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Unit6 When was it invented?
1. My pleasure.
辨析: please,pleasure,pleased与pleasant
①please(语气词) 请 (v)取悦;使高兴
②pleasure (n) 愉快
常用短语:
With pleasure.(表示乐于接受或同意某事) 我愿意
It’s my pleasure.(My pleasure)不用谢
It’s a pleasure.不用谢
③pleased (adj)高兴的
用法如下: be pleased to do sth.乐于做某事
be pleased with 对...满意
Eg: He is pleased with his job.
④pleasant (adj)愉快的 (作定语/表语,通常说明事物)
Eg:We spent a pleasant vacation there.
The music that is pleasant to the ear.
2. For example,it mentioned that zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893.
mention(vt) 提到;提及
Don’t mention it.不用谢,没关系(道谢;道歉)
①mention sth. to sb.向某人提及某事
②mention doing sth./that从句 提及...
Eg: Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.
Whenever I mention playing basketball,he always says he’s too busy.
He mentioned that he met some problem,but nobody helped him.
3. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
It is said that ... 据说... 有人说... (it为形式主语,that从句为真正的主语,be said是被动语态形式,其主动语态形式为:People/They say (that)...)
“It is+过去分词+that...”结构的常用句型
It is believed that...人们认为...
It is known that...众所周知...
It is reported that...据报道...
It is supposed that...据估计...
4.Even though many people now know about tea culture,the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
doubt(n)疑问;疑惑
相关短语: without doubt毫无疑问;的确
no doubt无疑;很可能 be in doubt不确定
beyond doubt 毫无疑问
doubt(v)怀疑 (后常接n/pron或that;if/whether引导的从句作宾语)
There is no doubt that+句子 毫无疑问的是...
Eg:They doubt the truth of it.
We doubt that you are right.
I doubt if/whether he will come earlier this time.
4. The number of foreign players,including
Chinese players,in the NBA has increased.
辨析: include,including与included
include(vt)包括;包含
including(prep)包括;包含
included(adj)包括在内的 (后置定语)
Eg:Breakfast includes egg,bread and milk.
All the students,including me,had a nice day during the vacation.
All of us,myself included,like our English teacher.
5. These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams