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Part 3 Culture Understanding & Language Practice
1. It calls on people to turn off their lights and other electrical appliances like computers for one hour. 它号召人们关闭灯源和其他像电脑这样的电器一小时。
有关call的短语有:
call on sb. 拜访某人 call at (some place ) 拜访某地
call for 需要 call off 取消,叫走
call in 请来;召集;来访 call up 打电话;回忆起
call on sb. to do sth. 号召某人去做 call for help 寻求帮助,大声呼救
I called on Mrs Foster this evening. 我今晚去看望了福斯特太太。
They called at her house last week. 上周他们去她家拜访。
The work calls for time and patience. 这工作需要时间和耐心。
Because of COVID-19, we have to call off the exams.
由于疫情,我们不得不取消考试。
Call in the doctor at once. 马上去请医生来。
Your letter calls up the days when we worked together.
你的来信让我回忆起我们在一起工作的情景。
The Prime Minister called on everyone to work hard for national unity.
首相号召大家为祖国统一而努力。
巩固练习
选择题。
( )(1)He is unfit for the job, which _______patience and creativeness.
A. calls in B. calls off C. calls for D. calls up
( )(2) The head of the workshop thought it necessary _______ workers for a meeting.
A. calling on B. calling in C. to call on D. to call in
( )(3)—Did you________ your sister when you were in Shanghai?
—Yes, and I also________ my uncle’s during my stay there.
A. call on; called on B. dropped on; visit
C. call on; called at D. call at; called on
( )(4)The Party and government________the people to control the air pollution.
A. called on B. called for C. called off D. called at
2. It was not until I visited the place that I found it really worthy of the reputation.
直到我参观了这个地方,我才发现它真的名不虚传。
辨析: worth与worthy (worthy 可作定语,worth不能。)
(1)worth可接表示价值的名词或短语,而worthy则不能。
The house is worth 100,000 pounds.
(2)worth可接名词作宾语,worthy须加上of才能接名词。
The matter is worth/worthy of consideration. 这事值得考虑。
(3)worth接动名词的主动式,worthy接动名词的被动式。
The museum is worth visiting.=The museum is worthy of being visited. 这个博物馆值得参观。
(4)worthy后可接不定式,worth不能。
The film is worthy to be seen again. 这部电影值得再看一遍。
(5)worthwhile为系表形容词。
常用句型: It is wort