★不定式短語“tomake mattersworse”由“虛詞to+V(原)”構(gòu)成,該短語常置于句首,之后置逗號(hào),有副詞功能,用以修飾全句:
to make mattersworse,…——更糟糕的是,……
類似常見用法有:
to tell (you) thetruth,…——老實(shí)(對(duì)你)說,……
to be frank (withyou),…——坦白(跟你)說,……
★實(shí)戰(zhàn)演練:
——What's wrong withhim?
——He missed the train towork.To make mattersworse,he left his briefcase at home.
——他怎么了?
——他上班沒趕上火車。更糟糕的是,他把公文包留在家里了。
——Did you like themovie?
——To tell thetruth,I fell asleep in the middle ofit.
——你喜歡這部電影嗎?
——老實(shí)說,我看到一半時(shí)就睡著了。
——Do you like Picasso'spaintings?
——To befrank,Idon't know who Picasso is.
——你喜歡畢加索的畫嗎?
——坦白說,我不知道誰是畢加索。
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