Module three
INTRODUCTION
match the verbs with the means of transport,-----
match 用法:
①match --- with /to 把---和---搭配起来/调和起来 (如上句)
②match ---in /for 与—匹敌;势均力敌
翻译:在古典音乐知识方面没人能和他匹敌
No one can match her in knowledge of classical music .
③适合;与---相配 (辨析suit ,fit)
match 多指大小、色调、形状、性质等 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )方面的搭配,suit 多指合乎需要、口味、性格、条件、地位等,fit多指尺寸、形状合适,引申为“吻合” “协调”。
Eg: Her clothes don’t match her age.
No dish suits all tastes.( 众口难调)
My new evening dress fits me quite well.
--- How about 8 o’clock outside the cinema
--- That suits me fine.
means 方法;手段;工具(单复数相同)
交通方式 means of transport 决不 by no means
以这种方式 by this means/in this way/ with this method
2.⑴上下(大)车 get on, get off;起飞 take off;
上下(小)车 get into, get out of;着陆 land on
get 相关词组
开始认真干某事 get down to(介词) ;收获 get in
与-相处;进展get on/along with;除掉,摆脱 get rid of
get done = be done (被――)
take相关词组
长得像 take after 认为――理所当然 take ---for granted
拿起,占据,开始从事 take up 接管 take over
接受还是不接受(二者必须选其一)take it or leave it
⑵ 介词搭配 (by+交通工具;on/in+限定词+交通工具)
in/on a + 汽车/火车/轮船 in a plane on a bike
by rail= by train by railway(wrong)
READING
my first ride on a train.
ride n. 旅行,旅程
v. 骑乘 ride a motorcycle to town; ride a horse to the village.
骑摩托车进城;骑马到村里去
2.For the first few h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )undred kilometers of the journey, the scenery was very colorful. 在行程的前几百千米,沿途的景色很精彩。
①前几年 the first few years 后几页 the last few pages
②scenery (un) 风景总称;
scene(cn) 特定环境呈现的风景;现场,出事地点
The scenery is beautiful around here.这一带的景色很美。
The scene is perfect ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )when you see the sun rising slowly in the east."观看太阳从东方慢慢升起,这种景色确实太美了。"
The policemen arrived at the scene of the accident.
3. A long tim ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e ago, Australians needed a way to travel/of traveling (travel) to the middle of the country.
This is the way in which/ that / \ I solve the problem.
At last, I found the way I solve the problem. (way/ means/ method)
4. Ghan is short for Afghanistan. (Ghan 是Afghanistan 的缩写)
www 是万维网的缩写 WWW is short for the world wide web.
Short 相关词组
短缺,缺少 be short of 简言之 in short
Ed is short for Edward, who isn’t short of cash.
5. 在20世纪20年代 in the 1920s/ in the 1920’s
在某人30多岁时 in one’s thirties
6. no more/ not --- any more与no longer/ not---any longer 同义,但用法有所区别:当涉及数量和程度时,要用 no more; 谈到时间,强调今昔对比时,不能用no more,而是用not---any more/longer; no longer.
Eg: we will on longer eat meat.(今昔对比)
There is no more water left in the jar.
7. We see abandon ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.
abandoned adj. 被遗弃的;放纵的
an abandoned young woman 放荡的年轻女子
abandon vt. 抛弃,遗弃 抛弃家人 abandon the family
放弃(计划/希望)(=give up) 放弃计划 abandon the plan
8. 集体名词:family, team, group, government, class, ------ 谓语动词视情况而定
The government has been overthrown. (have)
The government decides to pass the law. (decide)
集合名词:people, cattle, police 谓语动词用复数。
9.Trained camels ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other product.
supply n.(pl)供应品;供给之物
v.为某人提供某物(食物)
supply : supply sb with sth; supply sth to/for sb
provide: provide sb with sth; provide sth for sb
supply the needs /demand for --- 满足----的要求
It is hard to supply the demand for more and better houses.
10. In 1925, they pass ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem.
① 通过法律 pass a law 依法 by law
违反法律 break the law遵守法律 keep/ obey the law
② allow 的用法:allow sb to do /allow doing
(又如 forbid / permit /admit-------)
他们不允许在阅览室里吸烟。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )They do not allow people to smoke in the reading room.// They do not allow smoking in the reading room..
③ shoot-shot-shot
翻译:她朝着鸟射击,但没有射中。
She shot at a bird, but didn’t shot it .( but missed it).
11. 在农场,在田地里 on the farm; in the field
12.过时 out of date/ out of fashion
READING AND SPEAKING
1. visit 用法 :visit +sp ;// pay a visit to +sp
参观动物园:visit the zoo/ pay a visit to the zoo
2. time 相关短语
一直 all the time 那时,当时 at the time
每次,一次 at a time 曾经,一度 at one time
第一次 for the first time 很快,立刻 in no time
决不 at no time /by no means /in no way/on no account
提前 ahead of time 慢慢来,别着急 take one’s time / take it easy
3. patient adj. 有耐心的 be patient with sb be patient of sth
patient n. 病人 patience (n.) 耐心
CULTURAL CORNER
1. downtown adj. downtown area
adv. 去市区 go downtown 在市区 in downtown
at a speed of over 400 kilometers per hour
①以全速 at top/full speed 快速 with great/all speed
加速 speed up
②have a/an speed/population/area/size--- of
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1. I’m very sorry but (you can’t change it)
2. Absolutely!
3. Definitely!
(module 4 cultural corner)
5.hope 可实现的“希望”
hope to do /hope for sth/ hope that
wish 难实现的 “愿望 ”
wish to do/wish sb to do/ wish for sth / wish that (常用虚拟)
eg: I hope you’ll be better soon. 我希望你很快好起来。
I wish I were ten years younger. 我但愿自己能年轻十岁。
6.remain vi.
① 剩下,余留
After the fire, very little remained of my house.火烧后,寒舍所剩无几。
② (人)留下,逗留 I remained three days in that country.
③ + 表语(名词/形容词/分词/介词短语等)保持,仍是
Peter became a judge but John remained a fisherman.
It remained to be proved .这事留待证明。
remaining adj. 剩余的 (区别 left)
剩余的书 the remaining books/ the books left