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Unit3
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Section B
▶考点七 mean的用法
1. Oh no, I don’t mean that. 噢不,我不是那个意思。(P18 2d)
mean在此处做动词,表示“意味着;打算”,其也可以做形容词,意为“刻薄的;不友善的”。
mean (doing) sth.
意味着(做)某事,其主语通常是表示事物的词
mean to do sth.= plan to do sth.
故意/打算/计划做某事;其主语通常是表示人的代词
the meaning of... ...的意思
meaning (n.)
What does...mean? / What is the meaning of...?
询问“....是什么意思?”的常用句型
➩ Success means working hard. 成功意味着努力工作。
➩ We mean to go hiking tomorrow. 我们打算明天去远足。
➩ He wonders what this means for the future Asian markets. 他想知道这对亚洲市场的未来意味着什么。
➩ She has few friends because she is really mean. 因为为人尖酸刻薄她几乎没有朋友。
【小试牛刀】
1. Helping others means ________ yourself. If you are kind to someone, he or she will help you on day. (B)
A. to help
B. helping
C. helped
D. helps
2. I didn’t mean _________(trouble) Curry yesterday. But the rain was so heavy that finally he sent me home.(to trouble)
▶考点八 rush的用法
2. You don’t need to rush. 你不需要着急。 (P18 2d)
1) rush此处作动词,意为“仓促;急促”。常用搭配:rush to do sth.“赶紧;抢着做某事”;rush to...“冲/奔向...”
➩ She’s always rushing to finish her homework first. 她总是赶着第一个完成作业。
➩ He stood up and rushed to the door. 他站起来向门口冲去。
2) rush也可以用作名词,意为“匆忙;繁忙”。常用短语:in a rush“匆忙地”;rush hour“(交通)高峰期;拥挤时刻”。
➩ The men left in a rush. 男人们匆匆离开了。
➩ Don’t travel in the rush hour. 别在交通高峰期出行。
▶考点九 suggest的用法
3. I suggest Water City Restaurant in Water World. 我推荐水上世界的水城餐厅。 (P19 3a)
suggest作为及物动词,意为“提议;建议”。其常见用法如下:
suggest sth.
提议/建议某事
suggest doing sth.
提议/建议做某事
suggest (that) sb. (should) do sth. (从句中的谓语动词用"should+动词原形",should可省略)
提议/建议某人做某事
➩ She suggests a walk after dinner. 她建议饭后散散步。
➩ I suggested putting off the sports meeting. 我建议推迟运动会。
➩ The teacher suggested (that) we (should) speak as much English as possible in class. 老师建议我们在课堂上尽可能多说英语。
【用法必备】
suggest的名词形式suggestion,是可数名词。而advice也表示"建议",是不可数名词。其动词形式为advise。
1) three pieces of advice = three suggestions 三条建议
2) advice常用搭配:
a piece of advice 一条建议
ask sb. for advice 向某人寻求建议
take / follow one’s advice 采纳/