1. for the time being : 暫時；
2. in being : 現(xiàn)有的；
3. come into being : 形成, 產(chǎn)生；
1. for the time being : 暫時；
2. in being : 現(xiàn)有的；
3. come into being : 形成, 產(chǎn)生；
形容詞
1. All is well, for the time being.
目前一切都很好。
名詞
1. That being the case, we have to cancel off the plan.
情況既然是這樣，我們只好取消這個計劃了。
2. Men, women, and children are human beings.
男人、女人、孩子都是人。
3. The news shook him to the very roots of his being.
這消息使他深感震驚。
4. When did the universe come into being?
宇宙最初是何時形成的？
結(jié)婚紀念日
Tootacke-(牙痛)
A：Oh!!! I have a horrible toothache.
哦，我的牙痛死了。
B：You should go to the dentist.
你該去看看牙醫(yī)。
A：I hate dentists.
我討厭看牙醫(yī)。
B：Well, suffer then. If you have a toothache, you have to go to the dentist.
那么，你就忍著吧。如果你牙痛，你應(yīng)該去看牙醫(yī)的。
A：It always hurts. I hate going.
它老是痛個不停，我討厭去（看牙醫(yī)）。
B：Stop being such a baby. If it really hurts that much, just let them knock you out.
別象個小孩子似的。如果牙真的那么痛的話，就讓醫(yī)生治療。
A：O.K., O.K., I’ll go.
好了好了，我會去的。
B：Good. You feel better after you do.
那才好。去了之后你會覺得好受一些的。
In Labor-(生小孩)
A：My wife is in labor!
我的妻子要生小孩了。
B：Here, Ma’am please get on the stretcher.
這里，女士，請到擔(dān)架上來。
A：Is Doctor Hawkins here? She’s our doctor. We called her from the car.
霍金斯醫(yī)生在這兒嗎？她是我們的醫(yī)生。我們在車上給她打了電話。
B：Calm down, sir. We’ll call her to make sure she’s on the way.
別急，先生。我們回答電話給她看她是否在路上。
A：Thanks. Sorry. It just came as such a surprise. The baby isn’t due for another two weeks.
謝謝。很抱歉，事情很突然。預(yù)產(chǎn)期不在接下來這兩周內(nèi)。
B：How long has she been in labor?
這樣多久了？
A：About fifteen minutes.
大約15分鐘。
B：O.K. Are you planning on being in the delivery room sir?
好的，你們打算去產(chǎn)房嗎，先生？
A：Yes.
是的。
B：Please follow the nurse. She’ll get you ready.
請跟著護士去。她會為你們準備好的。
1.
2. （用于說明原因的非限定性從句中）因為，由于
Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.
e.g. It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off...
因為是星期天，所以老人都休息。
e.g. Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it...
出于天性，小男孩們可能會決定利用這一點。
3. 生物
You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being .
e.g. People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being.
人們希望馬能像汽車一樣，完全沒有考慮到馬作為一種有生命的動物會有什么樣的感受。
e.g. ...beings from outer space.
來自外太空的生物
4. 存在
Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists.
e.g. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'...
亞伯拉罕·馬斯洛形容心理學(xué)是“存在的科學(xué)”。
e.g. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
意大利王國于1861年3月17日正式成立。
5. （用于解釋所說內(nèi)容的原因）因為，由于
You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
e.g. I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest.
我以前到哪兒都跟著我媽，因為我是老小。
6. see also: well-being
other things being equal -> see equal
for the time being -> see time