A: Do naughty boys upset you?
你讨厌调皮的孩子吗?
B: Oh, no. On the whole, I would rather see children active.
喔,不讨厌。总的来说,我更为喜欢活泼的孩子。
A: What about the trouble they made.
如果他们闯祸了怎么办?
B: They are annoying sometimes.
那确实有点烦人。
地道表达:
on the whole
解词释义:
此语的意思是“大体上说来,总的看来”,其中的whole是名词,也可以做upon the whole。与之相似的on whole是表示“整个地,全部地”的意思。
支持范例:
My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.
我的意见大体上同你的差不多。
On the whole it's a good plan and we shouldn't nitpick.
总的来说,这个计划是好的,我们不应过于挑剔。
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
大体上说,她生活俭朴,不事张扬。
Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大体说来记者不制造舆论。他们会助长舆论。
词海拾贝:
1. would rather:宁可,宁愿
Eg. I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去。
Eg. They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat.
他们想要一座房子, 而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
联想记忆:would rather...than...宁可.......也不......
Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.
刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。
He would rather die than live in dishonor.
他宁死不愿忍辱偷生。
2. make trouble:招来麻烦,闯祸
Eg. We decided not to implead them in case of make trouble.
我们决定不起诉他们,免得惹事生非。
Eg. It is typical of him to make trouble.
制造麻烦是他的特点。
联想记忆:
make the worst of one’s trouble:朝最坏的地方想,往最坏处想
make light of one’s trouble:对麻烦是满不在乎
make trouble by spreading rum ours:造言生事
make trouble on every hand:横生事端
口语句型:
What about...?
释义:......如何?......怎么样?
用法:用于征询别人的意见如何。使用时,about后面能接名词或动名词短语。
例句:What about the salary? 薪水怎么样?
They are very splendid. What about the price? 这些非常不错。价格怎么样呢?
What about washing the car on Sunday? 礼拜天洗车怎么样?
What about going for a row? 一起去划船好吗?
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