内容正文:
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
我过去害怕黑暗.
知识详解
Section A
Mario, you used to be short, didn't you?马里奥,你过去很矮,不是吗? (教材P25 1a)
used to do sth.过去常常做某事
讲 该用法表示过去经常发生的事情或存在的状态,通常不与表示过去的时间状语连用.used不随人称和时态的变化而变化.
»There used to be a clothes store around the street corner.街角处曾经有一家服装店.
»Photos used to be expensive, and people took fewer of them.照片过去很贵,人们拍得很少.
反意疑问句
讲 本句是反意疑问句.反意疑问句的两种基本形式:
肯定的陈述句+否定的附加问句
否定的陈述句+肯定的附加问句
特别提醒
(1)陈述句和附加问句在人称、数和时态上必须保持一致,且附加问句的主语通常为人称代词的主格形式.
(2)陈述句部分含有nothing、never、hardly、little(不多的)等表示否定意义的词时,附加问句要用肯定形式.
»There is little money for Mr. Lee to buy a ticket for today's show, is there?李先生几乎没有钱买今天的演出票,是吗?
拓 反意疑问句的答语:
(1)反意疑问句的答语应符合事实.事实是肯定的,用yes;事实是否定的,用no.
(2)当反意疑问句是”前否后肯”的结构时,其答语的翻译要以事实为依据,yes翻译为”不”,no翻译为“是的”.
»-Tom likes listening to music, doesn't he?汤姆喜欢听音乐,不是吗?
Yes, he does.是的,他喜欢.
»-He didn't come to school yesterday, did he?他昨天没来学校,是吗?
-Yes, he did.不,他来学校了.
-No, he didn't.是的,他没有来学校.
巧学妙记
反意疑问句
反意疑问三要点,前后谓语正相反;
短句not如出现,必须缩写是习惯;
最后一点应注意,短句主语代词填;
回答反意疑问句,答案含义是依据;
肯定事实用yes 否定事实就用no.
典例1 (龙东中考)-It is rude to ask direct questions,________?
-Yes, but I think it's OK to your close friends.
A. isn't it
B. doesn't it
C. does it
解析:问句句意:问直接的问题是粗鲁的,不是吗?反意疑问句遵循”前肯后否,前否后肯”的原则,由前面的It is可知,附加问句应为isn't it.故选A.
What's he like now?他现在什么样? (教材P25 1c)
What+ be+ sb. like?
讲 可用来询问人的相貌,也可用来提问人的性格、品质等.
»-What is your math teacher like?你的数学老师长什么样?
-He is tall and thin.他又高又瘦.
»-What's he like?他是个什么样的人?
-He's outgoing.他很外向.
拓 (1)" What do/does + sb. +look like?"意为“某人长什么样?”,常用来提问人的相貌.
»-What does your elder sister look like?你姐姐长什么样?
-She is of medium build with short hair.她中等身材,留着短发.
(2)"What do/does +sb.+like?"意为”某人喜欢什么?”,用来询问某人的喜好.
»-What does Tom like?汤姆喜欢什么?
-He likes collecting stamps.他喜欢集邮.
humorous 有幽默感的 (教材P26 2a)
humorous/'hju:mərəs/adj.有幽默感的;滑稽有趣的
讲 由”humor(n.幽默)+-ous(形容词后缀)”构成,在句中可作表语或定语.
»-What is Ricky like?里基怎么样?
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