Do not say ‘in here’ when you are talking about a town or country, or an institution such as a university. Just say here . 表示城鎮、國家或大學等機構,不要說in here,而只說here即可
The people here have got just about enough to live on.
這裏的人們生活只夠維持溫飽。
Use in here when referring to what is inside a building, room, cupboard etc. 指建築物、房間、櫥櫃等的裏面,要用in here。
There are many species of birds here.
這裏有許多種鳥類。
Do not use ‘here is/are ...’ to say what is in a place. Use there is/are ... here . 表示一處有什麽不要用here is/are ... ,而要用there is/are ... here
2HAPPENat this point in time 此時
Spring is here at last.
春天終於來臨。
Here is your chance to change your life.
改變你生活的機會來了。
Here is where the trouble starts.
麻煩是從這裏開始的。
3here and thereSPREADscattered around or happening in several different places 到處,各處;零散地
The house just needs a bit of paint here and there.
8here goes! (also here we go)TRY TO DO OR GET something used when you are going to try to do something difficult or dangerous, and you do not know what will happen 我這就開始!我現在就試試看!〔用於做困難或危險的事時〕
I’ve never ridden a motorbike before, so here goes!
我以前從未騎過摩托車,現在就試試看吧!
9here we goSTART DOING somethingused when you are starting to do something or when something is starting to happen (我們)開始了
Right, here we go, the game’s starting.
好了,開始了,比賽這就開始。
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here we go• Let's do that again. Ready? Here we go.• Oh no, I thought, here we go.• One two three four, here we go.• So, again, here we go.• Most of us were peaceful and decent, but here we go again, in our fifth war of this century.• And now, here we go again with the Gulfcrisis.• "I still don't see why you blame me!" "Oh great, here we go again."• Ronald Reagan fixed that, but here we go again.
10here’s to somebody/somethingDRINKused when you are going to drink something to wish someone good luck, show your respect for them etc 〔敬酒時說的祝詞〕爲某人/某事幹杯,祝某人/某事〔健康、成功等〕
Here’s to the happy couple.
爲這幸福的一對幹杯。
Here’s to your new job.
爲你的新工作幹杯。
11here he/she etc is (also somebody/something is here)ARRIVE used to say that someone or something has arrived 他/她等[某人/某事等]來了
Here they are, late as usual.
他們來了,照例又遲到了。
Ah, look – here’s the postman.
啊,瞧!郵遞員來了。
Tony’s here for his messages.
托尼來收他的留言。
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here he/she etc is• And here she is, all freshly powdered.• Anyhow, here he is at the bottom, and ready to be introduced to you.• Her own said that she should never teach, and here she is doing it.• Sam Sheppard knew Richard Eberling and here he is fighting with this intruder through the house and he never recognized him.• But here he is, in full measured flood.• I mean, here he is, installed at the Priory.• Yet here he is, pleading for the life of the stubbornnation that caused him nothing but trouble!• And now here she is, staying at my house.
12here we areused when you have finally arrived somewhere you were travelling to (我們)到了
Here we are – home at last.
我們到了,終於到家了。
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here we are• I know I read it somewhere... Here we go! It's at the bottom of page 78.• Just a Yes, here we are.• But here we are faced with a dilemma.• Okay, here we are for the FinalJeopardy round.• And here we are, four years later, reading of another fracas in another rust-belt town.• Oh and here we are going to a tangolesson.• Here we are home again!• And here we are in one of the most notoriously capriciousseas in the world, aboard a fantasticyacht called 2041.• So we bargained, and here we are, in the house.• However, here we are not to be intimidated and held off.
13here comes somebody/somethingARRIVEused when you can see something or someone arriving 某人/某事物來了
Here comes lunch.
午飯來了。
14British EnglishBrE used to get someone’s attention or to show that you are annoyed 喂〔用來引起别人注意或表示不高興〕
Here! Just what do you think you’re doing?
喂!你認爲你這是在幹什麽?
15here we go againinformalAGAIN used when something unpleasant is beginning to happen again 〔不愉快的事〕又發生了
Most of us are peaceful and decent, but here we go again, in our fifth war of this century.
我們中的大多數人愛好和平、品行端正,但是我們又一次陷入戰爭,這已經是本世紀的第五次戰爭了。
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here we go again• "You've been drinking again, haven't you!" "Oh God, here we go again."• Ronald Reagan fixed that, but here we go again.• You see, here we go again.• Most of us were peaceful and decent, but here we go again, in our fifth war of this century.• And now, here we go again with the Gulfcrisis.
16here to staySTAY/NOT LEAVEif something is here to stay, it has become a part of life and will continue to be so 〔某物〕已經成爲生活中的一部分
Mobile phones are definitely here to stay.
手機絕對是生活中必不可少的。
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here to stay• Are video games a fad, or are they here to stay?• And Nicam is here to stay.• Hitters beware: As veteranumpire Jim McKean put it, the high strike is here to stay.• In other words, the swimsuit issue is here to stay.• Like it or not, licenseddealers, in one form or another, seem here to stay.• There are now obvious signs that we are here to stay.• Without question, the Africanized bees are here to stay.• Hence the extent to which Conservativecriminology is here to staydepends on more than mere changes of political parties.• Managed care is here to stay, experts at the conferenceagreedWednesday.
