up to 用法小結
up to 的用法較多,同學們在使用這一短語時容易出錯。現將 up to 的'用法歸納如下,供同學們參考。
1. up to 意爲多達。例如:
I can take up to four people in my car. (我的車能載 4 個人。)
2. up to 意爲不多於,不遲於。例如:
Read up to page 109. (讀到第 100 頁。)
3. up to 意爲可與某事物相比,比得上。例如:
As a doctor, he is not up to Mr Smith.
(作爲一名醫生,他不能與史密斯先生相比。)
4. up to 意爲有某種能力的,能勝任的。例如:
He's not up to the part of Othello.
(他演不了奧賽羅這個角色。)
5. up to 意爲從事於,忙於。例如:
What's he up to? (他要幹什麼?)
6. up to 意爲由決定,由負責。例如:
It's up to you whether we accept the present or not.
(要不要這份禮物由你決定。)
7. up to 意爲(時間)直到。例如:
Up to now he's been quiet. (他直到現在還保持沉默。)