for generations与from generation to generation的区别
2024-09-27 11:35:05 学考宝 作者:佚名
问题描述
查词典,for generations 的意思是“世世代代,祖祖辈辈”;from generation to generation的意思是“一代一代地”。如何对它们进行区别呢?
老师答疑
陈老师:
▲for generations(世世代代,祖祖辈辈)强调时间的长度,可以联想for days, for weeks, for months, for years, for centuries 等,这些表达均表示时间长度。注意体会:
We live here for generations. 我们祖祖辈辈都生活在这里。
My family has lived in this area for generations. 我的家好几代人都居住在这个地区。
The tradition has been passed down from father to son for generations. 这一传统由父传子,世代相传。
▲from generation to generation(一代一代地)强调时间的延续。注意体会:
Folk tales have been passed down from generation to generation. 民间故事代代相传。
His is a family trade, passed down from generation to generation. 他的生意是家族似的,是一代一代传下来的。
These jewels have been passed down in our family from generation to generation for hundreds of years. 这些珠宝在我们家代代相传已有好几百年的历史了。