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Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.
1.northwest的用法
(1)既是名词,也是形容词,意为“西北;(朝)西北的”,常用于in the northwest of...,意为“在……的西北”。
My home town lies in the northwest of the city.
我的家乡位于城市的西北方。
(2)其它表示方向的词汇还有:
northeast,southwest,southeast,east,south,west,north。
名言警句:
East or west,home is the best.
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。
2.had better的用法
意为“最好”,用于表示建议或者劝告,其后接动词原形,常简写为“’d better”,其否定形式为had better not,意为“最好不……”。
You’d better read English aloud every morning.
你最好每天早晨大声读英语。
3.compared to的用法
(1)意为“和……相比”,在句中作状语,其同义词组为compared with。
The price of rice this year rises quite a lot compared to that last year.今年大米的价格和去年相比上涨了很多。
(2)拓展:和compare有关的常见表达:
①compare...to...,意为“把……比作……”。
We always compare teachers to burning candles.
我们总是把老师比作燃烧的蜡烛。
②compare...with...,意为“比较……和……”。
Our parents always compare us with others’.
我们的父母总是拿我们跟他人的孩子相比较。
4.from time to time的用法
意为“有时;间或”,其同义词(组)有sometimes,at times,now and then。
We can see our head teacher play basketball from time to time.
我们有时候可以看见我们校长打篮球。