Unit 7 Where would you like to visit?
重点、难点、考点及疑点注释
1. Where would you like to go on vacation, Sam? (P52)山姆,你想去哪儿度假呀?
(1)go on是不及物动词词组,意为“继续”,其后不能跟名词或代词作宾语。
The teacher asked him to stop talking, but he still went on.
老师叫他别讲,可他还是讲个不停
◎go on后面可以接动词不定式或动词-ing形式,但它们的意义不同。
Let’s go on discussing the question. 咱们继续谈论这个问题吧。
Let’s go on to discuss the question. 咱们接着谈论另外一个问题吧。
短语链语
go on with表示“继续”,后面可直接跟名词或代词作宾语。
Then Miss Gao went back to her desk and went on with the lesson.
然后高老师回到讲桌后边,继续上课。
◎go on with可与go on doing sth 互换。
Go on with your work(=Go on doing your work).继续做你的工作去吧。
特别提示
holiday还可以用来表示“节日”,“纪念日”。
Everyone was in his holiday clothes. 人人都穿上了节日的盛装。
2. v-ing型形容词和v-ed型形容词
本单元出现了大量v-ing型形容词,那么大家对它的用法熟悉吗?在英语中,某些动词的后面加上-ing或-ed,可以变成形容词。
v-ing型形容词具有主动或进行的含义,是人或物本身所具有的品质。常见的词有:
surprise—surprising 令人惊奇的 excite—exciting令人兴奋的
bore—boring 令人讨厌的 interest—interesting 有趣的
develop—developing 发展中的 move—moving 感人的
inspire—inspiring 鼓舞人心的
v-ed型形容词具有被动或已完成的含义,是由于受到某种影响而产生的结果。常见的词有:
surprise—surprised感到惊奇的 bore—bored 感到厌恶的
excite—excited 感到兴奋的 interest—interested感兴趣的
develop—developed 发达的 move—moved 受感动的
inspire—inspired受到鼓舞的 please—pleased 高兴的
3. For your next vacation, why not consider visiting Paris? (P54)下一次假期为什么不考虑去巴黎呢?
(1)Why not+动词原形相当于Why don’t you+动词原形,表示“为什么不……”,常用来向别人提建议。
Why not study hard? 为什么不努力学习?
Why don’t you ask the policeman for help? 怎么不向那个警察寻求帮助呢?
(2)consider 表示“考虑,细想”,相当于think about,后面接动词时,应用动词的-ing形式。
I first considered writing to him, but then decided to see him.
我开始想写信给他,但后来决定去见他。
4. Paris is the capital of France, and is one of the liveliest cities in Europe. (P54)巴黎是法国的首都,是欧洲最活跃的城市之一。
lively是形容词,意为“活泼的,活跃的,有生气的”,在句中作定语或表语,用来修饰人或物。
She is a lively girl. 她是个活泼的女孩。
The sports ground is lively with all sorts of ball games.
运动场上要进行各种球类比赛,呈现出一派生气勃勃的景象。
特别提示
◎alive作形容词,意为“活着的,在世的”,常作表语,但有时也作后置定语或补语。
He must be alive, for he is still breathing slightly.
他一定还活着,因为他还在轻微呼吸。
He is the only person alive in the accident. 他是这次事故中惟一活下来的人。
An enemy officer was caught alive. 一名敌人军官被活捉了。
◎living是形容词,意为“活着的”,常位于名词之前或之后作定语;作表语时与alive意思相同。
We now know there are no living things on the moon.
我们现在知道月球上没有生物。
Is his grandfather still living/alive? 他的祖父还活着吗?
◎live读作/laiv/时,也作形容词,意为“活着的”,常放在名词之前作定语,它一般不用来修饰人;live读/liv/时,是动词,意为“生活,生存”。
The cat was playing with a live mouse. 这只猫在玩弄一只活老鼠。
Pandas usually live in the south and the southeast of China.
