1. 認識這個詞(基礎篇)
詞:end up
英英釋義:to finally be in a particular place or situation
例句:Perhaps it was inevitable that China and America would end up rivals.
2. 體會這個詞 (進階篇)
“end up”是個動詞詞組,意思是“到頭來”“最終”,常用來表示某人某物的結局或者最終狀態(tài)践惑,是口語和寫作中都非常高頻實用的表達悲酷。
end up 的用法也很靈活,它可以接分詞疮胖、形容詞环戈、介詞短語,也可以直接接名詞(有時會加 as)澎灸。我們通過一些例句來體會這些用法院塞。
比如你的飛機晚點,你最后只能在機場里過夜性昭,就可以說:?
My flight was delayed, so I ended up spending the night at the airport.(end up 后接現在分詞拦止,這種用法最常見)?
吳秀波控訴他的前情人敲詐勒索,如果罪名成立糜颠,他的情婦最終可能會坐十年牢汹族。我們可以說:?
If convicted of extortion, Wu Xiubo’s former mistress might end up in prison for 10 years. (end up 后接介詞短語)?
我們看看《經濟學人》是如何使用 end up 的:?
a) He frets about his student loans and the difficulty of finding a job, even fearing that he might end up homeless.(end up 后接形容詞)
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b) Perhaps it was inevitable that China and America would end up rivals.(end up 后接名詞)?
最后送你一句奧普拉的雞湯:
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
3. 從認識到會用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:? ?
Steve 本可以成為富人。
(參考翻譯:Steve could have ended up rich. 或者 Steve could have ended up a rich man.)
2)結合自己的生活其兴、學習顶瞒、工作、興趣等元旬,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達榴徐。先簡要描述這個場景守问,再造句。? ?
場景:He could have ended up being? the richest man in the world.
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