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Integrated skills & Study skills(第五课时)
1.A snake eats little or nothing for months in cold winter. 蛇在寒
冷的冬天数月吃得很少或什么也不吃。
(1) little此处用作代词,意为“很少”,表示否定意义。例如:
He said little about his experience. 关于他的经历他几乎是只字未提。
(2) little也可用作限定词,修饰不可数名词。例如:
There is little water in the glass. 杯子里几乎没有水。
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【拓展】
(1) 辨析:little、a little、few和a few
little 修饰或指代不可数名词,表示否定意义 There is little time left. 剩下的时间
不多了。
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little 修饰或指代不可数名词,表示肯定意义 We still have a little time. 我们仍
有一些时间。
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few 修饰或指代可数名词复数,
表示否定意义 Peter has few friends here.彼得在这
儿几乎没有朋友。
a
few 修饰或指代可数名词复数,表
示肯定意义 Peter has a few friends here. 彼得
在这儿有几个朋友。
续表
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(2) little用作形容词时,意为“小的,幼小的”,常用来修饰人或动物,带有一定的感情色彩。例如:
The little dog is really cute. 这只小狗真可爱。
【即时训练】
( ) I had ______ money at that time, so I couldn’t buy that cute
cat.
B
A.few B.little C.much
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2.Camels can live without water for a long time. 骆驼不喝水可以活很长的时间。
without是介词,表示否定含义,意为“没有”,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式作宾语。其对应词是with,意为“有;具有,带有”。例如:
Can you see clearly without your glasses? 你不戴眼镜能看得清东西吗?
【即时训练】
Without _______ (say) anything, she left the office angrily.
saying
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3.Now I’m not afraid of animals any more. 现在我不再害怕动物了。
(1) be afraid of是固定短语, 意为“害怕……”,其后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。例如:
The little girl is afraid of thunder and lightning. 这小女孩害怕雷声和闪电。
【即时训练】
( ) Linda never plays with dogs because she ______ them.
B
A.is late for B.is afraid of C.is good at
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【拓展】be afraid to do sth意为“害怕去做某事”。例如:
Amy is shy, so she is afraid to meet her teacher. 埃米很害羞,所以她害怕碰见她的老师。
(2) not...any more意为“不再”,not与谓语动词一起构成否定句。no more也意为“不再……”。置于动词be与情态动词之后,行为动词之前。例如:
Mr Green didn’t work here any more.= Mr Green no more worked here. 格林先生不再在这里工作了。
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4.I heard of a young man. 我听说过一个年轻人。
hear of意为“听说”,相当于hear about。例如:
We heard of/about the news the day before yesterday. 我们前天听说了这个消息。
【拓展】hear from意为“收到……的来信”。例如:
I hear from my mother every month. 我每个月都收到母亲的来信。
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5.I read about a man the other day. 前几天我读了一个人的故事。
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