off用法.doc

Off: 介词 prep.1.(表示方向)从, 通向, 偏离, 从离开 He fell off the ladder. 他从梯子上掉下来。The kitchens off the dining room. 厨房通向餐厅。We are going off the subject. 我们正偏离正题。He was off his seat. 他离开他的位子。2.(表示比较)低于, 不及 They are selling the bikes off the market price. 他们按低于市价卖出自行车。3.(表示否定)不想，戒除 He is off tea. 他不想喝茶。Shes off work with a bad cold. 她因患重感冒而不上班。Off: 副词 adv.1.离开 They drove off. 他们开车离开了。2.脱落 Hes had his beard shaved off. 他已经把胡子剃掉了。3.未连接；不工作 The radio is off. 录音机是关着的。4.光, 完 His money was off yesterday. 昨天他的钱用完了。5.休息 We are off one day. 我们休息一天。Off: 形容词 adj.1.休息的; 闲散的; 安静的 The winter is an off season. 冬天是淡季。（busy season： 旺季）2.不新鲜的 This fish has gone off. 这条鱼已不新鲜。I bit off a large piece of the apple, and I rushed off to work leaving my bed unmade. When I got to my office, I was off coffee or anything. It might be the apple I had this morning, it had absolutely gone off. (我咬下一大块苹果, 急匆匆地赶去上班，床也没辅。 当我到达办公室时，不想喝咖啡或其它什么的。应该是我早上吃的那个苹果，它绝对不新鲜了。) “流动” 的词根currerecurrency (流通的货币) 的词源拉丁语词汇currere (流动、跑) ，它的意象是” 气势蓬勃地流淌” 。表示” 川流” 的单词current也有” 流动的” 之意，现在的意象是” 哗” 地流向各处。商业界河新闻中经常用current来表示” 现在的” 之意。currency 是指current money， 也就是现在正在流通中的货币之意。下面是一个小笑话Mr. Vinegar and His Fortune Mr. Vinegar gave him the bagpipes and drew the gloves on over his half frozen fingers. How lucky I am, he said as he trudged（跋涉）homeward. His hands were soon quite warm, but the road was rough and the walking hard. He was very tired when he came to the foot of the steep hill. How shall I ever get to the top? he said. Just then he met a man who was walking the other way. He had a stick in his hand which he used as a cane to help him along. My friend, said Mr. Vinegar, if only I had that stick of yours to help me up this hill, I would be the happiest man in the world! How much will you give me for it? asked the man. Well, I have no money, but I will give you this pair of warm gloves, said Mr. Vinegar. Well, said the man, you may have it for I always like to oblige a friend. Mr. Vinegars hands were now quite warm, so he gave the gloves to the man and took the stout（结实的）stick to help him along. How lucky I am! he said as he toiled upward. At the top of the hill he stopped to rest. But as he was thinking of all his good luck that day, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up and saw only a green parrot sitting in a tree. Mr. Vinegar, Mr. Vinegar, it cried. What now? said Mr. Vinegar. Youre a dunce（傻瓜）, youre a dunce! answered the bird, you went to seek your fortune and you found it, then you gave it for a cow, and the cow for some bagpipes, and the bagpipes for some gloves, and the gloves for a stick which you might of cut by the roadside. He He He, youre a dunce! Youre a dunce! This made Mr. Vinegar very angry. He threw the stick at the bird with all his might. But the bird only answered, Youre a dunce! Youre a dunce! And the stick lodged in the tree where he could not get it again. Mr. Vinegar went on slowly for he had many things to think about. His wife was standing by the roadside and as soon as she saw him, she cried out, Wheres the cow? Wheres the cow? Well, I just dont know where the cow is, said Mr. Vinegar. And then he told her the whole story. 醋溜先生把风笛给了那人，拿过手套戴在冻僵的手指头上。“我多幸运啊，”他边往家走边说道。他的手很快就暖起来了，可是道路坑坑洼洼的，走得很艰难。走到一个陡坡下的时候，他累极了。“我怎么才能爬上去呢？”他说。这时候，他看到一个人从另一边走了过来。那人手里握着一根棍，用做爬坡的杖子。 “朋友，”醋溜先生说道，“如果我能有你那根杖子来爬坡，我就是这世界上最幸福的人了！” “你出多少钱来买？”那人问道。 “啊，我没钱了，可我愿把这副暖和的手套给你，”醋溜先生说。 “这样的话，”那人说道，“你就拿去好了，因为我最喜欢成人之美。” 醋溜先生的手早暖和过来了，于是他拿手套跟那人换了根上坡用的粗杖。“我多幸运啊！”他一边费劲地上坡一边说道。 到了山顶，他停下来休憩。可正当他想着一整天的好运时，他听到有谁在叫着自己的名字。他抬起头，只看到树枝上坐着只绿鹦鹉。 “醋溜先生，醋溜先生，”鹦鹉喊道。 “怎么了？”醋溜先生问。 “你是傻瓜，你是傻瓜！”鸟儿答道，“你出门找钱，找到了，却拿钱买牛，用牛换了风笛，用风笛换了手套