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Module 1 Travel
Unit 3 Language in use
1
教材语境 Make sure you get to the airport in time for your plane.确保你及时到达机场赶上飞机。(教材P6)
&1& make sure 确保;设法保证&2&
of (doing) sth. 确保(做)某事
that从句(that常可省略) 确保……
make sure
A good plan helps you to make sure of your success in study. 一个好的计划有助于确保你在学习上获得成功。
We will try our best to make sure you enjoy your visit.我们会竭尽全力使您访问愉快。
Language points
2
典例1 (天津市河西区中考模拟) Please look over your paper
carefully to ___ there are no mistakes.
C
A.find out B.think of C.make sure D.try out
【解析】句意:请认真检查你的试卷,确保没有错误。由空前的"look over your paper carefully"可知,此处是说"确保"没有错误。find out"查明";think of "想起";make sure"确保";try out"试验,试用"。故选C。
Language points
3
教材语境 Only a few.只有几张。 (教材P6)
&3& a few 一些,几个
&4& a few在此作代词,相当于a few CDs。a few还可作限定词,修饰可数名词复数,表示肯定意义。
Most students like this trip, but a few think it is boring. 大部分学生喜欢这次旅行,但是一些人认为很无聊。(作代词)
I bought a few apples in the shop. 我在商店买了一些苹果。(作限定词)
Language points
4
表示肯定意义 表示否定意义
修饰/指代可数名词复数 a few few
修饰/指代不可数名词 a little little
There are only a few cakes and a little milk for breakfast.早饭仅有几块蛋糕和一点儿牛奶。
Few trees can grow in such an area with little rain all year round.没有几棵树能在这样一个全年少雨的地区生长。
&5& a few,few,a little与little
Language points
5
巧学妙记
(a) few与(a) little的区别
few、little有异同,
修饰/指代名词(可数、不可数)要记清,
其前有a表肯定,
其前无a表否定。
Language points
6
典例2 (泸州中考改编)Hurry up, Su Mei! The graduation
ceremony will begin in a second. We have ___ time left.
C
A.few B.a few C.little D.a little
【解析】空后的time为不可数名词,由此排除A、B两项;根据前面的"Hurry up"和"The graduation ceremony will begin in a second"可知,毕业典礼马上就要开始了,时间不多了。故此处应用little表示否定含义,选C。
Language points
7
教材语境 The journey was full of exciting experiences.旅行充满了令人兴奋的经历。(教材P7)
&6& exciting adj. 令人激动的;使人兴奋的
&7& exciting与excited
两者均为形容词,具体区别如下:
exciting 意为"令人激动的,使人兴奋的",表示事物自身具备
的性质,其修饰对象通常是事物,可作表语或定语
exc