main [mein]
- main的基本解释
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adj.
主要的, 重要的, 全力的
- She noted down the main points of the speech.
- 她把演说的要点记了下来。
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n.
主要部分, 干线, 体力, 力量, 主群组
- Water is supplied from the mains.
- 水的供应来自总水管。
- The main of their investments was lost in the war.
- 他们的大部分投资在战争中损失了。
- She devoted the main of the second chapter to the political system of the country.
- 她在第二章里主要讨论了该国的政治体制。
- 与main相关的词组
- in the main：大体上
- 与main相关的情景对话
- 衣食住行/问路
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A:
Excuse me, can you tell me where Main Street is?
对不起，你能告诉我主街在哪里吗？
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B:
Turn left at the second light and then go straight for two blocks.
在第二个路灯处左拐，然后直走两个街区。
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A:
Is it far?
它很远吗？
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B:
No. It's only a five-minute walk. You can’t miss it.
不，走路只需五分钟。你不会错过的。
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A:
Thanks a lot.
太感谢了。
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B:
You're welcome.
没什么。
- 校园生活/No and Not-(不是和不)
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A:
Hi, Mary. How've things been?
你好，玛丽。你过得怎样？
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B:
I haven't heard anything about your English investigation for weeks.What're you studying now?
我有好几个星期没听到有关你研究英语的情况了。 你正在学习什么？
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A:
Now it's negative-"no"and"not", to be specific. There's nothing particularily unusual about "no"and"not", is there?
现在正在学否定词--"No"和"Not"。对于"No"和"Not"没有什么特别要注意的地方，是吗？
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B:
Not a lot, really.
的确没有什么。
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A:
The main thing seems to be that "not" is used with verbs, and "no" everywhere else.
看来主要点在于"Not"和动词连用，而在其他地方用"No"。
- 校园生活/Asking Directions-(问路)
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A:
Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get downtown?
对不起。您可以告诉我到市中心商业区如何走吗？
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B:
Yes, of course. Areyou familiar with the streets here?
当然可以。您熟悉这里的街道吗？
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A:
NO, I'm from out of town.
不，我是从外地来的。
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B:
Well, let me see. What would be the quickest way? I'll tell you. Go to the end of This block, turn right, and walk six blocks. Then turn left for three blocks.There's a Big intersection there.You can't miss it. The main business section is three or four blocks south of the intersection.
哦，让我想一想，哪一条是最近的路？我告诉您。顺这条街走到下一条横马路时向右转，再过六条马路 然后向左转再过三条马路。那儿有一个很大的交叉路口你不会错过的。从交叉路口向南过三条或四条马路就是主要的商业区。
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A:
Thanks a lot. Oh, one more thing. Are there any buses running this time of night?
多谢。哦，还有一件事。在晚上这个时候这儿还有没有公共汽车行驶？
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B:
No. They stop at eleven p.m.
没有，晚上十一点就停止了。