Part 1 New words and expressions
1. equal v. 等于
A equals B与...相匹敌
None of us can equal her, either in beauty or intelligence.
___她才貌双全,无人可比。
Mary is quite equal to John in brains.
___Mary 和John一样聪明。_______
在何种情况下,一加一等于一?
When does one plus one equal one?
2.vicar n. 牧师 近义词__ father, minister, priest __
3.raise vt. 募集,筹(款)
我们为红十字会筹集了一笔五千镑的资金。
__we raised five thousand pounds for the Red Cross.
请判断下列句子中raise的含义:
This book raised my interest in the study of history.___提高兴趣____
She raised her sister out of sleep.____叫醒_____
The old witch said she could raise the dead.____起死回生____
His words raised a blush on her cheeks.___脸红___
I'd like to raise a new question before the meeting is over.____提出___
4. cause n.原因,事业
He found that damage to certain genes was a cause of cancer.
某些基因受损是癌症的一个起因。(cause=reason)
A primary school teacher who gives his or her all to the cause of education is a precious asset.
一个全心投入教育事业的小学老师是难能可贵的。
他愿意把自己全身心都投入到共产主义事业。
He is willing to give his all to the communist cause.
5. have sth done 1).找某人来做某事have the church clock repaired
你通常在哪里剪头发的?__Where do you often have your hair cut?
某人所遭受到的意外某种情况——主语必须是发出动作的人
He had his wallet stolen.
他又一次在打篮球时把脚踝搞骨折了。
He had his ankle broken again when he was playing basketball.
6. wake up with a start 惊醒 wake __woke___ ___waken___
Ted猛然惊醒过来,摸索着找电灯开关。(feel for)
Ted woke up with a start and felt for the light switch.
Ted woke up with a start, feeling for the light switch.(分词作状语)
7.strike (v)__ struck struck
He was struck by a heavy blow.___他被重重一拳打倒。_______
The big waves struck the rocks of the bank.____大浪拍击着海岸边的岩石。
The old tree was struck by lightning.____闪电把那棵老树击倒了。
Sun strikes him, warming him sleepy. 太阳照在他身上,暖洋洋的令其昏昏欲睡。
It strikes me that he's right a tough nut to crack.
他给我的印象是:他这个人不好对付。
My heart struck rapidly as I heard someone come in.
___当听到有人进来时,心跳加速。______
The clock was striking the hours, loud enough to wake up the dead.
___那钟敲打的声音都能把死人叫醒了。
8. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
1)be armed with sth--装备着。。。
Those who teach the deaf and dumb must be armed with patience.
__那些教聋哑人的人必须充满耐心。_____
2)分词作伴随状语的用法:Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock,
1)主语一致 2)ed表被动,ing表主动 3)状语可以表示:原因、结果、伴随
把此两句改写成一般的状语从句:
The vicar was armed with a torch, and he went up into....(基本版)
用现在分词或过去分词填空
1. Dina covered her face with her hand, __crying__ (cry).
2.Rain fell again, __making______(make) the streets impassable.
3.__Defeated____(defeat), he didn’t feel discouraged.
4._Standing____(stand) at the fire-place, the President listened to her carefully.
5.He waved his hand, __ interrupting ____(interrupt) our conversation.
6. ___ interrupted ___(interrupt) by his secretary, the VP was extremely unhappy.
7. Never__ seen __ (see) on the planet earth before, the stone may be from another planet.
8. The path is narrow and uneven, __ leading ____(lead) to the deep forest.
印刷术首先在中国发明,后来传到了欧洲。
Printing was first invented in China, then it was introduced to Europe later.
最早在美国发现的这种病毒,很快传布到了全世界。
First discovered in the US, the virus soon spreaded to the whole world.
从太空中看,地球是个非常美丽的蓝色星球。
Looked/Seen/Observed from the space, the earth is a very b--blue planet.
他站在山顶,俯视着美丽的城市夜景。
He stood on the top of the hill, overlooking the b--city night view.=Standing on the top of the hill, he overlooked the ...
我坐在咖啡馆,小口(sip)喝着卡布基诺,读着杂志。
I sat in the coffee shop, sipping the Cappuccino and reading a magazine.
Sitting in the coffee shop, I was sipping the Cappuccino and reading a magazine.
9. figure:n 数字;人物;价格;(人的)体形;画像
We cannot do business at your figure._ 我们不能以你们的价格成交。
Ms Hu, 56, is a rare figure in a state-controlled media sector. She encouraged investigative reporting, rejected advertorials and challenged censorship
56岁的胡女士是一位国家控制的媒体领域中很少见的一位人物:她赞成调查性的报告,拒绝广告软文,质疑审查制度。
Only 65% of Indian adults can read—a pitiful figure.
仅仅只有65%的印度成年人能够阅读——一个可怜的数字。
She always complains about her weight, but in my eyes, she has a beautiful figure and doesn't need to lose any weight.
_她总是抱怨自己的身材,但在我看来她身材很好,而且不需要减肥。
Figure skating consists of single skating(man and ladies), pairs sk-ating and ice dance.
花样滑冰有单人滑、双人滑、冰上舞蹈
10. You certainly did give me a surprise! 强调句用法复习
He went to Jenny's birthday party in his best suit last night.
五个部分分别强调:
强调he: It is/was he who went to J's bp in his best suit last night
强调went to: He did go to Jenny’s birthday party in his best suit last night.
强调Jenny's birthday party: It was/is J's BP that he went to in his best suit last night.
强调in his best suit: It is in his best suit that he went to JBP last night.
强调last night: It is last night that he went to JBP in his best suit.