重點單詞
1. unbelievable ?adj. ?難以置信的;不真實的
I find this story both fascinating and unbelievable.
我覺得這個故事非常有趣和難以置信。
(1)believable ?adj. ?可相信的;可信任的
Her explanation certainly sounded believable.
她的解釋聽起來的確可信。
(2)believe ?v. ?相信;認(rèn)為真實
I dont believe you!
我不相信你的話!
I do believe youre right.
我的確相信你是對的。
2. progress ?v. & n. ?進步;進展
The course allows students to progress at their own speed.
本課程允許學(xué)生按各自的速度學(xué)習(xí)。
He has made great progress in the study of English.
他在學(xué)習(xí)英語方面取得了巨大進展。
make progress 取得進步
slow/rapid/good progress 緩慢的/迅速的/良好的進展
3. encourage ?v. ?鼓勵
My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.
在我選擇職業(yè)時,父母總是鼓勵我。
encourage sb to do sth 鼓勵某人做某事
He was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age.
他小時候受到家人鼓勵去學(xué)音樂。
encouragement ?n. ?鼓舞;鼓勵
Friends gave me a great deal of encouragement.
朋友們給了我極大的鼓勵。
4. collect ?v. ?收集;采集
I used to collect stamps.
我過去集郵。
Two young girls were collecting firewood.
兩個年輕女孩在采集柴火。
(1)collection ?n. ?收集物;收藏品
The painting comes from his private collection.
這幅畫來自他的私人收藏。
(2)collector ?n. ?收集者;收藏家
Her husband is a stamp collector.
她丈夫是個集郵者。
5. ride ?n. ?供乘騎的游樂設(shè)施;短途旅程
The rides are free.
免費乘坐。
Its a ten-minute bus ride from here to town.
從這里到鎮(zhèn)上乘公共汽車要花十分鐘。
give sb a ride 捎某人一程
ride ?v. ?騎馬;騎車;乘坐
I saw a girl riding a horse.
我看見一個騎著馬的女孩。
Riding a bike is a great exercise.
騎自行車是很好的鍛煉。
I walked back while the others rode in the car.
別人都乘車,而我是走回來的。
6. simply ?adv. ?僅僅;只;不過
Simply add hot water and stir.
只需加入熱水?dāng)噭泳托小?/p>
(1)simply ?adv. ?簡直;簡單地
The view is simply wonderful!
景色美極了!
The book explains grammar simply and clearly.
這本書對語法解釋得簡明扼要。
(2)simple ?adj. ?簡單的
This machine is very simple to use.
這臺機器操作非常簡單。
7. fear ?v. & n. ?害怕;懼怕
Dont worry. You have nothing to fear from us.
別擔(dān)心,你一點也不必害怕我們。
The child was shaking with fear.
這個小孩嚇得發(fā)抖。
for fear of sth/doing sth 唯恐,以免(發(fā)生危險)
We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards.
我們悄悄說話,以免驚醒警衛(wèi)。
fearful ?adj. ?恐懼的;嚇人的
fearless ?adj. ?不怕的;無畏的
8. mostly ?adv. ?主要地;通常
辨析:副詞most和mostly
(1)most作副詞時,常和多音節(jié)的形容詞或副詞連用,構(gòu)成最高級,表示“最”。most還可以修飾動詞表示“最”。此外,most用在形容詞或副詞前面,且most前沒有定冠詞the時,most相當(dāng)于very,表示“很、十分、非?!?。
Its the most important question.
這是最重要的問題。
This reason is mentioned most frequently. (most后只接副詞時不用the)
這個理由是最常提到的。
I like winter most.
我最喜歡冬天。
Its most dangerous to play with fire.
玩火是很危險的。
(2)mostly 主要用來修飾be動詞或介詞短語等,表示“大部分地、主要地”。
The guests are mostly her friends.
客人大多數(shù)是她的朋友。
He uses his car mostly for going to work.
他的汽車主要是上班用。
重點短語
1. a couple of 兩個;一對;幾個
I saw a couple of men get out.
我看見有兩個男人出去了。
We went there a couple of years ago.
我們幾年前去過那里。
The couple was/were married in 1976.
這對夫妻于1976年結(jié)婚。
2. thousands of 數(shù)以千計的;許許多多的
There were thousands of people there.
那里有成千上萬的人。
辨析:thousand和thousands
當(dāng)hundred/thousand/million與數(shù)詞a,one,two等連用時,后面不加s。若前面沒有數(shù)目或數(shù)量,可用hundreds/thousands/millions (of...)。除指金額外,hundred/thousand/million和hundreds/thousands/millions的謂語均用復(fù)數(shù)動詞。
Two thousand pounds was withdrawn from the account.
從這個賬戶中取出兩千英鎊。
Four thousand people are expected to attend the meeting.
預(yù)計有四千人參加這個會議。
3. on the one hand... on the other hand... 一方面……另一方面……
On the one hand this job doesnt pay very much, but on the other hand, I cant get another one.
一方面這個工作薪酬不高,但另一方面我又找不到其他工作。
4. all year round 全年
The museum is open all (the) year round.
這個博物館全年開放。
活學(xué)活用
用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1. People love ______. They hope that the world is
______ forever. (peace)
2. Jack is a famous ______ . He has ______ a lot
of ______ . (collect)
3. I cant believe this. Its ______ (believe).
4. Music and lighting are used to encourage shoppers
______ (buy) more.
5. You can enjoy all the water sports, or ______ (simple)
lie on the beach.
基本語法
現(xiàn)在完成時(Ⅱ)
1. 現(xiàn)在完成時的常用時間狀語
現(xiàn)在完成時常與already, yet, ever, never, just, before, so far, many times等連用,強調(diào)動作的完成,不強調(diào)動作的持續(xù)。
Have you ever been to Japan?
你曾經(jīng)去過日本嗎?
He has never been to London.
他從沒去過倫敦。
I have just finished my homework.
我剛剛完成了作業(yè)。
Ive never been to the water park before.
我以前從沒去過水上游樂園。
She has passed the exam so far.
到目前為止她已通過了考試。
He has been to Hong Kong many times.
他已經(jīng)去過香港很多次了。
2. have/has gone (to) 和have/has been (to) 的區(qū)別
(1)have/has gone (to) 去了某地 (現(xiàn)在不在說話現(xiàn)場)
—Where is your father?
你父親在哪里?
—He has gone to Shanghai.
他去上海了。
(2)have/has been (to) 去過某地 (已不在去過的地方)
My father has been to Shanghai.
我父親去過上海。