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"Used + 带 to 的不定式","be used + to + 名词" 和 "be used + 带 to | 新编英语阅读手册

"Used + 带 to 的不定式","be used + to + 名词" 和 "be used + 带 to

"Used + 带 to 的不定式","be used + to + 名词" 和 "be used + 带 to 的不定式”用法差异

一、“used + 带 to 的不定式”表示过去习惯性动作或状态

  1. She used to turn toward the window, where nothing faced her hut the open sea. 以往她常转向窗户,面向窗外仅有的茫茫大海。(过去习惯性动作)
  2. Did Joe really use to be if your friend? 过去乔确实是你的朋友吗?(过去的状态。也可写成:Used Joe really to be…?)
  3. Used they to live here? = Did they use to live here?他们过去一向住在这里吗?
  4. He didn't use to go there. = He used not (或 He usedn't) to go there. 他以往一向不去那边。
  5. He never used to swim in winter, did he?他过去冬天从不游泳,对吗?(过去习惯性动作。只是否定式的反意疑问句。)

注:不能说 He used to work here for ten years, 只能说:He worked here for 10 years. 他曾在这里工作了十年。

二、“used + 带 to 的不定式”和“would + 动词原形一般式”的用法异同两者都可表示过去的习惯性多次动作(见下例 1),但前者还可用来表示过去的状况,而后者 would 只能用来表示重复的动作。注意两者都不能用来表示做某事或某动作的次数。

  1. Close to 40 years ago, when we both studied at the middle school. we used to (或 would) go swimming in rivers every summer. 将近 40 年以前,当我俩在中学读书时,每年夏天都去河里游泳。
  2. a. There used to be a house at the corner of the street。过去这条街的拐角处有一所房子。(不能用 would be 代之。)
    b. Used there to be a standing lamp in the corner of the room?以往在房角一直有一个落地灯吗?(同上)
  3. Yesterday I asked the teacher questions three times in class. 昨天课堂上,我向老师问了三次问题。(出现累积次数或累积时间时,就不能用 wouldused to… 来代替。)

三、“be used + 介词 to + 名词(或动名词短语)”表示“习惯于……”之意,并有时态之分

  1. These students had been used to(或 had been accustomed to)hearing English spoken by native speakers at home so they had little difficulty when they went abroad. (那时)这些学生在国内已习惯于听外国人讲的英语,因此出国后没有什么困难。
  2. You’ll soon get (或 become) used to eating a large breakfast in England. 你在英国会很快养成早餐吃得多的习惯。
  3. I’m quite (或 have been) used to the way (in which) you Americans speak. 我很习惯于(或已经)习惯于你们美国人说话的方式。(句末为定语从句。)

四、“be used + 带 to 的不定式”表示“(被)用来干什么”之意

Computers can also be used to design machines and instruments. 计算机也可用来设计机器和仪器。


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