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牛津英语 Module 11 Unit 3
一、重点单词
◆1. brain n. 脑,脑髓brains (pl.) 智力,智慧;聪明的人;有智慧的人
The human brain is the centre of higher nervous activity. 人脑是高级神经活动的中心。
Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has a higher IQ.
Boris很聪明。事实上,我怀疑是否班上有人比他智商还高。
【活学巧用】
—Please tell me how to work out this maths problem.
—Use your, then you’ll find a way.
A. heartB. brainsC. handD. mind
【答案】 B。
【拓展延伸】有些名词单复数含义不同:
goods (货物);papers (文件);manners (礼貌);arms (武器);troops (部队);
looks (外貌);customs (海关);greens (青菜);waters (水域)
◆2. fold vt. 折叠,交叠
Fold the letter in two before putting it in the envelope. 把信放入信封前将信对折。
He stood there with his arms folded. 他站在那儿双臂抱着。
vi. 跨掉,彻底失败,(公司等) 倒闭
The company folded because of bad management. 因为管理不善公司倒闭了。
My business will fold soon if sales do not improve 如果销售额不提高,我的公司会倒闭。
【词汇拓展】
unfold 展开
folding 可折叠的
fold sth in half=in two=into halves将……对折
fold away折叠起来
fold down=fold back (把书页) 折过来
fold up折叠起来;崩溃;倒闭
fold one’s arms双臂交叉在胸前
◆3. slide n. 滑行,滑落;幻灯片;vt. & vi. 滑动;滑行
【词组拓展】
slide into bad habits不知不觉地沾染上了坏习惯
slide into a room偷偷地溜进房间
slide through (a test) 蒙混过关
watch a slide show看幻灯
undergo a downward slide经历下坡路
We watch a slide show every other week. 我们每隔一周观看一次幻灯片。
She slid along the ice. 她沿着冰面滑行。
He slid into the habit of playing computer games. 他不知不觉养成了玩电脑游戏的习惯。
◆4. motivate v. 激发,促使,成为……的动机
The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently. 计划旨在激发员工更加有效地工作。
How do you motivate a team to succeed? 你如何激励团队达到成功?
【词汇拓展】
motivation n. 动机;积极性
motivated adj. 有积极性的
It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success. 大多数人认为成功会推动人的积极性。
Some students still lack the motivation to study hard. 一些学生缺少学习积极性。
二、重点短语
◆1. in bulk大量地
【联想】“大量地”的几种表达
in large numbers; in large quantities; in quantity; in large amounts
It’s cheaper to buy goods in bulk. 大量地购物要便宜些。
The army buys food in large quantities. 部队大量地购买食品。
◆2. cope with处理
【联想】“处理”的几种表达
deal with;handle;see to;approach
How well do you cope with tension? 你处理压力的能力如何?
He has a great deal of correspondence to deal with. 他有大量信件要处理。
◆3. on one’s last legs 枯竭,江郎才尽;某人力量或才智的尽头;即将崩溃、失败或死亡
【联想】和leg有关的俚语
break a leg (表示良好的祝愿) 祝你好运!
stand on one’s own legs自立
get up on one’s legs 站起来
not have a leg to stand on (论点等) 站不住脚
lose one’s legs喝得东倒西歪,喝醉
pull sb.’s leg 愚弄某人,哄骗某人的钱
have legs走得快,出名出得快;有忍耐力
He doesn’t have a leg to stand on in this debate. 在这次辩护中,他完全站不住脚。
We have a leg up on the competition. 我们在这次竞争中享有优势。
The company is on its last legs. 这家公司即将倒闭。
三、难句分析
◆1. By the end of eight months, Sinclair had sold more than 20,000ZX80 computers, making it a real hit. 8个月后,辛科莱已经出售了超过2万台ZX80电脑,使它成为一时的热门产品。
1) by (the time / the end of ) + 表示将来时间的短语和句子,主句中谓语动词用将来完成时。
by (the end of ) + 过去时间,主句中谓语动词用过去完成时。如:
The experiment had been finished by 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. 昨天下午四点前试验就做完了。
By this time tomorrow I will have arrived in Shanghai. 明天这时候我将到上海了。
2) 分词作结果状语
He fired, killing one of the passers-by. 他开枪了,打死了一个过路人。
He died, leaving his wife with five children. 他死了,留下他妻子和五个孩子。
It rained and rained, vehicles bogged and bridges washed out. 雨不停地下,车辆陷入泥沼,桥梁被水冲去。
分词 (短语) 用作结果状语时,通常可转换成并列句,如上面三句也可转换成:
He fired and killed one of the passers-by.
