Early
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定义
early: 早期的
The client arrived earlier than expected.客户来得比预期得早
early (January): （一月份）上旬
示例
- "Joe : Mr. Marron, you spoke to my colleague on the phone earlier today."
- "Listen up everybody, because of Bruno's work, all of you can leave early!"
- "In early February, hungry pandas stormed the gates of their Beijing enclosure, presumably due to a bamboo shortage."
- "I'd be happy to join you in Texas for a long weekend in early October."
- "Mr. Jones, you talked earlier about Delavigne's planned environmental initiatives-"
- "The Delavigne Corporation is delighted to announce the launch of the new and improved Classic Collection publicity campaign, still starring Ivana Bümbüm. Offering a more subtle approach than the first version of the Classic Collection campaign earlier this year, the new marketing strategy is more innovative in its attention to nuance, and its bespoke approach."
- "We'll have to strike earlier than anticipated."
- "Their partnership came to an unfortunate end however when Xavier died in a suspicious explosion in the early 1980s."
- "What you do in your own time is up to you, however since there is a high risk that this demonstration could erupt in violence, I would prefer that no one leave work early to attend."
- "Susie : It's funny, earlier in the helicopter, I thought... for a second, I thought you said... oh, never mind, it's so ridiculous."
- "Steffi : Actually, I will be early."
- "I tried calling earlier, but your secretary informed me that you were dynamite fishing at the lake on your ranch."
- "Please believe me when I say that, had I known about this site or this sale, I would have intervened earlier."
- "Today I ordered a new server (with 10 petabytes of storage space, 8 gigabytes of RAM and 2 quad core processors), but it will arrive early next week."
- "He was here earlier conducting a training session."
- "Say, can you see, by the dawn's early light?"
- "Speaking to reporters earlier today, Mr. Cheeter said, "The discounts were all my idea."
- "I'm sorry I didn't send it earlier - I forgot."
- "Besides I want to get out of here early and avoid rush hour."
练习 1
At the end of the letter, is a word which means "previous".
(You should type the word into the blank)
(You should type the word into the blank)
At the end of the letter, former is a word which means "previous".
(You should type the word into the blank)
(You should type the word into the blank)
former: "Former" means "previous". When Barbara writes that she is the "former principal buyer" for the Perfume Hut, she is expressing that she "used to be" or that she was the principal buyer for the company, before she "stepped down".
练习 2
When does Harold plan to make his next cosmetic purchases?
When does Harold plan to make his next cosmetic purchases?
The phrase "early next year" does not mean at the end of the year, it means the opposite.
The phrase "early next year" does not mean "in one year" or "after one year".
Harold says: "I wasn't planning on making any more cosmetics purchases until early next year". This means that the next time he will make a cosmetics purchase will be the "beginning" of next year, or "early" next year.
The phrase "early next year" does not mean "yesterday", it means the opposite.
练习 3
Choose the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a true statement. When Donna reviews their last session, she mentions that Icarus once "wet (himself) in the school play at the age of 7." To "wet oneself" is a polite way of expressing that someone has urinated on themselves. One can also "wet the bed" which means to urinate while sleeping. The term "play" here refers to a theatrical performance.
This statement is false. Donna concludes the session by saying "I'm afraid our time is up." The phrase "our time is up" indicates that there is no remaining time left for an action or activity. Here, Donna is telling Icarus that their session is finished, and that they will have to continue this conversation next week. They are not stopping because Donna is satisfied with the results of the session, but rather due to lack of time.
This statement is false. According to Donna's notes, Icarus' mother didn't "let (him) play with other children." Moreover, Donna tells us that he was "lonely" as a child, indicating that he didn't have many friends.
This statement is false. At no point in the dialogue does Icarus talk about any past sexual experiences.
练习 4
Why is Steffi Fünffinger calling Philip?
Why is Steffi Fünffinger calling Philip?
This is incorrect. If a meeting is "cancelled", then it will not take place. Steffi never mentions the meeting not happening.
This is the right answer. Steffi tells Philip "I am calling regarding our meeting at 4PM. I have some bad news... I will be early. I will arrive at 3:41 and 27 seconds". This means that she will arrive before their meeting is scheduled to begin. "To be early" is the opposite of "to be late".
This is incorrect. To be "on time" is to arrive at the planned or scheduled time. Philip and Steffi's meeting is due to start at 4PM, but Steffi is going to arrive at 3:41PM, which is "early", not "on time".
This is incorrect. To "postpone" a meeting is to move it to a later time or a later date. Example: "We have decided to postpone the picnic until tomorrow because it is raining today". Steffi does not talk about postponing her meeting with Philip.
This is incorrect. When Steffi tells Philip that she has "some bad news", he assumes that she is going to be late for their meeting. However, Steffi quickly reassures him that this is not the case, saying "actually, I will be early". "Late" is the opposite of "early".
练习 5
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
- to make an appointment to see the doctor.
-This is a home, it's too to make an appointment with us.
-This is a home, it's too to make an appointment with us.
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
- I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor.
-This is a funeral home, it's too early to make an appointment with us.
-This is a funeral home, it's too early to make an appointment with us.
