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跟貫大特学attend的用法▲■•夏末
attend这个单词我们都熟悉,是“参加”的意思。但是下面这个出现在2018年北京卷中的unattended是什么意思呢?
For many,finding an unattended wallet filled with£400in cash would be a source of temptation(诱惑).(2018北京卷)
我们再看看大作家们是怎么用attend这个词的,在他们的笔下,attend又是什么意思呢?
A baobab is something you will never,never be able to get rid of if
you attend to it too late.
—Little Prince
The other boys attended the in d ustrial school and received the
best secondary education to be had in the state.
—7b Kill a Mocking Bird
Elizabeth silently attended her.When breakfast was over they
were joined by the sisters.
—Pride and Prejudice
Then,who taught you?Who attended to you?Without a
governess,you must have been neglected.
笠的读音—Pride and Prejudice 查过词典之后,我们发现,attend其实
有以下几种意思:
①to participate
②to take care of
③to handle or take charge of
④to accompany or wait upon as a
companion or servant
试分析以上各句中attend是什么意思,将对应的序号填在横线上,并将句子译成中文。
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再看看影视剧里大家是怎么用这个词的,试着判斯一下各个情境中attend 分别是什么意思。
Very good. You won't need to attend to him again.
很好,你不用再服侍他了。
(attend: take care of 照顾,照料)
【片段二」Well, leave this to me, Spratt. I will attend to it.
交给我吧,斯普拉特,我会处理的O (attend: take charge of 照看,处理)
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I have more important matters to attend .
我还有更重要的事情要做。
(attend: handle 照管,处理)
For one thing, it's given me the chanee to prove to my mother that an
unmarried woman of 32 can do more than attend tea parties.
这让我有机会向妈妈证明32岁的未婚女人除了参加茶会之外还有别的事情可做。 (attend: to participate 参加)
现在,关于attend 的用法,你是不是都清楚了呢?那么,文章开头的那个句子中unattended 的意 思是不是也明白了呢?对了,就是“无人照管的”之意。全句意为:对很多人来说,一个装着400英 镑却无人照管的钱包无疑是极具诱惑力的。
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根据中文完成下列句子。1. 明天参加会议的人都要准时到。
Whoever ____________the meeting tomorrow should be on time.2. 这位护士不分日夜地照顾他。
The nurse ___________________him day and night.3. 如果你退休了,谁来照看生意呢?
If you retired, wholl ___________________the business?
4. 王妃在两名女助手的陪同下走下了飞机。
Her Royal Highness went down the airplane,___________________two women assistants.®OOC
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