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1. It was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire.
它将由拉里的妻子克莱尔来测试。
test out to use or try a machine, substance, etc. to find out how well it works or to find out more information about it 测试; 检验
eg The Ferrari team wanted to test their new car out on the racetrack.
法拉利车队想在赛道上测试他们的新车。
They let me take the computer home to test it out before I have to pay for it.
他们让我在付钱之前把电脑带回家测试一下。
【归纳拓展】
test sb. for sth. 给某人做某方面的身体检查
test sb. on sth. 测试某人某方面的知识
test … on… 在……上做……实验
put sb./ sth. to the test 使……受考验;使……受检验
stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) His work is _____________ (检验) new designs of vases.
2) Her constant questions _______________________________ (是对老师耐心的考验).
3) I can’t tolerate his plan to ______________________ (测试新药) the monkeys.
to test out
put the teacher’s patience to the test
test the new medicine on
2. however, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.
然而,第一次看到机器人时,克莱尔还是有点惊慌。
alarm vt. give a warning or feeling of danger to (a person or an animal); frighten; disturb 使警觉;使惊恐;惊动
be alarmed at/ by… 对……感到忧虑或害怕
be alarmed to do sth. 害怕做某事
eg They were alarmed to find her wounded.
发现她受伤了,他们大惊失色。
They were alarmed at the negative effect of the Internet.
他们对网络的负面影响感 到忧虑。
alarm n. a warning of danger, typically a loud noise or flashing light 警报
fear and excitement caused by the expectation of danger 惊恐
in alarm 惊恐地
eg “What’s up ” he asked in alarm.
“出什么事了?”他惊恐地问道。
alarmed adj. 担心的;害怕的
alarming adj. 令人惊恐的
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) On hearing the scream, he jumped up ________ alarm.
2) (词汇复现)She was alarmed ____________ (find) her belongings lost in the fire.
3) (词汇复现) His son always feels stressed out, which makes him ________ (alarm).
4) I was very _______ to hear the ________ news that the situation was getting worse and worse. (alarm)
in
to find
alarmed
alarmed alarming
3. Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot…
克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情十分荒谬……
ridiculous adj. stupid or unreasonable and deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd 愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的
eg He thought that it was ridiculous that the sculpture was brought to life and fell in love with the hero.
他认为这件雕塑复活并且爱上了男主人公是很可笑的。
句式:It is/ was ridiculous that… ……是荒谬的
【归纳】
a ridiculous idea 荒唐的主意
look ridiculous 看上去可笑
sound ridiculous 听起来荒谬
absolutely/ totally ridiculous 荒谬绝伦
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) ______________________ (……是荒谬的) they are short of water in a country where it is always raining.
2) She _______________ (看上去很可笑) in this hat while she was fond of the syle.
3) It sounded like _______________ (荒唐的主意). However, it was the idea that led to this invention.
It is ridiculous that
looked ridiculous
a ridiculous idea
4. She wasn’t like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.
她与格拉迪丝 克拉芬不同,后者是当地最有钱有势的女性之一。
one of the richest…在句中作同位语,对Gladys Claffern作进一步解释和说明。
(1) 名词(短语)、代词作同位语。
eg This is Mr. Zhong, a famous specialist from China.
这就是钟先生,一位来自中国的著名专家。
They each can get a chance to travel by air.
他们每个人都有机会坐飞机旅行。
(2) 不定式(短语)、动名词(短语)作同位语。
eg The young man tried to achieve his aim — entering the key university.
这个年轻人努力实现他的目标—进入那所重点大学。
【注意】
同位语从句通常跟在某些抽象名词(fact, plan, view, idea, belief, opinion, possibility, though等)后,用来说明所修饰词的具体内容。
eg I am in favour of the view that children shouldn’t always rely on their parents.
我赞成孩子们不应该总是依赖父母的观点。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) I have a very strong fear _________ the lie we’re telling is doing spiritual damage to our children.
2) The opinion __________ learning is a lifelong process has been expressed by education experts throughout the years.
that
that
5. As a favour, Tony promised to help Claire make herself more beautiful and her home more elegant.
作为一项恩惠,托尼答应帮助克莱尔,把她变得更漂亮些,也把她的家变得更雅致些。
favour n. like or support them 喜爱;帮忙
kind action that you do for someone 恩惠
do sb. a favour 帮某人一个忙
in favour of 同意;支持;为获得(更好或更需要的事物)
in one’s favour 有利于某人
eg Will you do me a favour and convey the flowers to my home 你可以帮我把这些花送到我家吗?
I am in favour of the campaign against hunting and killing wild animals.
我赞成反对狩猎和杀害野生动物的运动。
Of the two plans you have put forward, I favour the former. 在你提出的两种方案中,我赞成前者。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) Then we voted for the monitor. The result was 28 to 15 _________ Mary’s favour.
2) She ___________ (favour) the first one while I thought the last was the most valuable.
3) People who are in favour _____ modern city life may think it is rather dull to live in the countryside.
in
favoured
of
6. So Claire borrowed some library books for him to read, or rather, scan.
or rather it would be better to say更确切地说
eg He came home very late last night,or rather very early this morning.他昨天深夜,或者更确切地说,今天凌晨才回家。
rather than 而不是
other than 除……之外
more than 很,非常;超过;不仅仅是
【语境应用】选用more than, or rather, other than, rather than短语填空。
1) The children are learning to eat. __________, they are learning table manners.
2) Mary, ____________ you, was rewarded first prize in the competition.
3) I don’t know any French people __________ you.
4) He is ____________ or teacher. He is also our friend.
