和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Different Meanings of 'Have' in Everyday Speech

2017-05-12来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1.In other words, the past tense is not formed by adding the usual -ed ending.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句:Joe doesn' t like work -- in other words, he' s lazy !
乔不爱劳动──换句话说,他懒惰!

2.So, why did he say "I have no plans..." instead of "I'm not thinking about..."?

instead of (用…) 代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句:I should take my rest now instead of later.
我现在就得休息,而不是一会。