a mistake.

他正盼着我出错呢。

wait and see 耐心等待

All I could do was wait and see.

我只能到时再看了。

1.这正是我一直期待的机会。

难度：★★★☆☆

英文:This is just the opportunity I’ve been waiting for.
▎句1

考核点: wait作动词-“盼望；期待”

wait for sth 期待……

the opportunity I’ve been waiting for 我一直期待的机会

This is just the opportunity I’ve been waiting for. 这正是我一直期待的机会。

结构：定语从句，opportunity为先行词，“……的机会”

时态：现在完成进行时，强调“一直”

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2.先等一下，看看天气如何我们再做决定。

难度：★★★☆☆

英文:We’ll wait and see what the weather’s like before we make a decision.

==▎句2 ==

考核点: wait作动词-“等”

❶ wait and see sth 等等看看……；等一下看看……

wait and see what the weather’s like 等一下，看看天气怎么样

结构：what引导名词性从句，作动词see的宾语

❷ before we make a decision 在做决定之前

结构：时间状语从句，“在做决定之前，看看天气如何”

We’ll wait and see what the weather’s like before we make a decision. 先等一下，看看天气如何我们再做决定。

3.你得把那些湿衣服换掉。

难度：★★★☆☆

英文:You need to change out of those wet things.
▎句3

考核点: change作动词-“换衣服”

change out of sth 把……换掉

You need to change out of those wet things. 你得把那些湿衣服换掉。