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Module 9 Life history
Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
【1】月份:前用介词in
一月January 二月February 三月March 四月April 五月May
六月June 七月July 八月August 九月September 十月October
十一月November 十二月December
【2】常见节日:前用介词on ——注意:中国传统节假日前一般要加the
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新年,元旦New Year's Day
春节Spring Festival
情人节Valentine's Day
植树节Arbor Day
妇女节Women's Day
愚人节April Fool's Day
清明节Tomb Sweeping Day
劳动节May Day
儿童节Children's Day
父/母亲节Father's /Mother's Day
端午节Dragon Boat Festival
建党节Party's Day
建军节Army's Day
教师节Teachers' Day
中秋节Mid-Autumn Festival
国庆节National Day
重阳节Double-ninth Day
感恩节Thanksgiving Day
圣诞节Christmas Day
元宵节Lantern Festival
——注意:复数名词所有格①以s结尾的复数名词,在其后直接加’,例:girls’ bags
②不以s结尾的复数名词,在其后加’s,例:Children’s park
【3】by the famous writer
by prep.由…… (创作),出自
例: Hamlet was by Shakespeare.
famous adj.著名的,出名的
①be famous for 因为……而出名(强调原因);②be famous as 作为……而出名(强调身份)
例:鲁迅作为一名作家而出名,那就是说他因为写作而出名。
Lu Xun is famous as a writer. That’s to say,he is famous for writing.
writer n.作家,作者=write +(e)r ——同变化联想:reader,teacher,farmer,worker,dancer…
(n.写作,作品writing)
【扩展】职业名词变化规律:①动词+or:visitor,actor
②动词+ress(女性):actress,waitress
③-ist:scientist,pianist,violinist,chemist,biologist
④-ian:historian,musician
【4】find out 发现,查明 ;弄清楚,查明白 ——强调抽象事物
辨析:find 找到(过去式是found)——强调具体事物
例: 请查明火车的时刻表。Please find out the timetable of the train.
【5】①real adj.真实的,真正的(近义:true)——词性扩展:adv. really 真实地;真正地
例:我真地开心。I am really happy.
②exact adj.准确的,确切的——词性扩展:adv. exactly 准确地;确切地
【6】at the age of 在……岁时,可位于句首或句末
= at +基数词= when sb. be +基数词 +(years old)
例:她七岁开始学跳舞。
She began to learn to dance at the age of seven/ at seven/ when she was seven years old.
扩展:其他有关年龄的表达①超过/不到多少岁:be over/under +基数词
②将近多少岁:be nearly +基数词
③某人几十多岁时:be in one’s+整十数的复数
④在某人的年纪时:be one’s age
例:我像你一样大的时候都开始工作了。I began to work when I was your age.
【7】①in