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Unit 4 Growing up
Unit 4 Growing up
9A Unit 4 Growing up
1. die of/from
【辨析】die of 一般用于死因存在于人体之内的情况,主要指疾病,衰老等自身原因;
die from 一般指受到外部环境的伤害,主要指意外事故,如车祸,地震等。
若死因是环境影响到体内,如受伤,饥寒,过度劳累,则两者均可。
Eg.Peters grandmother died of heart disease. 彼得的祖母死于心脏病。
In the developing countries, many people died of/from hunger every year.
在发展中国家,每年都有很多人死于饥饿。
用die of或die from 填空:
A farmer ________ a lightning unluckily.
The poor man I met yesterday ________ cancer.
2.lose heart
【拓展】关于lose的常见短语:lose yourself in sth.沉迷于…… lose a game 输掉比赛
lose weight 减肥 lose temper 发脾气 lose one's life 丧失生命
Eg. She eats a little to lose weight. 她为了减肥只吃一点点。
You shouldn’t lose yourself in playing computer games. 你不应该沉迷于玩电脑游戏。
I am afraid that my dad will __________(发脾气) when he knows my terrible performance.
3.succeed
常用搭配:succeed in doing sth. 意为“成功做某事”。
词性转换:success n. 成功 successful adj. 成功的 successfully adv. 成功地
Eg.I hope you can succeed in passing the driving test. 我希望你可以顺利通过驾照考试。
( )—What do you think of the speech given by Chairman Xi Jinping in the UN?
—It's very exciting. His speech ________getting foreign friends' appreciation.
A.succeeded in B.succeed to C.managed to D.managed in
4.although
用法:although此处作连词,引导让步状语从句,意为“尽管;虽然”;although引导的让步状语从句不能与but连用;此外,though 也有“尽管,虽然”的意思,可用逗号与前后句子隔开;even though则表示“即使”。
Although he is a child,he knows a lot. 尽管他是个孩子,但是他知之甚多。
He was holding our baby in his arms even though he had fallen asleep.
即使他已经睡着了,他还是把我们的宝宝抱在怀里。
尽管太阳高照,却不是很暖和。 ________ the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm.
尽管每个人都打得不错,我们还是输了。We lost the game, ___________________.
5.graduate
常用搭配:graduate from... 从……毕业 graduate in 毕业于……学科
graduation n. 毕业;毕业典礼 after graduation 毕业后
Eg.It was my first job after graduation. 那是我毕业后的第一份工作。
He graduated in medicine. 他是医学专业毕业的。
Ann graduated from Peking University. 安毕业于北京大学。
她去年一从哈佛大学毕业就找到了工作