He died and left his wife with five children.
It rained and rained, and vehicles were bogged and bridges were washed out.
【高考链接】
A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, ________all four people on board.(2009上海卷)
A. killedB. killingC. killsD. to kill
【答案】 B。
◆2. Although marketed as a computer that could be used to help computer programming, the main advantage of this computer was that it was good for playing computer games on. 虽然这种电脑上市的初衷是用于帮助电脑编程的,但它的主要优点是适合用来玩电脑游戏。
状语从句的“简化”现象常存在于以下五种状语从句中:① 由if, unless等引导的条件状语从句;② 由although, though, even if / though等引导的让步状语从句;③ 由when, while, as, before, after, until / till等引导的时间状语从句;④ 由as, as if等引导的方式状语从句;⑤ 由as, than等引导的比较状语从句。
1) 连词 + 现在分词
As (she was) walking along the river bank, she was singing a pop song. 她沿着河堤边走边唱着流行歌曲。
Although (he is) doing his best in maths these days, he has still got no good marks. 尽管近来他一直在学数学,但他仍然没有取得好成绩。
2) 连词 + 过去分词
He won’t go there with us unless (he is) invited. 除非受到邀请,否则他不会和我们一道去那里。
The concert was a great success than (it was) expected. 这场音乐会出乎意料地取得了巨大成功。
3) 连词 + 不定式
He stood up as if (he were) to say something. 当时他站起来好像要说什么。
He wouldn’t solve the problem even if (he were) to take charge. 即使他来负责,他也解决不了这个问题。
注意:当从句主语和主句主语不一致时,从句部分要么用完全形式,要么用独立主格结构来表达。例如:
When the meeting was over, all the people went out of the meeting-room. 当会议结束时,人们都走出了会议室。
(=The meeting over, all the people went out of the meeting room)
【高考链接】
Every evening after dinner, if not___________ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog. (2009湖南卷)
A. being tiredB. tiring
C. tiredD. to be tired
【答案】 C。
◆3. No matter what job he has to do, he does it well, and I think that helps him be who he is. 不论做的是什么工作,他都做得很好。我想这让他成为了现在的他。
No matter what只能引导让步状语从句 (不能引导名词性从句),其意为“无论什么”。如:
No matter what you do, don’t touch this button.无论怎样,都别碰这个按钮。
No matter what happens, I’ll stand by you. 不管发生什么事我都支持你。
注意:1) 这样用的no matter what与引导状语从句的whatever用法相同,有时可互换。
No matter what you say, I believe you. =Whatever you say, I believe you. 无论你说什么,我都相信你
2) 有时no matter what引起的从句中动词会被省略。如:I’ve decidedto leave tomorrow, no matter what (happens). 不管发生什么情况,我已决定明天走。
In our company, every body is well taken care of, no matter what his position (is). 在我们公司,每个人都得到很好的照顾,不管他地位如何。
【高考链接】
The old tower must be saved, __________the cost. (2005浙江卷)
A. howeverB. whatever
C. whicheverD. wherever
【答案】 B。
牛津英语 Module 11 Unit 4
一、重点单词
◆1. preview n. ① 事先查看,查阅
② 预看;预先审查 (或检查);预习
They sent the recording for our preview. 他们把那录音送来给我们预先审查。
vt. 预览、预习;预演;试映 (电影)
The play is due to be previewed tonight. 这出戏定于今晚试演。
You’d better preview the text before class. 你最好在课前预习好课文。
【拓展延伸】表示时间和顺序先后等意义的前缀有:pre, ex, post, fore
pre:前,领先,在……之前。如:prevent 防止;prehistoric史前的;preface序文;
predict预言;previous早先的
ex:外,先前。如:ex-boyfriend前任男友;except除外;ex-student往届生
post:后。如:postwar战后;postgraduate研究生;postpone延迟;post-election选举后
◆2. shrink vi. / vt. 过去式:shrank / shrunk 过去分词:shrunk
1) (使) 收缩,缩短,皱缩
2) (使) 变小,变少,变瘦
3) 畏怯,回避,退避 \
This dress material shrinks in the wash. 这种衣料一洗要缩水。
Hot water shrinks wool. 热水会使羊毛皱缩。
When his influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased. 当他的影响缩小时,他的财富也减少了。
Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant’s yearly output. 人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。
The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him. 恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩,男孩便退缩到一个角落里。
She shrinks from meeting strangers. 她怕见生人。
【活学巧用】
As technology ____________our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations.
