3. worth-while: be worth-while to do sth \值得做某事\worth while: It is worth while doing sth It is worth while sb to do sth.
........................................................... 典型例题
It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again. A.worthB.worthyC.worth-whileD.worth while
答案C. 由worth的用法可知,此句只适合词组be worth-while to do sth.。因此选C。
............................................................. 58.It's for sb.和 It's of sb.
1)for sb. 常用于表示事物的特征特点,表示客观形式的形容词,如easy, hard, difficult, interesting, impossible等:
It's very hard for him to study two languages. 对他来说学两门外语是很难的。
2)of sb的句型一般用表示人物的性格,品德,表示主观感情或态度的形容词,如good, kind, nice, clever, foolish, right。
It's very nice of you to help me. 你来帮助我,你真是太好了。 for 与of 的辨别方法:
用介词后面的代词作主语,用介词前边的形容词作表语,造个句子。如果道理上通顺用of,不通则用for。如: You are nice.(通顺,所以应用of)。
He is hard.(人是困难的,不通,因此应用for。)
............................................................. 60.表示\据说\或\相信\的词组
believe, consider, declare, expect, feel , report, say, see, suppose,
think, understand
It is said that…据说
It is reported that… 据报道 It is believed that… 大家相信 It is hoped that… 大家希望 It is well known that… 众所周知 It is thought that… 大家认为
It is suggested that… 据建议 It is taken granted that…被视为当然 It has been decided that… 大家决定 It must be remember that…务必记住的是
It is said that she will leave for Wuhan on Tuesday. ............................................................ 1.introduce
1)make persons known by name to one another:介绍,表示“把……介绍给……”常用下列结构:introduce sb. to sb. ,其中“to sb. ”也可省略。例如:
①He introduced a new teacher to us at the welcome meeting.在欢迎会上,他给我们介绍了一位新老师。
②At the beginning of the class, the teacher usually says, “Let me introduce myself to you first. ”在一开始上课时老师通常说:“让我先来做一下自我介绍。”
③When one friend was introduced to another, they often say“How do you do?”to each other.当一个朋友被介绍给另一个朋友的时候,他们常常时互致“你好?”。
④I\\'d like to introduce my teacher Miss Zhang to you here.
我想把我的老师张小姐给你们介绍一下。(注意:本句中 Miss Zhang 是my teacher的同位语。) 2)bring into use:引用
① He introduced a new method in teaching.他在教学上引用了一种新的方法。
3)bring in for the first time 第一次引进
① Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South America.土豆是从南美传入欧洲的。
② Coffee was introduced to England from the Continent.咖啡是从欧洲大陆引进到英格兰的。
【注意】introduce的名词形式是introduction,意为“介绍”。例如: ①This is a letter of introduction. 这是一封介绍信。
②I\\'m very glad to have an introduction at the beginning of the class.一开始上课,我很高兴做一下介绍。
2.nice[nais] adj. good, pleasant, kind:美好的;令人愉快的;友好的
① a nice day(book, taste, etc. )好天气(书,味道等) ②The weather is very nice here. 这儿的天气很好。 ③ a nice trip to the Great Wall去长城的一次畅游 ④It\\'s nice of you to invite us. 你邀请我们真是太好了。 ⑤They are very nice to us. 他们对我们很友好。
【注意】nice的副词形式是 nicely;最高级形式为 nicest,意为“最令人愉快的”。例如:
①This job fits me nicely. 这项工作很适合我来做。
②What is the nicest part of your holidays?你假期中最愉快的是哪一段时间?
