train
1.train 指“列车”,并不指“一节车厢”。“一节车厢”该说a carriage,a coach或a car,说“多节车厢”该说carriages,coaches或cars。a car和cars是美国英语,参见car
2.下面每组里的第一句主要是英国英语,第二句主要是美国英语:
- He got into the train at ten o'clock.
He got on the train at ten o'clock. - We got out of the crowded train with difficulty.
We got off the crowded train with difficulty.
3.railway train=train
4.比较下面两句:
- They trained him to fly. (他们训练他飞行。)
- They trained him for flying. (他们训练他,使他学习飞行。)
用for ...ing表示那 ...ing成为一个科目。
5.比较下面四句:
- She trained as a nurse. (她受训做护士。)
- She was training as a nurse. (她正在受训做护士。)
- She was trained as a nurse. (1.她受训做护士。2.她已经被训练成护士。)
- She was being trained as a nurse. (她正在受训做护士。)