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Unit 9 Can you come to my party?
词句精讲精练
词汇精讲
1. prepare for
prepare作动词,意为“准备”。其用法归纳如下:
(1) prepare sth.意为“准备……”,宾语是所准备的内容。例如:
Mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen. 妈妈在厨房准备饭菜。
He had a speech to prepare that evening. 那天晚上他得准备一个报告。
(2) prepare to do sth. 表示“准备做某事”。例如:
Taking out a piece of paper, he prepared to write to his parents. 他拿出纸,准备给父母写信。
He is preparing to go on a trip. 他正准备去旅行。
(3) prepare for sth.表示“为……做准备”。例如:
He is busy preparing with great care for the Congress.
他们正忙着精心准备这次代表大会。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望,做最坏的准备。
(4) prepare sth. for... 表示“为……准备某物”。例如:
Please prepare the table for the dinner. 请摆好桌子吃饭。
You must prepare a room for the guest. 你必须为客人准备一个房间。
2. hang out
hang out是动副结构的短语,意为“闲逛”。例如:
I hung out with my friends and took lots of photos. 我和朋友们一起闲逛,还拍了许多照片。
【拓展】
hang的其他搭配:hang about=hang around 闲逛,徘徊,逗留;hang up挂断(电话);hang on不挂断;
hang意为“逗留,悬挂”时,过去式和过去分词都是hung;hang还有“吊死,绞死”的意思,但当hang意为“吊死,绞死”时,其过去式和过去分词都是hanged。例如:
Thick clouds hung low and covered the sky.
厚厚的云低悬着,遮住了整个天空。
He was hanged at Landsberg prison on June 8, 1951.
他与1951年6月9日在兰茨贝格监狱被绞死。
3. invite
invite作及物动词,意为“邀请,招待”。常用结构为:invite sb. to do,invite sb.+副词或介词短语,表示“邀请某人做某事, 邀某人去某地”。例如:
They’ve invited us to stay for the weekend.
他们已邀请我们留下来度周末。
Who have you invited to your house for your birthday party?
你请了谁到家里来参加你的生日晚会?
4. accept
accept作动词,意为“同意, 承认”。例如:
It is generally accepted that smoking is harmful to our health.
吸烟有害健康,这是大家公认的。
【拓展】
receive与accept的辨析:
两个词都作动词用,都表示“接受,收到”之意,但在用法上有所不同。
receive表示的行为与主观意愿没有关系,着重于行为本身,不涉及收到者是否同意。动作本身有一定的被动性。accept表示的行为由主语的主观意志所决定,强调经过主语的考虑而接受。动作本身是主动的。例如:
I received his invitation to the party yesterday, but I refused to accept it.
昨天我收到了他的晚会请柬,但我拒绝接收。
5. refuse
refuse作动词,意为“拒绝”。常用搭配有:refuse to do sth.拒绝做某事 (作为不及物动词) ;refuse sb. sth.为某事拒绝某人(作为及物动词) 例如:
He refused to change his mind.他拒绝改变主意。
The United States has refused him a visa.
美国拒绝给他发放签证。
She refused their invitation.她拒绝了他们的邀请。
6. reply
reply既可作不及物动