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Unit 4
Stage and screen
P4 Language points 2
1. They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying.
人们常说“一图胜千词”,但是简单对照一下书籍和由之改编的电影,就会让人开始质疑这种说法。
be worth sth/doing sth
①This art collection is worth a large amount of money.
这件艺术收藏品值一大笔钱。
②This idea is well worth considering.
这个想法很值得考虑。
used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, etc. 值得(做某事),有价值
be based on
①What he said is based on fact.
他所说的话是以事实为根据的。
②The story is based on real life.
那故事是根据现实生活而写的。
have sb doing...
①The director had the trainees(实习生) delivering water all day.
主管让这个实习生整天送水。
②He had us laughing during the lunchtime.
他让我们在午饭期间一直笑个不停。
being founded on. 根据,以……为基础;建立在……基础上
to make sb to do sth consistently.
让某人一直做……,(强调动作的连续性)
practice
1. 这次旅行花费很大,但是花的每一分钱都不冤枉。
The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny.
2. 我们所做的一切都是在科学的基础上完成的。
All of the work we do is based on science.
翻译句子。
2. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
很多时候,优秀的文字作品最终却变成了失败的电影。
all too often
①All too often, parents leave their children at home alone.
父母亲常常把孩子独自留在家中。
②Somebody gets hurt all too often because of carelessness.
有人时常会因不小心而受伤。
used for saying that sth makes you sad or upset because it happens more often than you think it should. 时常,常常
end up (doing)...
①Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments (苦恼) of being a writer.
或早或晚,大多数作家最终都会著书讲述身为作家的苦恼。
②If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want.
如果你不知道自己想要什么,结果你可能得非所愿。
finally be or do sth. 以(做)……结束;最终结果……
3. Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”?
电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面,那为什么由《爱丽