初中英语解释句子精选60题

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1.Two plus five equals seven.

Two and five is seven

Two added to five is seven.

Add two to five, and you get seven.

2. His grandma died three years ago.

His grandma has been dead for three years.

3. I can stand him no more.

I cannot stand him any more.

4. He arrived in Paris last night.

He got to Paris last night.

He reached Paris last night.

5．My father joined the Party 20 years ago.

My father has been a Party member for 20 year.

6. He was late because it was raining heavily.

He was late because of the heavy rain.

7. This book belongs to them.

This book is theirs.

8. My brother is busy doing his homework now.

My brother is busy with his homework now.

9. .Work hard, and you can keep up with your classmates.

If you work hard, you can catch up with your classmates.

10 Lily is a cheerful girl.

.Lily is a happy girl.

11. They considered the last question briefly

They thought about /over the last question briefly.

12. The poor baby caught a cold a week ago and he is still ill now.

The poor baby has had a cold for a week.

13. The teacher was very concerned for the children's safety.

The teacher was very worried about the children’s safety.

14. The clerk agreed to conclude the meeting then.

The clerk agreed to finish/end the meeting then.

15. I decided to work harder.

I made up my mind to work harder.

16. Thirty divided by six is five.

Divide 30 by 6, you get 5.

Divide 30 into 6, the answer is 5.

17. He described the thief to the policeman.

He made a description of the thief to the policeman.

He told the policeman what the thief looked like.

18. The job is too difficult for him to finish.   

The job is not easy enough for him to finish.

The job is so difficult that he can’t finish it.

19. He enclosed a photo of his family carefully.

He put a photo of his family inside the letter carefully.

20. They enjoyed themselves at the party last night.    

They had a good time at the party last night.

21 The restaurant is famous for delicious Chinese food.

The restaurant is well known for delicious Chinese food.

22 My favourite fruit is apples.

 I like (eating) apples best.

23. You can take a ferry to Hong Kong.

 You can go to Hong Kong by ferry.

24. The food on the plane is free to the passengers.

 The passengers needn’t pay for the food on the plane.

25. The room is full of students.      

The room is filled with students.

26. She always achieves A grades in all her subjects.

 She always gets A grades in all her subjects.

27. .I can hardly walk on.

I almost can’t walk on.

28. The fire took place last night.

The fire happened last night.

29. Smoking does harm to our health.

Smoking is bad for our health.

Smoking is harmful to our health.

30. He dislikes playing computer games.

He hates playing computer games.

31. His brother is in good health.

His brother is healthy.

32. I heard from a friend of mine yesterday.

I got (received) a letter from a friend of mine yesterday.

33. We can see trees and flowers here and there.

We can see trees and flowers everywhere.

34. They held a class meeting last Monday.

They had a class meeting last Monday.

35. There’s a huge stone in the middle of the park.

There’s a very large stone in the middle of the park.

36. The teacher hurried to the office after class.

 The teacher went to the office in a hurry

 (或hurriedly) after class.

37. I have no idea where to go.

I don’t know where to go.

38 How interesting to play chess with him!

What fun to play chess with him.

39. Tom is keen on sports.

 Tom is very interested in sports

40. Air is invisible.

 We can’t see air. / Air can’t be seen.

41. He’s a good jumper.

 He is good at jumping./  He does well in jumping.

42. Lastly we elected him to be our monitor.

 In the end (Finally), we chose him to be our monitor

43. He lent a good book to me just now.

 I borrowed a good book from him just now.

44. Listen! There’s a knock on the door.

 Listen! Someone is knocking on (at) the door.

45. What’s the matter with you?

What’s wrong with you?

What has happened to you?

46. What do you mean by “paraphrase”?

What’s the meaning of paraphrase?

47.Nobody mentioned it to me.

Nobody told me about it.

48. Perhaps he is the new principle of our school.

He may be the new principal of our school.

49. Do the students in your class obey your teachers?

Do the students in your class listen to your teachers?

50. Many people walked past the shop but nobody noticed the trash bin.

Many people passed the shop but nobody saw the trash bin.

51. Don’t make a mess in your bedroom

Don’t mess up in your bedroom.

52. She used to visit her family monthly.

She used to go to see her family once a month.

53. You’ve made great progress in English.

Your English is much better than before.

54. You’ve made great progress in English.

Don’t talk in a loud voice in public. You were very noisy.

55 Ms Smith lent me two books yesterday.

I borrowed two books from Ms Smith yesterday.

56 The bus came at last after they waited for 2 hours.

The bus came in the end after they waited for 2 hours.     

57 Have you got the latest magazine “English World”.

Have you got the newly published magazine “English World”.

58. Mr. Smith paid over one million for his house.

Mr Smith spent more than one million on his house.

59. How long do you usually spend on your homework?

  How long does it take you to do your homework?

60. This area is short of water.  

This area needs water.

There is not enough water in this area.