熊猫通常生活在中国的南部和东南部。
5. It doesn’t have any beaches or mountains, but there are still many things to do there. (P54)它没有沙滩和山脉,但是在那儿仍然有很多的事情可做。
在本句中连词or连接两个被否定的并列成分。
The world’s favorite food isn’t English, Italian, Indian or Japanese, but it’s American fast food. 世界上最受欢迎的食品不是英国食品、意大利食品、印度食品和日本食品,而是美国快餐。
魔力纠错
他没有弟弟, 也没有妹妹。
误:He has no brothers and sisters.
正:He has no brothers or sisters.
魔力解析
在否定句,or是“也不”的意思,而and表示的却是肯定的意义。因此,上句还可以写为He has no brothers and no sisters。
知识拓展
连词or在“祈使句+or+简单句”句型中, 表示“否则,不然”,引出一个相反的结果,本句型可以转换为含否定的if从句。
Get up early, or you’ll be late for school.
→If you don’t get up early, you’ll be late for school.早点起,否则你就会迟到。
短语链语
◎either...or表示“不是……,就是……”;“或者……,或者……”。
Either you or I am right. 不是你对就是我对。
◎sooner or later意为“迟早”。
Don’t worry. Sooner or later, we can speak English well.
别担心,迟早我们能说好英语。
6. ...including the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most famous churches in the world. (P54)……包括埃菲尔铁塔和巴黎圣母院,世界上最著名的教堂之一。
(1)本句中的include意为“包括”,“连……在内”,指包括或容纳某东西成为整体的一部分,侧重于对比整体与部分。
The money I gave you includes Xiao Wang’s. 我给你的钱里包括了小王的。
The coins included examples of almost all the types of Chinese coin.
这些硬币包括了几乎所有的中国硬币的品种。
特别提示
contain意为“含有,包含,里面装有”,指某物容纳比其更小的东西,侧重所含的量与成分。
The basket contains a variety of fruits. 这个篮子里装有各种水果。
These foods should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
这些食物应该含有一些脂肪、纤维,还应该有一点盐等等。
(2)本句中的famous 是形容词,常用于be famous as或be famous for结构中,意为“因……而闻名”。
◎当主语是表示人的名词时,be famous as表示“以某种身份而出名”,be famous for表示“以某种知识、技能或作品而出名”。
Einstein was famous as a great scientist. 爱因斯坦以一位伟大的科学家而著名。
Einstein was famous for his Theory of Relativity. 爱因斯坦以他的相对论而著名。
7. Isn’t it supposed to be very hot? (P54)难道天气不应该是很热的吗?
(1)这是一个否定形式的一般疑问句,用来表示说话人提出自己的建议或看法,并希望得到对方肯定的答复。有时它也表示惊讶、不相信、挖苦、批评等意义,其构成是:Isn’t(Aren’t, Don’t, Won’t, Can’t, Couldn’t, Didn’t, Haven’t, Hasn’t等)+主语?
Isn’t he a League member? 难道他不是团员吗?
Haven’t you known him yet? I saw you having dinner with him just now.
你难道还不认识他吗?刚才我还见你和他一起吃饭了呢。
(2)be supposed to 的意思与should近似,意为“被期望或被要求做某事”。
Am I supposed to clean all the rooms or the single one?
我是应该打扫所有房间还是这个单间?
You’re supposed to start work at 8∶30 every morning.
你应该每天早晨八点半开始工作。
8. My family and I want to take a trip this summer somewhere in the east of China. (P56)今年夏天,我和家人想到中国东部的某个地方去旅行。
(1)名词trip指短距离的旅行,常含有回到原出发地之意。有时在口语中也指远程旅行,这时可与journey替换。
Have a good trip. 一路顺风。
During the four-hour trip, he wandered from car to car.
