我要待在家里而不出去。
We'll have tea in the garden instead of in the house.
我们将改在花园喝茶,而不在屋里喝。
【要点归纳】
instead of 后常接名词、代词、动名词、介词短语等。
【相关链接】
instead adv. 代替;顶替 例如:
He was ill,so I went there instead.
他病了,因此我代他去。
I didn't have a pen,so I used a pencil instead.
我没有钢笔,因此我就用铅笔了。
11.escape vi.逃脱;避开;溜走
vt.逃避;被忘掉
【典型例句】
He escaped from prison this morning.
他今天早上从监狱逃跑了。
There is a strange smell in the air.The gas must have been escaping somewhere.
空气中有股奇怪的味道,一定是什么地方在漏煤气了。
You cannot expect that something may escape the teacher's attention.
你不要奢望有什么能逃过老师的注意。
【相关链接】
narrow escape 九死一生
12.keep sth. doing 使某物持续做某事
【典型例句】
The workers kept the machine working all the night.
工人们让机器整晚工作。
How can you keep him waiting for a whole hour?
你怎么可以让他等上一整个小时?
【相关链接】
keep on doing sth.连续做某事(中间可能有间隔)
keep doing sth.持续不断地做某事
keep sb.from doing sth.阻止某人做某事
keep away from 躲开;避开
keep in mind 记住
例如:
You should keep in mind that no pains,no gains.
你应该记住不劳无获。
Tell the children to keep away from the horse.
告诉孩子们离马远一点。
We should take measures to keep that from happening again.
我们应该采取措施禁止这种事情再发生。
They kept on reading for two hours.
他们连续读了两个小时。