eed to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island. 对于用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱 尔兰这四个国家的词语, 现在已经没有争辩的必 要了。
e.g.: This club consists of more than 200 members. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
consist in 基于,在于,存在…之中 The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.
2) 句中why引导宾语从句, 作介词about的宾语 debate v. & n. ① 辩论, 讨论 debate about sth. 对某事进行辩论,讨论
What are they debating (about)? We are just debating what to do next. After a long debate, the House of Commons approved the bill. 经过长时间的讨论,众议院通过了这项法案。
注意
由动词work构成的词组:
辨析: divide, separate
divide
划分;把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语 的完整性。
separate
分隔; 把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开 来, 没有破坏宾语的完整性, 只是将宾 语分开。
The world is divided into five continents. Let’s divide the cake into three. He separated the big eggs from the small ones. The grinding machine (碾谷机) separates the grain from the husk(糠).