Monday, April 24, 2006

Years


In the past few years, …
In the last … years …
In the early years, …

In later years …=
Over the last … years, …

For years …
For almost … years, …
…within four years.
during sb’s first … years, …
During the past 15 years …
within the first … years, …
For more than 100 years, …
For a hundred years …
For thousands of years …
…,until a few years ago.

动植物名称加后缀-y构成的词往往有转义:

batty(精神不正常的)

buggy(精神有毛病的)

cocky(趾高气扬的)

ducky(可爱迷人的)

fishy(可疑的古怪的)

foxy(狡猾的)

goaty(好色的亦拼作goatish

goosey(愚蠢的亦拼作goosy

horsy(傻大粗的)

mousy(胆小如鼠的)

piggy(贪婪的肮脏的)

tigery(凶猛的)

wolfy(凶残的);
rosy
(美好的)

lemony(易怒的)

flowery(华丽的)

fruity(同性恋的)

willowy(苗条的)

juicy(多汁的,报酬丰厚的)