long(er)
1.long用于head或skull指前后的长,不指上下的长。
2.long mile指“比一英里长的距离”。
3.long hours和long years指“长时间”和“多年”,并不说每小时或每年的长短。
4.下面两句里的in可有可无:
- The chance was long (in) coming. (那机会来得迟。)
- He was long (in) deciding. (他决定得慢。)
5.before long作before a long time has passed解,是“不久以后”,不是“长久以前”,如He came before long是“(过去的某时的)不久以后他来了”。不是“他在长久以前来了”。
6.注意No longer is picturephone just a laboratory marvel里用is picturephone,不用picturephone is。
7.比较下面两句:
- Long after he went, I sat down.
- Long after he went, I kept seated.
第一句里的Long修饰after,第二句里的Long修饰kept seated。