關鍵句講解:
I’ve been trying to我一直想……;我一直渴望…..;我一直在努力
現在完成進行時表示某動作或行為從過去一直延續至現在,並強調現在還在進行。
本課學習目標:熟練使用該句型
學習方式和要求:反覆練習,達到見漢字說英語的程度
用例1:
我一直試圖弄清楚出現這種情況的原因所在。
I've been trying to figure out why this is so.
注:figure out想明白,弄清楚
用例2:
我一直就琢磨著這事呢。
All the time I've been trying to figure this out.
用例3:
哦,你來了,我一整天都在設法找你。
Oh, there you are; I’ve been trying to get hold of you all day.
注:get hold of與…聯繫上,找到某人
用例4:
我一直在找你,你好歹也買個手機呀。(埋怨對方不用手機)
I’ve been trying to reach you. You’ve got to get a cellphone.
注:打電話找人可用reach也可用get hold of
用例5:
喂,我最近一直在找Peter。我聽說他搬家了,你有他的電話嗎?
Hey, I've been trying to locate Peter. I heard that he moved. Have you got his number?
注:locate [ləʊ'keɪt] vt.找到某人的下落或位置;定位
用例6:
我一直在努力改變自己,你應該知道。
You should know that I've been trying to improve myself.
注:improve有“改善,變得更好”之意,change只是“改變”,並無“更好”之意
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