17here, there, and everywherethere, and everywhere hereinformalEVERYWHERE in many different places 到處,各處;在許多不同的地方
I spent the weekend driving the kids here, there, and everywhere.
我周末開車帶着孩子們四處跑。
18neither here nor thereUNIMPORTANTnot important 不重要的,無關緊要的
‘You never liked him much, did you?‘ ’What I think about him is neither here nor there. He’s your friend.’
“你從來都不太喜歡他,是不是?”“我對他的看法無關緊要。他是你的朋友。”
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neither here nor there• But that was neither here nor there.• Dinnerhalf an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.• Start worrying when we're neither here nor there.• That he was not in the categoryordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.• The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.• We are the holy ones, the voyagers, the people of the crossing, neither here nor there.• She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.• Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
To be able to live fully in the here and now, one must first learn how to honour the past.
一個人如果要完完整整地活在當下,首先必須學會尊重過去。
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in the here and now• Above all, I live in the here and now.• He believedin the here and now.• In any case, as socialworkers we have to struggle along in the here and now.• The great advance in Mozart's time was operas set in the here and now.• They play a vitalrole in glossing over discontinuitiesin the here and now.• You worryin the here and now about things in the future which may never happen.• You feel guiltyin the here and now about things that happened in the past which you can not correct.• Principally they were in the here and now and it was late and their relationship was edgy to say the least.
20somebody/something is here to do somethingused to say what someone or something’s duty or purpose is 某人/某事物的職責[用途]就是做某事
We’re here to serve you.
我們的職責就是爲你服務。
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somebody/something is here to do something• We're here to serve you.• What Personal Computer is here to help you.• Miss Quinn is here to look after him.• Those are the people, says Roth, he is here to serve.• Goebbels is here to show the pretty Magda the sights of Paris.• Managedcareis here tostay, experts at the conferenceagreedWednesday.• In other words, the swimsuit issue is here to stay.• The Classicsis here to stay.• Greg Lloyd is here to talk about defense, and the role of barely controlled violence in defense.
21here he/she etc is (doing something)used to describe the present situation, especially one you did not expect to happen 他/她等竟然(做某事)
Here I am in Fiji!
我現在竟然到斐濟了!
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here he/she etc is (doing something)• And here she is, all freshly powdered.• Anyhow, here he is at the bottom, and ready to be introduced to you.• Her own said that she should never teach, and here she is doing it.• Sam Sheppard knew Richard Eberling and here he is fighting with this intruder through the house and he never recognized him.• But here he is, in full measuredflood.• I mean, here he is, installed at the Priory.• Yet here he is, pleading for the life of the stubbornnation that caused him nothing but trouble!• And now here she is, staying at my house.
nGRAMMAR: Patterns with here
You use here on its own, when you are talking about a place or organization:
The people here are poor.
Do you work here?
✗Don’t say: The people in here are poor. | Do you work in here?
You use in here when talking about the inside of a building, room, cupboard etc:
It’s crowded in here.
There aren’t enough chairs in here.
You say come here:
Before I came here, I didn’t speak any English.
✗Don’t say: come to here
USAGE: Here is, there is
nUse here is when giving or showing something to someone:
nHere is the book you wanted.
Use there is or there are to say what is in a place: 表示一處有什麽不要用here is/are ... ,而要用there is/are ... here
There are many species of birds here.
這裏有許多種鳥類。
✗Don’t say: Here are many species of birds.
Examples from the Corpus
here• The keys were right here 15 minutes ago. Where did they go?• Let's eathere.• But then Gillian came along, and everything starts here.• Or do you think he would like to come here?• Such decisions should not be made here.• Did you grow up around here?• This is not what we are talking about here.• How far is Denver from here?• I know a good Japaneserestaurant not far from here.• I think Jeff lives somewhere nearhere.• If we win this game, it should be prettyeasy from here.• They got here about 15 minutes before you did.• They were right here, all around him, every day.• You don't live here and now.• I'll stayhere and wait for the others.• Ken was supposed to be here at ten.• We've lived here for over a year now.• "Where are you?" "I'm down here in the basement."• The realquestionhere is whether he is qualified for the job.• I love it here - it's so quiet and peaceful near the ocean.• I don't want to be anywhere near here when the sun comes up.• Now that she thought about it, he was just about the only person here whom she felt like trusting with Anna.
here and now• Show me your evidence right here and now.• I invite him to be more forthcominghere and now.• The more desperately he seeks, the more he distances himself from any fulfillment here and now.• Their history, their grappling with the meaning of freedom, was here and now.• There is a case, however, for tackling the subject, at least initially, here and now.• They were living their memories, I thought, here and now.• What had mattered was the here and now.• What is important is the here and now.• You don't live here and now.