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Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
知识点讲解
一、 I prefer music that has great lyrics. 我更喜欢歌词优美的音乐。
prefer即可做及物动词,也可做不及物动词, 意为“更喜欢,宁愿”。
1. prefer sth. to sth./ prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth. 与做某事相比更喜欢做某事。
例句:I prefer green tea to coffee. 绿茶和咖啡比较起来我更喜欢咖啡
2. prefer doing sth. 更愿意做某事。
例句:I prefer going there on foot. 我宁愿步行去那儿。
3. prefer (sb) to do sth. 更愿意(让某人)做某事。
例句:I prefer to say at home tonight. 今晚我更喜欢待在家里。
4. prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事。
例句:I prefer to write rather than read. 我宁愿写而不愿意读。
【注意】prefer 的过去式和过去分词都是preferred, 现在分词是preferring.
二、 I love music that I can sing along with. 我喜欢能随之唱歌的音乐。
along with意为“伴随着;同…….一道”,相当于together with.
例句:The girls are singing along with music. 女孩们正在随着音乐唱歌。
【提示】当主语后有along with/together with 引导的短语时,谓语动词要与前面的主语保持一致。
例句:His brother along with his friends has gone to Beijing.
他哥哥和他的朋友们去了北京。
三、What do you feel like watching today? 你今天想看什么?
feel like 意为“想要”, 其后可接名词、代词或动名词。
例句:I feel like taking a walk in the park with you. 我想和你在公园里散步。
【拓展】feel like 还可意为“给…….的感觉;感受到”,其后常接从句。
例句:I feel like (that) I have never been there before. 我感觉以前从未到过哪儿。
四、While some people stick to only one kind of movie, I like to watch different kinds depending on how I feel that day.一些人只喜欢看同一类型的电影,而我却喜欢看不同类型的电影,但这要取决于我那天的感受。
1. while此处做并列连词,意为“而,然而”,表对比。
例句:I like singing while she likes dancing.
2. stick to 意为“坚持;固守”,其后接名词、代词或动名词做宾语。stick to doing sth. 意为“坚持做某事”
例句: I shall stick to my decision. 我将坚持我的决定。
【拓展】while用作连词,还意为“当……..时候”,引导时间状语从句。
例句:While was having dinner, the bell rang. 我吃晚饭时,铃响了。
五、When I’m down or tired, I prefer movies that can cheer me up.当我心情不好或者是疲惫时,我更偏爱看那些能使我高兴起来的电影。
1. down此处用作形容词,意为“悲哀;沮丧”, 相当于upset.
例句:The boy didn’t pass the exam, he felt down. 这个男孩没有通过考试,感到很沮丧。
2. cheer up 意为“使高兴起来,使振奋起来”。
例句:All the people cheered up . 所有人都欢呼起来。
【拓展】
1. down用作副词,意为“向下,在下面” sit down
2. down用作介词,意为“沿着”。 Walk down the street. 沿着街走。
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