Unit 8 It must belong to Carla
1. must
(1)必须
eg: We must go now,needn’t we
---Must we finish the work before we go home
---Yes, you must. No,you needn’t.=No,you don't have/need to.
(2)must be
must be doing 对正在发生的事情做出推测
must have done 对过去发生的事情做出推测
eg: He must be a doctor, isn’t he
He must be a teacher(改为否定句)He can’t be a teacher.
There’s some strange sound outside…I think it must be teenagers having fun. (P59)
The field is full of water, it must have rained heavily last night.
She must have already finished the work, hasn’t she
(3)must have done
eg: She must have arrived there last night,didn’t she?
He must have taken the magazine away, hasn't he
2.may,could,might
eg: It’s reported on TV that in might/could/may rain tonight.
You may be right. I am not sure.
It might rain this evening.
Will you answer the phone It could be your mother calling you.
He could be running for exercising(P61)
He might be late for work.
He might be running to catch a bus to work. (P61)
3.can表示现在的推测,只用于疑问句和否定句
eg: Who can it be at the door Can it be Tom
What he said can't be true, can it
What can she possibly want
Where can she have gone She can't have gone to school. It's Sunday
It can’t be true.
4.need
(1) need n. be in great need of sth=need sth badly 非常需要
meet the need of 满足…的需要
There be no need for sb. to do sth. =sb. needn’t do sth.
eg The doctor said I was in great need of holiday.
The food and drinks can’t meet the need of the people here.
There is no need for you to copy anything on the screen.
(2)need v. need to do (主动语态)
needn’t to do=don’t need to=don’t have to
need doing=need to be done (被动语态)
needn’t be done(不需要被…)
(3)need 情 态 动 词,用于疑问句和否定句
---Need sb. do ... =does/do sb. need to do ---Yes,sb. must./No,sb needn’t.
Words and expressions
★ 1.whose adj&pron. 谁的
当whose作为特殊疑向词”谁的”时,用以提问物品的所属关系,后接名词。其答语常用名词所有格,名词性物主代词或动词短语belong to
eg:--Whose watch is this --It is my father's./lt belongs to my father.
who’s=who is
2. attend v. 出席,参加(会议,婚礼,去上课,上学,听报告等)
attend the meeting/ the wedding/the concert
eg: I attended a concert yesterday so It might still be in the music hall.
3. valuable adj. 贵重的,很有用的,宝贵的
be valuable to sb. 对某人来说很有价值
eg: Do you have anything valuable in your schoolbag
The book is valuable to me.
valueless adj. 无价值的,无效果的,没用的
value n. 价值
4. happening n. 事件,发生的事情(常指不寻常的,常用复数)
eg: There have been strange happenings here lately.
* happen vi. 发生
sth. happen + place/ time 某时某地发生了某事
eg: The story happened in e small village in 2013.
Nothing much ever happened around me.
sth. happen to sb. 某人出了某事
eg: A car accident_happened to her this morning.
Can you tell me what happened just now
sb. happen to do = sb. do sth. by chance/ by accident
eg: I happened to meet a friend of mine in the street yesterday.
It happened/ happens that… 碰巧或恰巧发生
eg: It happened that I didn't go to work that day.
It happened that Peter was at home that da to at me that
day. = Peter happened to be at home that day.
* 5. noise n. 声音,噪声
make a noise; make much noise
eg: Don't make any noise. The children are sleeping.
Who's making those strange noises
noise & sound & voice
noisy adj.——noisily adv.
* 6. Policeman ---- policemen (the police 做主语视为复数)
wolf—wolves (leaf/thief/knife/life…)
7. uneasy —— uneasier/ uneasiest adj. 不安的,忧虑的
be uneasy about/at sth.
eg: I'm uneasy in my mind about the future.
8.outdoors adv. 在户外 =outside(*)
eg: It's cold outdoors/outside.
In hot countries you can sleep outdoors/ outside/in the open air.
outdoor adj. 户外的 outdoot activities;outdoor sports
9. sleepy —— asleep —— sleeping—— sleep (*)
* 10. land v. 着陆,降落 land at/ on sp.
eg: At last, they landed on the island.
