1. because, because of
because連詞,連接兩句話,because of介詞短語,後接詞或短語 He didn't go to school because of his illness.
2. in order that, in order to
表目的,in order that後接句子,in order to後接動詞原形 I got up early in order to catch the first bus. I got up early so that I could catch the first bus.
3. for example, such as
for example一般只列舉一個,such as列舉多個例子 I have been to a lot of American cities, such as New York, Atlanta and Chicago.
4. used to, would
表過去常常,和現在相對應用used to,不提現在用would I used to get up early, but now I don't.
5. All right. That's all right. That's right.
All right. That's all right. 當好吧解時,可以替換;當不客氣,沒關係解時只能用That's all right. That's right. 那是對的 ---Sorry. --- That's all right.
6. such…that, so…that
當如此…以至於解時,such…that修飾名詞,so…that修飾形容詞或副詞,但名詞前面如果有many, much, little, few修飾用so…that,不用such that
so many people that… such a lovely boy=so lovely a boy
7. so + be (have, can, do)+主語, neither(nor) + be (have, can, do)+ 主語
也一樣,肯定用so…否定用neither (nor) ---I can't play tennis. ---Nor can I.
8 Shall I…? Will you…?
Shall I…? 徵求對方意見或向對方請示,意爲我能…嗎?
Will you…? 請求或建議對方做某事,意爲你願意…嗎?Will you help me? Yes, I will.