BEC寫作：人民網IPO：成就官網第一股
The verb “consult” has three different meanings and accordingly behaves in three different ways. It is important to ensure your grammar and sentence structure match the meaning you intend.
單詞consult有三個不同的意思，相對應地也有三種不同的用法。在使用時，要確保每種用法的語法和句式結構都能對應的上，而且用的正確。
1. “Consult”usually means “to seek advice or information”. It is a transitive verb, which means it needs an object.
一.consult表示“尋求意見或信息”。這時，consult作及物動詞，需要加賓語。
WRONG
錯誤用法：
Would the employer be obliged to consult before reducing pay?
雇主在減薪前需要先咨詢嗎？
RIGHT
正確用法：
Would the employer be obliged to consult the employee representatives before reducing pay?
雇主在減薪前需要先咨詢員工代表嗎？
You can also consult a dictionary, an encyclopedia, or any other written reference.
你也可以向字典、百科全書或者任何書面文獻尋求信息。
E.g.: If you don’t know how to spell a word, consult a dictionary.
例句：如果你不知道怎么拼寫單詞，你可以去查字典。
Always put the person or thing being consulted after the word “consult”:
consult作及物動詞時，一定要在consult后加某人或某物。
WRONG
錯誤用法：
We recommend consulting the transaction with the works council.
我們建議向工會咨詢交易事項。
RIGHT
正確用法：
We recommend consulting the works council about the transaction.
我們建議向工會咨詢有關交易的事項。
In sentences like this, consult with is incorrect. Instead use about or for.
在consult后要加介詞的話，用with是不正確的，可以用about或者for代替。
You consult somebody about …
你可以向某人咨詢......
E.g.: The employer must consult the employee representatives about reducing pay.
例句：雇主必須向員工代表咨詢減薪事宜。
You consult something for …
你可以向某物尋求信息......
E.g.: He consulted the company website for information on internships.
例句：他在該公司的網頁上找實習工作的相關信息。
2. You can only use consult with when “consult”means “discuss something in order to make a decision”. In this case it is an intransitive verb, so you cannot write anything between the words “consult”and “with”:
二.當你用consult表示“討論某事以便做決定”的意思時，你可以在consult后用介詞with，因為這時consult是不及物動詞，你可以在consult和with之間加任何內容。
E.g.: He consulted with his lawyer for 15 minutes before returning to the meeting.
例句：在他回去開會之前，他向律師咨詢了15分鐘。
3. “To consult”can also mean “to act as a consultant”. In this case it is also an intransitive verb. It may be followed by “for”:
三.“to consult”也可以表示“作為一名顧問”的意思。這種用法，consult也是不及物動詞，后面可加介詞for。
E.g.: He retired last year, but still consults for his old firm.
例句：他去年退休了，不過仍然在為老東家做顧問。
The online news portal of Chinese government mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, has launched an initial public offering in Shanghai.
People.cn Co Ltd will sell 69.1 million shares through the IPO, it said in its prospectus posted on the Shanghai stock exchange website late on Wednesday.
Based the price range, the company will have enjoy a PE ratio of 46.13-51.89, a 5.15%-18.28% premium above the average industry level.
People’s Daily Online will raise a minimum of 1380 million, a maximum of 1550million yuan via the IPO, 162%-195% higher than the planned 527million financing.
滬江英語快訊：人民網IPO成就官網第一股！人民網昨晚公告稱，公司本次公開發行中網上資金申購發行的5530.5萬股股票將于2012年4月27日起在上海證券交易所上市交易。人民網本次發行6910.57萬股，發行后總股本為2.76億股。發行價格為20元/股，對應市盈率46.13倍。人民網是《人民日報》建設的以新聞為主的大型網上信息交互平臺，也是國際互聯網上最大的綜合性網絡媒體之一。如果此次人民網上市順利過關，將對新華網、央視網等官網上市產生重大借鑒意義。
滬江科普：IPO全名initial public offering，首次公開募股。指企業透過證券交易所，首次公開向投資者發行股票，以期募集用于企業發展資金的過程。公司在進行首次公開籌股時，需要投資銀行公司作為承銷商，來準確評估股票的價值，也就是股價。
The word “work” can be a verb or noun or even an adjective. This entry looks at “work”and “works”as nouns.
work這個詞可以作為動詞、名詞，甚至形容詞，在這里我們只討論work和works作為名詞時的用法。
“Work” has several different meanings, but one of the most common is “exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labour; toil”. In this sense it is an uncountable noun and has no plural form.
work有好幾種不同的意思，但有一點是相通的，那就是“通過努力來達到或完成某事，勞動，辛苦工作”。在這種情況下，work是不可數名詞，沒有復數形式。
E.g.1:We have a lot of work.
