Module 4 Home alone知识点详解
Unit 1
P26
It’s leaving from Platform 2.
be leaving在这是现在进行时表将来时意义。
在英语中,可以用现在进行时表将来的动词一般都是一些瞬间动词:leave, arrive, get, come, go, finish, start, stay等。用现在进行时表将来指的是近期的、 按计划和安排要发生的动作。
2. So am I, but I can’t miss two weeks of school.
So am I是“so + be /助动词+主语”的句型,表示前面所述的情况也适合于后面。
Louise can dance beautifully, and so can her sister.路易斯跳的舞蹈很优美,她的妹妹也是。
“I’ve lost the address.” “So have I.” — 我弄丢了地址。 — 我也是。
她很美,她妈妈年轻时也很美。
She is beautiful and ______ _____ her mother when she was young. so was
如果今晚他们外出散步,我也去。
If they go out for a walk this evening, _____________. so will (shall) I
3. miss v. 未出席;未出现
He’s missed school three days this week. 本周他缺了3天课。
He never missed attending the lectures. 他从未缺席过这些讲座。
miss 还有“想念;错过;漏掉”的意思
Go along the street. The museum is just on your right. You can’t ________ it.
A. make B. find C. miss D. fail C
4. I can cook simple meals. simple adj. 简单的;容易的
He wrote a story in simple English. 他用简单的英语写了一则故事。
I cooked myself a simple breakfast. 我给自己做了一顿简单的早饭。
比较级和最高级形式为:simpler, simplest
simply adv. 简单地;仅仅
simple, easy都可以表示“做某事或理解某事没有太大困难”。其区别是:
simple是个最一般的词,指不复杂或不难懂,因此能很快被头脑接受;
The plan sounds simple. 这个计划听起来相当简单。
easy也是一个最一般的词,常指事情容易做,不费劲。
It is very easy to do this thing. 做这件事非常容易。
5. Shut shut shut shutting
6. My clock rings so loudly that it will certainly wake me up.
so loudly that 是“so + 形容词/副词 + that + 从句”的结构。
so…that 意思是“如此……以至于……”
This story is so interesting that I want to read it again.这个故事如此有趣,我想再读一次。
He spoke so quickly that I couldn't follow him.他说得如此快以至我跟不上他。
这个八岁的男孩酷爱弹钢琴,以致于他坚持练琴3年了。
The eight-year-old boy likes playing the piano __________ much __________ he has kept __________ for three years. so that practicing
他跑得如此之快,我都赶不上他。
He ran _____ fast_______ I couldn’t catch up with him. so that
7. advise sb to do sth.建议某人做某事
advise doing sth.建议做某事
advice un a piece of advice two pieces of advice
8. be about to do sth. 就要/将要做某事
Mrs. Brown was about to begin, but Jennie spoke first.
布朗夫人正要开始讲话,但珍妮先讲了。
I was about to leave home when the telephone began to ring.
我正要离开家,电话铃突然开始响了。
由于be about to do sth.本身已含有“即将”这样的时间概念,所以它习惯上不再与 soon, at once, immediately, tomorrow 这样的具体时间状语连用。
我们将马上讨论这个问题。(be about to)
We are about to discuss this problem.
9. send sb a text message 给某人发短信
10. a couple of weeks
a couple of 两个;少数几个
I’ve only been here for a couple of weeks. 我才刚来俩星期。
I’ll be back in a couple of days. 我过几天就回来。
couple n. 一对;两个;夫妇
The young couple fell in love at first sight. 这对年轻人一见钟情。
The couple celebrated their golden wedding in January.
这对夫妇一月份举行了他们的金婚大庆。
Three foreign couples live on the third floor.有三对外国夫妇住在三楼。
couple, pair均有“一对,一双”之意。
couple多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物。
pair含义广泛,可指人或物。用于物时,指两个互属的事物,缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值,或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。
I found a couple of socks in the room but they do not make a pair.
我在房间找到两只袜子,但不是一双的。
Unit 2
P28.
Leave me alone 别管我
Do something for me 为我做某事
Manage v. 管理
He managed the company when his father was away.他父亲离开的时候,由他管理公司。
manager n. 经理
a bit =kind of + adj. 有点儿
修饰动词、形容词、副词或比较级时可以和a little互换。
Please wait a little / a bit.
请等一下。
It wouldn’t do him any harm to work a bit/ a little harder.
