英文底子好的孩子,来到新加坡后,相对没有那么吃力。但是,AEIS/S-AEIS考试的内容是根据新加坡政府学校的授课内容来的,和国内的英语或许并不相同,尽早复习才可以加大胜算。不能因为一时大意,错过了最佳复习时机。今天我们继续学习英语常见表达表达吧。
next to nothing
adv. 几乎没有
A very small amount, barely more than nothing at all.
This car's worth next to nothing. It's full of rust.
这辆车几乎一文不值。满是铁锈。
worth /wɜːθ/
adj. 值…的
rust /rʌst/
n. 锈;生锈
I bought this antique chair for next to nothing.
我几乎没怎么花钱就买了这把古董椅子。
antique /ænˈtiːk/
n. 古董
adj. 古董的
He knows a great deal about flowers but next to nothing about trees and shrubs.
他对花很了解,但对树和灌木几乎一无所知。
a great deal
大量;非常
shrub /ʃrʌb/
n. 灌木;灌木丛
He was able to buy the neighbouring farm for next to nothing.
他几乎不费吹灰之力就买下了附近的农场。
neighbouring /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
adj. 邻近的;附近的
She ate next to nothing,
她几乎什么都没吃。
I earned next to nothing last year.
去年我几乎什么都没赚到。
It says a lot about our society that teachers get paid next to nothing while some celebrities do next to nothing and get paid millions.
我们的社会有很多这样的现象:老师的工资几乎为零,而一些名人几乎什么也做不做,收入却高达数百万。
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