D49 ground 20181206
1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“ground”,了解它作为名词表示“理由”时的常用搭配。
grounds reason for sth. 原因
①、[搭配]ADJ.
good, reasonable, sufficient, valid 正当的理由;合理的依据;足够的理由;令人信服的根据
②、[搭配]VERB + GROUNDS
have 有理由: The constable had reasonable grounds for arresting her.
警察有正当的理由逮捕她。
give (sb.) 给(某人)理由以…: His evasiveness gave grounds for the suspicion that he knew more than he was saying.
他含糊其词,让人有理由怀疑他没有把知道的都说出来。
③、[搭配]PREP.
on ... ~s 由于…原因: Permission to open a mine was denied on environmental grounds.
由于环境方面的原因,开矿被否决了。
on the ~s of 因为…原因: He resigned from his post on the grounds of ill health.
他以身体不好为理由辞职了。
~ for 导致…的原因: Drunkenness at work was sufficient grounds for instant dismissal. 工作时醉酒足可导致立即被开除。
2)翻译下面的句子:
因为英语不够好,他拒绝了邀请。
He declined the invitation on the grounds of inadequate English.
(参考翻译:He turned down the invitation on the grounds that his English was not good enough. 或者On the grounds of inadequate English, he declined the invitation. )
3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
例子:
People buy knowledge-paying products on the ground for alleviating anxiety.
Health care professionals opposed evidence-based patient choice on the grounds that it would increase anxiety, reduce compliance and create problems for the organization.
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