廣東省深圳市寶安中學 趙國強(518101)
average
adj. 平均的，一般的，通常的
the average age of the boys這些男孩子的平均年齡
What is the average rainfall for August in your country?你們國家八月份的平均降雨量是多少?
普通的，平常的，水平一般的
men of average ability/the average men能力一般的人
students of average intelligence普通智力的學生
n. 平均,平均數
The average of 4, 8, and 60 is 24.
4、8和60的平均數是24。
on an/ the average平均，按平均數計算； 一般地說
above the average在平均數以上；中上
be well up to the average/ be quite up to the average完全達到一般水平
below the average在一般水平以下，中下；在平均數以下
refer vi.(-red; -ring; 其后跟介詞to)
1) 查閱，求教，求助于
refer to sb. for information向某人打聽消息
He referred to his notes now and then when he was speaking.他發言時不時地看稿子。
2) 提到，說到
Please refer to the facts of history請提及一下史實。
He often referred to his past experiences as a miner.他經常談起他當礦工地經歷。
3) 涉及；適用于
What I have to say refers to all of you.我要說的話涉及到你們大家。
The regulations refer only to children.這些規定僅適用于小孩。
4）refer to sb. [sth.] as稱某人[物]為
She heard them refer to him as “Big Brother”.她聽見他們管他叫“大哥”。
vt.（賓語后仍然跟to）使（人）找；叫人查閱[詢]，參看
refer a question to an expert把問題提交給專家(處理)；refer sb. to the dictionary叫某人去查字典
The teacher referred him to Chapter V.老師叫他看第五章。
The visitors are referred to the information desk.讓來訪者到問事處去。
He referred his success to the good teaching he had had.他把他的成功歸于他以前所受的良好教育。
generally speaking（adv. 總的來說,一般而言）該短語屬固定表達，不受人稱等其它條件地限制。
Generally speaking, women love children better than men do.大體上，女人比男人更愛孩子。
類似說法還有：
strictly speaking嚴格說來
broadly speaking泛泛地說，一般地說
frankly speaking坦率地說，老實說
personally speaking就個人來說，就自己而言
properly speaking確切地說
roughly speaking粗略地說來
本文曾發表于《學生雙語報》高二版2004年第10期