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059 Man cannot live by bread alone.人活着不仅有物质需要,还有精神需要。

语法点 介词by的意义和用法

说明

1.由,被。如:

It is your own fault if you are deceived by the same man twice.被同一个人骗两次只能怪自己。

2.凭借,靠,用,以。如:

He who lives by hope will die by hunger.靠希望生活的人将饥饿而死。

3.根据,按照。如:

Don't judge a book by its cover.人不可貌相。

4.在……旁,经过……旁。如:

By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.生了病,才显得健康可贵。

5.到(某时)之前,不迟于。如:

He promised to be back by 10 p.m.他答应晚上10点之前回来。

A young man, hired by a supermarket, reported for his first day of work.

The manager gave him a broom and said, “Your first job will be to sweep out the store.”

“But I'm a college graduate,” the young man replied angrily.

“Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that,” said the manager. “Here, give me the broom, I'll show you how.”

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