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Vocabulary
核 心 词 汇
mad adj. 发疯的
词组:
go mad / be mad 发疯,失去理智
be mad about sb./sth. 痴迷于......
= be keen on sb./sth.
be mad at sb./sth.
= be angry with sb./at sth. 生......的气
drive sb. mad 把某人逼疯
reason n. 理由
结构:
reason for sth./ to do sth./ why+句子
翻译:那就是为什么我会迟到的原因。
That's the reason for my lateness
/ why I was late.
派生:reasonable adj. 合理的
sum n. 量
a sum of+不可数名词 一笔
a large sum of money 一大笔钱
a great deal of+不可数名词
a great many+可数名词复数
a great number of+可数名词复数
determined adj. 坚定的,下定决心的
结构:
be determined to do sth. 下定决心做某事
同义词组:
decide to do sth.
make up one's mind to do sth.
make a decision to do sth.
determine[dɪˈtɜːmɪn] v.--determination[dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn] n.
形容词
名词
mad
reason
determined
sum
Listening
Why do people think the writer is mad?
Reading
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
I live near an airport
and passing planes can be heard night and day.
Section 1
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
单词:slowly adv. 逐渐地
翻译:他正在逐渐制定一个合理的计划。
He is slowly making a reasonable plan.
drive 含义多样:
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. 逼迫
He drives his car very badly. 驾驶
The farmer drove the cattle into the field. 驱赶
I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.
passing planes 中passing意为经过的、过往的,
是现在分词作定语
功能一: 所修饰人/物正进行动作/状态
a sleeping boy
功能二: 说明被修饰名词的用途/功能
a sleeping bag
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
I live near an airport
and passing planes can be heard night and day.
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
I live near an airport
and passing planes can be heard night and day.
Recite
The airport was built years ago,
but for some reason it could not be used then.
Last year, however, it came into use.
Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
Section 2
The airport was built years ago,
but for some reason it could not be used then.
years前面不加确定的数词时,一般表示许多年 ,
如:数周前 weeks ago
词组:
for some reason 由于某种原因
some+不可数名词/可数名词复数 一些
some+可数名词单数 某一
Last year, however, it