期中复习讲义Unit 2考点8：重点词汇与短语2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

译林版·八年级英语下册期中复习
——Unit 2考点8：重点词汇与短语

本考点源自Unit 2 Vocabulary及Reading中的核心词汇与短语。掌握这些词汇的用法、搭配及句型，对完形填空、词汇运用和书面表达至关重要。

一、核心词汇详解

1. beauty /ˈbjuːti/ n. 美；美丽

常用短语：natural beauty (自然美)，the beauty of nature (自然之美)

形容词形式：beautiful (美丽的)

The beauty of the West Lake attracts many tourists.

She is a woman of great beauty. (她是一位大美女)

 经典例题： The ______ (beautiful) of the sunrise is beyond description.

答案：beauty。解析：定冠词the后接名词形式。

2. fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ adj. 极好的；美妙的

同义词：wonderful, great, excellent

We had a fantastic time in Hangzhou.

The view from the top is fantastic!

 经典例题： — How was your trip to Guilin? — ______. I really enjoyed it.

A. Terrible B. Fantastic C. Boring D. Tiring 答案：B

3. wonderful /ˈwʌndəfl/ adj. 精彩的；极好的

名词形式：wonder (奇迹；惊奇)

The Great Wall is a wonderful place to visit.

It's wonderful to see you again.

4. ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古代的；古老的

反义词：modern (现代的)

Xi’an is an ancient city with a long history.

The ancient temple was built 1,000 years ago.

5. famous /ˈfeɪməs/ adj. 著名的

常用短语：be famous for (因……著名)，be famous as (作为……著名)

Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.

He is famous as a writer.

6. prefer /prɪˈfɜː/ v. 更喜欢

常用结构：

• prefer A to B (喜欢A胜过B)

• prefer doing A to doing B (喜欢做A胜过做B)

• prefer to do A rather than do B (宁愿做A而不愿做B)

I prefer tea to coffee.

She prefers reading to watching TV.

He prefers to walk rather than take the bus.

 经典例题： I prefer ______ at home to ______ out on rainy days.

A. stay; go B. staying; going C. to stay; go D. staying; go 答案：B

解析：prefer doing A to doing B，两个动词都用动名词形式。

7. explore /ɪkˈsplɔː/ v. 探索

名词形式：exploration (探索)，explorer (探险家)

They love to explore new places.

Scientists are exploring space.

8. scenery /ˈsiːnəri/ n. 风景；景色（不可数名词）

注意：scenery是总称，不可数；view指从某处看到的景色，可数；scene指场景，可数。

The scenery in Guilin is amazing.

What a beautiful view from the window!

二、重点短语详解

1. have a fantastic time = have a great time = enjoy oneself 玩得很开心

We had a fantastic time in Shanghai Disneyland.

2. can't stop doing sth. 忍不住做某事

The scenery was so beautiful that I couldn't stop taking photos.

She couldn't stop laughing when she heard the joke.

3. run after 追赶；追逐

The dog is running after the cat.

He ran after the bus but didn't catch it.

4. on the way to 在去……的路上

I met an old friend on the way to school.

注意：to后面接地点名词；如果后面是home, there, here等副词，则省略to。

On the way home, I bought some fruit.

5. in the end = finally = at last 最后；终于

In the end, they found the lost child.

6. a couple of 几个；一对