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[思维导图]
沟通(communication)
话题
sign, interested, missing, discover, invite, area, knowledge, since, trainer, hide, culture, themselves, perhaps, anybody, shy, correct, though, treat, myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, local, American, increase, rapidly, monthly, end, value, private, against, law, wherever, especially
词汇
短语
a bit, right now, make mistakes, worry about, laugh at, at the end of, more than, such as, lead to, on one’s way
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词 语
1. How do you usually communicate with your friends?
2. Dogs are famous for this.
3. They are either too low or too high for us.
4. I think we can invite them to join our classes and activities.
5. How about asking about their trip or the weather?
6. I think they will feel happy if we show them around our school.
7. Make sure you don’t make any English mistakes.
8. Texting is a popular activity among both adults and teenagers.
9. These days, it seems everybody is texting although young people are texting the most.
10. Texting did not become common until about 1998.
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语法
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重点单词 词汇拓展
重
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词 1. sign n. 手势;迹象
2. ant n. 蚂蚁
3. tail n. 尾巴
4. interested adj. 感兴趣的
5. missing adj. 失踪的;丢失的
6. discover v. 发现
7. gentleman n. 先生;绅士
8. invite v. 邀请
9. lady n. 女士 1. interested adj. →interesting (形容词) 令人感兴趣的
→interest (名词) 兴趣
2. missing adj. →miss (动词) 想念;错过
3. discover v. →discovery (名词) 发现
4. gentleman n. →gentlemen (复数) 先生;绅士
5. invite v. →invitation (名词) 邀请
6. lady n. →ladies (复数) 女士
句 型
Getting Ready & Lesson 4 Animal Talk
一、单词及拓展
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词 10. mad adj. 很生气的;疯的
11. area n. 地区;领域
12. knowledge n. 知识,学问
13. since prep. 在……以来
conj. 自……以来;因为,由于
14. trainer n. 驯兽师,教练员;运动鞋
15. hide v. 躲藏;隐藏 7. mad adj. →madly (副词) 疯狂地
→crazy (同义词) 疯狂的
8. knowledge n. →knowledgeable (形容词) 有知识的;知识渊博的
9. trainer n. →train (动词) 训练
10. hide v. →hid (过去式) 躲藏;隐藏
→hidden/ hid (过去分词) 躲藏;隐藏
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二、重点词汇
1. interested adj. 感兴趣的
[教材原句](教材P18 )People have always been interested in animal communication and scientists have done a lot of research on this subject.人们总是对动物的交流感兴趣,科学家们对这一课题做了大量的研究。
[常见用法]interested形容词,意为“感兴趣的”,主语通常是人。interested in是形容词短语,可以作宾语补足语;be/become interested in通常作谓语,介词in后跟名词、代词或动名词。
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单词 词性 词义及用法 例句
interested 形容词 表示“感兴趣的”,多用来修饰人或有生命 东西的名词。 3D movies are interesting and many people are interested in them. 3D 电影很有趣,很多人都对它们感兴趣。
interesting 形容词 表示“令人感兴趣的”,多用来修饰物。
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[易错易混]interested与interesting
[拓展应用]“对……感兴趣”也可以用show/ take interest in表达,词组中interest是名词,意为“兴趣”。如:
When Edison was young, he showed interest in science. 爱迪生小时候就对科学感兴趣。
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discover 动词 discover 表示发现本已存在的客观事物, 特别是科学上的发现时只用discover。 He discovered/ found his lost watch at the Lost and Found Office. 他在失物招领处找到了他丢失的手表。
find 动词 discover 与 find 意思接近,有时可互换。
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2. discover v. 发现
[教材原句](教材P18)Scientists have discovered that even ants use smell.科学家已经发现甚至蚂蚁也使用味觉。
[常见用法]discover指发现已经存在的客观事物。
[易错易混]discover, find与find out
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find out 动词短语 find out 指通过观察、探索而发现事实的 真相,多指发现无形的、隐秘的事情,意为 “查明;弄清楚”。 I’m trying to find out the information about Columbus who discovered America. 我在竭力查找一些哥伦布的信息,他发现了美洲。
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三、重点句式
1. How + do/ does +主语+ do...?
[教材原句](教材P17 )How do you usually communicate with your friends?你通常怎样和你的朋友们交流?
