Pattern P9

 

11. in + n.　   以、用（方式材料）

㊣They might copy down a famous poem in fancy handwriting or even try to write their own.

㊣Please speak in English.

㊣He always speaks to me in a loud voice.

12. Instead of + n., S + V  　沒有……反而……

※→ S + V … + instead. → Instead, S + V

㊣Instead of their real names, they often use nicknames or initials.

◎我們沒待在家裡，而是出去玩了。

èInstead of staying home, we went out playing.

èWe didn't stay home. Instead, we went out playing.

13. By the time + S + V, S + V 　到了……的時候

㊣By the time the boy showed up at home, his family was already eating dinner.

◎等到她到達車站的時候，火車已經開走了。

èBy the time she arrived at the station, the train had gone / left.

14. There is no way + (that) + S + V → It is impossible that ….

㊣There is no way we could give you that much money.

◎她不可能借你錢。

èThere was absolutely no way (that) she would lend you money.

15. I wish I were / would + V / V-ed 　但願（與現在事實相反）

㊣I wish I could help you.

◎但願我有一百萬元。

èI wish I had one million dollars.

16. Wh-word + to V　名詞片語 → O

㊣They showed her where to put her clothes, how to operate the faucets in the bathtub, and even where to find a fresh towel and a new bar of soap.

   ◎請你教我如何用英文演講。

èPlease teach me how to make a speech in English.

17. Maybe S + V …, but …. 　也許……但是……

㊣Maybe that's true in Taiwan, but not in America.

◎也許你當時是對的，但是你實在不應該對她那麼粗魯。

èMaybe you were right, but you should not have been so rude to her.

18. figure out + n. / Wh-word + S + V 　理解

㊣It's hard to figure out how I should act.

◎我無法理解她為何這麼說。

èI couldn't figure out why she said so.

19. No wonder + S + V 　難怪

㊣No wonder the children are so excited. This is their first time to go abroad.

◎難怪你把牛奶給丟了。它的味道難聞極了。

èNo wonder you threw the milk away. It really smelled bad.

20. 關係子句 ( n. + who / whom …)   　修飾前面的名詞

㊣He is the man who drove me home yesterday.

㊣He is the person who/whom I'd like to talk with.

㊣Is this the boy about whom the teacher always complains?

◎坐在前排的那位女孩來自日本。

èThe girl who sits in the front row is / comes from Japan.

21. someone + who … (to give a definition)  　……人

㊣A friend is someone who always tells us the truth.

   ◎媽媽是照顧我們的人。

èA mother is someone who takes care of us.

22. It's true that ….  　……是真的

㊣It's true that compliments can really make people feel good.

◎熟能生巧是真的。

èIt's true that practice makes perfect.