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Language points. Felicia. 1. know about 得知,了解 令我惊讶的是,他知道所有有关非洲的事。 To my surprise, he knew all about Africa. know about 还有“听说过”之意( =know of ) 我听说过他,可我真的不能说我认识他。 I know about /of him, but I can’t say that I know him. 2. stand for 代表,象征;忍受,容忍;主张,拥护 What does WTO/WHO stand for?
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Language points Felicia
1. know about 得知,了解 • 令我惊讶的是,他知道所有有关非洲的事。 • To my surprise, he knew all about Africa.
know about 还有“听说过”之意(=know of) • 我听说过他,可我真的不能说我认识他。 • I know about /of him, but I can’t say that I know him.
2. stand for 代表,象征;忍受,容忍;主张,拥护 • What does WTO/WHO stand for? • I won’t stand for any more of your rudeness. • Before we elect him to parliament, we want to know what he stands for.
3. worth • (1)prep. 值,值得 • 它的价值远比我付的价钱高。 It’s worth much more than I paid for it. • 他不值得帮。 • He is not worth helping.
(2)n. 价值 • 失去后,我才意识到他的友情的真正价值。 • I realised the true worth of his friendship after I lost it.
worthy adj. 值得,配 • be worthy of • 那本书值得一读。 • The book is worthy of being read. • The book is well worth reading.
4. prefer… to…比起…来更喜欢… • 比起跑步我更喜欢游泳。 • I prefer swimming to running. • 你想喝点什么,咖啡还是牛奶? • What would you prefer to have, coffee or milk?
5. would rather…(than…) 宁愿… • 我宁可待在家也不想去购物。 • I would rather stay at home than go shopping. (换用prefer来表达) • 我还是不说 出来的好。 • I’d rather not speak it out. • 他已经到了?我宁愿他明天来。 • He has arrived? I’d rather he came tomorrow.
5.every four years= every fourth year every two years(每两年) =every other year There is a mistake every other line. every few years(每隔几年) 他每隔几年回一次家。 He goes home every few years .
6.take part in参加某一活动,并发挥作用,与join in接近 • take an active part in 积极参加 • join in:参加小规模活动,如球赛、游戏 • join:参加某项组织,成为一员 • join sb. in sth.和某人一起做某事
1)你打算参加我们的讨论吗? Are you going totake part in / join inour discussion? 2) 他去年参了军。 He joined the army last year. 3)你想要和我们一起散步吗? Would you like to join us in a walk?
由take构成的其他短语: take one’s time 别着急 take after遗传 take back 收回 take care保重;照料 take it easy 别着急;慢慢来 take off起飞;脱下;成名
7. allow vt. 允许,给予,容许 • allow sb. to do sth. • allow doing sth. • 准你进入房间。 • You are allowed to enter the room. • 办公室里不允许吸烟。 • We don’t allow smoking in the office.
8. times: 时代;次数,倍数 • in moderntimes在现代 • in ancient times在古代 • 我去过北京好几次。 • I have been to Beijing several times. • 这个房间是那个房间的四倍大。 • This room is four times bigger than that one.
关于time的一些词组 • at times all the time • at one time at a time • from time to time in no time • in time on time • many a time once upon a time • at the same time take one’s time
9. rank vt. 位于(某等级), 整齐排列 • 这座城镇在英国风景区中享有盛名。 • This town ranks high among the English beauty spots. • 杯子整齐地排在架子上。 • The cups were ranked neatly on the shelf.
11. light • (1)vt. 点燃,照亮 • (lit—lit; lighted—lighted) • He lit up a cigarette. • 他点燃了一支烟 • Suddenly a smile lit up her face. • 刹那间, 她的脸上露出一丝微笑,整张脸明亮起来。
(2)n. 光,日光 • Light travels faster than sound. (3)adj. 轻的, 轻柔的,(睡眠)浅的 • Though the box is full of books, it’s quite light. (4)adv. 旅行时带的行李不多 • I like traveling light.
12. effect n. 影响,效果 have an effect on 对……有影响 have good (bad) effects on 对…有好/坏的影响 take effect 生效
孩子们深受炎热天气之苦. The children were suffering from the effects of the hot weather. 惩罚对他没有什么效果. Punishment had very little effect on him.