在四小时的旅途中,他在各个车厢之间逛来逛去。
9. I hope you can provide me with some information about the kinds of vacations that your firm can offer. (P56)我希望你能给我提供一些贵公司能提供的各种假期旅游的信息。
(1)provide 作动词,表示“供应,供给;预先约定”,可作及物动词,也可作不及物动词。
The farm provided them all the food they needed.
农场提供他们所需要的全部食物。
(2)firm表示“公司,商号,商行”等意思,常指商行,不用于商号名称。
He is thinking of starting another firm in Paris.
他正在考虑在巴黎另开一家公司。
特别提示
offer可作名词,意为“提供,提议,提出”,后面接名词或动词不定式作宾语。
He offered me a glass of wine. 他给了我一杯酒。
The driver offered to drive us to the station.
那位司机主动提出送我们去火车站。
10. It would be nice if our hotel had rooms with kitchens so we could save money by cooking our own meals. (P56)如果我们住的宾馆房间带有厨房那就太好了,那样的话我们可以自己做饭,也就节省钱了。
(1)with kitchens是介词短语,在句中作定语修饰rooms。with在这里意为“具有,带有”,由其连接的介词短语在句中作定语修饰名词,常用以说明人或物的特征;作状语时,表示一个伴随状态。
Mrs Smith is a woman with big eyes and long hair.
史密斯太太是一位大眼睛、长头发的妇女。
(2)动词save 在本句中是“节省”的意思。
If you want to save time, you’d better make a list before you go shopping.
如果你想节省时间,去买东西之前,先列一张购物清单。
知识拓展
save还有“拯救”,“抢救”,“搭救”;“储存”,“保存”等多种意思。
A lot of land has been saved by the Great Green Wall.
绿色长城拯救了许多土地。
My father saved a lot of money in the bank.
我父亲在银行里存了许多钱。
11. We all dream about things that we would like to do, and things we hope to achieve in the future. (P58) 我们都梦想着自己想要做的事情,以及我们希望将来要实现的事情。
本句中的in the future意为“将来,未来”,即in the time yet to come。
Who can tell what will happen in the future?
谁能知道将来会发生什么?
In the future, shopping can be done by videophone.
在将来,购买东西能在可视电话中进行。
特别提示
in future意为“今后”,相当于from now on。
In future, be more careful with your spelling.
今后你要更加注意你的拼写。
I advise you not to eat fruit that isn’t ripe in future.
我劝你今后不要吃不熟的水果。
12. According to the survey, less realistic dreams are also common... (P58)根据调查得知,不现实的梦想也很普遍……。
本句中的common意为“普通的”,“常见的”,“不足为奇的”,有时常发生,对每个人、每个地方都普遍的意思。
Snow is common in cold countries. 在寒冷的国家,下雪是常见的事情。
特别提示
usual意为“平常的”,“通常的”,指在某一地方、某一时间或某一人身上所常见的,往往指常用的东西或常发生的事情。
We followed the usual method of test.我们采用了通常的测试方法。
Unit 8 I’llhelp clean up the city parks.
重点、难点、考点及疑点注释
1. I’d like to help homeless people. (P60)我想帮助无家可归的人。
homeless是形容词,意为“无家可归的”,由home+后缀-less构成。
特别提示
less后缀通常加在名词的后面,构成形容词,表示与原来名词意思相反的形容词,如groundless 无根据的, odorless 无气味的, careless粗心的,useless无用的。
2. You could help clean up the city parks. (P60)你可以帮着打扫城市公园。
◎clean up是“清除、除去(垃圾、污物)”等,使地方干净。
Please clean up the room after the party. 聚会后把房间打扫干净。
We should clean up the dirty parts of the sea.
我们应该清除海里的污染部分。
◎clean up还可以表示“挣得,赢得(多少钱)”。
He cleaned up a small fortune. 他发了一笔小财。
特别提示
clean oneself up意为“洗干净”。
Your hands are dirty, you’d better clean yourself up.