A. developsB. enlarges
C. shrinksD. improves
【答案】 C。
◆3. spacious adj. 广阔的,宽敞的;(知识)广博的,宽裕的;辽阔的,广褒的
We entered a spacious dining room. 我们来到一个宽敞的餐厅。
Their dining room is very spacious. 他们的餐厅很宽敞。
【辨析】broad, spacious, wide
broad 宽的,广阔的;广泛的;宽宏的,豁达的。指身体部位宽肩、宽背broad shoulders / back;人的观点和气量。
spacious 辽阔的,广褒的。经常修饰空间。
wide 表示睁大眼睛、张大嘴巴,还可以作副词,表示“完全、大大地”。如:open one’s mouth wide
The clearance of the old furniture made the room spacious. 清理了旧家具,屋里更宽敞了。
The new broad square is under construction. 新的宽阔的广场正在修建之中。
At the news he looked at me with his eyes wide open. 听到这个消息,他睁大眼睛看着我。
二、重点词组
◆1. decide on决定,确定;考虑后决定
Don’t decide on important matters too quickly.不要过于匆忙地对重要的事情作决定。
Finally, she decided on a pink dress.最后,她选定了一件粉红色的衣服。
【辨析】decide, determine
1) decide 指经过询问、研讨和考虑之后,在几种可能的选择之中作出决定。
decide against … 决心不,决定不采取,决定反对,判决某人败诉。
decide for / in favor of 作出有利于……的决定,赞成做某事,判决某人胜诉。
decide on / upon 对……作出决定 / 决议
decide between 于两者中选择其一
decide to do决定,决心做某事
2) determine 指决心作某一件事而不动摇。
determine to do决心做某事
be determined to do sth. 决心好了要做某事
determine on / upon 对……作出决定
determine sb. against sth. 使 某人决定不做某事
determine sb. to do sth. 使某人决定做某事
◆2. squirrel away把……藏起来,储存
She squirreled away her money. 她把钱藏了起来。
He denied having any money squirreled away in foreign banks. 他否认在外国银行里有存款。
【联想】 “储存”的其它表达
save up;lay aside;put away;store
◆3. land on one’s feet 安然脱险
The man has landed on his feet. 这个男人已经安全脱险了。
Though he is battle-hardened and he always seems to land on his feet, yet a good horse sometimes stumble, on this occasion he failed. 虽然他身经百战,似乎总能找到成功的策略,
但是宝马也有失蹄的时候,这一次他失败了。
三、难句分析
◆1. Moving to Canada meant making some big adjustments to my life. 移居到加拿大意味着我的生活作一些大的调整。
有些动词后使用动名词和动词不定式作宾语的差别:
① forget to do 忘记要去做某事 (此事未做) / forget doing忘记做过某事 (此事已做过或已发生)
② stop to do 停止、中断 (某件事),目的是去做另一件事 / stop doing 停止正在或经常做的事
③ remember to do记住去做某事 (未做) / remember doing记得做过某事 (已做)
④ regret to do对要做的事遗憾 / regret doing对做过的事遗憾、后悔
⑤ try to do努力、企图做某事 / try doing试验、试一试某种办法
⑥ mean to do打算,有意要…… / mean doing意味着
⑦ go on to do 继而 (去做另外一件事情) / go on doing 继续 (原先没有做完的事情)
⑧ propose to do 打算 (要做某事) / propose doing建议 (做某事)
⑨ can’t help (to) do不能帮助做某事 / can’t help doing 情不自禁做某事
⑩ like / love / hate / prefer + to do 表示具体行为 / + doing sth. 表示抽象、倾向概念
(注) 如果这些动词前有should一词,其后宾语只跟不定式,不能跟动名词。例如:I should like to see him tomorrow.