[句型结构]How + do/ does +主语+ do...?
[常见用法]特殊疑问词how和行为动词连用提问动作发生的方式,一般现在时态助动词用do或does。
[例句]How do animals use body language?动物如何使用肢体语言?
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2. be famous for...
[教材原句](教材P18)Dogs are famous for this.狗因此而著称。
[句型结构]be famous for...
[常见用法]be famous for意为“因……而出名”。相关词组为make... famous,意为“使……出名”。
[例句]Vienna is also famous for its coffee culture. 维也纳的咖啡文化同样闻名天下。
The West Lake makes Hangzhou famous all over the world.西湖使杭州闻名
于世。
[拓展应用]be famous as意为“作为……而出名”,同义词组为be well-known as。如:
Einstein was famous as a great scientist. 爱因斯坦作为一位伟大的科学家而著称。
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3.by引导的方式状语
[教材原句](教材P18)When a dog walks outside, it learns about other dogs by smelling things. 当狗在外面行走时,通过嗅东西得知其他狗的情况。
[句型结构]by引导的方式状语
[常见用法]by介词,意为“通过”,表示方式或手段,后跟名词、代词或动名词形式。
[例句]Do you communicate with your friends by phone or by email!?
你是通过电话还是电子邮件和你的朋友们联系?
He became a member of the team by training hard.
通过刻苦训练,他成为球队的一员。
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4.现在分词作宾语补足语
[教材原句](教材P18)Everyone has heard birds singing. 大家都听过鸟儿唱歌。
[句型结构]现在分词作宾语补足语
[常见用法]现在分词作宾语补足语时表示宾语发出的动作正在进行。
[例句]He looked out of the window and saw him going out of the room.
他向窗子外面看了看,看到他正走出房间。
[拓展应用]现在分词作宾语补足语有时可以转换为宾语从句,当主句动词用现在时态时,宾语从句中用现在进行时,当主句动词用过去时态时宾语从句中用过去进行时态。如:
I heard that someone was singing in the next room.
我听到有人正在隔壁房间唱歌。
Do you hear he is speaking at the meeting?
你听到他正在会上发言了吗?
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5.主语+ make短语+ to do...
[教材原句](教材P18)Usually the“ gentlemen” make sounds to invite the“ladies”这些“绅士们’'通常发出声音来邀请“女士们”。
[句型结构]主语+ make短语+ to do...
[常见用法]句型中动词make构成固定短语,后跟动词不定式作目的状语。
[例句]The villagers used to make a great noise to drive the wild animals away.
村民们过去常常制造出很大的噪音来驱逐野生动物。
[注意]动词make构成固定短语或固定词组时,和动词make表示“使;让”不同,构成固定短语时跟动词不定式作状语,表示“使;让”时后跟省略to的不定式作宾语补足语。如:
Can you make the baby stop crying?
你能让这个婴儿停止哭泣吗?
Can you make faces to stop the baby crying?
你能做鬼脸让这个婴儿停止哭泣吗?
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6. either... or...
[教材原句](教材P18)They are either too low or too high for us.
这些声音对我们来说不是太低就是太高。
[句型结构]either...or...
[常见用法]用于连接两个表示选择关系的词,意为“要么……要么……”。
[例句]You can either go swimming or play tennis.
你可以去游泳也可以去打网球。
[注意]either...or...通常应连接两个相同性质的句子成分,但有时后一成分可能省略与前一成分相同的词。若连接两个成分作主语,其谓语通常与靠近它的主语保持一致。如:.
