先让我们复习一些熟悉的短语:
① by the way: 顺便说一下,顺便问一下:
例句 1:
顺便说一下,如果你见到Helen,麻烦告诉她,这个周末我们外出的计划取消了。
By the way, please tell Helen if you meet her that our outgoing plan for this weekend has been cancelled.
★You say by the way when you want to introduce a comment or ask a question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about.
② on the way (to):在路上,在(去)...的路上:
例句 2:
天气预报员们都说,不久将会下更多的雪。
The weather forecasters say more snow is on the way.
★If you say on the way, you mean that sth. or sb. is on their route (to some place).
③ in this way 这样(通过这种方式) / in that way 那样(通过那种方式):
例句 3-1:
每年成千上万的动物都以这种方式被屠宰。
Each year, hundreds of animals are killed in this way.
例句 3-2:
如果你继续那样的话,你就会越来越脱离大众。
If you carry on in that way, you will be more and more divorced from the masses.
今天辨析的是:
♥ ④ in a way:在某种程度上;有几分 ;有点(= in one way = in some way)
= in a degree
= to some extent
例句 4-1:
从某种程度上来说,这是我们所犯的最严重的错误之一。
In a way it was one of our biggest mistakes.
例句 4-2:
我有点喜欢这个新发型。
I like the new hairdo in a way.
♥ ⑤ in the way: 碍事,挡道
例句 5-1:
“你挡道了!” 她说,“麻烦你让一下好吗?”
"You're standing in the way ," she said. "Would you mind moving aside?"
(体会这里的定冠词the指的是自己要走的路。)
例句 5-2:
你把车停在道路上,我过不去了!
You've left your car in the way and I can't get past it.
(体会定冠词the指的是自己要走的路。)
例句 5-3:
你可以进厨房里来观看,但请尽量不要碍事。
You can come into the kitchen to observe, but please try not to get in the way.
(体会定冠词the指的是别人忙于工作要走的路。)
例句 5-4:
对不起,我现在就让开道路。
Sorry about that, I'll get out of your way.
例句 5-5:
请让那些人从路中间让开,那样我们才能让救护车过去。
Please get those people out of our way so that we can get through with the ambulance.
★可见in the way(挡道) 的反义词组应该是get out of the way(让道)。
(体会the way都是特指自己忙于要走的路。)
⑥ GO out of the way to do sth.
不遗余力地去做某事;特地的去做某事
(体会:从自己忙于要走到路上走出来,去特意地做别的事情。)
例句 6-1:
She went out of her way to help the newcomer.
她不遗余力地去帮助那个新来的人。
例句 6-2:
They go out of their way to make me feel at home.
他们特意使我感觉像在自己家里一样,舒适自在。
【小结】
① by the way: 顺便说、顺便问一下
② on the way (+to):在路上;在去...的路上
③ in this way / in that way:以这种方式 / 以那种方式
④ in a way = in one way = in some way: 在某种程度上,有点;有几分
⑤ in the way:挡道,碍事;妨碍
⑥ get out of the way:别挡某人的路;给某人让路
⑦ go out of the way to do: 竭尽全力,不遗余力,特意去做
【小测试】

【参考答案】
1. in a way
参考译文: 你的发音已经有点提高了,但仍然有很大期待的空间。
2. in the way
参考译文:如果没有碍手碍脚的事情,这个周末我计划去你们的城市。
3. in the way
参考译文:我只要一开始写东西,我的小孩就会来捣乱。
4. in a way
参考译文:在某种程度上,这第一次的尝试还是不错的。
5. in the way
参考译文:她的业余爱好已经影响了他的学业。
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