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1. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
among prep. 在……之中
I live among the mountains.
我住在群山之中。
He was sitting among a group of children, telling them a story.
他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事。
1) among有时相当于one of, 即“……当中的一个”。
He is among my best friends.
他是我最好的朋友中的一个。
知识拓展
2) among还可引出形容词最高级的比较范围,但须注意最高级形式出现在among之前或之后意义有所不同。
She is the tallest among her classmates.
她在她的同学之中是最高的。
This book is among the best of his works.
这本书是他的最佳作品之一。
among, between这两个介词都可表示“在……之间”。其区别在于:
among一般表示在三个或三个以上的人或事物之间, 这些人或事物往往构成一个集合体;
between一般表示在两个人或事物之间, between用来指在三者或三者以上的人或事物之间时, 往往强调一方与其他诸方各自之间的关系。
根据句意选用between和among填空。
Look! Jane is sitting _________ Sue and Brain.
There is a railway ________ the two cities.
Who dances best ________ these children
They walked _________ the crowds in Red Square.
between
between
among
among
The bank is _____ the bookstore and the post office. (2015益阳)
A. at the front of
B. among
C. between
(2012 内蒙古包头) His grade in the exam put him ______ the top students in his class. A. between B. over
C. among D. above
C
C
(2008·南通中考) Our English teacher was standing ______ us so that she could hear us all clearly.
A. away from B. far behind
C. between D. among
D
(2008·安徽中考) — What do you often do _______ classes to relax yourself
— Listen to music.
A. over B. among
C. between D. through
C
【解析】考查between和among的辨析。between用于两者之间的比较,among用于三者或二者以上的比较,over “在……之上”,through是“穿过(空间内部)”,通过题意可以看出是两节课之间。
speech n. 演说;演讲
He closed his speech with a funny joke.
他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。
The principal made a long speech to the school.
校长给全校发表了一个长篇讲话。
2. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
The ________ are all tall and strong. (speech)
speakers
speak v. 讲;说话;演说;发言
speaker n. 说话者;发言者;说某种语言者;扬声器
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The ship landed safely in the end.
船最后平安靠岸了。
In ten minutes the plane will land in Beijing.
飞机十分钟后将会在北京着陆。
3. …, and after they landed, …
land v. 靠岸;着陆
The fires are likely to permanently deforest the land.
这些火灾很可能会彻底毁掉这片土地上的森林。
The land is bountiful and no one starves.
这片土地物产丰富,没有人挨饿。
land n. 陆地;国土;土地
We landed at the airport in Chicago.
我们降落在芝加哥机场。
注意: land作“上岸;着陆”解时是不及物动词, 后面如跟宾语, 要加相应的介词。
We grew more cotton this year.
今年我们多种了一些棉花。
She grows vegetables behind her house.
她在屋后种了些蔬菜。
4. … how to grow corn.
grow v. 种植;栽培
How tall you’ve grown!
你长得真高啊!
The noise grew louder.
吵闹声越来越响了。
grow还有“增加;生长;变成”的意思
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grow into 成长为; 渐成; 变为
He has grown into a young man of twenty-two.
他已成长为22岁的青年了。
grow up 长大,成熟
What do you want to be when you grow up
你长大以后想做什么?
I often think about what I will do when I ______ up in the future.
A. put B. grow
C. take D. make
答案:B
following adj. 接着的;接下来的
The following information may be helpful to readers.
下列信息可能对读者有用。
In the following year he joined the Communist Party.
第二年他入了党。
5. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
follow v. 跟着;理解,明白
When I say the word, follow me down.
我一发话,就跟着我下来。
The map is colour-coded and easy to follow.
这张地图有色标,很容易看懂。
I'm afraid I don't follow.
恐怕我没明白。
lay v. 摆放(餐桌);放置
We all helped her to lay supper.
我们都动手帮她摆好晚餐。
You may lay it on the table.
你可以把它放在桌子上。
Lay the baby down gently.
请将婴儿轻轻放下。
6. We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, …
1) lay 常用作及物动词, 意为“放置, 铺设; 产(卵); 布置; 下蛋”等, 是不规则动词:laid, laid, laying。
2) lie 作不及物动词, 其基本含义是“躺;卧;位于”, 是不规则动词:lay, lain, lying。
The village lies at the foot of a hill.
这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。
知识拓展
比较: lay和lie
3) lie作不及物动词的另一个含义是:“说谎”,是规则动词:lied, lied, lying。
He never lied in his life.
他一辈子没撒过谎。
躺 lie, lay, lain, lie in bed again;
撒谎 lie, lied, lied, don’t be a liar;
产蛋 lay, laid, laid, a hen laid an egg;
放置 A boy picked it up and laid it in the bag.
巧记lie和lay
I found a wallet ______ on the ground. A. laying B. lying C. lay D. lie
When she came several days later, she found that all things still ______ where she had ______ them.
A. lay; laid B. laid; laid
C. lay; lain D. lying; lain
B
A