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Unit 2
On the money
A love worth more than gold
1. The story is about Della and Jim, a young couple with little money.
这个故事讲述了德拉和吉姆这一对清贫的年轻夫妻。
few, a few, little & a little
易混词 相同点 不同点
few 都表示少量数量;全都用来修饰名词,few / a few + 可数名词复数,little / a little + 不可数名词。 “不多;很少”。表示否定意义。
a few “一些”。表示肯定意义。
little “很少,几乎没有”。表示否定意义。
a little “一点点,少量” 。表示肯定意义。
a little 可修饰比较级
Few people live to be 100. 很少有人能活到 100 岁。
A few days ago, I went to Beijing.几天前,我去了北京。
I have little free time. 我几乎没有空闲时间。
She has little experience in that field.
她在那个领域没有什么经验。
Can I have a little sugar, please? 请给我一点糖好吗?
He has a little knowledge of French. 他对法语有一些了解。
【语境应用】根据句意,用few, a few, little或a little填空。
1) Linda gave a dinner party for _________ close friends of hers.
2) I want to buy that model plane, but I have _________ money.
3) This stone (石头) is too heavy. _________ people can move it.
4) This soup is too salty (咸的). It needs _________ water.
a few
little
a little
Few
2. Even though they’re poor, Della and Jim each have one special treasure.
尽管他们家境贫寒,Della和Jim各自都拥有一件无比珍贵的心爱之物。
(even) though 虽然,尽管
引导让步状语从句。让步状语从句可以放在主句之前,也可以放在主句之后。当让步状语从句位于主句前时,其后通常加逗号与主句隔开。
Even though / Though it rained, they still went to the museum yesterday.
They still went to the museum yesterday (even) though it rained.
尽管昨天下雨了,他们还是去了博物馆。
(even) though和but不能同时出现在同一个句子中,但二者连接的句子可以互相转换。
Though / Even though she is only four, she can sing many English songs.
= She is only four but she can sing many English songs.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空词数不限。
1) 尽管天气很热,但是工人们还得在户外工作。
____________________________________, the workers have to work outdoors.
2) 我爱我的孩子们,尽管他们有时惹我生气。
I love my children ____________________________________ angry sometimes.
3) 这本字典尽管很贵但是很有用。
This dictionary is very useful _____________________________.
Though / Even though it’s hot
(even) though they make me
(even) though it is very expensive
3. But one dollar and eighty-seven cents is certainly not enough.可是一美元八十七美分实在是远远不够。
certainly adv. = surely /definitely 无疑、肯定
be 动词后、实义动词前。
He is certainly correct about this problem.
他在这道题上无疑是对的。
He certainly knows how to solve the difficult question.
他肯定知道如何解答这道难题。
certainly 口语:当然(答语)= of course /sure
—Could you open the window?
—Certainly.
— 能请你打开窗户吗?
— 当然可以。
certain adj. 确定的
4. It breaks her heart. 这让她心碎。/ 她伤心极了。
break one’s heart 使某人心碎
It breaks one’s heart to do sth.
做某事让某人心碎
It broke Della’s heart to have only $1.87.
手里只有 1.87 美元,Della满心难过。
win one’s heart 赢得某人的心
steal one’s heart 偷走某人的心
touch one’s heart 触动某人的心灵
follow one’s heart 跟着感觉走
open one’s heart 打开心扉
take heart 鼓足勇气
lose heart 灰心
win one’s heart, lose heart, touch one’s heart, follow one’s heart, break one’s heart
【语境应用】选词填空 (有一个多余选项)。
1) The sad ending of the story ________________________. 2) Never ____________________ when you fail your exams.
3) His honest action ____________________ of all his classmates last term.
4) You should ____________________ and do what you really like.
breaks our hearts
lose heart
won their hearts
follow your heart
5. Well, here comes the O. Henry surprise.
这就是O. Henry式结尾的出人意料之处了。
here comes sb. / sth. 某人/某物来了,通常用于引起注意,表示警示或兴奋。
完全倒装语法规则:Here + 动词 + 名词主语;Here + 代词主语 + 动词
Watch out, here comes the champion boxer. He’s unbeatable.小心,拳击冠军来了。他是无敌的。
Here comes the bus. 公交车来了。
Here he comes. 他来了。
6. But O. Henry does not invite us to laugh at them.
但O. Henry 无意让我们嘲笑他们。
invite v. (尤指无意地)招致(不好的事)。
Ignoring warning signs can invite accidents.
忽视警示标志可能导致事故。
invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事
invite sb. to ... 邀请某人到/参加……
invite sb. for ... 邀请某人……
invitation n. 邀请
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词。
1) 上个星期天我邀请汤姆和我一起去游泳了。
I ________ Tom ________ ________ swimming with me last Sunday.
2) 谢谢你邀请我去你家。
Thank you for ________ me ________ your home.
3) 我们邀请玛丽一起去吃冰激凌吧。
Let’s ________ Mary ________ an ice cream.
4) 我昨天收到了李明的派对邀请。
I got Li Ming’s ________ ________ his party yesterday.
invited to go
inviting to
invite for
invitation to
7. Instead, he writes at the end that “they are the wisest”.
相反,他在结尾写道:“他们是最明智的。”
instead adv. 相反;而;却。常用于强调接下来的话。
Jeff didn’t study law. Instead, he decided to become an actor. Jeff 没学法律,而是决定当演员。
instead与instead of
易混词 不同点 例句
instead instead是副词,意为“代替;反而”,在句中作状语。它可位于句尾,也可位于句首。 Henry is ill. Let me go instead.
I didn’t go to the park. Instead, I went to the library.
instead of instead of是短语介词,意为“代替”,其后可接名词、代词或动词-ing形式等。 We eat apples instead of pears.
Will you go to the meeting instead of me?
We will go skating instead of playing football.
【语境应用】根据句意选用instead或instead of填空。
1) Ted didn’t answer my question. ____________, he asked me another question.
2) We’ll have tea in the garden ____________ in the house.
3) Give me the green one ____________ the red one.
4) Her aunt went swimming yesterday ____________ playing basketball.
5) I don’t like this one. Give me that one ____________.
Instead
instead of
instead of
instead of
instead
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