3.everyday[\\'evridei]adj. happening or used daily: 每天的,日常的
① Knowing some everyday English will be helpful.会一些日常英语会有所帮助的。
② The film is about the everyday life of the people in the U. S. A. 这是部关于美国人日常生活的电影。
【注意】 everyday 仅仅用作定语;当其分开写成 every day时,是名词短语,意为“每天”,在句中用作时间状语。例如:
① Every day they went to the road nearby and stood there begging.他们每天到附近的路上,站在那里要饭。 4.employ[im\\'pl&:i]vt. 雇用
①He employs four men during the vacation. 假期期间他雇了四个人。 ② Li Ming is employedin a restaurant. 李明受雇于一家饭店。 ③Do you know the man who employed two children? 你认识那个雇佣了两个童工的人吗? 【注意】
1)employer n. 雇主;雇用者。 2)employee n. 受雇者;雇员
3)employment n. 雇用;职业;工人(不可数)。如: He is looking for employment. 他在找职业。 4)unemployed adj. 失业的 5)unemployment n. 失业。又如:
① The employer is a person who employs others. 雇主是雇佣别人的人。
②In China the people who are unemployed are called laid-off workers.在中国失业的人员被称为下岗职工。 5.more [m&:]
1)adj. greater in number,quantity,quality,degree,size,ect;additional:数目更多的;更大量的;更佳的;程度更高的;更大的;附加的。例如:
①More than one person has made the suggestion. 不止一个人提出这个建议。
②Instead of fewer accidents there are more.事故不但没减少,反而增加了。
③ He has more money (chance,etc. )than ever.他的钱(机会)比任何时候都多。
【注意】more为many或much的比较级形式。 ①many----more----most修饰可数名词。 ②much----more----most修饰不可数名词。 2)n. a great account or number 更大的量或数 ----What more do you need?你还需要什么? ----I don\\'t need any more. 我不再要了。
3)adv. 放在多音节的形容词或副词前,构成形容词或副词比较级形式。 例如:
more useful----wonderful----beautiful; more easily----slowly----foolishly 4)与more有关的一些短语:
(1)and what is more 更重要者;再者;更有甚者(=more important;serious) ① He told his classmates the matter, and what is more, he even told the teacher about it. 他把这件事告诉了他的同学,尤为严重的是,他还将此事告诉了老师。
(2)more or less大致;差不多(=about;or so)。例如: ① It is five days\\'work more or less. 大概得做五天左右。 ② It is an hour\\'s ride more or less from here to the centre of the city.从这儿开车去市中心大约需要一个小时。 (3)no more 再也不(=no longer)
①He broke away from our company last year,since then I have seen him no more. 他去年脱离了我们公司,此后,我再也没有见过他。
(4)no more than 仅仅(=only)
①His whole school education added up to no more than one year.他的整个学校教育加起来仅仅一年。
(5)not more than 不多于;不超过(=at most;just not as…as)。例如: ①There are not more than twelve people in the meeting room.会议室至多不超过十二个人。
(6)more and more 越来越多(=increasingly)。例如:
①Our country is becoming more and more beautiful.我们国家正变的越来越美丽。
②It seems that I spend more and more money on books.我好像在买书上花的钱越来越多。
(7)once more 再一次(=again)
①Would you please tell the story once more?请再讲一遍这个故事好吗?
6.water[\\'w&:t+]
1)n. the liquid in rivers, lakes, seas, etc. 水
①Fish can\\'t live without water. 鱼儿没有水就不能生活。 ② sea-water海水 ③mineral water 矿泉水
【注意】当 water用作复数(waters)时,意为“水域或海域”(=the body of water)。例如:
The waters in Changjiang rivers broke some of the banks. 长江的洪水在有些地方冲破了大堤。
2)v. give water to sth. or produce water “浇水,灌溉;加水;泪水流出;流口水”。例如:
① It\\'s very dry, and we must water the vegetable garden. 天很干,我们应该浇菜园了。
② They were watering the streets. 他们正在街上洒水。
③Our ship watered at every port we visited.我们的船每到一港口,就加水一次。
④ The smoke made my eyes water. 烟使我眼睛流泪。
⑤ The smell from the kitchen made my mouth water. 厨房的气味使我直流口水。 7.along[+\\'l&R]
1)prep. following the line of:沿着……
along常跟road,street,river,line等表示狭长的名词连用。例如: ①I saw her running along the street. 我看见他沿着大街奔跑。 ② After supper we usually take a walk along the river.晚饭后我们通常沿河散步。 2)adv. forward:向前
along常跟walk,move,run等表示位移的动词连用。例如:
