情景会话口袋书人际篇114:栽花种草(2)(在线收听

   5. The lawn needs to be trimmed regularly.

  草地需要定期修剪。
  还能这样说:
  The lawn needs a regular trim.
  You need to trim the lawn regularly.
  应用解析:
  (as) regular as clockwork 极有规律;
  regular verbs 规则动词;
  regular building 整齐的建筑物
  6. I forgot to water the garden yesterday.
  昨天我忘记给花园浇水了。
  还能这样说:
  The garden wasn't watered yesterday because I forgot to do so.
  I failed to water the garden yesterday.
  应用解析:
  Forget about it.
  不要介意,算不了什么,不用谢了;随它去吧,别再提了。
  7. I love flowers and hence also love growing them.
  我爱花,所以也爱养花。
  还能这样说:
  I love both flowers and planting flowers.
  I have a preference for flowers as well as planting them.
  应用解析:
  bring into flower 使开花;
  the national flower 国花;
  in (full) flower 开着花;盛开,成就之最高峰;
  in the flower of one's life 在年富力强时期;
  in the flowers of speech 华丽的词藻
  8. Precious flowers can't be easily kept.
  珍贵的花草不易养活。
  还能这样说:
  It is much difficult to grow precious flowers.
  Planting precious flowers isn't easy.
  应用解析:
  precious little money 极少的钱;
  take precious good care of sth. 非常细心地照管某物;
  a precious fool 大傻瓜;
  a precious deal 极度,非常
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