一、failure(失败) 和 success(成功) failure(失败) 和 success(成功)是一对反义词,但用法上有不少相似之处和需注意之处: 1. 泛指一般意义的“失败”或“成功”,通常是不可数名词;指具体的失败(成功)的人或事等,或指一次失败或成功等,通常是可数名词。如: Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 If you fail, make failure a stepping stone to success. 假若你失败,就把它当作通向成功的垫脚石。 Success came after many failures. 多次失败之后,终于获得了成功。 He is a failure (success) in business. 他在生意上很失败(成功)。 It was said that the party was a failure (success). 据说晚会开得不成功(很成功)。 2. 表示未能做某事,通常用 one’s failure to do sth;表示成功地做了某事,通常用 have success in doing sth。如: His failure to help us was disappointing. 他未能帮助我们真是令人失望。 Did you have any success in persuading her to come? 你说服了她来吗? 表示在某一方面的失败或考试不及格等,可用介词 in。如:a failure in duty(失职),failure in love(失恋),one’s failure in an exam(考试不及格) 二、pleasure 1. 表示一般意义的“愉快”“高兴”“快乐”等,是不可数名词;表示具体的“乐事”“快事”等,是可数名词。比较: 同你谈话(我们)很愉快。 正:It gives us much pleasure to talk with you. 正:It is a pleasure to talk with you. 2. 其后一般不接不定式,但可接of doing sth,但此时的pleasure前一般有定冠词。如: May we have the pleasure of your company for lunch? 请和我们共进午餐好吗? There’s nothing to compare with the pleasure of being with you. 跟你在一起是无比的愉快。 有时也后接in doing sth,但此时的pleasure前通常不用冠词。如: He takes great pleasure in teaching children. 他很喜欢教小孩。 Children find endless pleasure in playing with water. 小孩子从玩水中可以找到无穷的乐趣。 注意下面这样的句子,句首的it为形式主语,其后后通常可接不定式(用作句子真正主语)。如: It gives me great pleasure to grow flowers. 种花给很大的乐趣。 3. 注意:下面两句从语法结构上看是一样的,但是从交际角度上看,第二句不可接受的: 正:May I have the pleasure of dancing with you? 我可以和你跳舞吗? 误:Will you have the pleasure of dancing with me? 4. 比较 my pleasure和 with pleasure:前者用来回答感谢,意为“不用谢”;后者用来答应对方的请求或邀请等,意为“可以”“没问题”。如: A:Thank you for helping me. 谢谢你帮了我。 B:My pleasure. 别客气。 A:Will you lend me the book? 这本书你借给我好吗? B:With pleasure. 可以。 注:回答感谢,除可用 my pleasure 外,还可用:(It’s) a pleasure. / (It’s) my pleasure. / Pleasure was all mine. 等。 许老师英语培训 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/d8251b503c1ec5da50e27030.html