①He shouted aloud as he ran along. 他一边往前跑,一边高声的呼喊。 ②Come along, please. 请过来吧。
8.情态动词have to表示客观需要做的事情,意思是“必须”,“不得不”。后跟动词原形;而情态动词must表示说话人的主观的看法。例如: ①Oh, I have to wash all my clothes, clean the floor, and keep everything clean and tidy. 噢,我只得我所有的衣服,清理地板,而且使一切干净整洁。
②I must be off/leaving now. 现在我必须走啦。
③I must stop and get some sleep. 我必须停下来,睡上一会儿。 9.partner[\\'pa:tn+]n. 搭档,合作伙伴;舞伴。例如:
①Yang Mei is the partner of Zhou Lan\\'s oral practice.杨梅是周兰口语练习的伙伴。
②We have been partners for many years since we knew each other.我们从相识以来,是好多年的合作者了。
10.vacation[v+\\'keiM+n]为美国英语,用作名词,意为“休假,假期”
(=a time of rest from work),在英国英语中用holiday。例如: ① They are on vacation in Auckland. 他们在奥克兰度假。
② I took a vacation at Qingdao last summer. 我去年夏天在青岛度假。 【注意】请病假不用 vacation或 holiday,而使用 take a day off。例如:
③ Tang Lin took a day off yesterday because of illness. 唐林昨天因病请了一天假。 11.hope和wish的用法区别
1)hope用作动词时,后面可接不定式或 that从句,但不能接“宾语+不定式”。
①We hope to see you again. =We hope we can see you again.我希望再次见到你。
② I hope you can help me with my maths. 希望你能帮助我学数学。 (不能说:I hope you to help me with my maths. )
2)wish后面接不定式或“宾语+不定式”都可以,其意义相当于“想要”,“希望”(=would like或 want)。wish接that从句时一般表示某种强烈而又难以实现的“愿望”,而hope表示的是可以实现或能达到的“希望”。 例如:
① I wish to place an order right now. 我想马上订购。 ②I wish him to make progress. 我希望他取得进步。 ③I wish I could fly like a bird. 但愿我能象鸟一样飞。 (从句中的could表示其动作不可能实现,不能用can。) ▲试比较:I hope he can do that. 我希望他会干那件事。 (这句中can不能用could。)
3)wish可表示良好的“祝愿”,后面接“宾语+宾补(形容词或名词)”,而hope不能这样用。
② I wish you happy. 祝你幸福。
② I wish you a pleasant journey. 祝你旅途愉快。
【注意】不能说 I hope you happy/a pleasant journey.
4)在简略句中,如要表示希望某事不会发生时,应说 I hope not,而不说Idon\\'t hope so。表示希望某事会发生时,说 I hope so。 12.grow,plant,keep和raise的用法区别
1)grow和plant都可表示“种植”,如种植草、树、苗、花卉、粮食等植物。
plant着重指“种植”这一行为,grow着重指种植以后的栽培、管理过程。 某人plant之后树是死是活不一定管,但某人grow a tree 则包括培育管理,使其生长的过程。试比较:
① The students are planting trees on the hill.学生们正在山坡上栽树。(不用)
② How many trees have you planted this year?你们今年植了多少棵树?(不用grow)
③The farmer grows wheat in this field.那位农民在这块田里种植的是小麦。(不用plant)
④People grow bananas in Hainan.海南种植香蕉。(不用plant) ⑤He grows many kinds of flowers in his back garden.他在他的后花园里种植了各种各样的花。
2)keep可表示“赡养”,后面可接表示人或动物的名词。不用来代替 plant 或grow。如:
① He has a wife and three children to keep.他要养活妻子和三个孩子。
②My grandma keeps pigs and hens. 我奶奶养猪养鸡。
③ My uncle has a large family to keep.我叔叔有一大家子人要养活。 3)raise除表示“词养”(动物)以外,还可用来表示“养育”(子女);“培育”(植物)。
①We raised a good crop of tomatoes this year.今年我们种的西红柿长得很好。
②My grandmother raised a family of five.我祖母养育了五口之家。 ③ Where were you raised?你是在哪儿长大的?
④He raised some flowers in the back garden.他在后花园里种了一些花。
⑤ That was how the Chinese first raised silkworms.中国人就是这样开始养蚕的。
【注意】raise强调从小精心培养到大,通常指培养花卉以及较难管理的植物。
⑥ Let\\'s grow/raise some flowers in the garden. 咱们在花园里种些花吧。
⑦ We grow rice,wheat and cotton in my hometown.在家乡,我们种植水稻、小麦和棉花。(不宜用raise) 13.drive —词的用法
1)=travel or go in a car意思是“驾车旅行”。如:
① I didn\\'t drink,because I had to drive home after the party.我没喝酒,因为晚会以后我得开车回家。
② He drove me to the station. 他开车送我到车站。
③I drove eight hours/400 kilometres yesterday.昨天我驾车行驶了八个小时/400公里。
④The policeman drove my car to the police station.警察把我的车开到派出所。
2)=make people or animal go 意思是“赶”、“驱”。如:
①The farmer is driving many sheep to market.那位农民正把许多羊赶到市场去。
②The Chinese people drove their enemies from/out of their country.中国人民把敌人从他们的国土上赶了出去。
3)=cause sb. to be in a state意思是“迫使”,“逼迫”。如: ①The loud noise of the people in the street almost drove me mad.