You can either have tea or offee. 你喝茶也行,喝咖啡也行。
Either you or I am wrong.不是你错,就是我错。
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[拓展应用]类似either... or...可以连接句子各种并列成分的词组还有both... and...两者都;not ... but ...不是……而是;not only... but also...不但……而且……;
neither... nor...既不……也不……等。
[易错易混]as well, too, also 和either
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as well 用于肯定句 用于句末,其前不能用逗号隔开。 Tom lives in China as well. 汤姆也住在中国。
too 用于肯定句 用于句末,其前常用逗号隔开。 I’m a student. My sister is a student, too. 我是个学 生,我妹妹也是。
also 用于肯定句 常置于行为动词之前、系动词或第一个助动词之后。 Her brother also likes basketball and football.她的弟 弟也喜欢篮球和足球。
either 用于否定句 用于句末,其前用逗号隔开。 I don’t like apples, either. 我也不喜欢苹果。
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四、重点语法
现在完成时态(Ⅰ)
[教材原句](教材P18)Scientists have discovered that even ants use smell. 科学家已经发现甚至蚂蚁也使用味觉。
[常见用法]现在完成时由“have(has)+动词的过去分词”构成。have,has是助动词,本身无具体意义;第三人称单数用助动词has ,其他人称均用助动词have。
过去分词的构成:
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规则动词 大多数动词直接在词尾加 ed look—looked; want—wanted
以 e 结尾的动词在后面直接加 d taste—tasted; invite—invited
以辅音字母加 y 结尾的动词需将 y 变为 i, 再加 ed try—tried; study—studied
不规则动词过去式过去分词 AAA 型 cut—cut—cut; hurt—hurt—hurt
ABB 型 buy—bought—bought; make—made—made
ABC 型 see—saw—seen; eat—ate—eaten
现在完成时表示发生在过去的动作对现在造成影响。 I have told him the truth. 我告诉过他真相了。 (He knows the truth now.)
They have seen the Pyramids. 他们已经参观过金字塔了。 (They know about the Pyramids.)
表示某种经历。 用 ever 表示曾经的经历,never 表示否定意义。
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现在完成时态的用法:
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现在完成时态表示动作或状态的延续。指过去的动作或状态一直持续到现在,也许还会继续下去。 since 后跟时间点,用于现在完成时,意为“自……以来”。
for 后跟一段时间,持续到现在。
always 和现在完成时态连用,表示“一直存在某个动作”。
肯定句 主语+ have (has) +动词的过去分词+其他.
否定句 主语+ have (has) not +动词的过去分词+其他.
一般疑问句 Have (Has) +主语+动词的过去分词+其他?
肯定回答:Yes, 主语+ have (has).
否定回答:No, 主语+ haven’t (hasn’t).
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[例句]Mike and Clare have learmt a lttle Arabic. 迈克和克莱尔已经学习了一点阿拉伯语。
I haven' t won any prizes. 我没有获过任何奖。
Betty's parents haven't agreed to travel by plane.贝蒂的父母没有同意乘飞机
旅行。
—Have you ever wanted to travel around the world?你曾想过到全世界旅行吗?
—Yes, I have.是的,我想过。
—Has Lingling ever won any prizes before? 玲玲以前曾经获过奖吗?
—No, she hasn't.不,她没有获得过。
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重点单词 词汇拓展
重点单词 1. culture n. 文化
2. themselves pron. 他(她、它)们自己
3. perhaps adv. 可能,大概
4. anybody pron. 任何人
5. shy adj. 羞怯的,腼腆的
6. correct adj. 正确的;恰当的
7. though adv. 可是,然而
conj. 尽管;即使
8. treat v. 对待;处理 1. culture n. →cultural (形容词) 文化的
2. themselves pron. →them (宾格) 他们
3. anybody pron. →anyone (同义词) 任何人
4. shy adj. →shyness (名词) 羞怯
5. correct adj. →correctly (副词) 正确地;恰当地
6. though conj. →although (同义词) 尽管;即使
7. treat v. →treatment (名词) 对待
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Lesson 5 Meeting People
一、单词及拓展
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重点单词 9. myself pron. 我自己
10. ourselves pron. 我们自己
11. yourself pron. 你自己
12. yourselves pron. 你们自己
13. himself pron. 他自己
14. herself pron. 她自己
15. itself pron. 它自己
16. local adj. 本地的;当地的;地方的 8. myself pron. →my (形容词性物主代词) 我的
9. ourselves pron. →our (形容词性物主代词) 我们的
10. yourself pron. →your (形容词性物主代词) 你的
11. himself pron. →him (宾格) 他
12. herself pron. →her (宾格) 她
13. itself pron. →its (形容词性物主代词) 它的
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二、重点词汇
1. invite sb. to do sth.