你的手脏了,你应该洗洗它们。
3. You could give out food at a food bank. (P60)你可以在食品供应站分发食品。
give out在这里是“分发”,“散发”的意思。
Our English teacher gave out the examination papers when the bell rang.
我们的英语老师在铃响的时候分发试卷。
◎另外一个意思为“用完”,“消耗尽”。
After a week their food supplies gave out. 一周之后,他们的食物供应用完了。
◎还有一个意思为“发出”,“送出”。
The sun gives out a lot of heat. 太阳能发出热量。
4. He looks sad. Let’s cheer him up.(P61)他看上去很伤心。我们去帮他振作起来吧。
cheer up sb或cheer sb up意为“(使某人)高兴起来,振作起来”。如果是代词做宾语,则将代词放在中间。
Cheer up! The news isn’t too bad. 不要发愁啦,这消息不错嘛!
He took her to the ballet to cheer her up.
他为了使她高兴起来,便带她去看芭蕾舞。
5. This volunteer work takes each of them several hours a week, so it is a major commitment. (P62)这份义工每周花了他们每个人好几个小时的时间,所以这是一个重大的贡献。
(1)each of them是指“他们中的每一个”。如果做主语,则谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
知识拓展
each与every的用法
◎each指一个整体中的每一个,强调个体;every着重于全体的总和,强调整体。试比较:
Each has a different book. (强调各有不同。)
Here every child at the age of six can go to school. (侧重整体,无一例外。)
◎each可作形容词及代词,而every只能作形容词,但可与-one,-body,-thing等构成复合代词。
◎each用在代词或复数名词前要用介词of连接,如each of them, each of the boys; every不能直接跟of连接,如不可以说every of them,而要说every one of them或each of them。
◎every还可以表示“每隔”,后接基数词加名词,如every four weeks, every three months等,此种结构中的every不能用each代替。
She had a rest every fives minutes. 她每隔5分钟就休息一会儿。
魔力纠错
①街道两旁有许多商店。
误:There are many shops on every side of the street.
正:There are many shops on each side of the street.
魔力解析
each可以用来指两个或两个以上的人或物,但是every却总是指三个或三个以上的人或物,不能指两者。
6. Not only do I feel good about helping other people, but I get to spend time doing what I love to do. (P62)我不仅对帮助别人感到很满足,而且我还渐渐地花时间做自己喜爱做的事情。
(1)not only ... but also (also可省略)是“不但……而且……”的意思,当置于句首时,not only后面从句的主谓要倒装,但but (also)后面的主谓不用倒装。
Not only has he been to Canada, but (also) he knows some Canadians.
他不仅去过加拿大,而且还认识许多加拿大人。
Not only did he teach at school, but (also) he wrote novels.
他不仅在学校里教书,而且还写小说。
7. “Don’t put it off,” says HuiPing. “Become a volunteer today!” (P62) “别犹豫”,慧萍说,“今天就来当一名自愿者吧!”
(1)put off 意思是“推迟,拖延”。
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事今日毕。
They put off the soccer game because of the rain.
因为下雨,他们把球赛推迟了。
You should not put off going to see the doctor. 你不应该拖延去看医生。
◎put off还可意为“关掉”,相当于turn off。
Please put off the lights before you leave the classroom.
在你离开教室之前,请关掉灯。
(2)become是系动词,表示“变成,成为”,后面接名词、形容词、过去分词等。
She became famous in her city. 她在她所在城市的成为名人了。
知识拓展
become后可接介词of,构成what becomes of sb/sth 表示“某人/某事进展如何”。
What became of the dreams of our youth? 我们年轻时的理想何在?
