nice
1.nice作“好的”、“美的”、“妙的”等解,现在很普通,如nice man,nice book,nice letter,nice room,nice weather,nice smile等,下面几点该注意:
(1)这种用法多少有些口语性质。例如:It's nice of you to invite me. 这在很正式的文字里该避免。
(2)该留心别在一段文字里连用好几次。
(3)英美人用这词,往往有反语性质,如Here is a nice mess(这里弄糟了)和That's a nice state of things(事情弄糟了)。
2.nice and...作“因为…所以好”解,就是说“很…”。例如:The room is nice and warm.(这房间因为暖和所以好[很暖和]。)和The breeze is nice and cool.(这阵微风很凉爽。)和The car is going nice and fast.(这汽车跑得很快。)有时不用and而单用nice...。例如:This room is nice warm.