[教材原句](教材P20)I think we can invite them to join our classes and activities. 我想我们可以邀请他们来我们班级参加活动。
[句型结构]invite sb. to do sth.
[常见用法]invite sb. to do sth.意为“邀请某人做某事”。invite sb. to a place意为“邀请某人到某地”。
[例句]My sister usually invites her friends to her house on her birthday.
我姐姐通常在她生日的时候邀请她的朋友们到她家里来。
[注意]面对某人提出邀请时不用invite,invite只在表示叙述的时候用。如:
Will you come to have dinner with us, Daming?大明,请你来和我们一起吃晚饭好吗?
Would you like to go shopping with me?你愿意和我一起去购物吗?
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2. How about + doing...?
[教材原句](教材P20)How about asking about their trip or the weather? 询问他们的旅途情况或天气怎么样?
[句型结构]How about + doing...?
[常见用法]How about...同What about...,意为“……怎么样,……好吗”,用于征求意见。后跟动词时用动名词形式。回答How/ What about+...?引导的问句,肯定答语用“A good idea! / That's a good idea!/ Great!”等;否定回答用“Too bad! 1 I'm afraid...”等 。
[例句]How about these vegetables?这些蔬菜怎么样?
My favourite food is beef. How about you?我最喜欢的食品是牛肉。你呢?
[拓展应用]How/ What about doing sth.?可与Why not do sth.?相互转换。如:
How about playing basketball? = Why not play basketball?打篮球怎么样?
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3. make sure + (that) 从句
[教材原句](教材P20)Make sure you don't make any English mistakes.确保不犯任何英语错误。
[句型结构]make sure + (that) 从句
[常见用法]make sure意为“确信;保证”,同be sure。常用结构:make sure +从句;make sure + of/ about sth;make sure + (not) to do; make sure +特殊疑问词+动词不定式。
[例句]I make sure that they have tried their best. 我保证他们尽全力了。
Do you make sure about that?这事你肯定吗?
Make sure not to make the same mistakes this time.这次一定不要再犯相同的错误了。
We haven't made sure what to do next. 我们说不准下一步要干什么。
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人称代词 物主代词 反身代词
主格 宾格 形容词性 名词性
第一人称 单数 I me my mine myself
复数 we us our ours ourselves
第二人称 单数 you you your yours yourself
复数 you you your yours yourselves
三、重点句式
反身代词
[教材原句](教材P21)Tom painted the rooms all by himself (he). 汤姆自己粉刷的房间。
[常见用法]人称代词、物主代词、反身代词的分类及作用:
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第三人称 单数 he him his his himself
she her her hers herself
it it its its itself
复数 they them their theirs themselves
作用 主语 宾语表语 定语 主语表语宾语 宾语表语同位语
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反身代词的用法:
1.反身代词本身不能单独作主语,但是它可以作主语同位语,放在主语后或句末。如:
我亲自去电影院。
I went to the cinema myself. (√)
Myself went to the cinema. (×)
2.反身代词可以作宾语的同位语。
[例句]I wish I could hear Beethoven himself play this music.我希望我能听贝多芬亲自弹这首曲子。
You can go and ask him himself.你可以去问他本人。
3.反身代词可以作动词短语或介词的宾语。
[例句]She said to herself,“What's wrong with my eyes?”她自言自语地说:“我的眼睛怎么啦?”
4.反身代词位于某些动词后作动词的宾语,如动词enjoy,help,hurt等。
[例句]Did you enjoy yourselves at the weekend?你们周末玩得开心吗?
