A. 英语中的许多动词不能以人作为宾语,只能代某物或某事。如果需要说明是某人就要用介词to.
Eg: He explained the difficulty to me
He told a story to me.=> He told me a story.
两类词汇:tell可以和双宾语搭配(指物的直接宾语,指人的间接宾语)
explain, say只能带一个(直接)宾语,在间接宾语前要介词to
She speaks English to her husband and Swedish to her children.
He admitted his guilt to the police.
Did you suggest this idea to him?
当直接宾语比较长或者是个从句时,通常放在间接宾语之后,但say除外
I explained to him the impossibility of granting his request.
He confessed to me that he had fallen asleep during the meeting.
B. worth adj. 后面只能跟名词或动名词
His suggestion is worth considering.
【Multiple choice questions】多项选择题
Comprehension
1 What does the case of Alfred Bloggs illustrate?
a. That people often care more about the status of a job than the salary.
b. That ‘white-collar workers’ usually wear a suit to go to work.
c. That manual workers prefer to keep their job a secret.
d. That office workers usually earn less than manual workers.
illustrate: 阐明,阐述