Come to my attention
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定义
it has come to my attention that...: 我注意到……
这是一个被频繁用于信件或者演讲开头的措辞.
示例
- "It has recently come to my attention that our security system here at Delavigne is terribly inadequate."
- "It has come to my attention that there is a live animal on this plane, and due to customs regulations, we will have to land the plane in Guatemala."
- "It has come to my attention that McGillicutty's has yet to stock Delavigne goods."
- "Polly : It has recently come to my attention that you charged a business class plane ticket from San Francisco to Jakarta to your expense account at Delavigne."
- "It has recently come to my attention that some of you aren't up-to-date on the hiring policy here at the Delavigne Corporation."
- "It has recently come to Bruno's attention that you fired Karen Hughes, a retail manager who came to you in order to offer you her resignation."
- "It has recently come to my attention that one of my employees, Jean Marcel Marron, was arrested this afternoon on charges of reckless endangerment and driving without a US driver's license."
- "It has recently come to my attention that one of our fellow employees in the finance department, who shall remain nameless, is unable to share in the camaraderie of "Casual Fridays"."
- "Mayor : It has recently come to my attention that your company intends to build a second retail store on Market Street."
练习 1
True or False? Polly has always known about Delavigne's deficient security system.
True or False? Polly has always known about Delavigne's deficient security system.
This statement is not true. Note, the phrase "as far as I can tell" does NOT mean "for as long as I have known". "As far as I can tell (he is telling the truth)" = "from what I can see/as much as I know/to the best of my knowledge (he is telling the truth)".
Polly has only "recently" learned about the status of Delavigne's security system, meaning that she hasn't "always" known about it.
练习 2
Philip writes "It has come to my attention that McGillicutty's has yet to stock Delavigne goods".
Choose the phrase which expresses the closest meaning to the idiom "it has come to my attention".
Be sure to choose the idiom which could best replace this phrase in Philip's letter.
Choose the phrase which expresses the closest meaning to the idiom "it has come to my attention".
Be sure to choose the idiom which could best replace this phrase in Philip's letter.
Philip writes "It has come to my attention that McGillicutty's has yet to stock Delavigne goods".
Choose the phrase which expresses the closest meaning to the idiom "it has come to my attention".
Be sure to choose the idiom which could best replace this phrase in Philip's letter.
Choose the phrase which expresses the closest meaning to the idiom "it has come to my attention".
Be sure to choose the idiom which could best replace this phrase in Philip's letter.
This expression comes very close to expressing the same idea as Philip's line, however the idiom "a little bird told me..." is out of context in a formal business letter such as Philip's. The expression "a little bird told me" is a childish idiom which suggests that a rumor is circulating. For example we could say "a little bird told me that little Bobby is going to ask little Jenny to the dance."
This expression comes very close to expressing the same idea as Philip's line, however the idiom "the word on the street is..." would not be used in the context of a formal business letter, and furthermore it implies that people on the street are talking about McGillicutty's inventory, which is quite unlikely.
Although this expression comes very close to expressing the same idea as Philip's line, there is one very important distinction between the two phrases. This choice mentions "extensive research" which leads to Philip's discovery. The expression in the letter "it has come to my attention" does not express that there was any "research" involved. This choice is incorrect.
"It has come to my attention" is a common idiom which expresses that Philip has become "aware" that McGillicutty's is not yet carrying Delavigne cosmetics. Philip's phrase makes no reference as to how he received this information.
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