课件20张PPT。key words and expressionsunit 5
(1) rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。 1. rather than 而不是 I rather than you am going to go camping.(2)would rather do.. than do= would do…rather than do..
=prefer to do… rather than do…
=prefer doing… to doing…宁愿……而不愿……She'd rather die than lose the children. 2.chat vi &n 聊天;闲聊chat about sth 闲谈、闲聊…
chat with sb. 和某人聊天他们在谈论天气。They are chatting about the weather.I had a long chat with her.
我和她聊了很久。我们房子的四周都是树。3. surround vt. 包围; 围绕; 圈住Trees surround our house.sth/sb be surrounded with/ by sth 被…所包围The school is surrounded with trees.
学校周围绿树成荫。surrounding adj 环绕的;周围的
surroundings n 环境;周围的事物4.measure vi&vt 测量;衡量;(长,宽等)尺寸是 n. 计量单位;计量制;措施The room measures about 20 feet wide.
The field measures fifty metres in length.make sth. to one's measure 照某人的尺寸去做I measured his weight. take measures to do sth 采取措施做某事We should take some measures to solve these difficulties.sth. measures +长度/宽度/ 高度等+ in length/
width/ height或+ long/ wide/ high5. settle down
(1) 坐下; 躺下
He settled down in his chair to read
the newspaper.(2) 定居
After years of travelling, he decided to
settle down here.(3) 安下心来; 专心致志于(+to (doing) sth.)
Then they settled themselves down to work.等学生都静下心来再开始上课. 6.manage to do sth.设法做成某事
(=succeed in doing sth.)
try to do sth.设法去做某事(不一定成功)
How did you manage to persuade him?
I try to persuade him.
try doing sth. 尝试做某事7.catch sight of sb./sth.看见,瞥见
We caught sight of the hills in the distance.
at first sight 乍一看
in/within sight 看得见,在视线内
out of sight 看不见,在视线外
lose sight of 看不见....;忽略...
at the sight of 看见…用sight 得短语完成句子
①We mustn’t _____________(忘记,忽略)
our close friends.
②There was no one_____________ 看得见.
③_____________(乍一看),it may look like a
cloud.
④I have been known to faint (一见到血)
__________ ____________
⑤ She (看见)———————a car in the distance.lose sight ofin/within sightAt first sightcaught sight ofat the sight of blood8.have a gift for
gift n [c] 禀赋,天生的才能
gifted adj
She is gifted in/at writing.
有天赋,才能的在..方面有天赋 she has a gift for learning languages. within与in表达时间的区别:
within指在时间范围之内,不超过;而in 是经过若干时间,指期限之外。
I’ll be there within an hour.
(一小时之内)
I’ll be there in an hour.
(一小时之后)9. within prep 在---之内; 不越过within one’s power/ ability 在某人的能力之内
within one’s reach 在某人够得着的地方10.border n. 边界;国界v. 与…接壤
The terrorists escaped across the border.
How many countries border China?
on the border of 接近、临近;即将
She sat quietly on the border of the lake.
她静静地坐在湖畔。11.mix vt&vi 混合;调配You can’t mix oil with water.
你不能把油和水混合起来。
mix up 混淆;弄乱
I always mix up the twins.
我总是把这对双胞胎弄混。
mixture n 混合物;混合状态
mixed adj. 混合的
12.confirm vt 确认;批准confirmation n 证明;证实;确定Please write to confirm your reservation.The new minister will be confirmed in office by the Queen. 13. in the distance 在远处
他们看到远处有几所房子。
They saw a few houses _____________.in the distanceat a distance 隔开一段距离keep one’s distance 保持距离
keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持距离The painting looks more beautiful ________.
We saw lights ______________.at a distancein the distance distant adj. 遥远的14.nearby adv 在附近 adj 附近的;邻近的The girl you want to see lives nearby.
In a nearby village, we found the old man.
nearby 即可做前置定语,又可做后置定语,a nearby hotel=a hotel nearby / near by 附近的一家旅馆15.tradition n 传统;风俗It is a good tradition that the young look after the old.
by tradition 按照传统风俗
By tradition, children play tricks on 1 April.
依传统,孩子们在4月1日搞恶作剧。
traditional adj 传统的;习俗的16.impress vt 使印象深刻;使铭记His sincerity impressed her.impress sb with sth 给某人留下…印象
impress oneself on/upon sth 某人铭记..
be impressed on sb./ one’s mind/ memory使某人印象深刻
Her words impressed themselves on my memory.
impressive adj 感人的;给人印象深刻的He impressed the world with his adventure.sb. be impressed by/ at/ with sth. 对…印象深刻Good bye!Thank you for your attention !