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单词巧练 写准记牢
核心单词练习:请根据所给英语单词和词性写出汉意或根据汉意和词性写出正确单词
1.novel n. ___________
adj. _____________
2.non-fiction n. ________________
3.biography n. ________
4.autobiography n. _______
5.ghost writer _________
6.critic n. ________________
7.rating n _____________________________________
8.cast n. ________________
vt. ________________
(长篇)小说
新奇的
非小说类文学作品
传记
自传
代笔人
评论家,批评家
(电影、电视的)收视率排行榜;等级,程度
演员阵容,全体演员
投射(光或影)
9.visualise vt. ____________
10.version n. ____________
11.category n. ________________
12.proof n. ___________
13.expectation n. ________________
____________ vt. 期盼;预料
14.pessimistic adj. __________
________________ 对……感到悲观
15.classic adj. __________
n. ______________
_______________ adv. 传统地
设想,想象
版本
类别,种类,范畴
证明
期待,预期,预料
expect
悲观的
be pessimistic about
经典的
名著;经典作品
classically
16.comic n. ____________
adj. _____________
comical adj. ________________
17.adaptation n. ________________
①___________ vt. 改编
vi. & vt. (使)适应
②________________ adj. 能适应的,适应性强的
18.appropriate adj. ________________
appropriately adv. ________________
连环漫画
滑稽的
可笑的;滑稽的
改编版;适应
adapt
adaptable
恰当的;合适的
恰当地;合适地
19.liberty n. ____________
liberate vt. ______________
20.__________ adj. 清楚的,明确的
______________ adv. 确切地;肯定地
21.technical adj. ___________
technique n. _______________
22.generate vt. ___________
_____________ n. 产生;一代人
自由;自由权
使自由
definite
definitely
技术上的
技术;技巧
产生,创造
generation
1. Reading a book and watching a film are two very different experiences, but it’s normal to have high expectations when a film of a favourite book is made.
读书和看电影是两种截然不同的体验。如果人们最喜欢的书籍被翻拍成电影,他们对电影的期待值自然更高,这种现象很正常。
【常用搭配】in the expectation of,其后可跟从句。
eg Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her
family again before very long.
expectation n. what you think or hope will happen 期待;预期;预料
eg There was a general expectation that he would
win.
【拓展】
希望,期盼(常用复数形式);期望,指望(常用复数形式)
eg She went to college with great expectations.
Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet
expectations.
2. The Godfather immediately springs to mind.
这让我马上想到《教父》。
eg Two questions spring to mind.
spring to (sb’s) mind: if someone or something springs to mind, you immediately think of them(某人)马上想到
3. All can work well, but why do many adaptations and
indeed remakes fail with both cinema audiences and critics
这些素材都可以拍出很棒的作品,但为什么许多改编和翻
拍的电影没能受到电影观众与评论家的好评呢?
adaptation n.
a film or television programme that is based on a book or play 改编版
the process of changing something to make it suitable for a new situation 适应
【链接】
adapt vi.“适应”,多与介词to连用
eg Unfortunately, the doctors don’t know how to make me
better, but I am very outgoing and have learned to adapt to my disability.
vt. “改编”,多与介词for或from连用
eg This text is adapted from a story in Chinese Literature.
【拓展】
adaptable adj. 善于适应环境的;适应性强的
【语境应用】用adapt的适当形式填空。
1) People here understand the __________ of plants to
their environment.
2) The children ________ themselves quickly to the new
environment when they came to Britain.
3) The play has been ________ from the Spanish.
adaptation
adapted
adapted
解读indeed的用法
1) indeed可用于对问句的肯定回答,“当然,的确”。如:
—Did you hear the explosion
—Indeed, I did.
2) indeed还可用于期望得到肯定回答的问句中,“真正地,真
实地”。如:
Did he indeed tell you that
3) indeed还可修饰very或置于被修饰的词后,用于加强语气,
“确实,实在”。如:
Thank you very much indeed.
4) indeed还可表示语气的递进。如:
I don’t mind. Indeed, I am delighted to help.
5) indeed还可表示惊讶、怀疑、讽刺、轻蔑等,如:
—I earn one thousand dollars a minute.
—Indeed!
