1. whatever 是 what 的强调形式
whoever, wherever, whenever, whichever, however 也一样,分别是 who, where, when, which,how 的强调形式。
例句:
Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and punished.
She runs about 15 miles a day every day, whatever the weather.
Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men.
However much he eats, he never gets fat.
Whatever does he mean? 到底啥意思?
当然,这些词有的还有其它用法,则不表示强调,如 however 还可表示转折,意为“可是,然而”,如:My room is small; however, it’s comfortable.
2. sire 生育 [saɪr]
这个词是及物动词,意思是 "生育, 繁殖",但只用于男性。
Joseph married two women and sired 5 children.
伦敦地铁的 logo tram in Melbourne (墨尔本)3. 地铁的叫法
英国: 正式名称是 underground, 但很少有人用,多数都叫 tube,
美国: subway
法国巴黎,加拿大蒙特利尔:metro (Metropolitan Railway 的简称)
香港:MTR 港铁(Mass Transit Railway 的缩写)
台湾:MRT 捷运 (Mass Rapid Transit 的缩写)
澳大利亚: tram 墨尔本没有真正意义的地铁,但有轨道交通,都在地面上,更象我们的轻轨或有轨电车,叫 tram. 但因为常和火车共用站台,车票也可以通用,所以有时分不清哪个是 tram 哪个是 train。很多人一概称呼为 train。而悉尼是只有 train 没有 tram 的 。
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