6. persuade是“说服”还是“设法说服”
Ihim not to go abroad, but he wouldn’t listen.
A. persuadedB. tried to persuadeC. have persuadedD. was persuaded
此题正确答案为B,但容易误选A。persuade的真正意思是“说服”,而不是“设法说服”,要表示后者的意思英语应用try to persuade (当然也可用其他词,如advise等)。类似地:kill的意思是“杀死”,不表示“设法杀死”,要表示后者的意思英语用try to kill;prevent 的意思是“阻止”,不表示“设法阻止”,要表示后者的意思英语用try to prevent等等。
(4)“What did he ask you?”“I would be late.”A. ThatB. WhenC. WhereD. Whether此题选D,为He asked me whether I would be late.之省略。