I wish the progress bar of my life could move more slowly that I can spare no effort to walk to the end instead of running after time.

紅色標(biāo)記為連讀

spare no effort

不遺余力;不惜血本;竭盡全力

Only when you spare no effort can you make great achievements.

【用法拓展】

1. spare no effort to do sth.

I'll spare no effort to help you. 我將不遺余力地幫助你。

2. spare no effort in doing sth.

The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly. 政府決定不遺余力地徹底調(diào)查這個(gè)案子。

instead of

instead和instead of的區(qū)別

1、用法區(qū)別：

（1）instead主要作副詞，是“代替”、“頂替”的意思。

If you can't sign your name, make a cross instead.

（2）instead of為介詞短語(yǔ)，它后面可跟名詞、代詞、動(dòng)名詞、介詞短語(yǔ)或形容詞等。

Take a shower instead of a bath. 洗淋浴吧，別用浴缸了。

2、詞性區(qū)別：

（1）instead是副詞，意為“代替”、“頂替”，“而是”，可理解為in place of that。

Lee was ill so I went instead. 李病了，所以我去了。

（2）instead of是短語(yǔ)介詞，意思是“代替”，“而不是”，相當(dāng)于in place of。

Why don't you play football instead of just looking on?