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小斌 发表于 2008-8-20 09:18

【8.20】★每日一句★It's 6 or 7 miles max. 最多就是六七英哩。

It's 6 or 7 miles max.
最多就是六七英哩。

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No more than (不会比.... 多) 或是 at most (至多) 这样的片语平常老美用得很多,但是以我听老美的讲话习惯,有时候只要在句尾加上一个 maximum (最大值) 或是简写 max 就可以取代一长串的 no more than 或是 at most。例如有人问,"How old is she?" (她多大年纪了?) 假设她不会超过二十岁这么说吧,你可以回答, "She is no more than 20 years old." 或是 "She is 20 years old at most." 都可以,但是如果你用这里提醒你的小技巧,只要说,"She is 20 years old max." 就可以了。

相同的道理,如果你要表达的是,no less than (不少于... ) 或是 at least (至少有...) 这样的意思的话,可以用 minimum (最小值) 这个字来取代。例如我想知道下场垒球赛我们需要多少人,答案可以是,"We need no less than nine people." "We need at least nine people." 或是 "We need nine people minimum." 这三句话的意思完全一样,都是说,我们最少需要九个人。

或许你觉得把 No more than 省略成 max 不过节省 1 秒钟,但想想如果这辈子你用 max 六百次,你就省下了 "Oh.. You do the math." 总之人生苦短,能节省一分钟是一分钟吧!

何晓 发表于 2008-8-20 09:25

It's 6 or 7 miles max.
最多就是六七英里。:lol

yuanfang 发表于 2008-8-20 10:25

She is 20 years old at most.
She is 20 years max.
We need no less than nine people.
We need nine people min.

我为英语狂 发表于 2008-8-20 10:51

It's 6 or 7 miles max.
最多就是六七英里
She is 20 years old at most.
She is 20 years max.
We need no less than nine people.
We need nine people min.

楠楠归梦 发表于 2008-8-20 11:01

She is 20 years max.
We need nine people minimum.

lsj13366 发表于 2008-8-20 11:40

She is 20 years old max.

海平面 发表于 2008-8-20 16:17

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chen_shi_013 发表于 2008-8-20 19:31

I need 1000 million  RMB minimum

飞鸟 发表于 2008-8-20 22:04

It is 6 or 7 miles max

袁尚草 发表于 2008-8-20 23:56

No more than   or   at most
maximum   <max>
She is 20 years old max.

no less than or at least  
minimum
We need nine people minimum.

袁尚草 发表于 2008-8-20 23:59

"Oh.. You do the math."
Ha, I have done
Really good:handshake

demo520 发表于 2008-8-21 11:10

It's 6 or 7milesmax.

demo520 发表于 2008-8-21 11:10

max(maximum)

wendydeidei 发表于 2008-8-22 10:34

It's six or seven miles max.

csf2007 发表于 2008-8-22 22:45

it is 6 or 7 miles max.
最多就是6、7英里。

刁蛮小孩007 发表于 2008-8-22 23:58

It's 6 or 7 miles max

最多67英里
It's   6  or  7  miles   max

yingtao256 发表于 2008-8-25 19:45

It is 6 or 7 miles max
It is 6 or 7 miles max
It is 6 or 7 miles at most
It is 6 or 7 miles at most
We need nine people minimun
We need nine people minimun

ordf 发表于 2008-8-28 15:04

It's 6 or 7 miles max.

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