坚信…”; “使…确信…”。 我不认为她的强作欢颜能使她父亲相信她在那 个小孤岛上过得开心。
I don’t think her forced smile___w__il_l _c_o_n_v_in_c_e__h_e_r_f_a_th__er__th__a_t _sh__e______
_l_iv_e_s__h_a_p_p_il_y_____ on that small lonely is land.
is not, has not, have not. ① We ain’t coming. 我们不来了。 ② They ain’t got it. 他们没有那玩意儿。
▲ nothing wrong 中的wrong是形容词 作后置定语, 修饰nothing。形容词修 饰不定代词时, 必须置于不定代troublesome, there’s a good girl.
troublesome: 带来麻烦的;使人心烦的 This naughty boy is really troublesome. 这个淘气的男孩子真是惹人烦。
My cough is rather troublesome today. 我今天咳嗽得很难受。
7. Here you are (hands over the paper covered in writing). 给你(他把写满字 的纸递过来)
▲ hand over 移交; 让与；交给某人照料 ① The captain was unwilling to hand
over the command of his ship. 船长不愿移交军舰的指挥权。
Don't try to second-guess the outcome. 不要猜测结果.
5. I ain’t done nothing wrong by
speaking to that gentleman. 我跟那位先生说话,又没做什么坏事呀。 ▲ ain’t 是不规范的语言,相当于am not,
4. Disappointed at the outcome, but thinking it is better than nothing.
outcome: n 结果;效果 The necessary outcome of a war is a fall in production. 战争带来的必然结果就是生产力下降。
(1) convinced vt. to cause to believer or feel certain; to persuade 说服；使相信，说动 （某人）
我们说服了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机去。 _W_e_c_o_n_v_i_n_ce_d__h_im__t_o_g_o_b_y__tr_a_in__r_a_th_e_r_p_l_a_n_e.___
2. A gentleman passes and hesitates for a moment.
hesitate: vi.犹豫;踌躇 She hesitated to hurt the child‘s feelings. 她不想伤害孩子的感情。
I hesitated about taking his side until I knew the whole story. 我在完全了解事实真相后，才打消顾 虑，支持他的立场。
6. in disguise 意为“乔装” (1)我以为你是便衣警察。 I thought maybe__y_o_u_w__a_s_a_p__o_li_c_em__a_n__in__d_i_sguise. (2)这位皇帝喜欢微有私访。 _T_h_e_e_m__p_e_r_o_r_l_ik_e_d__tr_a_v_e_l_li_n_g__in__d_is_g_u_i_s_e._____. 联想：in need of 意思是“需要”。 他需要理发了 _H_e_i_s_i_n_n__ee_d__o_f_a__h_a_ir_c_u_t_. ____. in need 意思是“在困难（穷困）中”。例如： 我们应该帮助贫困的人。 _W_e__s_h_o_u_ld__h_e_lp__t_h_o_s_e_i_n_n_e_e_d_._____________.
② The thief was handed over to the
policeman. 小偷被交给警察处理。 hand down 传给 hand on 传递 hands up 举手 hand out 分给,分发
It is certain that he will ____ his
business to his son when he gets old.
(2)(be) convinced + of 短语/ that 从句意思是“坚 信…”;“确信…”。例如：
我确信他有罪。
___I_a_m__c_o_n_v_i_n_c_e_d_o_f_h__is_g_u_i_l_t.______ =___I_a_m__c_o_n_v_i_n_c_e_d_t_h_a_t_h_e__w_a_s_g_u__il_ty_.___. (3) convince (vt.) sb + of 短语/that 从句，“使…
① There’s something wrong with my watch. 我的表出毛病了。
② Please come earlier. Something
important will be announced. 请早点来,有重要的事情要宣布。 ③ Is there anything interesting? 有什么有趣的事吗？
Unit 4 Pygmalion
1.…an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society.
一位语音学专家，认定一个人的英语水平决定这 个人的社会地位。