2. Our TV set is out of order/work. The repairman is coming to look at it tomorrow.(05.19)
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Happen to
1. This important article is written in Russian, but none I know can read Russian. At the moment I’m trying to find someone on the web who can help me with it. You don’t happen to know somebody who is proficient in Russian, do you? (04.17)
2. Please lower your voice! What are
Байду номын сангаас
you shouting/yelling/crying for? None
of us has any difficulty hearing, you
know.(02.11)
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Have difficulty doing
3. Did you have any difficulty finding my office? A lot of visitors complain about how hard it is to locate.(05.14)
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be out of order
1. The air conditioner in our lab has been out of order since Monday, so today we’re having /getting it repaired. A couple of repairmen are working on it now.(09.2)
2. When Wang Tao started his new job in London, he had to get used to driving on the left….(03.26)
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Have difficulty /trouble doing
1. The teacher quickly explained the meaning of the two odd idioms in the passage that the students were having difficulty understanding.(04.4)
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be/get used to sth
1. Oh, I’m out of breath again! Let’s stop here for a few minutes and rest. It’s obvious that I’m not used to climbing mountains.(08.12)
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Used to do, get rid of
3. Have you ever seen this kind of car before? I used to own one of these, but I got rid of it because it consumed too much fuel. It was really quite costly/expensive to operate. (02.5)
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Used to do
6. The court has decided that John Adam is guilty of stealing from the company that he used to work for. He is being sent to prison/jail for five years.(05.13)
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Happen to
2. I need to find the proprietor of this store. Do you happen to know who owns it?(97.15)
动词短语 used to do
1. John used to ride a motorcycle, but last year he was badly injured in a traffic accident and now he’s given it up. In fact he still hasn’t fully recovered from the accident, even if /though it’s been over a year since he got out of the hospital.(07.16)
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Used to do
4. John used to smoke but he quitted after his father, a lifelong heavy smoker, got lung caner.(01.15)
5. Scientists used to think that Jupiter was a rocky planet. However,/Yet/But it consists almost entirely of gas.(20.18)
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Used to do
2. Do you enjoy watching football on TV? I used to like to watch, but lately I’ve lost interest in broadcasts of virtually any sport except tennis. I really can’t say why tennis continues to intrigue me.(09.15)