4.He congratulated me. I won the competition. 他向我道贺. 我赢得了这次比赛.
• He congratulated me on winning the competition. 在我赢得这次比赛之际, 他向我祝贺.
• I often fish for hours without catching anything.
for+时间 表示一段时间 for hours=for some hours 数小时
without catching anything作为状语而出现, 表示结果 状语。
without是介词,后面一定要加宾语, 动名词catching作 without的宾语,without 后面的动作是主语来做的。 动名词也有动词的特性,可以有自己的宾语。
• I am even less lucky.
• less是little的比较级,意为“不及,不如,更少” • I spend less time on English than on French. • less+原形 A is less…than B A不如B
• After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
他看了一下手表. 他匆忙赶到火车站.
• After looking at his watch, he hurried to the station. 他看了一下手表之后, 就匆忙赶往火车站.
• Or: After having looked at his watch, he hurried to the station.