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定义
(Bruno) used to (smoke): （布鲁诺）过去常常（吸烟）
There used to be a movie theater here. 这里曾经有一个电影院。
How did Bob use to look in the seventies?怎么鲍勃看起来有七十多岁?
I used to (have hair): 我以前，过去（有头发）
示例
- "I know that it used to disturb you when we first got together, but now that I've stopped taking pictures, you've become accustomed to it."
- "I used to be lonely, so sad and incomplete"
- "Bruno : Madam, my family used to own this house 40 years ago."
- "He used to ring me at least 50 times a night to check what I was doing."
- "My twin brother used to play French cricket."
- "Bruno : Ma'am, my family used to own this house 40 years ago."
- "My grandfather used to make them too."
- "My grandmother used to take me there when I was little."
- "As far as entertainment is concerned, the airlines have told me that they have an old video tape of Superman IV, and that the co-pilot used to play guitar in a rock band."
- "I used to be quite the ladies' man in school."
- "Brian : Actually, when I first arrived, everyone used to laugh at me too."
- "The British Government department I used to work for really wasn't the place for stress heads: it was all about keeping your cool!"
- "Donna : Well Lucy, sometimes after a long time being together, adults discover that their relationship is different than it used to be, and they are no longer compatible."
- "Icarus : Well, the pension procedure here in the US is quite different from what you're used to in Europe."
- "Doris used to be an excellent worker: punctual, efficient and a talented maker of coffee PERIOD."
- "It turned out she had a twin sister who used to act in... adult films. The director of one of her films was a friend of a drug dealer who got arrested and put in prison."
- "I would like to share with you a traditional French song that my mother used to sing to me to make me sleep."
- "He used to work with the British government, and I'm very happy to have him working with us."
练习 1
'Sometimes...adults discover that their relationship is different than it used to be.
Select the correct usage of used in the following sentences:
Before starting at the Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones work for the British government.
Icarus like eating his mother's sandwiches, but now he the food in the staff cafeteria.
Select the correct usage of used in the following sentences:
Before starting at the Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones work for the British government.
Icarus like eating his mother's sandwiches, but now he the food in the staff cafeteria.
'Sometimes...adults discover that their relationship is different than it used to be.
Select the correct usage of used in the following sentences:
Before starting at the Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones used to 1 work for the British government.
Icarus used to 2 like eating his mother's sandwiches, but now he is getting used to 3 the food in the staff cafeteria.
Select the correct usage of used in the following sentences:
Before starting at the Delavigne Corporation, Brian Jones used to 1 work for the British government.
Icarus used to 2 like eating his mother's sandwiches, but now he is getting used to 3 the food in the staff cafeteria.
1 used to: This is the correct answer, and is the same use of the expression as in this broadcast. In this case, "used to" is a modal verb employed to talk about things that happened regularly in the past, but no longer do, for example "I don't smoke now, but I used to". In this context, "used to" is always followed by the infinitive form (without "to"). Note that there is no present form, so you cannot say "I use to ride my bike a lot these days", but should use the present simple tense instead: I ride my bike a lot these days.
1 is used to: This is incorrect. The construction "to be used to (doing something)" describes an idea of being accustomed to something, for example: I am used to the weather in Britain, I have been living there for 30 years. Note that "be used to" is followed by the "ing" form of the verb, and should not been confused with "used to (do something)" which refers to habitual past actions.
1 used: This is incorrect, as "used" cannot be employed here without a preposition. On its own, "used" is the past tense of the verb "to use", and is never followed by the preposition "to", for example: -Who used my ePod last? It's broken! -I did, I used it last night to clean the floor.
2 used to: This is the correct answer. The construction "(he) used to (go skiing)" means that someone skied in the past, but no longer does. In this particular example, Icarus liked eating his mother's sandwiches in the past, but now he doesn't like eating them any more. "Used to" is always followed by the infinitive (without "to") of stative verbs (such as "be", "like" "think", etc) for talking about how things were (or weren't) in the past.
2 gets used to: This is incorrect. The construction "get used to (something or doing something)" is used for talking about something you are becoming familiar with, and accept, for example: Even though I thought I didn't like animals, I got used to having a dog in the house very quickly." This construction is never followed by the infinitive form (without 'to") so cannot be used here.
2 is used to: This is incorrect. The construction "be used to (something or doing something)" is used for talking about something you are familiar (or accustomed) to, for example: As a nurse, I am used to dealing with sick people. This construction is never followed by the infinitive form (without "to") so cannot be used here.
3 is getting used to: This is the best answer. The construction "get used to (something or doing something)" describes the process of becoming more familiar or accustomed to something. For example: I hate waking up early to go to the office, but I imagine I will get used to it. In this example, the act of eating in the staff cafeteria is becoming more familiar to Icarus.
3 will be used for: This is incorrect. The construction "be used for (something or doing something)" describes how and why things are used, for example: This towel is used for drying your body, and that towel is used for your face. Similarly the construction "be used + infinitive verb" is used in the same way, for example: From now on, this telephone will be used to make work-related calls only.
3 used to: This is incorrect. The construction "used to" refers to habitual past actions and is only ever followed by an infinitive verb (without "to"). It would not make sense to use this construction here because the clause is in the present, and there is no infinitive that follows.
练习 2
"I'd like to discuss the CIA's alleged use of torture techniques..."
What does this phrase mean?
What does this phrase mean?
"I'd like to discuss the CIA's alleged use of torture techniques..."
What does this phrase mean?
What does this phrase mean?
This is incorrect. "Alleged" does not share this meaning. If we want to talk about things that happened regularly in the past, but no longer do so, we use the construction "used to". Example: I used to go swimming every day, but now I go to the sauna.
This is the correct answer. The adjective "alleged" refers to something that is supposed but not proven. To "allege (an incident)" is to assert it before proof is made. Example: It is alleged that the president is separated from his wife.
This is incorrect. "Alleged" does not share a similar meaning with "well known".
This is not a correct way of expressing the meaning of the term "alleged". The conditional tense is not used in English to express alleged facts. The constructions "it is thought/believed/alleged that..." are often used instead.
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