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Section Ⅱ Language points(Welcome to the unit & Reading)
(教材P34)These flags are more than just pieces of cloth sewn together at random with thread.
这些旗帜不仅仅是随意用线缝在一起的几块布。
(1)【要点提炼】 “more than+名词”表示超出该名词所指,意思是“不止,不仅仅是”。
She is much more than my friend to me.
对我而言,她远远不只是我的朋友。
①“more than+动词/形容词”时,more than起到加强语气的作用,意为“非常,很”。
②“more than+数词”表示超出该数,意为“多于……”,相当于over。
③more...than... 可作“比……更多;与其说……倒不如说”解
④not more than 意为“不超过;不比……更多”
⑤no more than 意为“只不过;仅仅”
He is more than selfish.他非常自私。
He was more than fifty years old.他50多岁了。
She earns a lot more money than I do.
她赚的钱比我多得多。
She is more a worker than a manager.
与其说她是个经理,倒不如说她是个工人。
Tom is not more clever than Jack.
汤姆不比杰克聪明。
He is no more than an ordinary driver.
他仅仅是一个普通司机。
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①他的收入远不止那些。
His income is far ______________.
②她做事非常细心。
She is ________ careful in doing things.
③竹子不只是用于建筑。
Bamboo is used for ________ building.
【答案】 ①more than that ②more than ③more than
(2)sew vt.& vi.(sewed,sewn/sewed)缝;做针线活
My mother sewed a dress for me.
我母亲给我缝制了一套衣服。
sew (on) 缝制;缝补;缝上
sew up 缝合;缝补
have sth.sewn up 对某事有绝对把握
Can you sew a button on for me?
你能给我钉个扣子吗?
She sewed small pieces of cloth together.
她把小块布缝在一起。
They think they have the election sewn up.
他们认为这次选举他们已万无一失。
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④你能补好我裤子上的这个洞吗?
Could you ______________ in my trousers?
⑤我认为我们对这次实验有绝对把握。
I think we ________ the experiment ________.
【答案】 ④sew up this hole ⑤have;sewn up
(3)at random随机;随意
The gang picked their victims at random.
这帮犯罪分子随意选择对象下手。
His clothes were scattered about the room at random.
他的衣服乱七八糟地丢在房间里。
randomly adv. 随意地;任意地
randomness n. 随意;任意
The winning numbers are randomly selected by a computer.
获奖号码是由电脑随机选取的。
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⑥她随意翻开书就看了起来。
She opened the book ______________.
【答案】 ⑥at random and read it
(教材P34)Strengthened by the Revolution,France became a different country.大革命使法国变得强大,成为一个与众不同的国家。
(1)【要点提炼】 此句中“Strengthened by the Revolution”为过去分词短语作状语,与句子主语France构成被动关系。
Seen from the top of the hill,the town looks very beautiful.从山顶上看,这个小镇非常漂亮。
Taken according to