很多马来西亚朋友，在新加坡一边工作，一边学英文。虽然辛苦，但是很值得！

beidou

In the event of rain the game will be cancelled.  
如果下雨，比赛将被取消。
注释：
1. in the event of表示“万一发生……；如果是那样子的话；假若……”，我们也可以用in the event that，或是in that event。这里不仅是在描述未来的一种可能性，更强调如果事情真的发生了打算怎么办。
You use in the event of, in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs.

2. 需要注意的是，如果是in the event，则表示“结果，到头来”。我们来看一个例句：
We had expected to arrive an hour late, but in the event we were early.  
我们本以为要迟到一个小时，但最后来早了。

前一句描述了可能发生、但最终没有发生的事，in the event后接过去实际发生的情况，表示“结果”。
You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen.

beidou

By and large, he is an easy going person.
总得来说，他是个随和的人。

1. By and large在上文中表示“总的来说，大体而言”，近义词组有：generally，more often than not，mostly。
You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
我们用by and large来指示一些大体如此、但不完全正确的事情。

2. At large也可以表示“大多数，一般”。
You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
不过与by and large不一样的是，这个词组强调的是大部分人的共性，不提个性。
例：Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero.
在一般大众中，支持现政权的人数几乎是零。

beidou

Let's call on Professor Green this afternoon.
我们下午去拜访格林教授吧。

1. Call on表示“拜访”，类似的表达还有：call upon，visit，drop by，drop in (on)，不过drop引导的词组更强调“顺道拜访”之意，而call on的柯林斯英文释义中对此的描述是“you pay them a short visit”，即：短暂拜访。

2. Call on另外一个常见的意思是：要求，号召。
If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
这样的行为一般发生在公共场合，或是公开（publicly）呼吁。

幸福约定

Pm我上课时间和收费哦

beidou

幸福约定 发表于 2015-4-23 08:25 PM
Pm我上课时间和收费哦

不好意思，才回复。谢谢

beidou

He gave me a chocolate bar in return.
他给了我块巧克力作为回报。

1. In return表示“作为报答”，近义词为reciprocally（相互地，互惠的）。
If you do something in return for what someone else has done for you, you do it because they did that thing for you.

2. 大部分人都知道return的动词意思：返回，归还……return也可以做名词，表示“利润，回报，收益”；其复数形式returns意为“（选举）结果”，例如：
Early returns show Bulgaria's opposition party may have won.
早期的选举结果表明保加利亚的反对党可能已获胜。

3. “Many happy returns!”是传统的生日祝词，表示“生日快乐，长命百岁！”

beidou

May I come to see you next week?
下周我可以来看你吗？

注释：
come to do something表示“来做某事”，英式英语中也可以用come and do something，也就是“May I come and see you next week?”美式英语中还可以用come do something，即“May I come see you next week?”

表示过去的动作时，则一定要用came and did something，如：他上周来看过我，“He came and saw me last week.”。

beidou

My excitement gave way to fear when I learnt to swim for the first time.
当我第一次学游泳时，兴奋被恐惧所取代。

注释：
1. give way to在本句中表示“被……替代”。在翻译时，我们不一定要将词组完全译成“替代”，能表达出这个意思即可。比如：“His numbness gave way to anger.”，他的麻木转为了愤怒。
If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.

2. 我们一般比较熟悉give way to作为“向……让步，向……妥协”的用法，属于书面用语。比如give way to pressure，迫于压力而妥协，give way to an impulse，没能抑制住冲动。
give way to还可指“让路，让其他人（或车辆）先行”，常用于英式英语。美式英语中则常用yield，如yield to other cars，给其他车辆让路。
If you give way to someone or something that you have been resisting, you stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded or controlled by them.

beidou

No matter what happens, I will be here for you.
无论发生什么，我都会在你身边。

注释：
1. no matter what表示“不管怎样，无论如何”，我们也可以用whatever来表达。这两个词组均表示强调，无论有什么困难你都一定会去做某事。
类似的用法还有no matter how/when，分别表示“不管怎样”、“无论何时”。
If you say that you are going to do something no matter what, you are emphasizing that you are definitely going to do it, even if there are obstacles or difficulties.

2. be here for someone的用法类似于be there for someone，表示在某人有困难的时候帮助、支持某人，属于非正式用语。
If someone is there for you, they help and support you, especially when you have problems.

beidou

However hard you try, you can't finish the project in one week or so.
无论你多么努力，你也没法在一周左右完成项目。

注释：
1. however在本句中表示“不管怎样，无论如何”，后接形容词或副词，表示强调。我们也可以说，“No matter how hard you try, you can't finish the project in one week or so.”
You use however before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that the degree or extent of something cannot change a situation.

2. or so表示“左右，上下”，类似的表达还有很多，比如approximately，about，roughly，around等等。其中，approximately多用于书面语，精确度比较高，后可接时间、数字或地点；about最为常用，后接数字，表示该数字并不准确，如about 2.7 percent，约2.7%；roughly的估算则比较粗略；around多用于非正式场合，常见于美式英语。
You use or so when you are giving an approximate amount.