
Terri Bolton is a dab hand when it comes to DIY (do-it-yourself). Skilled at putting up shelves and piecing together furniture, she never pays someone else to do a job she can do herself.
She credits these skills to her late grandfather and builder Derek Lloyd. From the age of six, Terri, now 26, accompanied Derek to work during her school holidays. A day’s work was rewarded with £5 in pocket money. She says: “I’m sure I wasn’t much of a help to start with, painting the rooms and putting down the flooring throughout the house. It took weeks and it was backbreaking work, but I know he was proud of my skills.”
Terri, who now rents a house with friends in Wandsworth, South West London, says DIY also saves her from losing any deposit when a tenancy (租期) comes to an end. She adds: “I’ve moved house many times and I always like to personalise my room and put up pictures, so, it’s been useful to know how to cover up holes and repaint a room to avoid any charges when I’ve moved out.”
With millions of people likely to take on DIY projects over that coming weeks, new research shows that more than half of people are planning to make the most of the long, warm summer days to get jobs done. The average spend per project will be around £823. Two thirds of people aim to improve their comfort while at home. Two fifth wish to increase the value of their house. Though DIY has traditionally been seen as male hobby, the research shows it is women now leading the charge.
Terri Bolton是一位DIY高手(自己动手)。她擅长摆放货架和拼接家具,从不付钱给别人做她自己能做的工作。
她将这些技能归功于她已故的祖父兼建筑商Derek Lloyd。从六岁起,现年26岁的Terri就在学校假期陪Derek上班。一天的工作得到了5英镑零花钱的奖励。她说:“我确信我一开始并没有帮到什么忙,粉刷房间,铺设整个房子的地板。这花了几个星期的时间,这是一项艰苦的工作,但我知道他为我的技能感到骄傲。”
Terri现在和朋友在伦敦西南部的Wandsworth租了一所房子,她说DIY也可以让她在租房时不损失任何押金(租期) 结束。她补充道:“我搬过很多次家,我总是喜欢对我的房间进行个性化设置并张贴照片,所以,当我搬出去时,知道如何掩盖漏洞并重新粉刷房间以避免任何费用是很有用的。”
随着数百万人可能在未来几周内从事DIY项目,新的研究表明,超过一半的人计划充分利用漫长而温暖的夏日来完成工作。每个项目的平均支出约为823英镑。三分之二的人的目标是提高在家时的舒适度。五分之二的人希望增加房子的价值。尽管DIY传统上被视为男性的爱好,但研究表明,现在是女性主导了这项运动。
句子成分分析:
[Skilled at putting up shelves and piecing [together] furniture], she never pays someone else todo a job-
(she can do herself).
句子语法结构详解:
(shelves 为 shelf 的复数形式。)
* putting 为动名词,作介词宾语。
* piecing 为动名词。
* pays 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* to do 为不定式,作状语。
* 第2个 she 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* 第2个 do 为谓语。
* can 为情态动词。she 为人称代词主格。herself 为自身代词。someone 为不定代词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
be skilled at... | 擅长于..., 善于..., 对...很熟练 |
1) 建造, 搭起, 建立, 设立 2) 升起,举起 | |
piece...together | 拼凑,拼合, 组合 |
someone else | 别人 |
Vocabulary:
shelf [ʃelf] | n. | 1) (橱柜或书架的)架子,搁板 2) 大陆架,陆棚 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
furniture ['fәnitʃә] | n. | 家具 |
never ['nevә] | ad. | 1) 从未, 不曾, 永不 2) 绝对不(要) |
pay [pei] | vt. | 1) 付(费),付(酬) 2) 交纳,偿还 |
do [du:] | vt. | 1) 做,干,办 2) 从事,进行,执行 |
job [dʒɔb] | n. | 1) 工作,职业,职位 2) (一项)任务,(一件)工作,活儿,事情 |
do [du:] | vt. | 1) 做,干,办 2) 从事,进行,执行 |
herself [hә:'self] | pron | 她自己 |
句子成分分析:
She says: "I'm sure | I wasn't much (of a help) [to start with], painting the rooms and putting down the flooring-
[throughout the house].