4. Since a typical film is only around two hours long, it
becomes a question for screenwriters to decide what is
appropriate for the screen and what to leave out.
电影通常只有两小时左右,在有限的时间编剧要决定书
中哪部分适合银幕,哪部分删掉。
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句。
② since引导原因状语从句。
③ it becomes…是主句, 在主句中it是形式主语,真正
的主语是后面的不定式to decide…。而decide后面有跟了一个宾语从句what is appropriate for the screen作不定式的宾语。
1) appropriate adj. correct or suitable for a particular situation
or occasion 适当的,恰当的,合适的
eg He always tries his best to give the appropriate examples
to illustrate the usage of an expression.
The opening speech is appropriate to the occasion.
It is appropriate that he should get the post.
2) leave out
省去,删去
eg You can leave out the details; just give us the main facts.
遗漏
eg She outlined the case to him, being careful not
to leave anything out.
忽略
eg You left out the possibility that the train might be late.
留下备用
eg If you aren’t home when I go to bed, I’ll leave some food
out for you.
【语境应用】写出划线部分的中文释义。
1) In copying this paper, be careful not to leave out any
word. ________
2) We can leave out the third sentence, because it’s
unimportant. ___________
3) He hadn’t been asked to the party and was feeling
very left out. ________
遗漏
省去,删去
被忽略
5. Another problem area is the cast.
cast n. all the people who perform in a play,
film etc 演员阵容,全体演员
【拓展】
v. 扔,掷,抛
eg The priceless treasures had been cast into the river.
v. 投射(光、影子等)
eg The setting sun cast an orange glow over the
mountains. 橘红色的夕阳辉映着群山。
v. 分配角色,选派角色
eg The play is being cast in both the US and
Britain.目前正在英美两国挑选这部戏的演员。
v. 向……投以(视线、笑容等)
eg She cast an impatient look at Mitch and
stormed out of the room.
【语境应用】翻译下面句子。
1) They cast anchor at nightfall.
____________________________________________
2) He has cast her as a lawyer in his latest
movie.
____________________________________________
3) She cast a welcoming smile in his direction.
____________________________________________
他们傍晚抛锚停泊。
他选定她在他最近的一部影片里扮演一名律师。
她向他微笑以示欢迎。
4) The show is very amusing and the cast are
very good.
___________________________________________
5) The moon cast a bright light over the yard.
___________________________________________
演出妙趣横生,演员的表演也很出彩。
明亮的月光洒在院子里。
6. This is where I think many film adaptations fall down.
这成为很多电影改编失败的原因。
fall down: be shown to be false or inadequate; collapse 显示不实或不足; 崩溃; 失败
eg The plan fell down because it proved to be
too expensive.
eg He fell down on the job.
他未能把这件工作做好。
fall down on sth: fail to do sth properly or successfully 没有把某事做好
fall behind 落后
fall from 从……跌落
fall off 从……上掉落
fall into 掉进
7. CGI(Computer Generated Image) technology has had a huge
impact on the film industry.
电脑生成动画技术对电影产业有重大影响。
have an impact on: has a powerful effect that something, especially something new on a situation or person 对于……有影响;对……造成冲击
have no impact on 对……没有影响
have an effect/influence on 对……有影响
have no effect on 对……没有影响
make a difference (to) (对……)有影响
make no difference (to) (对……)没有影响,没有作用
8. In fact, sometimes authors are very involved in
the process and may even be the screenwriter.
事实上,作者有时的确会参与改编,甚者可能担任电影
编剧。
be involved in: to take part in an activity or event 参与,参加
eg More than 30 software firms were involved in the
project.
be involved in: to be connected with an activity or event in some way 卷入,被牵涉/牵连进,与……有关
eg Don’t be involved with those people.
【拓展】
be involved with ... 和……混在一起,和……有密切联系
eg He is deeply involved with the woman and feels he must marry
her because everybody expects it.
【联想】
表示“参与,参加”的短语还有:
take part in,participate in,join in
表示“与……有关”的短语还有:
be associated with,be linked to,be related to
9. One may think that it is the book writer who is in the best
position to do film adaptations.