工作努力点对他没什么害处。
不同点:
二者都可以修饰不可数名词,但是a little 可直接用于名词前作定语,而 a bit 却不能,它用于名词之 前时应先接介词 of。如:
He knows a bit of / a little French.他懂一点点法语。
2) 在否定结构中,not a little 意为“很; 非常”(= very);not a bit 意为“一点也不”(= not at all)。
I’m not a little tired. 我很累了。
He is not a bit worried. 他一点也不着急。
Hurry up. There is ______ time left. a little
They still went on working, for they were not ______ tired. a bit.
3. He went to sleep soon, for he was not _____ tired. a little
4. I’ve got only _____ of money with me today. I’m afraid I can’t help you. a bit.
turn off 关闭,关掉;使转变方向
(1)turn off 关掉;关闭(设备), 指关灯、电视、电脑、自来水、煤气等。
Do you mind if I turn off the light 我把灯关掉你介意吗?
Please turn off the power. 请把电源关掉。
(2)与turn off 相关的短语还有turn on“打开”;
turn up“把……调高”; turn down“把……调低”等。
-Do you know our new manager -Yes. He _____ to be a friend of my brother.
A. turns up B. turns on C. turns out D. turns off C
The boy is sleeping. Please _____ the radio.
A. turn up B. turn off C. turn on B
become so bored with 变得对……厌恶
come true 实现 dream做主语
be worried about adj. 为……而担心,忧虑 worry about v.
9. wake up 醒;醒来
He didn’t wake up until 11 o’clock in the morning. 他上午十一点才醒。
How did you wake up from such a terrible dream 你是怎么从那个噩梦中醒来的?
wake为不及物动词,意为“唤醒,醒来”。当作“唤醒某人”讲的时候,其后常加介词up,构成短语wake up。
当被叫醒的对象是人称代词时,要用宾格形式,且必须放在短语中间;当被叫醒的对象是名词时,可放在短语中间,也可放在短语后面。
My mother woke me up very early this morning.今天早晨妈妈很早就叫醒了我。
Tom, thanks for waking my cousin up/ waking up my cousin every day.
汤姆,谢谢你每天叫我表弟起床。
hand in 提交,上交
Hand in your examination paper, please.请把你们的卷子交上来。
You must hand in your homework on time.你们必须准时交家庭作业。
unable to do 不能做某事
feel lonely 感觉孤独
alone和lonely的区别
alone 用作形容词,通常只是表示客观上的一个人或没有外人,而不表示寂寞或孤独等感彩,并且在句中只用作表语。
lonely 带有较强感彩,可用来说明人,也可用来说明 life, days, years 等;可用作表语或定语。
1) I look forward to being ______ in the house. alone
2) He was very _______ at first when he moved to London. lonely
3) She must feel _________ here with all her family in Scotland. lonely
4) That is a __________ mountain village. lonely
such delicious food 如此美味的食物
tidy up 收拾,整理
We should tidy up the place before we move in. 在我们搬进去之前应该先把那地方收拾一下。
You’d better tidy up before the guests arrive. 客人们到达前,你最好先把东西整理一下。
He began to tidy up his desk. 他开始整理书桌。
我经常帮助妈妈收拾房间。
I often help my mum to ______ ______ the room. tidy up
all day long 整天
hurry to do sth 急于做某事
Unit 3
1、so…that…引导的结果状语从句
so…that…结构的意思是“太……以至于……”。so后面接形容词或副词, 表示程度, that后接从句表示这一程度造成的影响或结果。
We were so noisy that our next-door neighbour came to complain.
我们太吵了, 以致隔壁邻居前来抱怨。
I was so careless that I forgot something important.我真是粗心, 以致忘记了重要的事情。
He speaks so fast that I cannot understand him.他说话太快了, 以致我没理解他的意思。
2 让步状语从句
(1)although引导的让步状语从句, 表示“尽管……, (但是)……”。
I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me.
我还是可以照顾自己的, 虽然这对我来说不容易。
Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first.
尽管凯文独自一人(在家), 但他刚开始还是挺高兴的。
(2)让步状语从句也可以由though引导, 表示表示“尽管……, (但是)……”。在一般情况下, 可以与由although引导的让步状语从句互换使用。在口语中, though较为常用。
He went on fighting, though he was wounded.尽管受了伤, 他还是继续战斗。
注意: 汉语中“虽然/尽管”与“但是”往往同时使用, 但在英语中却不是这样。
I do not often make dinner, but I can cook. 我不经常做饭, 但是我会做。
Although I do not often make dinner, I can cook. 虽然我不经常做饭, 但是我会做。
对比这两个句子可以看出, 在英语中,although与but通常是不能同时使用的。
although(不能与but连用)conj.
