2023届高考英语人教版词汇短语句型精选第八讲

1 rather than“而不是……”,连接并列结构 (2)other than 不同于;除了 or rather 更确切地说 ①Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains,I found it depressing. 没有那种驾车穿越群山所带来的兴奋,我感觉它令人沮丧。 ②Rather than leave his parents,he would work in a local factory. 不愿离开父母,他宁愿在当地的一家工厂工作。 ③I always prefer to start(start) early,rather than leave (leave) everything to the last minute. 我总是愿意早开始,而不愿意把所有的事情都留到最后才做。 ④It was the culture,rather than the language,that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad. 正是文化而非语言使得他很难适应国外的新环境。 [名师指津] rather than连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词应与rather than前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。 ⑤They said the director,rather than the clerks,was(be) responsible for the incident. 他们说不是职员,而是主管要为这次事件负责。 2 surround vt.包围;围绕 (1)surround...with... 用……包围/围绕…… be surrounded by/with... 被……包围 (2)surrounding adj. 周围的 (3)surroundings n. 环境(指周围的具体的物质环境) ①Surrounding(surround) yourself with people who'll provide you with support can be very beneficial. 围绕在给你提供帮助的人的周围会非常有益。 ②Surrounded(surround) by a dozen of