当心！词序不一样，意义也不一样

当心！词序不一样，意义也不一样

英语中有的短语，正说也行，倒过来说也行，但它们的意思是不一样的。中学英语中这类短语常见的有：

1. as much 同样地 / much as 很像；虽然，尽管。如：

He said as much. 他就是这样说的。

He was dressed much as a policeman. 他打扮得很像个警察。

Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home. 我倒是很愿意呆在这儿，可确实得回家了。

2. above all 首先，最重要的是 / all above 以上所有的都。如：

Above all, he was not honest. 最重要的是他不诚实。

But above all tell me quickly what I have to do now. 但现在首先要告诉我要去做什么。

The answers all above are correct. 以上所有答案都是对的。

3. before long  不久以后 / long before  老早，早就；在……前很久。如：

I hope to write to you before long. 我希望不久就能给你写信。

That had happened long before. 那事老早就发生了。

She had left long before his return [he returned]. 在他回来的很久以前她就走了。

4. for good 永远地，一劳永逸地 / good for 适于，对……有益。如：

It isn’t as if you were going away for good. 又不是你离开不回来了。

Too much rich food is not good for you. 吃太多油腻的食物对你的身体不好。

This beach is good for swimming but bad for surfing. 这片海滩宜于游泳而不适合作冲浪运动。

5. for fear 由于害怕，以免 / fear for 为……担心。如：

We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby / for fear (that) we might wake the baby. 我们轻声谈话, 以免吵醒婴儿。

They feared for the lost child. 他们为丢失的孩子担心。

He feared for his son’s safety. 他为他儿子的安全担心。

6. for long 长久地，很久地 / long for 渴望。如：

We cannot survive for long without food and drink. 我们没有食物和饮料就活不了多久。

People all over the world long for peace. 全世界的人民都渴望和平。

7. in all  总共，总之 / all in 筋疲力尽的；一切包括在内。如：

There are 100 people in all. 一共有100人。

In all, the book is worth reading. 总之，这本书值得一读。

I am all in at the end of the day. 一天下来我筋疲力尽。

I reckon it costs me two hundred pounds a year to run my car, all in. 我估计，包括一切费用在内，使用我的车一年得花200磅。

8. in advance 预先，事先 / advance in 在……有进步(提高，发展)。如：

The heavy luggage was sent in advance. 笨重的行李已事先送去。

Everything has been fixed in advance. 一切都已预先安排好了。

He advanced in his career. 他在事业上有进步。

This tribe advanced in civilization. 这个部落逐渐文明起来。

9. in hand  手头有，掌握住，在进行 / hand in 交上来，交来。如：

I still have some money in hand. 我手头还有些钱。

The work is in hand and will soon be completed. 工作正在进行中，不久就可完成。

Give them a call and let them know we have the matter in hand. 给他们打个电话，告诉他们我们已控制了局势。

Hand in your examination papers now, please. 现在请把考卷交上来。

Someone handed this parcel in this morning. 今天早上一个人把这个包交了上来。

10. on hand  在手边(随时可用) / hand on  传递给另一个人。如：

She always has her dictionary on hand when she studies. 她学习时总是把词典放在手边。

Please read this notice and hand it on. 本通知看后请传阅。

Please hand on the magazine to your friends. 请把这本杂志传给你的朋友看。