例1：我們有很多工作要做。
E.g.2:We will start the work as soon as we have received the signed Power of Attorney.
例2：我們一收到簽訂好的委托書后就會開始工作。
E.g.3:The work involved 17 hours of lawyer’s work and 5 hours of translator’s work.
例3：這項工作需要17個小時的律師工作和5小時的翻譯工作。
“Works” has a different meaning. It is used to describe construction or engineering projects.
works有不同的意思，通常用來形容工程施工等。
E.g.4:There are traffic jams all over the city due to the road works in the centre.
例4：由于市中心在修路，現在城市里到處都是交通堵塞。
E.g.5:Works on the bridge were delayed by 4 weeks due to bad weather.
例5：由于天氣原因，橋梁施工要推遲4周。
So you should never use “works” to describe the work you do when you’re sitting at a desk.
所以，works絕對不能用來表示那些你坐在辦公桌前完成的工作。
“Works”can also be used to mean an industrial plant.
works還可以用來指工廠。
E.g. Over two hundred people are employed at the works.
例句：這家工廠雇傭了200多人。
It may be used in combination with other words, e.g. “ironworks”, “steelworks”, “gasworks”. In this sense the word has no singular form. However, you may say, e.g. “one gasworks”.
works還可以和其他詞語一起組成復合詞，比如“鋼鐵廠”，“煉鋼廠”，“煤氣廠”。這種情況下，works是沒有單數形式的，但你可以說“一家煤氣廠”（works單復同形）。
“Work”as a countable noun
work作為可數名詞的用法
“Work”is used as a countable noun when referring to works of art or literature，e.g. a work of art.
當work指的是某個藝術作品或文學作品時，work就是可數名詞，比如：一件藝術作品。
Idioms with “works”
與works相關的表達
1.in the works –(informal) in preparation
（非正式用法）在準備中
E.g. Various amendments to the Act are in the works.
例句：對于該提案的各種修訂案正在準備中。
2.a spanner in the works –(informal) a problem
（非正式用法）一個問題
E.g. The appearance of new evidence has thrown a spanner in the works.
例句：新證據的出現又引發了一個新問題。
3.with the works –(slang) with the full range, with everything
（習語）所有事物
E.g. Give me a hot dog with the works.
例句：給我個熱狗，所有配料都要加。
4.give somebody the works – (slang) beat somebody up, give somebody severe treatment
（習語）給某人點顏色瞧瞧
E.g. We took him out the back door of the bar and gave him the works.
例句：我們把他帶出酒吧后門，給了他點顏色瞧瞧。
I said in the last post that when “to” acts as a preposition it is usually followed by an –ing form or a noun/noun phrase.
上一次我們說到，當“to”用作動詞時，后面經常會跟著動詞-ing形式或者名詞/名詞性詞組。
Now we will look at exceptions to this rule.
現在，我們來看看這個規則有哪些例外的情況。
The most important exception relates to the verb “agree”. You may use an infinitive verb after “agree to”. For example:
這其中最重要的一項是關于動詞“agree”的。“agree to”后面要跟動詞不定式。
EX. I cannot agree to delete Section 3.7.
例句：我不同意刪去第3.7節。
EX. This provision may cause unnecessary difficulties especially in complex matters where the parties do not agree to extend the prescribed time period.
例句：這項規定可能會造成不必要的麻煩，尤其是當雙方不同意延長規定期限的復雜情況下。
If you try to use –ing forms in these examples in a document written on Microsoft Word, you’ll find that “deleting” and “extending” are underlined in green. This is because Word’s grammar check knows about this exception.
當你在Word里打字時，要是在以上這些例子后面加上了動詞的-ing形式，你會發現你打的“deleting”和“extending”下面有綠色的波浪號出現。這是因為Word的語法檢查能查出這些。
“Agree” is not the only verb covered by this exception. Others are “consent”, “entitled” “inclined” and “prone”.
“agree”不是唯一的例外。還有“consent”，“entitled”，“inclined”和“prone”。
Here are some examples:
這里舉出了一些例子：
EX. The duchess has consented to open her London house to the public for two months every summer.
例句：公爵夫人已經同意每年夏天開放其住所供群眾參觀。
EX. The Company is entitled to request that the authority reassesses the circumstances of the case.
例句：本公司有權要求當局重新評估案件的情況。
EX. I am inclined to agree with you.
例句：我傾向于你的觀點。
EX. The Employee is prone to suffer from asthma attacks and cannot work in a dusty environment.
