【Would you like to come to supper?】
Would you like to come to supper?你愿意来吃晚饭吗?
come to supper 表示“来吃晚饭”,Would you like to…?是一比较委婉,客气的建议或征求对方意见的句型。类似这样的句型还有"Let’s do ….","Will you do …?""Shall we do …?""What about …?""Why not…?""What do you think of …?"等。例如:
Let’s go to the zoo.
让我们去动物园吧。
Will you have something to eat?
你吃点东西行吗?
Shall we have a rest?
我们休息一下吧?
【What about this one?】
What about this one?你看这一个怎样?
What about going to park next week.
下周到公园怎样?
Why not go with me?
为什么不和我一起去呢?
What do you think of reading in the classroom?
你看在教室里读书怎样?
【We have our evening meal at about a quarter past six.】
We have our evening meal at about a quarter past six.我们在六点差一刻吃晚饭。
At about a quarter past six 六点差一刻,或五点四十五。表示钟点时间用介词短语“at +数字+past(to)+数字。前面的数字表示”分钟“,后面的数字表示”小时“。如果分钟不超过半小时,选用"past(过)",如果分钟超过半小时,选用"to(差)".例如:
We have breakfast at five to seven.
我们七点差五分吃早饭。
We go to school twenty past seven.
我们七点二十五去学校。
【I have quite a lot of homework to do.】
I have quite a lot of homework to do.我有好多作业要做。
To do 是动词不定式,在句中作定语,修饰homework .例如:
Do you have any thing to say?
你有什么要说的吗?
I have nothing to do?
我没有事情要做.
【I’ve no idea.】
I’ve no idea.我不知道。
Idea 意思是“主意”,“思想”,“观点”“观念”。例如:
Do you have any idea about this matter?
你知道这件事吗?
That’s a good idea.
是个好主意。
【Let’s make it a little earlier.】
Let’s make it a little earlier.让我们把时间定得早一点。
Make “制造”,“定制”,it在此指时间,作宾语,后面是宾补成份。例如:
Let’s make it half past one.
让我们定在一点半。
We can make it a small box.
我们可以把它做成小盒子。