wait, for, wait on, wait at table
wait for表示“等待,等候”某人、某一事件或某人所期望的事。如:
I am still waiting for a reply to my letter. 我仍在等待给我的回信。
He has been waiting for her for two hours. 他已等她两个多小时了。
但He has been waiting for two hours. 句中的wait for不是固定词组,two hours不是等待的对象,是时间状语。
wait on的意思是“服侍,招待”。后面只跟表示人的名词或代词。
She waits on the old man carefully. 她细心地服侍那位老人。
wait on也可表示“继续等着”的意思。如:
The man she is waiting for has not arrived yet. She has to wait on. 她等的那个人还没来。她不得不继续等着。
wait at table(s)意为“伺候人吃饭”。如:
Waiting at tables is also a skilled job. 伺候人吃饭也是一项有技巧的工作。
What’s the date…?, What day is it…?
两者都问时间,What’s the date…? 用于问几月几日,What day is it…?主要用来问星期几。如:
What’s the date today? 今天几号了?