②The committee assesses whether a building is worth preserving.
2.regarding prep.关于
[教材原句] All of this is made more difficult by the legal situation regarding cybercrime.
有关网络犯罪的法律状况使形势更加复杂。
①Regarding your request, she said nothing.
关于你的请求,她什么也没说。
(1)regard v. 认为;注意;留意
n. 尊重,敬重;注意;关心
regard ... as 把......看作/认为/视为
in/with regard to sb./sth. 关于某人/某物
(2)regardless adv. 不顾,不加理会
regardless of 不管,不顾
②I regard that movie as one of the worst I've ever seen.
我认为那部电影是我看过的最糟糕的一部。
③The company's position in/with regard to overtime is made clear in their contracts.
公司关于加班的立场在合同中有明确说明。
④He went ahead and did it, regardless of the consequences.
他说干就干了,没有考虑后果。
[点津] 在英语中,有部分动词的ing形式具备介词的性质,很多情况下被当作介词来用。除regarding外,还有:including"包括";concerning"关于";considering"考虑到"等。
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(2009·江苏高考)This special school accepts all disabled students, ________educational level and background.
A.according to B.regardless of
C.in addition to D.in terms of
解析:选B。考查介词短语。句意:这所特殊的学校招收所有的残疾学生,不管他们的教育水平或背景。regardless of不管,不顾,符合题意。
3.suspect n.嫌疑犯,可疑对象vt.怀疑(某人有罪);怀疑(某事属实或可能发生,尤指坏事)