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What does mean 油in this sentence?
这样不仅省油钱,而且还不会污染空气。2_what does mean 做起in this sentence? 现在就从身边的小事做起吧。
Jun 4, 2015 12:07 PM
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油钱:给汽车加油花的钱
做起 means 开始做
June 4, 2015
It means petrol.
June 4, 2015
油 petrol or gas。
做起 start。 从我做起 from me
June 4, 2015
油:gas
做起:Actually the full structure is 从……做起
从 from,做 to do, 起 start
so 从……做起 means start from doing sth/ start from someone to do sth
For example:
学习汉语从每天学习一个汉字做起。(If you want to learn Chinese, start from learning one character everyday.)
爱护环境,从我做起。(Protecting the enviroment should be started from myself/everyone.)
June 4, 2015
I think it means start to do something.
June 4, 2015
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