B11 need, require, want, deserve + 动名词表被动意义;相当于to be done
【高考链接】
Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried ____________alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home. (2008湖南卷)
A. livingB. to live
C. to be livingD. having lived
【答案】 A。
◆2. There is a restaurant that serves various foods ranging from a simple bowl of porridge with honey to a delicious yoghurt and fruit dessert with pineapple, lemon and watermelon in it.
这家餐厅提供的食物从一碗简单的蜜糖粥,到美味的有菠萝、柠檬和西瓜的酸奶水果甜点。
ranging from…to…从……到……不等,在句中作定语,相当于which range from…。
At other times, he would join groups to discuss subjects ranging from astronomy to pop music.
其它时候,他组织小组讨论,话题从天文学到流行音乐无所不包。
He has many hobbies ranging from music to sports. 他有从音乐到体育不等的很多爱好。
◆3. Choose Zhenhua, and you will surely find a new home away from home and toast your success later in life.
如果你选择了振华,你就会在你离家以后再找到一个新的家,日后在生活中,你也会为你的成功举杯庆祝。
“祈使句+and + 陈述句”,表示在以祈使句为条件句下的假设。
“祈使句 + or / otherwise + 陈述句”,表示在以祈使句为条件下的相反假设。
“名词 + 陈述句”,也可表示在祈使句为条件句下的假设。
Work hard and you will make progress. 好好学习,你会取得进步的。
Don’t jump the queue, or other people will not be pleased. 别插队,否则别人会不高兴的。
Seize the chance,otherwise you will regret it. 抓住机会,要不然你会后悔的。
One more effort, and you’ll succeed. 多点努力,你会成功的。
= If you make one more effort, you’ll succeed.
【高考链接】
the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting. (2008湖南卷)
A. Having searched
B. To search
C. Searching
D. Search
【答案】 D。
(作者:顾永超,启东市汇龙中学)
一、重点单词
◆1. brain n. 脑,脑髓brains (pl.) 智力,智慧;聪明的人;有智慧的人
The human brain is the centre of higher nervous activity. 人脑是高级神经活动的中心。
Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has a higher IQ.
Boris很聪明。事实上,我怀疑是否班上有人比他智商还高。
【活学巧用】
—Please tell me how to work out this maths problem.
—Use your, then you’ll find a way.
A. heartB. brainsC. handD. mind
【答案】 B。
【拓展延伸】有些名词单复数含义不同:
goods (货物);papers (文件);manners (礼貌);arms (武器);troops (部队);
looks (外貌);customs (海关);greens (青菜);waters (水域)
◆2. fold vt. 折叠,交叠
Fold the letter in two before putting it in the envelope. 把信放入信封前将信对折。
He stood there with his arms folded. 他站在那儿双臂抱着。
vi. 跨掉,彻底失败,(公司等) 倒闭
The company folded because of bad management. 因为管理不善公司倒闭了。
My business will fold soon if sales do not improve 如果销售额不提高,我的公司会倒闭。
【词汇拓展】
unfold 展开
folding 可折叠的
fold sth in half=in two=into halves将……对折
fold away折叠起来
fold down=fold back (把书页) 折过来
fold up折叠起来;崩溃;倒闭
fold one’s arms双臂交叉在胸前
◆3. slide n. 滑行,滑落;幻灯片;vt. & vi. 滑动;滑行
【词组拓展】
slide into bad habits不知不觉地沾染上了坏习惯
slide into a room偷偷地溜进房间
slide through (a test) 蒙混过关
watch a slide show看幻灯
undergo a downward slide经历下坡路
We watch a slide show every other week. 我们每隔一周观看一次幻灯片。
She slid along the ice. 她沿着冰面滑行。
He slid into the habit of playing computer games. 他不知不觉养成了玩电脑游戏的习惯。
◆4. motivate v. 激发,促使,成为……的动机
The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently. 计划旨在激发员工更加有效地工作。
How do you motivate a team to succeed? 你如何激励团队达到成功?