Or rather
rather than
other than
more than
7. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops…
由于 他被 禁止陪同克莱尔去商店……
accompany vt. to go with someone to a social event or to an entertainment 陪伴
play a musical accompaniment for 伴奏
accompany sb. to… 陪伴/ 陪同某人到……(to是介词)
accompany sb. at/ on sth. 周某物为某人伴奏
be accompanied by 伴随……发生
eg Last weekend, I accompanied my friends to the park.
上周末,我陪同我的朋友们去了公园。
While she danced wonderfully on the stage, her mother accompanied her on the piano.
她在台上精彩地展示舞姿的同时,她母亲在用钢琴为她伴奏。
【注意】
一般不使用accompany sb. to do sth. 表示“陪伴某人做某事”。
company n. 公司;陪伴
keep pany 陪伴某人
companion n. 同伴;伙伴
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) I don’t think it’s necessary for parents to accompany their children ________ college.
2) Children, ___________ (accompany) by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.
to
accompanied
8. She had an appointment to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop.
她约好做美甲,然后走进一家高档服装店。
appointment n. a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place
预约 ; 约会
an act of assigning a job or position to someone 委任,任命
make/ arrange an appointment with sb. 跟某人约时间
keep / break one’s appointment with sb. 守约/ 违约
put off / change one’s appointment 推迟/改变某人的约定
eg I have made an appointment with Mary, but I need to change it.
我与Mary约好了时间,但我需要改一下。
If you fail to keep the dentist’s appointment, you’ll have to pay for it. 如果你没能按时去看牙医,你就得付钱。
appoint v. 任命;约定
appoint sb. to be / as… 任命某人为……
appoint sb. to do sth. 委派某人做某事
at the appointed time 在指定时间
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) Viewing is by ____________ (appoint) only.
2) She was waiting at my apartment at the __________ (appoint) time to take me to Disney World.
3) Getting the most votes, Jack was appointed _______ monitor.
appointment
appointed
as
9. …, Claire felt guilty.
……, 克莱尔觉得内疚。
guilty adj. feeling ashamed because you have done sth. that you know is wrong or have not done sth. that you should have done 内疚的
having done sth. illegal; being responsible for sth. bad that has happened 有罪的; 有过失的
feel guilty about 对……感到有愧
guilty of 有……过失;有……罪责
eg I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
我因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。
The jury found her guilty of murder.
陪审团裁定她谋杀罪名成立。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) I still feel guilty ________ the things I said to my father when I was a teenager.
2) Henry was guilty _________ abusing his power as a government official.
about
of
10. He suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house…
他建议克莱尔邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友们到家里来……
suggest (that)+ 主语+(should) do… 建议某人做……
eg Black suggested that we should do something to reduce our carbon footprint.
Black建议我们应该采取一些措施来减少我们的碳足迹。
It is suggested that + 主语+ (should) do…
The suggestion is that + 主语+(should) do…
建议某人做……
eg It is suggested that she should make her mind at once.
建议她立即做出决定。
His suggestion is that I should leave for Beijing immediately.
他建议我马上动身去北京。
【注意】
(1) suggest表示“建议”时,后面不能接to do,但可以接动词-ing形式,即suggest doing sth.。
(2) suggest表示“暗示,表明”时,后面的宾语从句不用虚拟语气。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) To help us prepare for the exam, the teacher suggested _________ (read) through our notes.
2) I suggested that john __________ (buy) some second- hand furniture.
3) My deskmate’s sleepy look suggested that he ________ (be) tired of his study and I suggested that he ______________ (have) a rest.
4) The suggestion is ________ all the people who will join in picking apples should wear a hat and a pair of gloves.
reading
(should) by
was
(should) have
that
11. Claire tried to help by working on a light suspended from the ceiling, but she fell off the ladder.
克莱尔试图帮忙修理悬挂在天花板上的一盏灯,但她从梯子上摔了下来。
suspend vt. to hang sth. from sth. else 悬; 挂
to officially stop / delay sth. for a time 暂停; 暂缓
eg A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
一盏吊灯悬在天花板上。
Sales of the drug will be suspended until more tests are completed.
这种药品在完成进一步检验之前将暂停销售。
The introduction of the new system has been suspended until next year.
新制度推迟到明年再行实施。
12. The guests would be arriving soon, so Claire dismissed Tony for the rest of the night.
客人们很快就要到了,所以克莱尔让托尼结束了当晚剩下的工作。
dismiss vt. to send sb. away or allow them to leave
让(某人)离开; 解散
to officially remove sb. from their job 解雇
to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind 消除
dismiss (…) from …从……解除/ 开除(……)
eg At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed.
12点下课了。
She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
她声称自己被无理免职。
Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher.
她消除了恐惧,爬得更高了。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) In consequence of your bad work I am forced to dismiss you _______ your position.
2) __________ (dismiss) her fears and encouraged by his words, she climbed higher.
3) The professor ________ (dismiss) the class early because she had a meeting.
from
Dismissing
dismissed
13. She heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next day, and that he fell more than just the desire to please her.
她听到托尼一本正经地说,他明天不想离开她,他只是想让她开心。
declare vt. to state sth. firmly and clearly 表明; 宣称
to say sth. officially or publicly 宣布;公布
eg Carol held a press conference and declared that she was innocent.
卡洛尔举行了一个记者招待会宣称自己是无辜的。
The government has declared a state of emergency.
政府已宣布进入紧急状态。
【归纳拓展】
declare for / against sth. 表态支持/反对某事
declare oneself 表明自己的立场或意向
declare sth. (to be/ as) 宣布……为……
declare that... 宣布, 宣称
declare war on/ against... 对……宣战
declaration n. 宣告; 声明; 布告
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 我在会上声明我不支持他。
2) 他们宣布他为获胜者。
3) 他赞成宣布开战。
I declared that I did not support him at the meeting.
They declared him (to be) the winner.
He is in favour of a declaration of war.