1.虽然;尽管
Although he was ill, he worked hard. 他虽然生病,但仍努力工作。
2.然而
I did not know that then, although I learned it later. 当时我不知道那件事,但我后来知道了。
but conj.
1.但是
It is hot in summer here, but it is not cold in winter. 这里夏天热,但冬天不冷。
2.(通常用not...but...)而是
Our purpose is not to do it for you but to teach you to do it by yourself.
我们的目的不是替你做这事,而是教会你自己来做。
3.可是,然而
She looks very young, but she is already in her 30's. 她看上去很年轻,可是她已三十多岁了。
so conj. 因此,所以,以便
It was snowing, and so I could not go out.
天在下雪,所以我无法外出。
例题解析
1? We bought Granny a present, ___ she didn't like it.
A. but B. and C. or D. so ?
〔答案〕 A. ?
〔析〕 由于句意的原因,应选择转折连词。
2 Run quickly, ___ we'll miss the early train.
A. and B. but C. so D. or ?
〔答案〕 D. ?
〔析〕 or这里应译为:否则。
3 I'll give the book to him ___ he comes back.
A. since B. as soon as C. before D. until ?
〔答案〕 B. ?
〔析〕 as soon as 引出的时间状语从句应用一般现在时表示将来要发生的动作。
4? Don't cross the road ___ the light turns green.
A. when B. while C. until D. as ?
〔答案〕 C. ?
〔析〕 until应译为"直到……才",因为前面的祈使句为否定句。又如:She did not go to bed until her mother came back. 应译为"直到她妈妈回来她才睡觉"。
5 Miss Gao has been a teacher _ __ 1990.
A. before B. after C. since D. in ?
〔答案〕 C. ?
〔析〕 因为主句为完成时,所以应用 since表示该动作的启始点。
6 - Which would you like better, tea ___ milk
- Tea, please.
A. but B. and C. or D. with ?
〔答案〕 C. ?
〔析〕 在疑问句与否定句中应用or来表示一种选择。
7 We love spring ___ there's beautiful flowers everywhere.
A. though B. but C. or D. because ?
〔答案〕 D. ?
〔析〕 因为这里表示的是因果关系。
8 Please leave ___ 7∶00, then you'll be able to get ___ there earlier.
A. till, in B. from, / C. before, / D. behind, to ?
〔答案〕 C. ?
〔析〕 before为在7∶00之前离开。
9 The teacher didn't begin the lesson ___ all the students stopped talking.
A. until B. after C. if D. because ?
〔答案〕 A. ?
〔析〕 这句应译为"直到所有的学生都停止讲话老师才开始上课"。因begin为瞬间动词,所以应用否定句。
10 Betty didn't go to see the film yesterday ___ she was ill.
A. but B. until C. if D. because ?
〔答案〕 D. ?
〔析〕 这里是表示因果关系,所以应用because。因为她病了所以未去看电影。
11? You must start right now, ___ you'll miss the train.
A. for B. and C. so D. or ?
〔答案〕 D. ?
〔析〕 or译为"否则"。本句句意为:你必须马上走了,否则要赶不上火车了。
12 ___ he is a child of six, he can read and write.
A. Whose B. If C. Though D. Because ?
〔答案〕 C. ?
〔析〕 这种状语从句在英语中称为让步状语从句,应译为:虽然他才是个6岁的孩子,他却可以读书和写字。
13 I like fish, ___ chicken, ___ eggs.
A. and, and B. and, with C. /, and D. and, / ?
〔答案〕 C.
〔析〕 在有若干个名词或动词出现时,每一个词之间只用逗号连接,只在最后两个词之间加and。如:The old man passed the street, went into a shop and bought some food。
14 Take this dictionary with you ___ you may use it in class.
A. when B. in order to C. but D. so that ?
〔答案〕 D. ?
〔析〕 so that应译为"为的是"。本句句义为:带上字典,为的是在上课时可能有用。而in order to 其后应接动词不定式,如:Take this dictionary with you in order to use it in class。
15 I hope ___ will be fine tomorrow.
A. it B. what C. whether D. when ?
〔答案〕 A. ?
〔析〕 hope后接的是宾语从句,而且宾语从句中少主语,应用it来代替天气。