【词汇拓展】
motivation n. 动机;积极性
motivated adj. 有积极性的
It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success. 大多数人认为成功会推动人的积极性。
Some students still lack the motivation to study hard. 一些学生缺少学习积极性。
二、重点短语
◆1. in bulk大量地
【联想】“大量地”的几种表达
in large numbers; in large quantities; in quantity; in large amounts
It’s cheaper to buy goods in bulk. 大量地购物要便宜些。
The army buys food in large quantities. 部队大量地购买食品。
◆2. cope with处理
【联想】“处理”的几种表达
deal with;handle;see to;approach
How well do you cope with tension? 你处理压力的能力如何?
He has a great deal of correspondence to deal with. 他有大量信件要处理。
◆3. on one’s last legs 枯竭,江郎才尽;某人力量或才智的尽头;即将崩溃、失败或死亡
【联想】和leg有关的俚语
break a leg (表示良好的祝愿) 祝你好运!
stand on one’s own legs自立
get up on one’s legs 站起来
not have a leg to stand on (论点等) 站不住脚
lose one’s legs喝得东倒西歪,喝醉
pull sb.’s leg 愚弄某人,哄骗某人的钱
have legs走得快,出名出得快;有忍耐力
He doesn’t have a leg to stand on in this debate. 在这次辩护中,他完全站不住脚。
We have a leg up on the competition. 我们在这次竞争中享有优势。
The company is on its last legs. 这家公司即将倒闭。
三、难句分析
◆1. By the end of eight months, Sinclair had sold more than 20,000ZX80 computers, making it a real hit. 8个月后,辛科莱已经出售了超过2万台ZX80电脑,使它成为一时的热门产品。
1) by (the time / the end of ) + 表示将来时间的短语和句子,主句中谓语动词用将来完成时。
by (the end of ) + 过去时间,主句中谓语动词用过去完成时。如:
The experiment had been finished by 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. 昨天下午四点前试验就做完了。
By this time tomorrow I will have arrived in Shanghai. 明天这时候我将到上海了。
2) 分词作结果状语
He fired, killing one of the passers-by. 他开枪了,打死了一个过路人。
He died, leaving his wife with five children. 他死了,留下他妻子和五个孩子。
It rained and rained, vehicles bogged and bridges washed out. 雨不停地下,车辆陷入泥沼,桥梁被水冲去。
分词 (短语) 用作结果状语时,通常可转换成并列句,如上面三句也可转换成:
He fired and killed one of the passers-by.
He died and left his wife with five children.
It rained and rained, and vehicles were bogged and bridges were washed out.
【高考链接】
A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, ________all four people on board.(2009上海卷)
A. killedB. killingC. killsD. to kill
【答案】 B。
◆2. Although marketed as a computer that could be used to help computer programming, the main advantage of this computer was that it was good for playing computer games on. 虽然这种电脑上市的初衷是用于帮助电脑编程的,但它的主要优点是适合用来玩电脑游戏。
状语从句的“简化”现象常存在于以下五种状语从句中:① 由if, unless等引导的条件状语从句;② 由although, though, even if / though等引导的让步状语从句;③ 由when, while, as, before, after, until / till等引导的时间状语从句;④ 由as, as if等引导的方式状语从句;⑤ 由as, than等引导的比较状语从句。
1) 连词 + 现在分词
As (she was) walking along the river bank, she was singing a pop song. 她沿着河堤边走边唱着流行歌曲。
Although (he is) doing his best in maths these days, he has still got no good marks. 尽管近来他一直在学数学,但他仍然没有取得好成绩。
2) 连词 + 过去分词
He won’t go there with us unless (he is) invited. 除非受到邀请,否则他不会和我们一道去那里。
The concert was a great success than (it was) expected. 这场音乐会出乎意料地取得了巨大成功。
3) 连词 + 不定式
He stood up as if (he were) to say something. 当时他站起来好像要说什么。
He wouldn’t solve the problem even if (he were) to take charge. 即使他来负责,他也解决不了这个问题。
注意:当从句主语和主句主语不一致时,从句部分要么用完全形式,要么用独立主格结构来表达。例如:
