同义句小结

同义句小结
1. Peter is very proud of his motherland. (=Peter takes pride in his homeland)
2. You’re telling a lie. (=You’re not telling the truth)
3. What’s the weather like today? (=How is the weather?)
4. It’s raining heavily. (=It’s raining hard./It’s raining cats and dogs./The rain is pouring down.)
5. It’s good indeed. (=It’s really good.)
6. Let’s fly to Beijing. (=Let’s go to Beijing by plane.)
7. We can’t go anywhere now. (=We can go nowhere now.)
8. I don’t know. (=I have no idea.)
9. It is (just) the right size. (= It’s neither too big or too small.)
10. We’re older than he (is) but we didn’t look after(=take care of) him.
11. How do you like the meal? (=What do you think of the meal?)
12. He cut the paper with a pair of scissors. (=He used a pair of scissors to cut the paper.)
13. You are good at drawing. (=You do well in drawing.)
14. It’s too expensive for me to buy. (It’s not cheap enough for me to buy.)
15. Peter was very interested in the sun and the moon.
=Peter took interest in the sun and the moon.
16. Peter enjoyed the film very much. (=Peter liked the film a lot.)
17. The picture is so expensive that I can’t buy it.
=The picture is too expensive for me to buy.
=The picture i sn’t cheap enough for me to buy.
=I can’t afford the picture.
=I can’t afford to buy the picture.
=I don’t have enough money for the picture.
=I can’t pay for the picture.
18. I like playing animal fingers. (=I enjoy playing animal fingers.)
19. Dennis is more than fifteen years old. (=Dennis is over fifteen years old.)
20. Once upon a time there was a foolish dog.=Long, long ago, there was a foolish dog.
21. How greedy the dog was! (=What a greedy dog it is!)
22. What a careless boy Peter was! (=_______ careless Peter ______!)
23. Anne and Sue are coming out of the school in a hurry.
=Anne and Sue are coming out of the school hurriedly.
24. I’ll walk home. (=I’ll go home on foot.)
25. Thank you very much. (=It’s very king of you!= Thanks a l ot.)
26. You’re welcome. (=That’s all right.=It’s my/a pleasure.=Don’t mention it.)
27. The boy was lost and a kind policeman sent him home.
=The boy lost his way and a kind policeman took him home.
28. What can I do for you? (=Can I help you?)
29. The young man hurried to the hospital.
=The young went to the hospital hurriedly.
=The young man went to the hospital in a hurry.
30. Look out! Here comes a car.= _______ _______! Here comes a car.
31. I’m not feeling well today. (=I’m feeling under t he weather today.)
32. What’s the matter with you? (=What’s wrong with you?)
33. I feel weak most of the time. (=I often feel tired.)
34. I’ll examine you. (=I’ll look over you.)
35. The new car belongs to Mr. Smith. (=The new car is Mr. Smith’s.)
36. It’s wrong to frighten people. (=It’s not right to make people frightened.)
37. Some people are afraid of spiders. (=Some people are frightened of snakes.)
38. I’ll come at once. (=I’ll come immediately. I’ll come right away. I’ll come right now.)
39. There are children everywhere. (=There are kids here and there.)
40. I get bored with politics. (=I’m tired of politics=I’m fed up with physics.)
41. The thief was sure that Mr. Brown was asleep.
The thief believed Mr. Brown was sleeping.
42. The machine may be broken.(=Maybe/Perhaps the machine is broken.)
43. Ken doesn’t pay any attention at school. (=Ken pays no attention at school.)
44. What am I going to do with the naughty boy?=How can I deal with the naughty boy?
45. You can never please the greedy man. (= Never can you make the greedy man pleased.)
46. My father often stays up late. He is really busy.=My father doesn’t often go to sleep early.
47. It’s not fair. (=It’s unfair.)
48. You’d better apologize to your teacher. (=You’d better make an apology to your teacher.
49. I’ll do my best to study English well. (=I’ll do what I can to study English well.)
50. The sweeper made a fool of the judge. (=The sweeper made fun of the judge.)
51. Peter called on me yesterday. (=Peter paid a visit to me yesterday.)
52. I can’t make up my mind. (=I can’t make a decision.)
53. I agree with you. (=I think what you said is right.)
54. It took me ten minutes to explain the answers to Ken.
=I spent ten minutes (in) explaining the answers to Ken.
55. I didn’t go boating because it rained heavily.
=I didn’t go boating because of /due to/ thanks to the heavy rain.
56. What a pity! (=What a shame!)
57. This model plane is different from mine.
=This model plane isn’t the same as mi ne.
=There is difference between this model plane and mine.
58. I am the same age as Peter. (=I am as tall as Peter.)
59. Sue ran off to the forest on her own.
=Sue ran off to the forest by herself/alone.
60. Miss Green is in charge of the singing group.
=The singing group is in the charge of Miss green.
61. The police are investigating the murder case.
=The police are looking into the murder case.
62. I spent fifteen dollars on this novel.
=I paid fifteen dollars for this novel.
=The novel cost me fifteen dollars.
63. The heavy rain prevented/stopped me (from) going to school.
=The heavy rain kept me from going to school.
64. I’ve just received/got a letter from my brother, Tim.
=I’ve just heard from my brother, Tim.
65. I’m trying hard to f ind a part-time job in order to earn some extra money.
=I’m trying hard to find a part-time job so as to earn some extra money.
=I’m trying hard to find a part-time job in order that I can earn some extra money.
=I’m trying hard to find a part-time job so that I can earn some extra money.
66. He is a rich doctor. (=He is a wealthy doctor.)
67. If you don’t go swimming, I won’t, either.
=If you don’t go and have a swim, neither will I.
68. The king took care of the bird until it was fully grown.
=The king looked after the bird until it was fully grown.
69. The letters P.R.C. represent the People’s Republic of China.
=The letters P.R.C. stand for the people’s republic of China.
70. He didn’t play the piano. Instead he watched TV.
=He watched TV instead of playing the piano.
71. I like Cantonese food best. (=Cantonese food is my favorite.)
72. I would rather stay at home watching TV than go to the cinema with Mary.
=I prefer to stay at home watching TV rather than go to the cinema with Mary.
73. Why don’t you sit here and eat my food, Dennis?
=Why not sit here and eat my food, Dennis?
74. So far I have read five English novels. (=Up to/till now I have read five English novels.)
75. This story took place/happened in an lonely mountain village.
76. Just then a young man came in. (=At that moment, a young man came in)
77. She is able to write in English. (=She can write in English.)
78. I really don’t know what I can do. (=I really don’t know what to do.)
79. You have a green thumb.
= You are good at making things grow.
Never say die. (=Never give up.)。