华尔街英语：left和right还有这么多用法

Trump has two parts of brain, 'left' and 'right'.In the left side, there's nothing right. In the right side, there's nothing left. 特朗普的大脑分两半,左脑和右脑。左脑啥都不对,右脑啥都没有。

华尔街英语:left作动词

left作动词:leave的过去时

①留下,剩下

His shoes left muddy marks on the floor.

他的鞋在地板上留下了泥印。

②遗留,遗忘

Hey, you've left your keys on the table.

喂,你把钥匙落在桌子上了。

③使保留/保持某种状态

Leave that chair where it is.

把那把椅子留在原处。

You can leave the window open.

你可以让窗户开着。(是“别关窗户”的地道礼貌说法~)

④离开时某人正在做......

I left the children watching television.

我走的时候,孩子们仍在看电视。

华尔街英语:right作形容词

right作形容词:

①正确的,对的

You got three answers right and two wrong.

你答对了三道题,错了两道。

②重要的,显赫的

She knows all the right people.

她认识所有的头面人物。

③公正的,正义的

It is only right that men and women should be paid the same for doing the same work.

只有做到男女同工同酬才公正。

华尔街英语:right作名词

right作名词:

①权利

I think I'm quite within my rights to demand a full wage.

我认为我完全有权利要求全额工资。

②版权,发行权

He has acquired the film rights to the book .

他已经取得了将这本书拍成电影的制片权。

华尔街英语:right作动词

right作动词:改正,纠正,使恢复正常

It's a terrible situation and we should right it as soon as possible.

这种局面太糟糕了,我们应当尽快使其恢复正常。

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