moment的用法:
一、moment用作名词,意为“片刻;瞬间”.如:
To everybody's delight, she arrived at the last moment.
使大家感到高兴的是,她在最后一刻赶到了.
二、moment用作名词,意为“重要;重大”.如:
In my opinion, the conversation is of little moment.
依我看,这次会谈不很重要.
三、与moment构成的常用短语.
1.at the moment 的意思是“现在”“此刻”,常与一般现在时或现在完成时连用.例如:I have got enough to do at the moment.
I'm afraid I'm too busy at the moment to see anyone.
很遗憾,我此刻太忙,不能去见任何人.
但是,at the moment 有时也作“那时、当时”讲,用于过去时态.例如:
I didn't buy that book, because I had no money on me at the moment.
2.for the moment意为“暂时”.如:
She is out, so you may use her typewriter for the moment.
她出去了,你可以暂时使用她的打字机.
3.in a moment 意为“立刻”.如:
I'll join you in the discussion in a moment.
我一会儿和你们一起讨论.
4.for a moment意为“一会儿”.如:
I had to think for a moment before I remembered his name.
我想了一会儿才记起他的名字.
5.at any moment 意为“随时”.如:
He told me I could call him at any moment.
他告诉我随时可以给他打电话.
四、the (very) moment可用作连词.
moment与定冠词连用,译为“一……就”.
the (very) moment可用作连词,译为“一……就”.(此时可用the minute;
the instant; the second等替代)如:
He felt a thrill the very moment he got into the theatre.
他一进入剧院就感到一阵激动.
The instant you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise.
你一走出帐篷,便会大吃一惊.
The second I saw him I know he is my former friend, Henry.
我一看到他就知道他是我以前的朋友,亨利.
He felt a thrill the very moment he got into the theatre
The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.
我闭上眼睛就睡着了。
People assume they know me through and through the moment we meet.
人们一见到我,就自以为对我了如指掌了。
The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.
一旦她懂行了,就什么也难不住她了。
I'll report back the moment I have located him
我一找到他就马上汇报。
We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.
我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
知识拓展:
The moment you meet, they started the suspicion of human nature, is a great intellectual or social hooligan.
社会流行译法:遇见你的那一刻,便开始了人性的猜疑,是伟大的知识分子还是社会盲流。
小编试译:他们一遇见你,就开始了对你是伟大的知识分子还是社会盲流本来身份的猜疑。
经典例句:
Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for
他等待已久的时刻终于到来。
The moment had come to make a break or die
那个时候不跑就没命了。
This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on theMoon
就在此刻,内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。(注意when)
The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.
撒切尔夫人倒台的那一刻在世人的记忆中留下了永久的印痕。
I'm off coffee at the moment
我眼下不再嗜咖啡了。
In the moment of triumph I felt uneasy. (注意in)
在成功的那一刻我反而感到了不安
I can just about tolerate it at the moment (注意at)
当时我差一点就忍受不了了。
I remember now. He arrived just at the moment it happened (注意at)
现在我想起来了,他恰恰在事情发生的时候到了。