特别提示
系动词get, turn , grow和become都可表示“变得,感到”,其区别是:
◎get用于日常用语,后面常跟比较级。
The weather gets colder, and the days get shorter. 天气变冷了,白天变短了。
◎turn指在颜色和性质等方面变得与原来不同。
His face turned red. 他的脸变红了。
◎grow着重变化过程。
It’s growing dark. 天渐渐地变黑了。
◎become是指身份、职位的变化,作瞬间动词时,指状态的变化。
He became an artist. 他成为了一名艺术家。
8. Jimmy takes after his mother. (P63)吉米的言行举止像他妈妈。
本句中的take after sb 表示“长相或举止像(某个长辈)”,不能用于被动语态。
To my surprise, Jack doesn’t take after his father at all.
令我惊奇的是,杰克和他爸爸长的一点儿也不像。
Mary really takes after her mother, she has the same eyes, nose, and hair.
玛丽长得真像她妈妈,眼睛、鼻子和头发一个样。
9. Jimmy has run out of money. (P63)吉米把钱花光了。
run out of意为“用完”,其主语通常是人,表示主动含义,后面跟宾语。
He has run out of ink.他用完了墨水。
I’m afraid we’re run out of petrol.我们的汽油怕是已用完了。
特别提示
run out也是“用完”的意思,其主语通常是被使用的事物,如时间、金钱、食物等,但不用于被动语态,同时其后也不能跟宾语。
His money soon ran out. 他的钱很快就花完了。
Have you nearly finished? Time is running out. 你快做完了吗?时间快到了。
10. I fix up bikes and give them away. (P63)我修理好自行车,然后捐赠出去。
(1)fix up相当于to repair,表示“修理,修补,整理”,其后跟物件名词作宾语。
My watch sometimes gains and sometimes loses. Can you fix it up for me?
我的表有时快,有时慢,你能帮我修修吗?
My mother is too old to live on her own, so we’re fixing up the spare room for her. 我母亲年龄太大了,不能自己生活,所以我们正收拾这个多出的房间让她住。
特别提示
如果fix up的宾语是“人”的话,则构成fix sb up with sth句型,表示“为某人安排某件事,向某人提供某物”。
I’ll fix you up with a place to stay. 我来给你安排住处。
(2)give sth away 意思是“捐赠,赠送”。
The rich man gave away most of his money to charity.
那个富人把他的大部分钱都捐给了慈善事业。
知识拓展
◎give away还可以表示“分发或赠与某物,由于大意而未利用或抓住(时机,机会等)”。
The headmaster gave away the prizes at the school sports day.
校长在学校运动会上颁发了奖品。
◎give away还可以表示“有意或无意地泄露某事情或出卖某人”。
The woman gave away state secrets to the enemy.
那个妇女把国家机密泄露给了敌人。
11. He even handed out advertisements at a local supermarket. (P64)他甚至在当地的一家超市散发广告。
hand out意为“散发”,其中hand是动词。
The teacher is handing out the maths papers. 老师在发数学试卷。
短语链语
hand in“面交”,“上交”。
The students are handing their papers in.学生们在交试卷。
12. Then he told the teachers at school about his problem ... (P64)然后他告诉老师自己的问题……
tell sb about sth是“把某事告诉某人”的意思,有时表示“嘱咐或语气较轻的命令”,常用于tell sb to do sth结构。
The teacher told us about his story. 老师给我们讲了他的故事。
My mother usually tells me to be careful on my way to school.
妈妈常常告诉我在去上学的路上一定要小心。
13. The strategies that he came up with worked out fine. (P64)他想到的那些办法获得了成功。
(1)这是一个由that引导的定语从句,先行词是前面的strategies。动词短语worked out在这里作主语the strategies的谓语,意为“产生结果,发展为,结果是……”,后面不可接宾语,主语也不用“人”来充当。
I wonder how their ideas worked out in practice.
我很想知道他们的想法在实践中取得了什么结果。
We didn’t plan it like that but it worked out very well.
我们原不是那样计划的,但结果却很好。
知识拓展
work out的其它用法
It was the best solution that he was able to work out at this time.