句子语法结构详解:
(I'm = I am, wasn't = was not)
* says 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* am 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* sure 为形容词作表语。
* 第2个 I 开头为宾语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* painting 为现在分词,作状语。
* putting 为现在分词。
* she, I 为人称代词主格。much 为不定代词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
to start with | 1) 起初, 开始时 2) (给出首要的理由) 首先, 第一 |
1) 把...放下来 2) 把...写下来 |
Vocabulary:
say [sei] | vi. | 1) 说,讲,告诉 2) 表达,表述 |
sure [ʃuә] | a. | 1) 确信,确知,肯定,有把握 2) 一定,必定,无疑(将会得到或发生) |
help [help] | n. | 1) 帮助,援助 2) 有助益的东西 |
paint [peint] | vt. | 1) 粉刷, 涂油漆在...上 2) (用颜料)画 |
room [ru:m] | n. | 1) 房间,室,客房 2) 空间,余地 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
flooring ['flɔ:riŋ] | n. | 铺室内地面的材料 |
throughout [θru:'aut] | prep. | 1) 遍及, 各处 2) 整个期间 |
house [haus] | n. | 1) 房子,房屋 2) 全家人 |
句子成分分析:
[With millions of people (likely totake on)] DIY projects over that coming weeks, || new research shows | that more-
than half (of people) are planning toake the most (of the long, warm summer days) to get jobs done.
句子语法结构详解:
* likely to take on 为后置定语。
* to take 为不定式。
* projects 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* 第1个 that 为指示代词。
* new 开头为陈述句。
* shows 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* 第2个 that 为连词,引导宾语从句。
* planning 为谓语,采用现在进行时。
* to make 为不定式,作宾语。
* to get 为不定式,作状语。
* done 为形容词作宾语补足语(即构成复合宾语)。
* are 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
millions of | 数百万,千百万, 无数 |
more than | 超过, 不只 |
make the most of... | 充分利用... |
get sth done | 完成某事, 做成某事 |
Vocabulary:
people ['pi:pl] | n. | 1) 人,人们,大家 2) 国民,人民,臣民,群众 |
likely ['laikli] | a. | 1) 可能的,预料的,有希望的 2) 似乎合适的,仿佛恰当的 |
take [teik] | vi. | 1) 起作用,生效 2) (指鱼)上钩, 中计 |
on [ɔn] | ad. | 1) 继续 2) (电器等)开着 |
DIY | n. | 自动动手(全写为do-it-yourself,相对于雇人做) |
project [prə'dʒekt] | vi. | 突出,外伸,伸出 |
over ['әuvә] | prep. | 1) 在...上面 2) 在...期间 |
that [ðæt] | a. | 那(个) |
conj. | (用于引导名词性从句) | |
coming ['kʌmiŋ] | a. | 即将发生的;下一个的 |
week [wi:k] | n. | 1) 周,礼拜 2) 一周 |
new [nju:] | a. | 1) 新的,刚出现的,新近推出的 2) (the new)新东西,新事物 |
research [ri'sә:tʃ] | n. | 研究,调查,探索 |
show [ʃәu] | vt. | 1) 显示出,流露出(情感、表情等) 2) 表明,显示, 证明 |
half [hɑ:f] | n. | 1) 一半 2) 半场 |
plan [plæn] | vt. | 1) 计划,谋划,精心安排 2) 打算,期待 |
long [lɔŋ] | a. | 1) (距离)长的 2) (时间)长久的 |
warm [wɔ:m] | a. | 1) 温暖的,暖和的 2) 保暖的,保温的 |
summer ['sʌmә] | n. | 夏天 |
day [dei] | n. | 1) 天, 一日,一天 2) 白天,日间 3) 时代;时期 |
job [dʒɔb] | n. | 1) 工作,职业,职位 2) (一项)任务,(一件)工作,活儿,事情 |
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