【Level 08】U05 Better option L6 Informative posts

深碍√TFBOYSˉ_ 2023-06-26 05:50 39阅读 0赞

### 文章目录 ###

*  Word Preparation
 *   *  informative: 提供有效信息的
     *  rant: 大话，妄语，激辩
     *  status message: 状态；状态信息
     *  almost always: 通常；几乎总是
     *  partial to sth: 偏向于/倾向于某事物
     *  extremely personal: 非常私密的；非常隐私的
 *  Grammar
 *   *  whether的用法

# Word Preparation #

## informative: 提供有效信息的 ##

providing useful knowledge or ideas

This book is worth reading because of how informative it is.  
这本书信息量很大，因此值得一读。

Don’t waste your time reading books that aren’t informative.  
不要浪费时间去看那种没有什么信息含量的书。

## rant: 大话，妄语，激辩 ##

an expression of anger or disappointment

The teacher continued his rant on his students laziness.  
老师又接着抱怨学生们如何懒惰了。

I don’t want to hear your rants on Beijing’s weather anymore.  
我不想再听你抱怨北京的天气了。

## status message: 状态；状态信息 ##

information posted on social media telling people what you are thinking or doing

She has a new status message almost every day.  
她每天都更新一条状态信息。

I hardly ever post a status message.  
我几乎不更新自己的状态。

## almost always: 通常；几乎总是 ##

not always but very close to it

Frank is almost always wearing a blue shirt.  
Frank几乎总是穿一件蓝色的衬衫。

My mom almost always eats cereal for breakfast.  
我妈妈几乎每顿早餐都吃麦片。

## partial to sth: 偏向于/倾向于某事物 ##

preferring something over another thing

I am quite partial to spicy food.  
我偏爱吃辣的东西。

Ruth is not very partial to animals.  
Ruth不太喜欢动物。

## extremely personal: 非常私密的；非常隐私的 ##

very private, not shared or known to other people

I don’t tell people this information because it’s extremely personal.  
这样的事情太私密了，我不会跟别人说的。

You should not post extremely personal information on Facebook.  
你不应该在Facebook上发布这么私密的内容。

# Grammar #

## whether的用法 ##

whether 意为 “是否；不管…(还是…)”，表示迟疑或两个可能性之间的选择。  
(1) whether to do sth: 是否做。。。  
(2) whether … or …：是。。。还是。。。呢？  
(3) whether … or not：不论。。。，不管。。。

*  There were times when I wondered whether or not we would go there.
 *  I didn’t know whether to believe him or not.
 *  She was uncertain whether to stay or leave
 *  Whether or not we’re successful, we can be sure that we did our best.