英语短语常用知识（英语短语基础知识大全）
英语短语常用知识【一】
1 . The price of wisdom is above rubies We love truth above everything else
2 . D 当宾语是each other或one another时不能变，如: (错 Each other is helped by us
3 . [注] 其他如first, leave…for或两个独立分句等也可表示择比， 如： He said he would resign first
4 . [注] 如果两个主语相比，谓语动词应与前一个保持一致关系。如： He no less than you is (不是are diligent
5 . He wanted the letter to be typed at once She was the first woman to have been elected to such a post
6 . He is not likely to have been notified about it Cast iron is apt to be broken
7 . be made of 由……制成
8 . Weather___, well go out for a walk
9 . Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true It is our greatest happiness to dedicate our youth to the New Long March
10 . The murder was brought in, with his hands ___ behind his back。
英语短语常用知识【二】
1 . He seemed to be shut up in himself like a shellfish Is it to be sung or said?
2 . As long as men live, water will continue to be what it is today - next in importance to oxygen
3 . [注] "best of all" 表示肯定的最; "least of all" 表示否定的最， 如： I like swimming best of all
4 . ）转换时一般不得变更动词的时态。另下列各时式不能用于被动句中。
5 . E 当宾语是不定式时，很少转用于被动句。不宜说：To go is wanted by me或It is wanted by me to go
6 . 句型［主语+would (had…as soon/as lief+…as+被弃对象］
7 . We too have a head and two hands and are no stupider than others
8 . [注] most前，如果没有the,则不是表示比较，而表示 "很", "非常", 如: The present world situation is most favorable for the people The meeting proceeded in a most friendly atmosphere
9 . It hasn&#;t been made clear when the new road is open to traffic
10 . 句型 "not to speak of" 等词组也可用以表示差比, 如: Even a worm, when trodden on, will turn, not to speak of a man outraged
英语短语常用知识【三】
1 . "…be equal to+被比对象"如：A dingle day is equal to twenty years In strength, he is equal to me
2 . If I don&#;t I won&#;t be able to sleep tonight
3 . Changjiang is one of the longest rivers in the world
4 . You can also see that there is a grand piano, whereas ours is an upright
5 . [注] 比较级前可加一些增强语气的词，如：much, even, still, a little (bit, slightly, far , any, no, a lot 等。
6 . [注] 这种形容词组合还可以作定语，置于名词之后。如：It feeds on worms and other fish smaller than itself
7 . Thisisabox→Theseareboxes
8 . [注] 两个概念的表示法： 若干个最大中的一个可用 "one of+最高级" 表示, 如: "What about horse-racing?" - "I should say that that is one of the most popular sports in Great Britain"
9 . [注] 注意本句型可省略的成分较多, 常见于谚语俗语中 如： The sooner, the better
10 . 被动不定式。它可以在句中作主语定语复合宾语状语等。
英语短语常用知识【四】
1 . All the roads were cleared of snow Education must be combined with production labor
2 . 句型［主语+…choose+名词A+before+名词B］ ［主语+before+从句］
3 . Thanks a lot for sending me such beautiful pictures by e-mail!
4 . "How about a game of bridge?" - "I can&#;t think of a better idea"
5 . …his team came in twentieth 他的队第二十名。
6 . 由于宾语的性质不用被动句：
7 . His strength is superior to (=greater than mine My knowledge is inferior to (=less than his
8 . (指示代词this，that要变为these，those。如：
9 . Is your father senior to mine? My father is junior to yours
10 . Has it been decided where we are to hold the conference?
英语短语常用知识【五】
1 . I had as soon you broke his neck as his finger
2 . (正 We saw many small houses on both sides of the river
3 . "名词A+be+preferable to+名词B" 如： This is preferable to that
4 . [注] 从反面表达最高比较级的方式很多，甚至可以不用比较级的词语，如：
5 . "Would you like to be taught Latin?" - I asked
6 . 如：Sheisagirl→Theyaregirls
7 . (不定冠词a，an要去掉。如：
8 . twentieth 第二十
9 . 如果明天不下雨，我要和朋友去公园。
10 . ［Sooner than+动词原形…(主句 主语+would +动词原形…］
英语短语常用知识【六】
1 . Please come here as soon as you can 请尽快来这里。
2 . I will say this, that the best shot in existence could not have done it more beautifully
3 . It is so interesting a film that we all want to see it once more
4 . 艾伦妻子的宠猫死了，他好象一点也不在乎。
5 . Nothing ancient or modern seems to come near it (come near 与…相比
6 . We are wholly dedicated to the educational cause The news was told to everyone
7 . Better die standing than live kneeling (=it is better to die standing than to live kneeling
8 . It was considered a shame to cheat in examination It was found difficult for us to understand him
9 . The date is expected to be announced soon
10 . name/call/make/choose/find/think等。例：
英语短语常用知识【七】
1 . None is so blind as those that won&#;t see
2 . 丹尼似乎很激动。
3 . He prefers to write his letters rather than dictate others
4 . It seems that ＋从句
5 . 一般情况使用let帮助构成祈使句的被动语态。
6 . 适用本句型常见的谓语动词：接不定式的：advise, allow, ask, compel, command, help, wish, warn, 等。
7 . 不要使用无比较对象的孤立的比较级。如：(误 We saw many smaller houses on both sides of the river
8 . (普通单数名词要变为复数形式。如：
9 . (正 His younger brother was much stronger than he His younger brother was stronger than he
10 . 不要使用双重比较级， 如：(误 His younger brother was more stronger than he
英语短语常用知识【八】
1 . The revolutionaries preferred death to dishonor I prefer to work rather than (to sit idle
2 . = He stood there, with his hand raise
3 . Tom is not so tall as his brother (Tom is less tall than his brother
4 . 这类保留宾语的被动句中常用动词有：allow, afford, bring, deny, ensure, give, hand, lend, offer, owe, pass, pay, return, tell, show, teach等。
5 . This story eventually got translated into English He got dismissed He got plucked He got drowned last year I don&#;t want to get mixed up with the police again
6 . Everything that is good is sure to be praised and everything bad is sure to be exposed
7 . [注] 注意本句型可省略被比对象, 如： Better be with the dead Better let the furnace cool a bit
8 . No country suffered so much as England No war is so great as the European war
9 . call sb / sth ＋n 称呼某人/某物……，后面的名词作宾语补足语。
10 . 带介词保留宾语的被动句中常用动词有：clear…of, cure…of, strip…of, add…to, devote…to, dedicated…to, base…on, compare…with, free…from等。
英语短语常用知识【九】
1 . I find him a clever boy 我觉得他是个聪明的孩子。
2 . 不可说：He has been decided to be helped 应当说：It has been decided to help him It has been decided that he should be helped
3 . 当介词是in时，其前后的两个名词均不加任何成分(如物主代词或冠词，也不用复数。但 with 的复合结构不受此限制
4 . The most short-sighted man could see that at a glance, with his naked eyes," said Martin
5 . 例：When his wife&#;s pet cat died, Alan didn&#;t seem to care at all
6 . We call the first Olympic Games the "ancient" Olympics
7 . I’m a student→We are students
8 . ）在下列情况下，主动句不能转换成被动句。
9 . 将来进行时 现在完成进行时 将来完成进行时 过去完成进行时
10 . The strength of the collective is boundless, while that of the individual is very limited