英语四级词汇考点归纳:plug
It's up to you to plug the leak - even though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life.
英语四级译文:
是否封住漏洞取决于你——即使有一大堆理由让你困在无聊的日常工作中。
四级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是it's up to you。even though 引导让步状语从句。
plug意为“堵住”。如:
The tube gets plugged sometimes.这管子有时会堵塞。
本句中的plug a leak又可以说成plug up a leak,意为“堵塞漏洞”。
stuck为stick的过去式,stick in为固定短语,意为“坚持;陷在(困境之中)”。如:
It stuck in my throat to have to accept charity from them.我不得不接受他们的施舍,此事令我耿耿于怀。
英语四级考点归纳:
让步状语从句是英语中的九大状语从句之一,主要用来表示让步关系,即“虽然,尽管,即使”等概念。让步状语从句的引导词包括:
although/though/while尽管 as/that虽然
however无论怎样 whatever无论什么
whoever/whomever无论谁 whichever无论哪个
whenever无论何时 wherever无论哪里
whether是否 even if/though即使
no matter ( who/what/where/whem/how)无论(谁/什么/哪里/何时/怎样)
※ 由although和though引导的让步状语从句。though和although都表示“虽然,纵然”之意,在一般情况下可以互换使用。在口语中,though使用较频繁,although比though正式,二者都可与yet, still或nevertheless连用,但不能与but连用。如:
l) Though it is true that one must not live in the past, it is important to use the past to learn from his mistakes.尽管人的确不该生活在过去,但从过去的错误中汲取教训却是重要的。
2) Although/Though he is very old, (yet) he is quite strong.他虽然年纪大了,身体却还很健壮。
※ 由as和though引导的让步状语从句。as引导的让步状语从句必须以部分倒装的形式出现,倒装的部分可以是表语、状语或动词原形。though有时也用于这样的结构中,但although不可以这样用。如:
Hard as/though he works, he makes little progress. (=Though he works hard, he makes little progress.)尽管他学习很努力,但几乎没取得什么进步。
※ 由"no matter+疑问词或疑问词+后缀ever”引导的让步状语从句。
注意,no matter what=whatever, no matter who=whoever, no matter when= whenever, no matter where=wherever, no matter which=whichever, no matter how=however。如:
No matter what you do, do with your might. (=Whatever you do, do with your might.)无论你做什么,都要尽力而为。
※ 由ever if/even though引导的让步状语从句。如:
We'll make a trip even though the weather is bad.即使天气不好,我们也要去旅行。
※ 由whether...or引导的让步状语从句。如:
Whether you believe it or not, it is true.信不信由你,这确实是真的。