课件20张PPT。Painting the world Many people wonder if he deserves such a reputation.
If 在句中相当于whether,引导一个宾语从句,作谓语动词
wonder的宾语。
e.g. Do you know if/whether he has got a job offer from
that famous company?
deserve 意为 “值得;应得;应受”,后接名词,
动词不定式或动名词作宾语。
后接动名词作宾语时,相当于动词不定式的被动式。
e.g. Anyone who breaks the traffic rules deserves punish-
ing.
(= Anyone who breaks the traffic rules deserves to be
punished.)2. reputation n. 名声
reputable adj. 有声望的;名誉好的
e.g.: It is a reputable firm of builders.
3. Fame n. 名声
e.g.: She hoped to find fame as a poet.
★ famous adj. 著名的
be famous for 因为…而出名
e.g.: He is famous for singing pop songs.
4. Few people may have even heard of him.
甚至可能很少有人听说过他的名字。
情态动词may在此句中意为“也许;可能”,后接动词的
完成式,表示对过去发生的动作或状态的推测。
在我提到那则消息之前,可能有人已经告诉他们了。
They may have been told the news before I mentioned it
hear of 听说
听到这起车祸,我们非常震惊。
We were shocked to hear of the car accident.5. dealer n. 交易商
★ deal with sth. 与…交易
e.g.: I have deal with this store for many years.
★ deal n. 协议;
a deal with sb. 与某人的交易
6. He worked in an art dealer’s company, but he must
have disliked it, because he left.
must在此句中为“肯定、一定”, 后接have done,
表示对过去发生的动作或状态的推测。
e.g.
昨晚肯定下雨了,因为地面湿了。
It must have rained last night, for the ground is wet.7. missionary n. 传教士
★ mission n. 任务;使命
e.g.: complete /carry out one’s mission 完成使命
8. quarrel v. 争吵
常用搭配: quarrel (with sb.) (over/ about sth.) 为某事和某人争吵
e.g.: He quarreled with his brother over their father’s will.
9. superior n.
级别更高的人
e.g.: I have to ask my superior about that.
★ Adj. 地位高的
be superior to … 比…地位高的
★ inferior ant.
下级
Adj. 地位低的
be inferior to 比…地位低的;品质差的10. abandon v. 放弃;遗弃
★ abandoned adj. 被遗弃的
e.g.: an abandoned baby/ ship
11. financial adj. 财政的经济的
finance n. 财政;财务
e.g.: Unless we get more finance, we will have to close the hotel.12. believe in v. 信任;信仰
believe + n. + to be 相信;认为
e.g.: I believe him to be an honest man.
13. mad adj. 疯狂的;着迷的
常用搭配:
be /get mad at / with sb. for sth. 为某事对某人生气
drive sb. mad 使某人生气
be mad about / for sth. 为某事着迷
14. For ten years, from 1880 to 1890, Van Gogh
produced his best paintings, until, sadly, he took his own life.
take one’s own life 意为 “自杀”, 相当于 commit suicide.
e.g. 那些自杀的人总是不考虑自己的行为给别人带来的
痛苦。
People who take their own lives often do not think of the
sorrow their action brings to others.15. He had difficulty getting along with people, often
arguing with them.
have difficulty doing something. 做某事有困难
由于残疾,他很难自己谋生,但他从未丧失信心。
Being disabled, he has great difficulty making a living
by himself, but he has never lost heart.
arguing with them 是现在分词短语作状语,表示伴随
状况
16. Upset
adj. 难过的;沮丧的
e.g.: He has a upset stomach.
2) n. 不舒服
e.g.: The storm caused a complete upset of our plans.
17. cut off 割下;切断
cut down on 减少…的量
cut in 插队;插嘴
18. We know this because he wrote hundreds of letters to Theo expressing his ideas and his work, and these letters show the clarity of his thinking.
expressing his ideas and his work是现在分词短语做定语,具体说明信的内容。
e.g. 出门前,他在写字台上留了一张便条,说他马上就会回来。
Before going out, he left a note on the desk saying he would soon be back.19. possess n. 拥有
e.g.: I’m afraid he doesn’t possess a sense of humor.
★ possession n. 拥有;财产;占有物
e.g.: She was found in possession of dangerous drugs.20. admire v. 钦佩
admire sb. for sth. / doing sth. 因为某事钦佩某人
e.g.: We all admired him for his saving the children from the fire.
★ admiration n. 赞美;钦佩;羡慕21. visible adj. 看得见的;明显的
e.g.: These tiny creatures are hardly visible to the naked eyes.
★ vision n. 视力,眼光,幻影
e.g.: He is a man of vision.
She has a clear vision of future she wants.
invisible22. Even when his subjects are flowers, trees or the sky,
his paintings are full of powerful, honest emotions,
emotions which finally killed him.
句中划线的部分是前一个emotions的同位语, 用来进一步
补充说明emotions的情况。其中which finally killed him 是
限制性定于从句。
e.g. 我急需一本英语词典,一本可以帮助我更好学习英语
的词典。
I’m in bad need of an English dictionary, a dictionary
which can help me learn English better.23. View v. 观看
e.g.: I haven’t had a chance to actually view the house yet.
★ view n. 视力;视野;观看;眺望;景色
常用搭配:in / out of view 在视野之内/ 之外
e.g.: Victory is in view.24. decade n. 十年
a decade of 十年
several decades 数十年
two decades ago 20年前