課本中不會教你的[L]447　look，appear和seem

447　look，appear和seem

① look指從外表上看。appear指表面看起來“似乎”，給人以某種印象，但有時事實上并非如此。seem指主觀上看法的“似乎”，常暗含有一定的判斷，此判斷往往近乎事實。

She looks like his mother. 她看上去像他母親。（兩人相像）

She seems to be his mother. 她像是他母親。（說話人的判斷）

Things are not always as they appear to the eye. 事情并不全是你從表面上看到的那樣。

It appears/seems that the book is too difficult for them. 看來這本書對他們來說太難了。

It appears/seems as if it is going to rain. 好像天要下雨。

It seems uninteresting at first，but it grows upon you. 它起先看來似乎沒有趣味，但漸漸會得到你的歡心。

I seem to have seen him somewhere before. 我似乎曾經(jīng)在什么地方見過他。

That plan appears very plausible. 那個計劃看起來好像很合理。

He appears to know more than he really does. 他看起來懂得很多，其實懂得沒有那么多。

② appear和look后均可接 as if 引導(dǎo)的表語從句，appear的形式主語要用 it，而look的形式主語可以是 it，也可以是其他人稱代詞。

It looks as if we'll stay here for the night. 看起來我們要在這里過夜了。

She looked as if she had suffered a lot. 她看上去好像遭受過許多苦難似的。

It appears as if it is going to rain. 看起來要下雨了。

③ appear和seem后可接 that從句，而look則不可。

It appeared to me that you are mistaken. 我覺得你錯了。

It seems that something is wrong. 好像出了什么錯了。

It appears that the research is progressing smoothly. 研究進行得似乎很順利。

④ appear和seem可用于 there appears/seems 句型中，而look則不可。

There appears to be only one room. 好像只有一個房間。

There seemed something wrong with her feet. 她的腳似乎不對勁。

There seemed to be thousands of people on the square. 廣場上似乎有成千上萬的人。

⑤ appear和seem后常接 to be，而look后接 to be 為美式英語用法。

He seemed to be in a great hurry. 他似乎很匆忙。

Judging by her letter，she looks to be the best person for the job.從信上判斷，她好像是做這項工作的最佳人選。