2011年2月20日 星期日

140 (A) so to speak (B) put year on sb

Ross
so to speak 可以說; 可謂
The new regulations have been officially taking effect, so to speak.
新措施可以說已經正式實施了

用法類似in general, generally speaking, 通常用在句尾



put years on sb 使某人顯得老些
The shock put years on him.
這一場打擊使他見老

The way she dresses put year on her.

她打扮的方式讓她看起來很老
Ben
so to speak 可以說; 可謂
John helps me with my math. He's my personal tutor, so to speak.
John幫我準備數學。他可以說是我的個人家教。


put years on sb 使某人顯得老些
The breakup of his marriage put years on him.

離婚讓他顯得更老點。

Suggestion:

These are both good. In the second sentence you may need to change "him" to "John" or whoever "he" is. This is a style issue when you have personal pronouns (him and his) that are different than the subject of the sentence (the breakup). But, this greatly depends on how often you use "John" in surrounding sentences.

Kate
sentences
Sue
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