may as well do sth. 表示“不妨;倒不如”,用來提出建議。如:
We may as well have a try and see if it can be done.
我們不妨試一試,看看能否辦成。
There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
沒什么事可做,我還是上床睡覺好了。
[注意]
might as well也可表示“不妨”,但語氣更委婉一些。其也是may as well的過去時形式。如:
Since she had come up to London, she might as well speak her mind.
既然她已來到了倫敦,她還不如說出真心話。
2. As far as I know ...
as far as 表示“就……而言;從……來看”。as far as I know就我知道的而言;as far as I can see就我能看到的而言;as far as they are
concerned 就他們而論;as far as the eye can reach 就視力所及。如:
As far as I know, he isn't coming to the party.
就我所知,他不會來參加這次聚會。高中英語重點句型歸納
As far as I am concerned, I cannot object to your marriage.
就我個人而言,我不反對你們的婚事。
知識拓展
as far as還可表示“到某一指定地點;一直到(某地)”。如:
They walked as far as the foot of a mountain.
他們一直走到山腳下。
I'll see you off as far as the airport.
我將一直送你到飛機場。
[高考示例]
_______ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. (北京2004春)
A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if
(注意:斜體部分為最佳選項。)
3. That sort of thing.
That sort of thing. 獨立使用時,為一省略結(jié)構(gòu)。如:
Home is happiness and sweetness. That sort of thing(=Home is that sort of thing).
家庭意味著幸福、溫馨,就是這個樣子。
這一結(jié)構(gòu)通常應該是and that sort of thing,表示“等等諸如此類的事”。如:
The store sells socks, gloves, caps and that sort of thing.
這家商店經(jīng)營襪子、手套、帽子等同類商品。