When the meeting was over, all the people went out of the meeting-room. 当会议结束时,人们都走出了会议室。
(=The meeting over, all the people went out of the meeting room)
【高考链接】
Every evening after dinner, if not___________ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog. (2009湖南卷)
A. being tiredB. tiring
C. tiredD. to be tired
【答案】 C。
◆3. No matter what job he has to do, he does it well, and I think that helps him be who he is. 不论做的是什么工作,他都做得很好。我想这让他成为了现在的他。
No matter what只能引导让步状语从句 (不能引导名词性从句),其意为“无论什么”。如:
No matter what you do, don’t touch this button.无论怎样,都别碰这个按钮。
No matter what happens, I’ll stand by you. 不管发生什么事我都支持你。
注意:1) 这样用的no matter what与引导状语从句的whatever用法相同,有时可互换。
No matter what you say, I believe you. =Whatever you say, I believe you. 无论你说什么,我都相信你
2) 有时no matter what引起的从句中动词会被省略。如:I’ve decidedto leave tomorrow, no matter what (happens). 不管发生什么情况,我已决定明天走。
In our company, every body is well taken care of, no matter what his position (is). 在我们公司,每个人都得到很好的照顾,不管他地位如何。
【高考链接】
The old tower must be saved, __________the cost. (2005浙江卷)
A. howeverB. whatever
C. whicheverD. wherever
【答案】 B。
牛津英语 Module 11 Unit 4
一、重点单词
◆1. preview n. ① 事先查看,查阅
② 预看;预先审查 (或检查);预习
They sent the recording for our preview. 他们把那录音送来给我们预先审查。
vt. 预览、预习;预演;试映 (电影)
The play is due to be previewed tonight. 这出戏定于今晚试演。
You’d better preview the text before class. 你最好在课前预习好课文。
【拓展延伸】表示时间和顺序先后等意义的前缀有:pre, ex, post, fore
pre:前,领先,在……之前。如:prevent 防止;prehistoric史前的;preface序文;
predict预言;previous早先的
ex:外,先前。如:ex-boyfriend前任男友;except除外;ex-student往届生
post:后。如:postwar战后;postgraduate研究生;postpone延迟;post-election选举后
◆2. shrink vi. / vt. 过去式:shrank / shrunk 过去分词:shrunk
1) (使) 收缩,缩短,皱缩
2) (使) 变小,变少,变瘦
3) 畏怯,回避,退避 \
This dress material shrinks in the wash. 这种衣料一洗要缩水。
Hot water shrinks wool. 热水会使羊毛皱缩。
When his influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased. 当他的影响缩小时,他的财富也减少了。
Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant’s yearly output. 人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。
The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him. 恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩,男孩便退缩到一个角落里。
She shrinks from meeting strangers. 她怕见生人。
【活学巧用】
As technology ____________our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations.
A. developsB. enlarges
C. shrinksD. improves
【答案】 C。
◆3. spacious adj. 广阔的,宽敞的;(知识)广博的,宽裕的;辽阔的,广褒的
We entered a spacious dining room. 我们来到一个宽敞的餐厅。
Their dining room is very spacious. 他们的餐厅很宽敞。
【辨析】broad, spacious, wide
broad 宽的,广阔的;广泛的;宽宏的,豁达的。指身体部位宽肩、宽背broad shoulders / back;人的观点和气量。
spacious 辽阔的,广褒的。经常修饰空间。
wide 表示睁大眼睛、张大嘴巴,还可以作副词,表示“完全、大大地”。如:open one’s mouth wide
The clearance of the old furniture made the room spacious. 清理了旧家具,屋里更宽敞了。
The new broad square is under construction. 新的宽阔的广场正在修建之中。
At the news he looked at me with his eyes wide open. 听到这个消息,他睁大眼睛看着我。
二、重点词组
◆1. decide on决定,确定;考虑后决定
Don’t decide on important matters too quickly.不要过于匆忙地对重要的事情作决定。
Finally, she decided on a pink dress.最后,她选定了一件粉红色的衣服。
【辨析】decide, determine