The plane will land at the airport in minutes.
un. 陆地,大陆 by land 走陆路 travel over land, 陆路旅行
11. run after 追赶 run-ran-run-running-runner
eg: The dog is running after the rabbit.
12. suit n.西装,套 a suit of suit/a business suit
v.适合,合适 sth.suit sb.(fine)款式颜色适合某
eg: The skirt suits you fine.
I think blue clothes suit her very fine.
fit v. fit-fit/ fitted-fit/ fitted
sth. fit sb. well(大小尺寸)适合
eg: These shoes don’t fit me well. Could you show me another pair.
suitable adj. 合适的 be suitable for/to sb.
eg: a place suitable for picnic
The toy is not suitable for young children.
13.express v. 表示,表达
express sth. to sb.
eg:I find it difficult to express my meaning.
She expressed her thanks to us.
Expression cn.表情
eg: The expressions on his face suggested that he was angry.
14. at the same time 与此同时
eg: You can use "not only...but also" to express two things at the same time.
15.circle n.圈子,圆圈 the circle of friends
v. 盘旋,转圈;画圈 circle a circle
eg:The plane circled the airport before landing.
The moon circles the earth every 28 days.
16.Britain (=Great Britain)大不列颠
British adj. He is British.=He is from Britain.
He is English.=He is an Englishman.
17. mystery cn. 奥秘,神秘事物 a mystery guest
one of the great mysteries
adj. mysterious
18. receive v. 接受,收到
① receive sth. (from sb.)
eg: He received a present from his uncle in the USA.
② receive/get a letter from sb. = hear from sb.
eg: I didn't receive/get a letter from my sister last week.
=I didn’t hear from my sister last week.
③receive & accept
eg: I received a valuable gift from John but I didn't want to accepet it.
19. historian cn.历史学家,史学工作者
history un. In(Chinese/American)history
historical adj. historical stories
20. leader cn. 领导,领袖
lead v. lead-led-led lead (sb.) to/ lead in to
21. midsummer n. 仲夏 on a midsummer evening
a book called A Midsummer Night’s Dream
22. medical adj. 医疗的,医学的 medical research
a medical student/school ones medical condition
medicine un. 医学,药 study/practice medicine take/have (the)medicine
23. purpose cn. 目的,目标
the purpose(s) of (the meeting/study)
on purpose 故意,有意地
eg: He must have done this on purpose.
24. prevent v. 阻止,阻挠
prevent sb. (from) doing sth.= stop sb. (from) doing
=keep sb. from doing
eg. Nothing can prevent him from achieving his goal.
The accident could have been prevented.
25. energy un. 力量,精力
eg. It’s a waste of time and energy.
She’s always full of energy.
energetic adj. 精力充沛的,充满活力的
26. position cn. 位置,地方
eg. Where would be the best position for the lights
From his position on the top of the mountain, he had a good view of the bay.
in position 就位 eg. Is everybody in position
27. honor(=honour) un. 荣幸,荣誉
It is one’s honor to do sth.
It’s my great honor to be invited here today.
the honor of the country/family
V. 尊重,表示敬意
Some think it might be a burial place or a place to honor the ancestors.(P62)
28. victory cn.&un. 胜利,成功 celebrate/win a victory victory celebration
▲29.enemy cn.敌人,仇人 (pl.)enemies
make an enemy of sb.
After just one day, he had already made an enemy of his manager.
natural enemies 天敌
▲30.period cn. 一段时间,时期,课,学时
a period of two years a long period of time have a blue period
eg. Which period of history would you most like to have lived in
Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling.
a free/study period
--What do you have next period --French.
31.hard-working
hard-working adj.工作努力的,辛勤的 hard-working nurses/students
He is much more hard-working than be used to be.
work hard 工作努力
Work hard, and you will make progress.
He is working hard for the coming mid-term exams.
hard work 努力的工作
She achieved her dream through hard work.