例句：這個職員很容易哮喘病發作，所以他不能在塵土飛揚的環境里工作。
More on “agree to”
“agree to”的更多說明
However, there is a difference in meaning between “agree to + -ing” and “agree to + infinitive”. Let’s make a comparison:
但是“agree to + -ing” 和“agree to + 不定式”在意思上還是有區別的。讓我們來比較一下這個例子：
I cannot agree to delete Section 3.7.
I cannot agree to deleting Section 3.7.
The first one means I am not going to delete Section 3.7 myself; whereas the second sentence means I don’t want Section 3.7 to be deleted by anybody.
第一句句子意思是我不會自己去刪掉3.7節，但第二句句子表達的是我不希望任何人刪掉3.7節。
If you find it difficult to see the difference in meaning, try replacing the -ing form with a noun phrase:
如果你覺得要看出其中的差異有點難，那你可以試著用一個名詞性詞組來代替動詞-ing形式：
EX. I cannot agree to the deletion of Section 3.7. (Deletion by anyone)
例句：我不同意刪掉第3.7節。（任何人去刪除，我都不會同意的）
WRONG: We would appreciate if you corrected the entry in the register as soon as possible.
錯誤用法：如果你能盡快更改登記處的入口，我將非常感激。
RIGHT: We would appreciate it if you corrected the entry in the register as soon as possible.
正確用法：如果你能盡快更改登記處的入口，我將非常感激（英語原句比前者多了一個it）。
This is a very common mistake, and remember that when you use the phrase “I would appreciate…”you MUST include the word “it”before “if”:
這是一個常見錯誤，記住當你要用“I would appreciate…”這個表達式時，一定要在if前加一個it。
More examples:
更多例子：
E.g.1:I am sure the supervisory authority would not appreciate it if you took that course of action.
例1：我相信監督部門對你的所作所為不會表示欣賞。
E.g.2:We would appreciate it if you would arrange for immediate payment.
例2：如果您能立即付款，我們將很感激。
There is no need to add “it”if you do not include “if”.
如果你不用if從句的話，就沒有必要在appreciate后面加it了。
E.g.: We would much appreciate a letter informing us of the result of your enquiries.
例句：如果您能對您的詢盤結果給我們回信的話，我們將非常感激。
An alternative phrase to “I would appreciate it if…”is, “I would be grateful if…”This is the more formal phrase of the two and does not require that troublesome “it”!
“I would appreciate it if…”這個表達式的替代用法有“I would be grateful if…”，但是這個用法更為正式，而且不需要加那個麻煩的“it”！
People often make mistakes in their automatic out of office messages. This can make a bad impression, especially if there are basic spelling or gramma mistakes, as such messages tend to be written at the last moment when you’re in a hurry to leave the office. So here are some template messages that you might like to keep for future use.
人們經常會在寫辦公室自動留言時犯些小錯誤，這會給人留下壞印象，尤其是這些錯誤是最基礎的拼寫和語法錯誤。人們總是在離開辦公室前一刻匆忙寫下這些留言，所以犯些小錯誤也就不可避免了。以下這些留言范例可以給你作為參考。
1.Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office and will return on [●].Kind regards,
感謝您的郵件。我現在不在辦公室，將于XX返回。此致敬禮
2.You have reached the mailbox of [●]. I am out of the office at the moment and will be back on [●]. Please refer all urgent matters to [●] at the following email address [●]. Regards,
你現在進入了XX的電子郵箱。我現在不在辦公室，并將于XX返回。如有急事請找XX，以下是Ta的郵箱地址XX。此致敬禮
3.Thank you for your email. I will be out of the office until [●]. If you need urgent help please contact my assistant [●] on [telephone number] or email [●]. Regards,
感謝您的郵件，XX之前我都不在辦公室。如有急事請聯系我的助理XX，電話號碼是XX，郵箱地址是XX。此致敬禮
4.Thank you for your message. I am currently out of the office and only have intermittent access to email. If the matter needs urgent attention please contact [●] on [telephone number] or email [●]. Best regards,
感謝您的留言。我現在不在辦公室，不方便接收郵件。如有急事，請聯系XX，電話號碼是XX，郵箱地址是XX。此致敬禮
5.Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office and will be returning on [●]. If the matter is urgent, please call me on my mobile on [telephone number]. Alternatively, please get in touch with [●] at the following email address [●]. Kind regards,
感謝您的郵件。我現在不在辦公室，將于XX返回。如有急事，請致電我的手機，電話號碼是XX。或者，您也可以聯系XX，以下是Ta的郵箱地址XX。此致敬禮
6.Thank you for your message. Our office is closed today, [date], due to a national holiday. I will be back in the office tomorrow and will reply to your email as soon as I can. Best regards,
感謝您的留言。今天是XX，為國定假日，公司放假休息。我明天就會回公司工作并及時回復您的郵件。此致敬禮
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