这是他这时能想出的最好的解决办法了。(想出)
I can’t work out the meaning of this poem. 我理解不了这首诗的意思。(理解)
短语链语
◎work on意为“从事”。
Professor Green is working on a new book. 格林教授正在写一本新书。
He is working on a maths problem. 他正在算一道数学难题。
◎work on后面无宾语时,表示继续工作。
It’s very late, but they were still working on.
时间很晚了,但他们仍然在继续工作。
(2)fine在这里是副词,可与well替换,意思是“好,顺利”。
The machine works fine. 这台机器运行很好。
Sam is doing fine in his new business.
萨姆在他的新业务中一切进展顺利。
14. ...Who has filled my life with pleasure. (P66)……使我生活充满快乐的人。
(1)本句中的fill...with...表示一个动作,意为“用……装满……”,其主语通常是人。
He filled the bag with books. 他在书包里装满了书。
Please fill the bottle with milk. 请将瓶子装满牛奶。
知识拓展
be filled with表示一个状态,意为“装满了……”,相当于be full of,其主语通常是人或物。
The room was filled with smoke. 房间里浓烟弥漫。
Her eyes were filled with tears. 她眼睛里充满了泪水。
(2)pleasure意为“高兴,快乐”,是不可数名词;表示“乐趣,高兴的事”时是可数名词。
Reading gives me great pleasure. 读书给了我很多快乐。
It is one of my greatest pleasures. 它是我最大乐趣之一。
◎在口语中It’s pleasure. 是回答感谢的客套语。
—Thank you for your help. 感谢你的帮助。
—It’s a pleasure. 不用谢。
特别提示
◎pleased是形容词,意为“自己感到高兴的,欣喜的,满意的”,指以任何方式表现出来或未表现出来的满足与快乐,在句中常用作表语,其主语为人。
The two friends were very pleased to see each other again.
这两个朋友非常高兴再次见面。
I was pleased that the manager had decided not to be angry with me.
使我高兴的是经理已经不再生我的气了。
◎pleasant也是形容词,表示“使人感到愉快/满意”,一般用作定语,如主语是物,也可以用作表语。
It’s pleasant weather today. 今天的天气令人愉快。
It’s very pleasant to sit down after standing for hours.
站了几小时后坐下来很舒服。
◎please是动词,表示“(使)高兴,满意,愉快”。
Does the cloth please you? 这布料合你的意吗?
15. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, normal things like answering the telephone, opening and shutting doors, or carrying things have always been difficult for me. (P66)因为我不能灵活地使用我的手和脚,像接电话、开关门、拿东西这样的事情对于我来说都很难。
(1)本句中的shut意为“关”,在许多情况下可以与close互换,只是后者语气较弱,如close the door关门(也可能指半开半闭),shut the door关门(指把门关紧)。
That shop shuts at eight pm. 那家商店八点钟关门。
He closed his speech with a funny joke. 他用一个有趣的笑话结束了演说。
◎当表示“关闭公路,铁路或交通工具”或作“结束”讲时,只用close。
They have closed the road for thick fog. 由于大雾,那条公路被关闭。
特别提示
turn off用来表示“关闭”有开关的东西,如收音机、电视、煤气、水龙头等。
Please turn off the light when you leave the lab.
在你离开实验室前关掉灯。
Make sure the gas is turned off before you go to bed.
确保上床前把煤气关掉。
(2)本句中的carry意为“搬运,携带”,不表示带到什么地方,而携带的方式可以是提、扛、背、抱、抬等。
She carried a baby in her arms. 她怀里抱了一个孩子。
He was carrying a wooden box on his shoulder.他扛着一个木箱。
特别提示
在后面“Lucky! Fetch my book.”一句中出现的fetch相当于go and bring back,意为“取来,接来”,表示一往一返。
Let’s fetch some water. 咱们去打点水来。
People had to walk many kilometers in order to fetch wood.
为了取木料,人们不得不走许多公里路。
Unit 9 When was it invented?
