Unit 2 Working the land Language Points

Language points for B4U2 陆宝秀编印 201-220
1 struggle v / n 挣扎 奋斗 努力 争取 斗争 struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来
struggle for sth为争取…而斗争 fight for struggle against/with…为反对……而斗争 fight against
①He struggled for freedom all his life. ②Her struggle with the disease lasted ten years.
③The working people have never stopped their struggle against unfair treatment.
④They struggled against poverty.
⑤We had to________________ all kinds of difficulties.
⑥The ________for independence was long and hard.
⑦Three brothers ___________ __________(为争取 而斗争) the possession of a jewel box.
2. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.
the first ... to do sth. 意为“第一个做……”。本句中动词不定式(to grow rice) 作定语, 修饰 the first agricultural pioneer。the first, the last, the second, the only等短语后面多用动词不定式作后置定语。
The first traveler to reach New Zealand in the year 950 was a man whose name was Kupe.
3. make +it +adj/n +to do使做…成为…其他可用这种结构的词: feel, find, think, consider…
. ①We consider it our duty to support good leaders.
②The new method makes it possible to complete the task faster.
③Tom found it very embarrassing to be reminded of the long-standing debt.
④We all feel it nice to be able to visit that famous university.
⑤好天气使游泳成为可能The fine weather _____________________________( for us )to swim.
⑥他无论在哪里，都把每天跑步一小时当作规定去执行。
Wherever he is, he _________________________ to run for an hour every day.
⑦The guide thought ___ wrong to eat monkeys. A. this B. it is C. it D. that was
4 At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.
die of hunger ______________ starve to death ___________ go hungry_____________
disturbing ( adj) disturbing news 令人困扰的消息 disturb (v) disturb the peace 扰乱治安
5 search常用的搭配： search sb./sth. 搜查某人/某物 search for sb./sth. 搜寻某人/某物
search sth./sb. for…搜查某物/某人以寻找…… in search of 寻找
注意：search sb.指“搜查某人”, 指对某人进行搜身。
search for sb.指“搜寻某人”, 指为了要找到某人进行搜寻, 相当于look for
①He searched all the rooms for the missing person. ②They searched the man all over for money。
③The police are in search of the missing boy. ④The police searched the thief but found no weapon 。
⑤ He ___________ his pockets _______ a cigarette.
6 Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
㈠thanks to 由于,多亏 表示原因的短语还有：because of as a /the result of
①Thanks to your support , we won the game. ②I had to stay at home because of a heavy rain.
③As a result of the war, the lives of many people were lost.
④由于交通堵塞我迟到了。______________ the traffic, I was late.
⑤He couldn’t attend the meeting____________________________________.( 因为疾病)
⑥__________________________ ,（ 多亏了你的帮助） we arrived there safely.
⑦They have had another good harvest____________________________of last winter.（ 由于去年的大雪）
㈡rid … of … 使… 摆脱…/ 除去get rid of 摆脱 扔掉 be rid of 摆脱 break away from 摆脱 脱离
①Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime. ( 犯罪 )
②You should rid yourself of smoking. ③他想使自己摆脱痛苦。He wants to rid himself of pain.
④He wanted to rid himself of the burden（ 负担 ）of the secret. 他想说出那个秘密,减轻自己的负担.
①If I ruled the world, I would ______ the world _____ wars.
A get rid of; by B be rid of ; by C rid ; of D get rid; of
②It’s not easy to ______________ oneself _________ a habit. 要改掉一个习惯是不容易的。
③We wanted to ____________ the house _______ dust. 我们试图清除这房子的尘土。
④I’m very glad to be ________ _________ my bad cold. 很高兴我的感冒已痊愈了。
⑤ It is very hard for the people to _______________________________. .使世界摆脱污染
7 是从前两倍那么多twice as large as before
倍数词（twice/half/three times etc.）+as + 形容词原级 +as …表示“是…的多少倍
拓展延伸：A ﹢be﹢倍数﹢as ﹢adj原级﹢as B
A ﹢be﹢倍数﹢as ﹢adj比较级﹢than B
A ﹢be﹢倍数﹢the size /length/ depth/height/width﹢of B
The number of the students in our school is ___________________________ in their school.
我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的三倍。
It is reported that the United States uses ___ energy as the whole of Europe.
A. as twice B. twice much C. twice much as D. twice as much
这座房子是那座房子的两倍大。 This house is ____________________________________ that one.
