Unit 144
His temper is bad enough, let alone his extravagances.
1 你不喜欢Bill。你说,他脾气够坏的了,更不要说他挥霍无度:
His temper is bad enough, let alone his extravagances.
2 这个地区太偏僻了。你说,连医院都没有,还谈什么隔离室:
They had no hospital, let alone an isolation ward.
3 你教两岁的儿子学说英语。丈夫说,母语都不能讲,更不要说英语了:
He can't speak his native language, say nothing of English.
4 朋友知道那人最不愿意帮别人的忙了。他说,那人连自己的兄弟都不帮,更不要提陌生人了:
He will not help his brothers, not to mention a strangers.
5 老师要教孩子学习分数计算。你说,他连最简单的都不会,更不要说分数了:
He can't do the simplest one, say nothing of the fraction.
6 朋友劝你买套房子。你说,你连租房子都租不起,怎么谈起买房子呢:
I can't afford to rent a house, not to mention buy it.
7 万事总得一步步来,他要教婴儿学跳舞。你说,这孩子连走路都不会,更不要说去学跳舞了:
The baby can't even walk,let alone learn to dance.
8 她问你为什么不找地方娱乐一下。你说,连吃饭的钱都没有了,更不要说娱乐了:
I haven't enough money for food, let alone amusement.
注:
alone adj. 孤单一人,独自;唯一的,单独在一起
adv. 单独一人(放在动词后)
只有,仅仅(放在相关词后)
成语有:leave (let )sb alone 别打扰(管,理,惹)
让...一人呆着
let alone 更不用说
extravagance n. 奢侈浪费(不可数)
奢侈的举动,行为(加不定冠词)
引伸为夸张,(语言等的)过分
isolation n. 隔离,孤单(不可数)
amusement n.消遣,娱乐活动
ward n. 病房,选区
fraction n. 分数,小部分