英语分享：常见32个英语同义词词组互换归纳(4)

25 learn …by oneself/ teach oneself
Nobody taught him. He learnt it by himself./He taught himself.
26 like …better than/prefer…to…/prefer to do…rather than do …
John likes swimming better than skating./John prefers swimming to skating./John prefer to swim rather than skate.
27 long, long ago/once upon a time
Long, long ago/Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess living in an old castle.
28 look after well/take good care of
Thanks for looking after my cat /taking good care of my cat well while I was away.
29 no longer/not …any longer
She is no longer a little girl./She is not a little girl any longer.
30 shall we/Let’s..
Shall we watch the film together?/Let’s watch the film together.
31 take part in/join in/participate in
He took part in /joined in/participated in the match.
32 too…to/so…that…/enough to…
He is too busy to visit us./He is so busy that he can’t visit us.
He is not free enough to visit us.