8 be satisfied with…相当于 be pleased with对……感到满意 satisfy(v) 使…满意 satisfy one’s need
satisfying (adj) 感到满意的 satisfied (adj) 令人满意的
①Nothing can ____________ him, and he is always complaining. ②His answer is __________________.
③ Mother __________ ________________ ________________ her son’s progress.
9 care about 在乎，在意 比较 care for 照顾,关心
①My aunt cared ______me when my parents were away last week.
②Dr Yuan never cares ______ money and fame.
10 He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.
①I think at the beginning we’d rather have some fairly quiet and peaceful music.
②Most young people would rather not listen to the Beijing Opera.
③Would you rather stay here or go home
拓展：would rather …than 表示‘宁愿…而不愿’ She would rather buy a bike than a motorbike.
改错；④This Sunday I would rather staying at home than go to park.
⑤He would rather don’t go with me .
11 He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
㈠[考例] Progress so far has been very good. ______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.(浙江2006)A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Besides
㈡equip v 装备 配备 equip … with …＝be equipped with 用…装备
equipment Un a piece of equipment
①They equipped themselves with the latest weapons. ②The meeting hall is equipped with a TV set .
③You’d better equip your car with air conditioning.
④A lot of money was spent on the equipment of the new hospital.
请准备一支尖的铅笔和一块橡皮参加考试。Please ________ _________ _______ a sharp pencil and an eraser for the exam.
许多公司已在他们的出租车上安装了全球定位系统。
Many companies ___________ __________ ___________ __________ _______________ GPS.
Language points (2)
1 confuse: vt. 使( 某人) 困惑/ 糊涂; 把 … 弄错 be / get / become confused 困惑, 不知所措 confusing (adj) 令人困惑的, 难以理解的 confused (adj) 困惑的 confuse A with B 把A与 B弄混
①The difficult question confused him. ② I confused her with her sister because they are so alike.
③I’m ____________ .Please say all that again. They got ___________ by the ____________ problems.
2 These chemicals in the food supply build up in people' bodies.
supply : vt. 供给, 供应 n. 供给; 供应品; 生活必需品supply and demand 供与求
supply sth to sb. = supply sb. with sth . offer sb sth =offer sth to sb
provide sth for sb =provide sb with sth
①The media supplies lots of information to us everyday.= The media supplies us with lots of information
②The supply of gas is limited in our town. 我们市的煤气供应有限.
③我们学校的图书馆为学生提供了大量的书籍。译____________________________________________
build up 逐渐增强 建立 开发 build up one’s strength/health 加强体力 / 增强体质
④I’m glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually _______________. (词汇量在逐渐增长)
⑤Actually, you can ____________ your health by running every morning.
3 regret v/n 为 感到遗憾或惋惜 懊悔 抱歉 to one’s regret 可惜的是
regret to do遗憾地做什么 regret doing sth 做了某事而遗憾或后悔
I regret to tell you that his father died. He regrets having done such a thing.
译 我们一直后悔把这房子卖了。We ‘ve always ___________ __________ the old house.
We ________ ____ __________ you that you are to be fired nest week .我们很抱歉地通知你， 你……
4 lead to__________ 他的粗心导致了这起事故. His carelessness____________________________.
①All roads lead to Rome. ②Hard working leads to success. ③a road leading to our school
lead sb to do sth _______________ lead a peaceful life_____________ lead the way _______
5 focus( one’s attention/eyes ) on 集中注意力/目光 于 All eyes were focused on him. 大家都注视着他。
Focus your attention on your work. 集中注意力在你的工作上。
①In my opinion, you should ______________ your maths and chemistry recently.
②He couldn’t _____________________ study with so much noise outside.
6 This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops free from chemicals.
keep …free from /of 使……免受（影响 伤害等）
You’d better keep this area free of air pollution.
The local government did their best to __________ the people ________ _____ noise.
Keep in touch with _____________ keep sb doing sth _____________ keep up _______
Keep one’s promise ____________ keep …in mind ______________ keep on doing ______________
7 Organic farmers, therefore, often prefer using natural waste from animals as fertilizer.
Prefer A to B ________________ prefer doing to doing _______________
prefer to do sh rather than do sh _________________________________
①译 我喜欢历史，而不喜欢英语。____________________________________________.
②我宁愿过平静的生活也不愿到城市生活。_________________________________________________.
8 A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy.
Reduce (vt) 减少 缩短reduce speed ________________reduce weight _____________
reduce the price by 10元________________ 区别 reduce the price to 10 元_________________
9 comment v/n 评论 议论 comment on/upon make a comment on/upon make comments on/upon
He refused to make comments on / comment on the accident.