重点、难点、考点及疑点注释
1. They’re used for seeing in the dark. (P69)它们被用于在黑夜里观看。
be used for表示“被用来做……”,介词for表示目的和用途,后面接名词或动词-ing形式。
Wood can be used for making paper.木材可以被用来造纸。
知识拓展
含有be used的常用短语:
◎be used as表示“被用作……”,介词as意思是“作为”的意思,其后一般接名词,强调使用的工具及手段。
This book can be used as a textbook.这本书可以当作教科书来用。
◎be used by表示“被……使用”,by后接动作的执行者。
This kind of machine is used by farmers for getting in crops.
农民们用这种机器来收割庄稼。
2. I think the most helpful invention is the light bulb. (P70)我认为最有用的发明是灯泡。
helpful是由名词help加上-ful后缀构成的形容词,意为“有帮助的”,类似的形容词还有:
thank—thankful (感谢的,感激的) grate—grateful(感谢的,感激的)
use—useful (有用的) wonder—wonderful(令人惊奇的)
forget—forgetful (健忘的) success—successful(成功的)
beauty—beautiful (美丽的) pain—painful(疼痛的)
3. I’d like to have a radio because I could listen to music all day. (P70)我想有一个收音机,这样我就可以整天听音乐了。
本句中的情态动词could用来表示逻辑上或理论上的可能性,而不是某种实际上将要发生或正在发生的可能性。
Anybody could make mistake.任何人都可能犯错误。
The weather here could be very cold in winter. 冬天这儿的天气很冷。
特别提示
could也表示人或动物的内在能力,有某种知识或者技能而能够做某事。
He hurt his foot and couldn’t play soccer. 他的脚受了伤,所以他不能踢足球了。
4. The potato chips were invented by mistake. (P71)土豆条的发明纯属歪打正着。
(1) potato chips是一个复合名词,其中第一个名词用作定语修饰后一个名词,这样的例子有很多,又如: alarm clock, telephone number等。
知识拓展
复合名词变复数的规则,你一定要牢记啊!
◎通常只把主体名词变为复数
school boy—school boys(男生) apple tree—apple trees(苹果树)
vegetable sandwich—vegetable sandwiches(蔬菜三明治)
girl friend—girl friends(女朋友)
◎如果没有主体名词,在最后一个名词上用复数。
good-for-nothing—good-for-nothings(饭桶、无用的人)
three-year-old—three-year-olds(三岁的孩子)
◎由man, woman和另外一个名词构成的复合名词,两个部分都要用复数。
man teacher—men teachers(男教师)
gentleman farmer—gentlemen farmers (乡绅)
(2)by mistake 表示“错误地(因粗心、遗忘等所致)”。
Sorry, I took your bag by mistake. 对不起,我错拿了你的手提包。
短语链语
mistake ... for “错把……当作……”
5. George Crum cooked them for a long time until they were crispy. (P71)George Crum将它们做了很长时间,直到它们变脆了。
until常用作介词或连词,用来引导介词短语或从句在句子中作时间状语。
◎在肯定句中,until与延续性、持续性动词连用,表示“直到……为止”。
I worked until late in the afternoon. 我一直干到下午很晚的时候。
◎在否定句中,until常与瞬间动词、短暂性动词连用,表示“直到……才……”,“不到……不……”。
The rain didn’t stop until midnight. 雨直到半夜才停。
I won’t leave until you promise to help me. 你不答应帮助我,我不会离开。
6. And he sprinkled lots of salt on them so they were salty. (P71) 然后,他在上面撒很多盐,这样它们就咸了。
(1)sprinkle 是“撒、洒”的意思,常构成sprinkle A on/over B 或sprinkle B with A表示“撒(某物)于(某物的表面)”。
She sprinkled sand along the icy path. 她往结冰的路上撒了些沙子。
He sprinkled vinegar on his fish and chips. 他往鱼和土豆上洒了些醋。
(2)salt是不可数名词,其形容词是salty。在英语中,很多名词后加-y可以构成形容词,表示“充满/包含……”,其意思与原来词汇的意思相同,只是词性不同,如cloud—cloudy, hair—hairy, rose—rosy, sleep—sleepy等。
7. Some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the water and remained there for some time. (P72)附近丛林里的一些树叶掉进了水里,并留在那里很长时间。