1) decide 指经过询问、研讨和考虑之后,在几种可能的选择之中作出决定。
decide against … 决心不,决定不采取,决定反对,判决某人败诉。
decide for / in favor of 作出有利于……的决定,赞成做某事,判决某人胜诉。
decide on / upon 对……作出决定 / 决议
decide between 于两者中选择其一
decide to do决定,决心做某事
2) determine 指决心作某一件事而不动摇。
determine to do决心做某事
be determined to do sth. 决心好了要做某事
determine on / upon 对……作出决定
determine sb. against sth. 使 某人决定不做某事
determine sb. to do sth. 使某人决定做某事
◆2. squirrel away把……藏起来,储存
She squirreled away her money. 她把钱藏了起来。
He denied having any money squirreled away in foreign banks. 他否认在外国银行里有存款。
【联想】 “储存”的其它表达
save up;lay aside;put away;store
◆3. land on one’s feet 安然脱险
The man has landed on his feet. 这个男人已经安全脱险了。
Though he is battle-hardened and he always seems to land on his feet, yet a good horse sometimes stumble, on this occasion he failed. 虽然他身经百战,似乎总能找到成功的策略,
但是宝马也有失蹄的时候,这一次他失败了。
三、难句分析
◆1. Moving to Canada meant making some big adjustments to my life. 移居到加拿大意味着我的生活作一些大的调整。
有些动词后使用动名词和动词不定式作宾语的差别:
① forget to do 忘记要去做某事 (此事未做) / forget doing忘记做过某事 (此事已做过或已发生)
② stop to do 停止、中断 (某件事),目的是去做另一件事 / stop doing 停止正在或经常做的事
③ remember to do记住去做某事 (未做) / remember doing记得做过某事 (已做)
④ regret to do对要做的事遗憾 / regret doing对做过的事遗憾、后悔
⑤ try to do努力、企图做某事 / try doing试验、试一试某种办法
⑥ mean to do打算,有意要…… / mean doing意味着
⑦ go on to do 继而 (去做另外一件事情) / go on doing 继续 (原先没有做完的事情)
⑧ propose to do 打算 (要做某事) / propose doing建议 (做某事)
⑨ can’t help (to) do不能帮助做某事 / can’t help doing 情不自禁做某事
⑩ like / love / hate / prefer + to do 表示具体行为 / + doing sth. 表示抽象、倾向概念
(注) 如果这些动词前有should一词,其后宾语只跟不定式,不能跟动名词。例如:I should like to see him tomorrow.
B11 need, require, want, deserve + 动名词表被动意义;相当于to be done
【高考链接】
Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried ____________alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home. (2008湖南卷)
A. livingB. to live
C. to be livingD. having lived
【答案】 A。
◆2. There is a restaurant that serves various foods ranging from a simple bowl of porridge with honey to a delicious yoghurt and fruit dessert with pineapple, lemon and watermelon in it.
这家餐厅提供的食物从一碗简单的蜜糖粥,到美味的有菠萝、柠檬和西瓜的酸奶水果甜点。
ranging from…to…从……到……不等,在句中作定语,相当于which range from…。
At other times, he would join groups to discuss subjects ranging from astronomy to pop music.
其它时候,他组织小组讨论,话题从天文学到流行音乐无所不包。
He has many hobbies ranging from music to sports. 他有从音乐到体育不等的很多爱好。
◆3. Choose Zhenhua, and you will surely find a new home away from home and toast your success later in life.
如果你选择了振华,你就会在你离家以后再找到一个新的家,日后在生活中,你也会为你的成功举杯庆祝。
“祈使句+and + 陈述句”,表示在以祈使句为条件句下的假设。
“祈使句 + or / otherwise + 陈述句”,表示在以祈使句为条件下的相反假设。
“名词 + 陈述句”,也可表示在祈使句为条件句下的假设。
Work hard and you will make progress. 好好学习,你会取得进步的。
Don’t jump the queue, or other people will not be pleased. 别插队,否则别人会不高兴的。
Seize the chance,otherwise you will regret it. 抓住机会,要不然你会后悔的。
One more effort, and you’ll succeed. 多点努力,你会成功的。
= If you make one more effort, you’ll succeed.
【高考链接】
the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting. (2008湖南卷)
A. Having searched
B. To search
C. Searching
D. Search
【答案】 D。
(作者:顾永超,启东市汇龙中学)