錢超平
A: Jack, do you know why stocks are rising today?
B: As far as I know, the bank is going to adjust the rates.
A:杰克,你知道今天股票為什么上漲嗎?
B:據(jù)我所知,銀行要調(diào)整存款利率。
背景快遞
as far as I know通常用在別人詢問你某件事時(shí),或別人問你對某件事物的看法時(shí)。我們中國人講究中庸之道,說話喜歡給自己留余地。as far as I know是一句很好用的口語。比如說,你的朋友要出國,他向你打聽那個國家的風(fēng)土人情,你可以跟他說as far as I know + 你要說的情況。
》》》FOLLOW ME
A: Nancy is going to Canada.
B: Thats true. She has bought the air ticket.
A: Do you happen to know when she is going to Canada?
B:As far as I know, its next week.
A:南希就要去加拿大了。
B:是真的,她已經(jīng)買了機(jī)票。
A:你知道她什么時(shí)候去加拿大嗎?
B:據(jù)我所知是下個星期。
》》》FOLLOW ME
A: Whats the rush, Fred?
B: I need to go home right now. But Im afraid it is raining.
A: Dont worry, as far as I know, the good weather wont be changed until the day after tomorrow.
B: Are you sure?
A: Yes, Im positive.
A:弗雷德,你急急忙忙干什么呀?
B:我現(xiàn)在就要回家去??墒俏覔?dān)心馬上就要下雨了。
A:別擔(dān)心,據(jù)我所知,好天氣將維持到后天。
B:你肯定嗎?
A:是的,我肯定。
初中生·考試2009年5期