3、otusedtolivinginthiscity.我以前不习惯都市生活,但现在我已习惯住在这座城市了。2)beusedtodosth.意为"被用来做某事",其中use表"使用"之意,是被动语态形式,to是动词不定式符号。例如:Woodcanbeusedtomakepaper.树木可以用来造纸。二、问:课文中的everyfouryears如何翻译,关于这方面还有哪些类似情况?答:everyfouryears意思为“每四年”, every + 基数词+名词复数,意思可以表示“每……”。very + 基数词+名词复数,
4、例如:She comes to see us every four months.她每四个月来看我们一次。 They built a gas station every 500 kilometers.他们在每五百公里处建了个加油站。另外相关的用法还有:1) every + 名词单数,例如:They stopped for a rest every mile.他们每走一英里就停下来休息。2) every +序数词+名词单数,例如:Take the medicine every third day (=every t
5、hree days). 这药每到第三天服一次。3) every + other +名词单数(表示"每隔……"),例如:We had a flood every other year. (相当于every two years / every second year). 我们每隔一年经受一次洪灾。注意:every后一般不接some, several, many等, 但可接few,dozen,hundred,other等, 而且其前不能有a。例如:They looked up and gave a smile to e
6、ach other every few minutes. 他们每隔几分钟就抬起头来互相笑一笑。 He was stopped every dozen yards by friends who wanted to congratulate him.他每走十几码就被欲向他表示祝贺的朋友拦住。三、问:Norcouldslavesorwomen…是倒装结构吗?如果是怎么应用?答:Norcouldslavesorwomen…是倒装结构,意为Slavesorwomencouldn’tjoinin,either.neither