英语中发音一样的单词太多太多了,如:chord 和 cord,council 和 counsel 等等,但往往它们的意思完全不一样,还有 current 和 currant,它们的发音都是 英-[ˈkʌrənt] 或美-[ˈkɜːrənt]。
一、current
1、最常见的用法是作形容词,意为“现时发生的;当前的;现在的;通用的;流通的;流行的”,例如:
I wouldn't work for them even if they paid me twice my current salary.
即使他们付给我两倍的薪水,我也不会为他们工作。
解析:even if 引导的从句是往往是假设性的,而 even though 引导的从句内容往往是真实的。
What are your current child-care arrangements?
你目前的托儿安排是什么?
Most of the current troubles stem from our new computer system.
目前的大多数故障都源于我们的新计算机系统。
2、current 作名词
A、意为“(海洋或江河的)水流,潮流;气流;电流”,例如:
He was swept out to sea by the strong current.
他被大水冲向大海。
Switch off the electric current before changing the bulb.
在更换灯泡之前,请先切断电流。
解析:短语动词 switch off 除了“关(电灯、机器等)”的意思之外,还可以意为“不再想着;不再注意;失去兴趣”,例如:
The talk lasted for ages, and eventually I just switched off.
谈话持续了好长时间,最后我就失去兴趣了。
B、意为“思潮;潮流;趋向”,例如:
There is a growing current of support for environmental issues among voters.
选民对环境问题的支持越来越明显。
The general current of opinion is against such drastic cuts in public spending.
舆论普遍反对如此大幅度削减公共开支。
二、currant 作名词,意为“小葡萄干(用于糕饼等);醋栗;茶藨子”,例如:
She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun.
她正坐在餐桌旁,吃着葡萄干圆面包。
The black currant trees were the apple of joseph's eye.
这些果树是约瑟夫的宝贝。
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