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9BU2
Study skills &Task
【知识梳理1】Believe it or not, there’s a real Harry Potter in the world.(P31)
信不信由你,世界上确实有哈利·波特
believe it or not其实是口语里常用的句子,是个省略的句子,完整的是whether you believe it or not。
Believe it or not, I am feeling very homesick.
信不信由你,反正我现在非常想家。
[经典例题]
(1) --_______ , my sister and I are twins.
--Oh, you must have had the case where you were taken for your sister.
A. Try your best
B. Believe it or not
C. Don't mention it
D. Help yourself
(2)Have you ever heard of Jay Chou , a very famous singer ?
Of course .___________, he is my hero.
A. I mean B. That is to say C. Above all D. Believe it or not
答案:BD
【知识梳理2】It’s said that it’s a lot of trouble being Harry Potter, esp. when you’re a 78-year-old man and you happen to share the name of a world-famous boy with magic powers.
据说作为哈利·波物有很多烦恼,尤其当你是78岁的男人,而你又恰巧和拥有神奇魔力的世界著名的男孩有相同名字的时候。
It is said that...,意为“据说……”,是英语中的常用句式,同义句为:People say...例如:
It is said that dinosaurs were living in 200 million years ago.
据说恐龙是生存在200万年前。