•The situation is very serious.形势非常严峻。

•We're very, very sorry about what's happened.对所发生的事我们感到非常难过。

•Think about it very carefully before deciding.作决定之前要仔细考虑。

•"Are you tired?" "No, not very."“你累了吗?”“不，不太累。”

•Thank you very much.非常感谢。

•"Did you enjoy the play?" "Very much so (= Yes)."“你觉得戏好看吗？”“非常好看。”

•I can't very well (= It would not be right for me to) say sorry when I didn't do anything wrong.如果我没做错甚么，我可不会去道歉。

•This is the very best chocolate cake I've ever tasted.这是我尝过的最好吃的巧克力蛋糕。

•She always leaves her homework to the very last moment.她总是到最后一刻才做功课。

•We now have our very own post office in the village.现在我们村子真正有了自己的邮局了。

•This is the very same (= exactly the same) place we sat in the last time we came.这就是我们上次来的时候坐过的地方。

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•It's all very well to want to get rich quickly, but don't expect any sympathy from me if things go wrong.想一下子发财倒是没甚么不对，但如果出了问题可别指望我同情你。

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•"Higgins, you may go now." "Very good, sir."“希斯金，你现在可以走了。”“是，先生。”

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•"Can't I stay for five minutes longer?" "Oh, very well."“我不能再呆五分钟吗？”“噢，可以。”

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•This is the very book I've been looking for all month.这正是那本我找了整整一个月的书。

•You're the very person we need for the job.你正是我们这份工作的合适人选。

•The letter was sent on Monday from Manchester and arrived in London the very same/next day.那封信星期一从曼彻斯特寄出，当天／第二天就到了伦敦。

•The very idea/thought of having her friends to stay fills me with dread.一想到她的朋友们要住下我就心生恐惧。

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•He found the piece of paper he had lost at the very bottom of the pile.他在那一大堆东西的最下面找到了自己丢了的那张纸。

•We were at the very end of the queue and so didn't manage to get any tickets.我们排在队伍最后面，因此没能买到票。

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•Why not take garlic? It's the very thing for preventing colds.为甚么不吃些大蒜？这个预防感冒比甚么都好。