enjoy, take pleasure in 与 get/take (a) delight in 这些词语都表示“喜欢(做)……;做……很高兴”。
(1) enjoy为及物动词,可以接一次活动、一顿饭等作宾语,与take pleasure in和get/take (a) delight in意思相同。当说“玩得有趣,玩得快活”时,通常用enjoy oneself。
- She really enjoys her food: it's a pleasure to watch her eating.
她真是吃什么都香:看她吃饭是一件乐事。 - I very much enjoyed the party.
我非常喜欢这场晚会。 - I enjoyed myself very much at the party.
晚会上我玩得非常快活。 - He seems to take/gets (a) great pleasure in doing such things.
他似乎很高兴做这种事情。 - The naughty boy takes (a) great delight in pulling the dog's tail.
这个调皮的小男孩很喜欢扯狗的尾巴。
(2) get/take (a) delight有时可与from连用。
- They got a good deal of delight from their children.
他们从孩子们身上得到很多乐趣。
(3) 短语to have a good/an excellent/a wonderful/a happy/a pleasant time表示“玩得(非常)开心”的意思。