(1) fall into在这里是“落入、陷入”的意思。
Some ash fell into my cup. 一些灰掉进我的杯子里了。
A ripe fruit happened to fall into his hand. 一个熟了的果子碰巧掉在他手里。
(2)fall into有时也可以作“开始”解。
He fell into conversation with me. 他开始和我谈起话来。
(3)remain 表示“继续、依然、停留”,后面接名词,动词不定式。
He remained a prisoner for the rest of his life. 他的余生都在牢中度过。
It sounds a good idea, but it remains to be seen whether it will succeed.听起来这是个好注意,可是它能否成功,要等以后才能知晓。
(4)remain后面也可以接副词或介词短语。
She remains in the house all these days. 她这些天一直呆在那栋房子里。
Three out of four of them remained single. 他们四个人中有三个人还是单身。
特别提示
remain还有“剩下、残余”的意思。
I can’t go to the cinema because I have a lot of homework remained undone.
我不能去看电影,因为我还有很多作业未做。
8. And in this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented. (P72)就这样,世界上最受欢迎的一种饮料产生了。
本句中的in the way意为“就这样”,“以这种方式”。
The song was composed in this way. 这首歌就这样被创作出来了。
In this way, you will find the answer to this question.
用这种方法,你可以找到这个问题的答案。
知识拓展
way主要有以下几种用法:
◎表示“方法”,接不定式,...way to do sth这一结构等于...way of doing sth。
Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent(of preventing) disease.
科学家们正在寻找预防疾病的方法。
There are many ways of traveling(to travel), for example, by air.
旅行有许多方式,例如乘飞机。
◎表示“路途”,“路线”,常构成on one’s/the way to...“在……的途中”。在这一结构中,介词to表示方向,后接名词。如果后面接地点副词如here, there, home时则不用to。
I’m on my way home.我正在回家的路上。
She’s on her way to see the film.她正在去看电影的路上。
◎表示“方向”。
Look this way.看这边。
Go that way.往那边走。
◎表示“距离”,“路程”。
Beijing is a long way from here.北京离这里很远。
9. Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his new game. (P74)奈斯密斯医生把他的学生分成两组,并教他们如何玩他的新游戏。
本句中的divide...into是动介短语,与separate...into同义,意为“把……划分成”,其中divide是及物动词。
My father divided the cake into four pieces. 我爸爸把蛋糕分成4块。
We divided ourselves into small groups to carry out the plan.
我们分成几个小组来执行这个计划。
10. It is believed that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. (P74)人们认为1891年12月21日是历史上的第一次篮球比赛的日子。
(1)本句中的It is believed that... 相当于people believe that...是“人们相信/认为”的意思,that引导的是主语从句。
It is believed that by the year 2010, the population of the world will be seven billion.
=People believe that by the year 2010, the population of the world will be seven billion.人们都认为到2010年,世界人口将达到七十亿。
(2)believe意为“相信”,“认为”,一般表示相信某人是诚实的或某事是真实的,后面可以接名词、代词、从句或复合结构作宾语。
I just could not believe my eyes. 我简直不敢相信我的眼睛。
Scientists believe that whales can live for twenty to thirty years.
科学家们认为鲸可以活二十到三十年。
◎believe可以用于被动语态。
They are believed to have discussed this problem.据说,这个他们已经讨论过了。
特别提示
believe与believe in的含义不同。
◎believe in意为“信奉、信仰”,后面常接表示真理或宗教一类的名词,也可作“信任、信赖”解。
My grandpa believes in Buddhism. 我爷爷信奉佛教。
I can’t believe in his honesty. 我不相信他诚实。

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