5.反身代词可以作表语。
[例句]I' m not quite myself today. 我今天情绪不好。
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重点单词 词汇拓展
重点单词 1. American adj. 美国的
2. increase v. 增长,增多
3. rapidly adv. 迅速地,快速地
4. monthly adj. 每月的
5. end n. 结尾;终结;末尾
v. 终止;结束
6. value n. 用途;价值
7. private adj. 私人的;秘密的
8. such det., pron. 这样的,那样的,类似的
9. against prep. 违反,反对
10. law n. 法律 1. American adj. →America (名词) 美国
2. rapidly adv. →rapid (形容词) 迅速的;快的
3. monthly adj. →month (名词) 月;月份
4. value n. →valuable (形容词) 有价值的
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Lesson 6 The Texting Generation
一、单词及拓展
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二、重点词汇
1. private adj. 私人的;秘密的
[教材原句](教材P22)Texting is quieter and more private than a phone call. 发短信比打电话更安静更隐私。
[常见用法]形容词,意为“私人的;秘密的”,用来修饰名词。
[易错易混]private与personal
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private 形容词 private 强调是个人隐私的,私密的,是不愿公开透露让过多人知道的情况。 During the private conversation there were some personal information about both of them. 在这次私人交谈中有一些关于他们两个的个人信息。
personal 形容词 personal 强调是个人的,与隐私不一定有关,只是与你个人有关的情况。
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2. such as例如
[教材原句](教材P22)“Text language”such as“thx” for “thanks” and“cul8tr” for“see you later”makes texting even quicker and easier. 短信语言,例如,“thx”表示“谢谢”,“cul8tr”表示“一会儿见”,使发短信更快捷简便。
[常见用法]表示举例,意为“例如,诸如此类的,像……那样的”,相当于like或for example。
[易错易混]such as,for example和like
三者都能起列举作用,such as同like, 前面不用逗号,作定语;for example表示列举时,前后都用逗号隔开,作插入语来使用。如:
I like drinks such as tea and soda.
我喜欢诸如茶和汽水之类的饮料。
There are some big cities in China, for example, Beijing and Shanghai.
中国有一些大城市,例如北京和上海。
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三、重点句式
1. both... and...
[教材原句](教材P22)Texting is a popular activity among both adults and teenagers. 在成年人和青少年中发短信是受欢迎的活动。
[句型结构]both... and...
[常见用法]both... and...意为.“……和……两者都”,连接句子各种成分。连接主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
[例句]Both English and maths are important subjects.
英语和数学都是重要的学科。
We have both English and maths on weekdays.
平日我们既上英语课也上数学课。
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2. it seems (that)...
[教材原句](教材P22)These days, it seems everybody is texting although young people are texting the most.现在似乎每个人都在发送短信,尽管年轻人发的最多。
[句型结构]it seems ( that)....
[常见用法]it seems that... 意为“似乎;好像……”。it 代替主语从句作形式主语, that在本句中被省略。注意seem和后面that从句的时态要对应。
[例句]It seems (hat) everything goes well. 似乎一切顺利。
It seemed (that) you had a problem with your friends.似乎你与你的朋友有什么问题。
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3. not... until...
[教材原句](教材P22)Texting did not become common until about 1998. 直到大约1998 年发送短信才开始普及。
[句型结构]not...until...
[常见用法]not...until/till...意为“直到……才……”。主句常用终止性动词(即非延续性),表示until 所表示的时间一到,该动作就发生。
[例句]He didn't go to bed until/ till eleven last night.昨天夜里他直到十一点才上床睡觉。
She didn' t know me until/ till last week.她直到上周才认识我。
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4. from... to...
[教材原句](教材P22 )From 2006 to 2007 in the US, the number of monthly texts grew 335%.美国从2006年到2007 年,每月的短信数量增长335%。
[句型结构]from...to...
[常见用法]from... to... 意为“从……到……”。连接时间和地点时,很多情况下可和between...and... 换用。
[例句]He was in London between 1924 and 1929.= He was in London from 1924 to 1929.
1924年到1929 年他在伦敦。
It's a long way from Bejjing to Nanjing.= It's a long way between Bejjing and Nanjing.
从北京到南京路途遥远。
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5. that引导的表语从句
[教材原句](教材P22)The main reason is that it is not expensive.主要的原因是短信不贵。
[句型结构]that引导的表语从句
[常见用法]本句主句是主系表结构。that引导的是表语从句,说明reason的内容othat本身无意义,仅起引导作用。
[例句]The girl 's dream is that when she graduates from college she can go on studying abroad.