人们可能认为,正是书作者才是最适合做电影改编的人。
【分析】
①本句是一个主从复合句,包含了一个由that引导的宾语
从句。
② that引导的宾语从句又是一个强调句,it is the book
writer who is in the best position to do film是it is…
who/that…强调句型,强调了句子主语the book writer。
强调句结构为:It + be + 被强调的部分 + that / who + 句子的其他部分
强调句可以用来强调句子的主语、宾语和状语等,但不能强调谓语动词。
当被强调部分是人时,可以用who也可以用that;
当被强调部分不是人时,用that。
e.g. It was she who / that gave me the money.
就是她给了我钱。(强调主语)
It is tea that I like to drink, not coffee.
我喜欢喝的是茶而不是咖啡。(强调宾语)
It was from that time on that I became a true soldier.
正是从那个时候起,我才成为一名真正的战士。
(强调状语)
10. At other times they are not, and there are instances
where writers have benn very unsatisfied with film versions
of their work.
instance后接定语从句通常是用where来引导的。如:
Describe an instance where you set your sights on a high / demanding goal and saw it through completion.
请你举一个具体的例子,说明你给自己确定了一个很高的目标,然后达到这个目标。
He cited an instance where a girl had grown frustrated over her inability to complete a layup drill.
他向我们举了个例子,说一名女孩因为没有办法完成上篮,开始觉得有点泄气。
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The whole ________ (全体演员)was very professional and preoccupied in rehearsal.
2.Bookshops should arrange their novels in simple alphabetical order, rather than by ________ (种类,范畴).
3.New public opinion polls show the president's political approval ________(等级)at its highest point since he took office.
4.My ________ (预期)is that we'll have a breakthrough in technical reform.
5.The experimental results indicate the dark ________ (适应)time of drivers has definite difference.
cast
category
rating
expectation
adaptation
6.It is acknowledged that people tend to become ________ (悲观的) and lose confidence in adverse circumstances.
7.The debate in the mainstream press has been a ________ (经典的)example of freedom of speech.
8.She gained fame as a ________ (评论家)before she published the popular novel.
9.The book adaptation was written in a style ________ (恰当的,合适的)to the age of the children.
10.Guests should feel at ________ (自由)to avail themselves of your facilities.
pessimistic
classic
critic
appropriate
liberty
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.What you wear should be up to date and clean, and must ________ (definite) fit well.
2.Don't you think the ghost writer should ask this young man some ________ (technique) questions
3.That is why there are many ________ (version) of the complicated story.
4.Many ________ (proof) show that outline plays an important role in writing compositions.
5.In the country, more than one quarter of alternative energy ________ (generate) from coal burning.
definitely
technical
versions
proofs
is generated
6.Contrary to general ________ (expect) he announced that only one candidate got approval.
7.Besides working as a political leader, he also writes ________ (novel) in his spare time.
8.Do you think the film ________ (adapt) was faithful to the classic book
9.Fire danger ________ (rate) system has already been an available tool for modern forest fire management.
10.Now try to ________ (visual) in your mind what liberty will look like, maybe doing whatever you like to do.
expectations
novels
adaptation
rating
visualise
Ⅲ.短语填空
leave out, be adapted from, focus on, fall down, be involved in
1.It was said that several of the plays ________________ recent novels.
2.It can improve your balance by exercising your main muscles; hence you can't __________.
3.Sometimes it seems right to invite the vast of actors so no one will feel _________.
4.It took the housewife an extraordinary effort to _________ preparing dinners or purchasing in the supermarket.
5.The writer ________________ his novel so that he didn't hear you knock on the door.
were adapted from
fall down
left out
focus on
was involved in
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.他原本也可以删掉许多重复的内容,从而缩减许多页。
He ____________________ much of the repetition and thus saved many pages.
2.入会仪式后,这些年轻人与老成员开始互动。
After initiation, the youths started to ________________ the older members.
3.那个年轻人对太空旅行着了迷。
_____________________has a bee in his bonnet about space travel.
4.自互联网出现以来,它对我们的生活和学习产生了很大影响。
Since its emergence, Internet ________________________ our life and study.
5.我们有快修部,立等可取。
We have a quick repair service where repairs can be done ________________.
could also have cut out
interact with
It is the young man who
has made a great impact on
on the spot