必修五 Module 2 The Human Traffic Signal
offer
offer sb sth = offer sth to sb
被动 sb be offered sth
eg: He was offered a good job but he turned it down.
offer to do 主动提出做某事
eg: When I was wandering where I could get so much money for my trip, my sister offered to help.
offer money to sb for sth 出价买
eg: He offered 30,000 yuan to the boss for the car .
offer sb money to do
eg: Taylor offered him 500 dollars to do the work..泰勒愿意出500美元雇佣他做这项工作。
at high altitude 海拔高的地区
be in bad condition 状况极差
condition 表示状态,状况的时候,相当于state ,主要用单数形式。
eg: These old temples are still in good condition.
You are in no condition to go anywhere.你的身体状况太差,不宜去任何地方。
condition 表示环境,条件以及天气情况的时候,常用作复数形式。
eg: The poor wording conditions led to the poor health of the workers.
Police advised people to stay at home until weather conditions improve.
常与condition搭配的介词是 in under
on condition that =only if =provided that=providing that 倘若,在……条件下
eg: They agreed to lend us the car on condition that we returned it before weekend.
On no condition 绝不,无论如何都不
eg: You must on no condition tell them what happened .
salary 薪金,薪水 .常指从事脑力劳动的工资,一般按月发放。
eg: It seems that he gets a good salary in that company.
pay 工资,薪水。最普通的用语。可特指军饷。
wages 复数,工资。常指付给体力劳动者的工资,一般按照周或者天发放
fee 手续费,薪金。常指付给律师,医生或者其他专业人员的费用。
income 收入,收益的总称。
average 做adj的时候,表示“平均的,中等的,普通的”
做n 的时候,表示平均数
eg: Average salaries in this state are about 1,500 dollars.
He is not very tall .I’d say he is of average height.
on average 平均来看 above /below average 高于、低于平均水平
eg: Her school work is well above average..她的成绩 远远高于平均水平。
in particular 尤其,特别,格外
eg: He loves science fiction in particular.
She was lying on the sofa doing nothing in particular.她躺在沙发上,无所事事。
Is there anything in particular you would like for dinner 晚饭你想吃点什么特别的么?
be particular about /over 讲究,挑剔
She is very particular about her clothes.
every two weeks=every other week 每两个周,每隔一个周
every+数词+名词的复数= every+基数词+名词的单数
eg: They were so tired that they had to stop to have a rest every other hour.
8. in theory 理论上来说 in practice 在实践中
9. respect the rules 遵守规则
10. toll 通行费 a toll road/bridge 收费道路,桥梁。
毁坏或者伤亡的人数 The official death toll has reached 7000.
take a heavy toll on sb/sth 产生恶果,造成重大损失
eg: Illness had taken a heavy toll on her .疾病对她的身体造成了极大的损害。
11. The road is red on one side and green on the other.
本句是个省略句,省略了is .
eg: One of the sides of the board, in his hand has been painted red, and the other green.
12. give sb a tip 给某人小费 live on 活下去,以……为生。
on the tip of one’s tongue 话在嘴边上
13. But often they just pass by , taking the human traffic signal for granted.(分词表伴随)
=and take the human traffic signal for granted.
take sth for granted 认为……理所当然,对……不重视,不把……当回事
eg: Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted.
I just took it for granted that he’d always be around .我还想当然的认为他能随叫随到呢。
14.have a close encounter with death 与死神打了个照面,与死神擦肩而过
eg: He has given up his job as a driver because he has had a close encounter with death.
15. have a profound effect on 有深刻的影响
16. week in, week out 一周又一周
17.from dawn to dusk.从黎明到黄昏
18. take up
(1)占用时间,占据空间 The table takes up too much room./ I will not take up any more of your time.
(2)学着做,开始做(消遣)They have taken up golf .
(3)进入,占据位置I took up my position by the door.我把住了门口。
(4)继续,接着I’d like to take up the question you raised earlier.
P13
be qualified to do 具备知识技能;符合资格
eg: He is not qualified to teach French.
P14
volunteer n 志愿者,自告奋勇者,主动做……的人
eg: Are there any volunteers to help clear up 有自愿帮忙清扫的人么?
vt volunteer to do sth / volunteer for sth 义务做、无偿做、自愿做
eg: He volunteered to help the old.
Several staff members volunteered for early retirement.几位职员自愿提前退休。
P15
sign the contract签署合同
eg: So many papers to sign, so much money to pay back.
apply to sb for sth 申请,请求
eg: He applied for a job as a secretary to the manager.
P17 Everyday English
It was a nightmare .简直是场噩梦。可怕的经历=It was a terrible experience.
I managed somehow.无论如何,我完成了=I survived the experience.
manage (1) 勉力完成 In spite of his disappointment,he managed a weak smile.
尽管他很失望,他还是勉强挤出一丝微笑。
(2)manage to do =succeed in doing We managed to get to the airport in time.
He is always managing to say the wrong thing.他总是哪壶不开提哪壶。
----Need any help ------No ,I can manage.(我能行)
take –home salary 实得工资(扣除税项之后)
have a day off =take a day off 请假一天
P18.
in response to 回答,作为对……的回应
eg: She opened the door in response to the knock.
be grateful to sb for doing sth 因……而感激某人
eg: I’m grateful to you for your helping me with my work.
look forward to doing 渴望做某事
eg: The day I’m looking forward to came at last.
He is looking forward to being taken to the Great Wall .
P19 Cultural Corner
be related to=be connected with=have connection with =have sth to do with 和……有关系,有联系
The police are looking for the very person related to the accident.
in great demand 需求量大 Good secretaries are always in demand.
demand sth demand sth from/of sb demand to do demand that sb should do
sth demand doing=sth demand to be done
eg: Tom demanded an immediate letter from/of Jack.
The judge demanded that the prisoner should be sentenced to death.
The bike demands repairing/to be repaired.
注意:无 demand sb to do这种形式
3. require sth require sth of sb require sb to do require to do require that sb should do
require doing =require to be done
be expected to do 预料,估计
eg: He is expected to come at 8, but I’m not sure.
P17 Making deductions about the past
must have done 对过去发生事情的肯定推测。过去“一定”只能用于肯定句。
eg: You are wet through. You must have got caught in the rain.
注意:在反意疑问句中,当陈述部分含有表推测的must的时候,简单问句的作用词应该与must后的动词在非推测情况下的用法保持一致。
eg: He must be a worker, isn’t he
You must have learnt English for many years ,haven’t you
It must have rained last night, didn’t it
此句话当中有明显的过去时的时间状语,所以用didn’t it .
can’t /couldn’t have done 对于过去肯定推测的否定,翻译成“不可能做”
eg: She can’t have gone to the cinema for I saw her just now.
-----There were already 5 people in the car but they managed to take me as well .
------It couldn’t have been a comfortable journey.
反意疑问句的同must
He can’t be a teacher ,is he
You can’t have learnt English for many years ,have you
It can’t have rained last night, did it
may/might have done 过去可能做过
I was late for school .I might have turned off the alarm o’clock and gone to sleep again.
此外,might have done 要是只用于肯定句,还可以表示 过去本来可以做而没有做
He might have gone, but preferred to remain.他本来可以去的,但却宁愿留下来。