内容正文:
Module 7 English for you and me
Unit 1 Have you ever been to an English corner?
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1. How much progress do you think you’ve made in English this year, Lingling?
玲玲,你觉得今年自己的英语取得了多少进步?
progress此处用作不可数名词,意为“进步;进展”。
常用搭配:make much/great progress 取得很大进步
make progress in (doing) sth. 在(做某事)方面取得进步
e.g. Little John has made much progress at school.
小约翰在学校取得了很大进步。
Mary made great progress in English last term.
上学期玛丽在英语学习方面取得很大进步。
how much+不可数名词...? 意为“多少...?”用于询问不可数名词的量,还可以用于询问价格和程度。
你想要多少牛奶?
How much milk do you want ?
草莓价格是多少?
How much are the strawberries ?
你有多爱看电视?
How much do you like watching TV ?
do you think是插入语,意思是 “你认为”,常放在特殊疑问词后面。
你认为他在忙什么?
What do you think he is doing ?
2. I think I’ve achieved a lot.
我觉得我的进步很大。
achieve作动词,意为“成功;实现”,常指(凭长期努力)达到(某目标、地位、标准)。
e.g. There are many people who will work hard to achieve these goals.
有很多人会努力工作来实现这些目标。
I haven't achieved very much today.
我今天没做成多少事。
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其名词形式为achievement“完成;达到;成就;成绩”。
当它意为“成就;业绩”时是可数名词, 当它意为“实现;成功”时是不可数名词。
It is a great achievement to him.
对他来说, 这是一个伟大的成就。
When he finished the work, he felt a sense of achievement.
当他完成工作时,他感到一种成就感。
拓展:
achieve, earn, get, win这组词的共同意思是“取得; 获得”。其区别是:
achieve指克服困难之后而获得;
earn指通过努力而获得;
get是常用词,可指主动争取,也可指被动接受,有时不一定需要很大努力就能获得;
win指在竞争、比赛、争论或战斗中击败对手而赢得胜利, 可以通过努力获得, 也可以偶然获得。
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3. I hope my English is good enough for the exams, anyway.
总之,我希望对于考试来说我的英语足够好。
enough adv. 充足地,足够地
He is brave enough to face dangers.
他很勇敢, 足以面对各种危险。
He plays well enough for a beginner.
对于初学者来说,他弹奏得相当不错。
adj/adv. + enough + to do 足够---以至于---
eg:He is brave enough to face dangers.
hope+(that)从句:希望...
hope to do sth. 希望做某事
他们希望有一天去游览长城。
They hope to visit the Great Wall one day.
4.It's also the subject that I’m best at, although my spoken English is not that good.
英语也是我最擅长的学科,尽管我的口语不是那么好。
be good at = do well in 擅长---
be better/best at更擅长/最擅长
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that good那么好
that 在这里是