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定义
even: 甚至，即使，还
Bruno even paid for my drink. 布鲁诺还帮我的饮料结了账。
Bruno is impressed by Susie's charm, but he is even more impressed by her efficiency. 苏西的魅力让布鲁诺印象深刻，但是她的效率更是让他印象深刻。
(an) even (number): 偶（数）
(an) even (surface): 光滑的，平坦的(表面)
Bruno has an even temper. 布鲁诺脾气平和。
Icarus has very even teeth. Icarus有非常整齐的牙齿。
We're even. 我们扯平了。
(or) even: (或)因此，在更大程度上
If you'd like to have a drink on Tuesday, or even go out to dinner, please call me. 如果你想周二喝一杯，甚至出去吃个饭，请给我打电话。
示例
- "Brian : He doesn't even like tea!"
- "I put my job first, and ignored distractions like personal relationships, friends, lovers even pets and occasionally personal hygiene."
- "Even when she says that it's going to rain, my heart is sunny just to hear her name!"
- "Philip : Well, that seems highly improbable, even ridiculous."
- "Todd hasn't even smiled."
- "Horatio : I don't even pay taxes!"
- "Please find below our personalized suggestions for new profiles for your managers on the social media site, LockedIn, based on what we know about each of them. We think that this "facelift" will improve the company's reputation and even provide new business opportunities."
- "He is neither politically correct nor even very polite."
- "I can smell the poo already, and we haven't even opened the door yet!"
- "A man who produced some of the most beautiful odors this planet has ever known, and even sold some of them as perfumes."
- "Some of them even have beds in the factory."
- "Apparently, my job is so boring even a robot refuses to do it."
- "Even when I poke him!"
- "It's been 20 years of gathering the greatest minds in the cosmetics industry for lectures, conferences, round-table discussions and even a cocktail party or two!"
- "Philip : You can't even feel things."
- "I didn't even know there was a country called Kalackistan."
- "Brian : Sir, we haven't even got our bags yet."
- "The genetic markers are not even close ."
- "Susie : Then he said something even more bizarre."
- "We do have a wide selection of beverages: red wine, white wine, vodka, whiskey, cognac, apple juice, orange juice, ginger ale, soda, even Fresca."
练习 1
"I'm here to teach you people the basics of a positive work environment whether you like it or not"
What does Lawrence mean when he says this?
What does Lawrence mean when he says this?
"I'm here to teach you people the basics of a positive work environment whether you like it or not"
What does Lawrence mean when he says this?
What does Lawrence mean when he says this?
This is correct. The term "whether" is an important one in English: it generally distinguishes between two choices (whether you go or stay, I will be here). It also functions like the term "if", introducing conditional possibilities: It all depends on whether (or not) you want to come to dinner. Here Lawrence is expressing that he will teach the Delavigne staff to have fun "even if" the staff doesn't want to learn. Another way to say this is that Lawrence will teach them to have fun "regardless" of their wishes.
Lawrence's expression does not indicate that he will teach the Delavigne staff to enjoy themselves (although this is part of his goal), but rather this specific phrase expresses that Lawrence will instruct the staff "even if" they do not want to learn.
It's true that the "weather" sounds identical as the term "whether". However these two terms are different: "Weather" refers to the temperature and conditions outdoors, and "whether" refers to the distinction of two choices or of two possibilities.
Lawrence's expression does not indicate that the staff will surely appreciate his lessons, but rather that he will teach them even if they do not want to learn.
练习 2
"Apparently I'm even redder now".
From the list below, select the sentence (or sentences) which use the term "even" in the same way as Icarus uses it in the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer, or there may be only one!
From the list below, select the sentence (or sentences) which use the term "even" in the same way as Icarus uses it in the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer, or there may be only one!
"Apparently I'm even redder now".
From the list below, select the sentence (or sentences) which use the term "even" in the same way as Icarus uses it in the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer, or there may be only one!
From the list below, select the sentence (or sentences) which use the term "even" in the same way as Icarus uses it in the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer, or there may be only one!
This is a different meaning of the term "even" from that used in the dialogue, but it is also grammatically correct. Here, it refers to numbers which can be divided by two and give a whole result.
Although this is a correct use of the term, it uses "even" in a different way from the dialogue, to mean "square" or "balanced". Example: "Once I give you the £10 I owe you, we'll be even".
Here, "even" is used in a different way from in the dialogue, but a way which is also correct. In this sentence, "even" means "flat", "level", or "smooth". Example: "I prefer to cycle on an even road".
This sentence uses the term "even" in the same way as the dialogue. Here, the term is used to emphasize or intensify a comparative term. Example: "Lancelot is even more handsome than Arthur".
练习 3
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below based on the audio.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below based on the audio.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This statement is false. Lawrence focuses on the positive aspects of workplace efficiency, and never mentions that workplace efficiency is "failing", or not working.
This statement is false. Lawrence actually tells the staff that this training will not be a "joke", and that it is "no laughing matter", meaning that the training will be very serious.
This is a true statement. Lawrence says that he is "here to teach... whether you like it or not". The term "whether" distinguishes between two choices (whether you go or stay, I will be here). It also functions like the term "if", introducing conditional possibilities: It all depends on whether (or not) you want to come to dinner. Here Lawrence is expressing that he will teach the Delavigne staff to have fun "even if" the staff doesn't want to learn.
练习 4
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below based on the audio.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below based on the audio.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This statement is false. Lawrence focuses on the positive aspects of workplace efficiency, and never mentions that workplace efficiency is "failing", or not working.
This is a true statement. Lawrence says that he is "here to teach... whether you like it or not". The term "whether" distinguishes between two choices (whether you go or stay, I will be here). It also functions like the term "if", introducing conditional possibilities: It all depends on whether (or not) you want to come to dinner. Here Lawrence is expressing that he will teach the Delavigne staff to have fun "even if" the staff doesn't want to learn.
This statement is false. Lawrence actually tells the staff that this training will not be a "joke", and that it is "no laughing matter", meaning that the training will be very serious.
