Lesson One Visiting Britain
Language Points
1.owe v. 欠債; 歸于 owe sb sth. = owe sth to sb. 欠某人某物;把…歸于
He owed his teachers his success.= He owed his success to his teachers.他把他的成功歸功于他的老師們。
The man owed me 30 yuan for my work.那個人欠我工作的三十元。
He got a full mark in English competition yesterday, which he owes to his hard work.由于努力學(xué)習(xí)的結(jié)果,昨天的英語競賽他得了滿分。
owe it to …that clause / to do it 作形式主語,that從句或不定式作真正主語。
The boy owed it to the doctors that he was still alive.他至今還活著,這要歸功于那些醫(yī)生。
She owes it to herself to develop her skills.她靠自己發(fā)展了她的技能。
owing to 因為(常作狀語)
Owing to the rain they could not come.因為下雨,他們不能來.
Several ships were lost at sea owing to the hurricane.由于颶風(fēng),好幾艘船在海上失蹤。