In fact, I met him in the street by chance.
=As a matter of fact, I came across him in the street.
=In effect, I happened to meet him in the street.
我在街上碰巧遇见了他。
7、Well, to be honest, I have none.
哦,老实说,我一分钱都没有了。
to be honest=to tell you the truth老实说;说实话
none一个(件)也没有(指人或物,可与of连用)
no one一个也没有(只能指人,不能与of连用)
①To be honest, no one was on the playground.
=To tell you the truth, there was none on the playground.
实话实说,操场上一个人也没有。
②To honest, none of the desks is new.(此处不能用no one)
说实话,没有一张桌子是新的。
语法:宾语从句和表语从句(Noun clause as the object and predicative)
宾语从句的特点是注意四个字:语序,时态;宾语从句常位于及物动词、介词或少数形
容词之后。
①I don't know how old he is.(动词之后,语序变化)
我不知道他多大了。
②I was interested in what he said.(介词之后,时态变化)
我对他说的很感兴趣。
③I'm sure(that)you will succeed.
我确信你会成功。
形容词后接宾语从句常见的有:I'm afraid ...;I'm glad ...和I'm sure ...
等句型。
表语从句位于系动词之后,常见的系动词有be,look,seem等,表语从句的语序也是
陈述句语序。
①The question is where she works.
问题是她在哪工作。
②It looks as if it is going to rain.