about adv. 1.大約,差不多;前后,左右。 About a mile 大約一英里。 That's about right. 大致不差。 That's about (the size of) it. 就是那么一回事;大概如此。 It is about finished 差不多要完成[終結(jié)]。 2.周圍,四面;到處。 Look about 四顧。 3.活動(dòng);盛行,到處散布,傳布。 The news is going about. 消息正在傳開。 4.繞著,圍著,倒轉(zhuǎn),掉轉(zhuǎn)。 Round about 掉轉(zhuǎn),回頭,倒過來。 Face about (使)轉(zhuǎn)過來。 Put the ship about 把船倒過頭來。 The wrong way about 相反,倒轉(zhuǎn)過來。 5.附近;〔古語〕周圍。 Is the manager about 經(jīng)理在嗎? There is no one about. 附近無人。 A mile about 周圍一英里。 6.〔接帶 to 的不定式〕將要。 1.在…周圍。 About the neck 繞著脖子,圍在頸上。 2.在…附近,在…身邊,手頭。 Somewhere about here 在此地附近。 I have no money about me. 我身邊無錢。 3.前后,左右;大概。 About noon 正午前后。 4.對(duì)于,關(guān)于。 Talk about sb. 談?wù)撃橙恕?He is most particular about being conscientious. 他最講究認(rèn)真。 5.從事于。 What are you about 你在干什么? adj.〔用作表語〕傳播,流行。 Rumour is about. 謠言紛紛。 About and about 〔美俚〕差不多,大致相同。 (Right) about face 〔美國〕向后轉(zhuǎn)! About turn 〔英國〕向后轉(zhuǎn)。 Be about 1. 起來;活動(dòng);動(dòng)手,做事 (Butterflies are about early this year. 今年蝴蝶活動(dòng)得早。 He is not yet (up and) about . 他還沒有起來,還未動(dòng)手。 Mind what you are about! 當(dāng)心!注意!)2.散布,傳播,流行。Be about to 準(zhǔn)備,將要,正打算 (He is about to speak. 他正打算說話)。 Go about 1. 正要,將要。 2. 使(船)掉頭。 Go a long way about 繞很多路。 Much about 幾乎。 Out and about 從事日常工作,(病后等)起來做事。 Set about 動(dòng)手,著手。 Take turns about 輪流。 Turn and turn about 交互。
I want to give a book about animals to my cousin 我想買一本關(guān)于動(dòng)物的書送給我表弟
How / what about reading a book about animals 看本關(guān)于動(dòng)物的書怎么樣?
I read a book about animals yesterday 我昨天看了一本關(guān)于動(dòng)物的書。
Q3 : beatrix potter was a story writer whose books about animals have been translate into many languages and read by both childrean and adults 彼阿特里克斯~波特是一位小說家。他寫的有關(guān)動(dòng)物的書已綺被?譯成很多種語言,大人小孩子都有讀過。
It is not merely a book about animals , but more a book about the human race and human behavior reflected and commented on by “ animal peoples , ” to borrow kheops ' words 套用古芙的話,這不僅是一本探討動(dòng)物的書,更是動(dòng)物族群反映及評(píng)論人類與其行為的著作。