知识感悟
一、词汇详解
1.amuse vt.使发笑;使愉快
【典型例句】
Her story amused the children greatly.
她的故事逗得那些小孩十分开心。
The audience was amused by the magician's tricks.
观众被魔术师的戏法逗乐了。
I was very much amused to see the seal perform its tricks.
我被海豹的特技表演逗乐了。
He has an amusing way of talking.
他有一种逗人的说话方式。
【要点归纳】
amuse作使役动词用,amusing已转化为形容词,意为"令人愉快的";amused意为"感到愉快的"。
【相关链接】
(1)amusement作不可数名词时,意为"娱乐、消遣、兴趣";作可数名词时,意为"快乐的事、娱乐(品)",如:
The little girl looked at me in amusement.
小女孩饶有趣味地看着我。
(2)amuse sb./oneself(with...) 以......自娱
(3)be amused at/by/with...以......为乐
(4)be amused to do sth.做......取乐
2.charge vt.&vi.收费;控诉;充电
n.费用;主管
【典型例句】
He charged me $1.50 for mending the watch.
他要我付了1.50美元修表费。
The police charged the man with stealing the money.
警察指控这个人偷了钱。
He forgot to charge the battery.
他忘记给电池充电了。
The charge for admission is US $5.
入场费五美元。
The chief engineer was in charge of directing the building of the subway.
总工程师主管指挥地铁的建造工程。
【要点归纳】
charge表示"收费"时,构成"charge sb.+钱+for sth."句式;表示"控告"时,常与介词with连用。charge表示"主管"时,常用短语in charge of。
3.profit n .利润;利益
vt.&vi. 有益于;有利于;得益;利用
【典型例句】
He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.
他卖掉房子获利五万美元。