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Unit10 You’re supposed to shake hands.
1. custom风俗;习惯
~(cn)个人习惯 (pl)表示某一国家或地区的各种风俗习惯
customer(cn)顾客;客户
辨析:custom与habit
custom:主要指某个民族或社会在发展过程中长期沿袭下来的礼节、风俗和习惯
habit:指一个人长时间养成的习惯
2. shake hands
shake(vt)招;摇 (vi)表示短促而迅速地来回摇动 (shook-shaken)
shake hands with sb.和某人握手
shake one’s head 摇头
~sb.by the shoulder抓住某人的肩膀猛摇
~one’s fist at sb.向某人挥拳
“握手”的表达方式: shake hands with sb. shake one’s hand
shake sb. by the hand (注意hand的变化)
3. I met a Japanese boy called Sato,and as soon as I held out my hand,he bowed.(我遇到了叫佐藤的日本男孩,我一伸出手他就鞠躬)
as soon as一...就... (常用来引导时间状语从句。当主句是一般过去时的时候,从句也要用一般过去时)
注意:在as soon as引导的时间状语从句中,若主句是一般将来时、祈使句或含有情态动词,从句用一般现在时表将来
Eg:I will call you as soon as I arrive home.
Please call me as soon as he comes back home.
You can watch TV as soon as you finish your homework.
hold out伸出(手/胳膊);递出(东西)
与hold相关的常用短语:
keep/take hold of sth.抓住;握住 hold back阻止 hold on坚持
hold in抑制;忍耐 hold up举起 hold one’s breath屏住呼吸
4. So I just stood there with my hand out.
with my hand out:伸出我的手 (with+n+adv/adj)是介词with的常见复合结构,在句中作伴随状语
with还可用于以下结构:
①with+n+介词(短语)
eg:Jim came back with a letter in his hand.
②with+n+不定式短语
Eg:With so much homework to do,she can’t go to the party.
③with+n+现在分词(短语)
Eg:I can’t get to sleep with all this noise going on.
④with+n+过去分词(短语)
Eg:With her homework finished,she went out to play.
⑤with+名词短语 在句中作定语,位于所修饰的名词之后
Eg:She is a girl with long hair.
5. We often just drop by our friends’ homes if we have time.
drop by 顺便/偶然拜访;顺便进入 (在此句中相当于come over to,也可作为vi,相当于drop in) visit表示正式的探望;拜访
drop的常用短语:
drop in at+地点 顺便去某地
drop in on+某人 顺便拜访某人
drop into陷入 drop to下降到;跌倒 drop out不参与;辍学
drop off 小睡 drop in顺便拜访 drop down(使)落下
drop back/behind落后
6. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends.
effort (n)努力;尽力 make an effort to do sth.努力做某事
Eg:Everyone should make an effort to reduce pollution.
与effort相关的短语:
make every effort to do sth.努力做某事
spare no effort to do sth.不遗余力地做某事
beyond effo