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Communication Workshop
重难点知识讲解
1. My classmates and I were really excited to learn that you were not only the first Chinese woman in space but also the youngest astronaut from China. 得知您不仅是中国第一位进人大空的女宇航员,而且还是中国最年轻的宇航员时,我和我的同学们真的很激动。
【解析】not only…but also…. 意为“不但…而且…”,它是一个表并列关系的连词,用来连接两个并列关系的句子成分。例如:
I can speak not only English, but also French. 我不但会讲英语,而且还会讲法语。
注意:当 not only...but also 连接两个主语的时候,谓语动词应与最近的那一个主语在人称和数上保持一致。
例如:Not only you but also he is right. 不仅你还有他都是对的。
2. That makes me admire you very much. 这让我非常钦佩您。
【解析】make sb. (not )do sth. 意为“使某人(不)做某事”。例如:
Parents always make their children learn many things.
父母总是让他们的孩子学习很多东西。
补充:make sb./sth. +adj意为“使某人/物…”。例如:
The bad news made him very sad. 这个坏消息使他很伤心。
3. I'm looking forward to your reply。我期待着您的回复。
【解析】look forward to sth. 期待着某事;look forward to doing sth. 期待着做某事。例如:
The students are looking forward to the summer vacation.
学生们正期待着謈假的到来。
He was looking forward to working with the new manager.
他很期待和新经理一起工作。
基础练习
一、翻译下列短语。
1. 不但…而且…______________________________________________________
2. 让某人做某事______________________________________________________
3.榜样_______________________________________________________________
4. 决定做某事________________________________________________________
5. 期待着…__________________________________________________________
6. 尽某人最大的努力实现梦想__________________________________________
二、将词汇与正确的释义连线。
1. admire A. to achieve something that you are hoping to achieve
2. wonder B. from the moment that something happens
3. realize C. to like and respect somebody very much
4. once D. to think about something and try to decide what is true, etc.
5. role model E. someone you admire and try to imitate
三、根据中文提示完成句子。(每空一词)
1.莫扎特六岁之前不仅会弹钢琴,还会拉小提琴。
Before Mozart was six, he played _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ .
2.我小时候,父母总是让我周六去学英语。
My parents always ____ _____ _____ English on Saturdays when I was young.
3.她决定每天早上跑步锻炼20 分钟。
She _____ _____ _____ _____ for 20 minutes every morning.