4.在本模块出现了带有first的意思相近的短语,first of all 和at first,那么这两个短语之间有何区别呢?
First of all意思是“首先,第一”,used to introduce the first thing you are going to talk about用来介绍你要谈论的事情中的第一件,如:
First of all I’d like to welcome you to the meeting.首先,我要欢迎各位参加这次会议。
At first 意思是“开始时、起先、最初”in the beginning,例如:
Alice felt tired at first, but soon got used to the long working hours.爱丽丝起先感到累,但很快就适应了长时间的工作。
5.Stand for和represent在单词表中所给的中文意思都是“代表、象征”,但是这两个词的用法却不同。
Represent指“代表(某人,某团体)”,to speak officially for another person or group of people, giving their opinions and taking action for them,例如:
Mr. Green was chosen to represent the company at the conference. 格林先生被选为该公司出席会议的代表。
Represent还有另外一个意思“表现,象征”,to be a sign or symbol of something,例如:
This picture represents the Battle of Waterloo.这幅画描绘的是滑铁卢战役。
Stand for译为“代表,象征,意味着”是指用字母、数字或符号来表示一个单词,名字或是某个概念的缩写形式。例如:
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