这个女孩的梦想是当她从大学毕业时,她能继续去国外学习。
[拓展应用]表语从句的引导词通过句意来确定。如:
That's why we called off the picnic.那就是我们取消野餐的原因。
This is what they plan to do next. 这就是他们计划下一步要做的事。
This is where he lived ten years ago.这是他10年前居住过的地方。
重点单词 词汇拓展
重点单词 1. wherever conj. 在任何地方
adv. 究竟在哪里
2. especially adv. 尤其,特别 1. wherever conj. →where (副词) 在哪里
2. especially adv. →special (形容词) 特别的
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一、单词及拓展
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1. wherever conj.在任何地方adv.究竟在哪里
[教材原句](教材P24)My parents and friends can find me wherever I am.无论我在哪里,我的父母和朋友们都能找到我。
[常见用法]wherever引导让步状语从句,意为“无论在哪里”,同no matter where...。
[拓展应用]“no matter +疑问词”同“疑问词+ ever”,引导让步状语从句。如:
No matter what happened, he would not mind.
= Whatever happened, he would not mind.
无论发生了什么,他都不会介意的。
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2. especially adv.尤其,特别
[教材原句](教材P24)It is very convenient, but at the same time it is easy to be interrupted especially when I want to be alone.它非常方便,但是同时也很容易被打扰,尤其是当我想独处时。
[常见用法]especially为副词,意为“特别地,尤其地”。
[易错易混]especially与special
especially为副词,意为“特别地,尤其地”;special为形容词,意为“特殊的;特别的;专门的”。反义词为ordinary,意为“普通的”。强调的是事物特有的性质、性格或专门的目的、用途。如:
There were many special presents for my birthday but I especially liked this one.
我生日收到了许多特别的礼物,但我尤其喜欢这一件。
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三、重点句式
1. so引导的结果状语从句
[教材原句](教材P24)Grandpa worked in the city and Grandma lived in the country, so they wrote to each other.爷爷在城市工作,奶奶住在农村,所以他们彼此写信。
[句型结构]so引导的结果状语从句
[常见用法]本句是一个复合句,so引导结果状语从句,意为“因此,所以”。because 引导的是原因状语从句,本句也可以改为because引导。
[例句]The school is near my home, so I go to school on foot. 学校离我家很近,所以我步行去学校。
[注意]because和so不能用于同一个句子中。如:
Because he likes animals, he has got a cat and a dog at home.
= He likes animals, so he has got a cat and a dog at home.
因为他喜欢动物,所以他在家养了一只狗和一只猫。
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2. it takes sb. some time to do sth.
[教材原句](教材P24)When Grandma asked a question in her letter, it took her two weeks to get the answer!当奶奶在她的信里问某个问题时,她要等两周的时间得到答复!
[句型结构]it takes sb. some time to do sth.
[常见用法]it takes sb. some time to do sth.意为“花费(某人)……时间做某事”。句型中it 代替动词不定式作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式部分。当动词不定式作主语时由于主语很长,经常用it来代替作形式主语,而把真正的主语动词不定式后置,避免英语句子“头重脚轻”。
[例句]It takes me half an hour to get to school.到学校花费我半个小时。
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3.主语+ need + to do...
[教材原句](教材P24)If there was anything urgent, they needed to send telegrams. 如果有急事,他们需要发电报。
[句型结构]主语+ need + to do...
[常见用法]“need + to do”表示主语执行need后的动作;“need + doing"表示主语和need后的动词存在动宾关系。
[例句]We need to protect the animals and they really need taking care of.
我们需要保护动物,这些动物真的需要照看。
[拓展应用]need用作情态动词时,用于疑问句和否定句中;用作名词时,意为“需要,必要”。如:
You needn't go in a hurry.你不必匆匆忙忙地去。
They're in great need of help.他们非常需要帮助。
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4. although引导的让步状语从句
[教材原句](教材P24)Although it was much faster than writing letters, it was still inconvenient. 尽管电话比写信快多了,但仍然不方便。
[句型结构]although引导的让步状语从句
[常见用法]although引导让步状语从句,意为“尽管……”同though。注意although,though不能与but同时用于一个句子中。
[例句]I don't know him well though I' ve known him for a long time.
我对他并不了解,虽然我认识他已经很长时间了。
= I've known him for a long time, but I don't know him well.
我认识他已经很长时间了, 但我对他并不了解。
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