It is hoped that… 人们希望…… It said that … 据说…… It is believed that… 人们相信 It is reported that… 据报道…… It is hoped that our team will win the game.人们希望我们的队赢得比赛。 It is said that the strange old man is a great artist.据说那个怪老头是一位艺术大师。 It is believed that before writing was developed, people in China used to keep records by putting a number of stones together.人们认为,在出现书写以前,中国人常把石块放在一起来记事。 It is reported in the papers that the president of the U.S.A will arrive next Monday.据报纸报道美国总统下星期一抵达。
It is/was + adj. + for/of sb.+ to do sth.某人做某事是……. 该句的It 为形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式(短语),for/of sb.是不定式的逻辑主语。能用于该句型的形容词常有:(1)important/ unimportant/ necessary/ possible/ impossible/ hard/ difficult/ easy/ useful/ usual/ unusual等。这些形容词的后面常用for来表示不定式的逻辑主语。 ①It’s important(for you)to learn English well.(你们)学好英语很重要。 ②It’s not easy for them to finish the work within three hours.对他们来说3小时内完成这项工作很难。 (2)right/ wrong/ clever/ foolish/ stupid/ nice/ kind/ rude/ polite/ impolite等。这些形容词的后面常用of 介词短语表示不定式的逻辑主语。 ①It’s kind of you to help us.你们帮助我们真是太好了。 ②It’s impolite of a person to interrupt people while they are talking.打断别人谈话的人是不礼貌的。 It takes sb. some time to do sth .做某事花某人时间。其中的It 是形式主语。代替后面的不定式(短语)。 ①It will take us a whole week to travel through the forest. 穿过这片森林得用我们一整周时间。 ②It took them 3 days to finish the work.干完这项工作用了他们3天时间。 It’s time for sth . 该是做……的时候 如: It’s time for lunch .该吃午饭了。 It’s time (for sb) to do sth . 如: It’s time (for us )to go to school.(我们)该上学了。 也可用如下说法: The time has come for lunch. The time has come for us to go to school. 注意:在It’s time ……句式中time 前可加 high, about 等修饰词,用法不变。其后跟that 从句时要用虚拟语气。如: It’s (high)time we got up. It’s about time (that) he knew the truth. 大约是他知道真相的时候了。(that可省略) 接不定式和动名词意义不同的词 1)remember doing/having done记得曾做过某事remember to do记住去做某事 对比: Do you remember meeting me at a party last year? Please remember to write to your parents when you get there. 2)regret doing/having done 后悔做了(或没做)某事/regret to do遗憾地去做某事 对比: I regret telling her the truth. I regret to say that you are completely wrong. 3)try to do 尽力去做/try doing 试着去做 对比:She tried to learn it by heart. She tried adding more salt to the soup. 4)forget doing 忘记曾经做过/forget to do忘记去做 对比:I forget reading about it in a magazine. Don’t forget to shut off the gas when you finish cooking. 5)stop doing 停止做/stop to do 停止某一动作去作另一动作(说明停止的目的) 对比:They didn’t start until it stopped raining . We stopped to see what was going on. 6)mean doing 意味着/mean to do 打算,意图做 对比:Missing the train means waiting for an hour. I meant to come, but a friend of mine went to see me . 7)want doing 需要(物作主语,动名词主动表示被动)/want to do 想做(人作主语) 对比:The wall wants painting. I want to paint the wall myself. join,join in, take part in ,attend 1)join 表示“加入党派,组织、社团、俱乐部”等。 如:join the Party/Youth League/army/club/organization入党/入团/参军/加入俱乐部/加入组织。Would yo join us(in) singing?和我们一起唱歌吧! His brother joined the army a year ago. 他哥哥一年前参军了。 Join还可表示“来(去)和某人呆在一起,把……连在一起” I will join you in a few minutes.我一会就过来。 Please join the two ends of the rope together.把绳子两头接起来。 2)join in 表示“参加正在进行的活动”。如 :join in a game /discussion/conversation/walk/talk参加游戏/讨论/谈话/一起散步/一起讨论。亦可说:join sb. in (doing)sth.表示“加入某人一起做某事”。 3)take part in 表示“参加会议、活动”,侧重说明主语参加并发挥一定作用,part 前若有修饰语,要用不定冠词。如:take (an active)part in a party/school activities/physical labour(积极)参加聚会/学校活动/体力劳动。 4)attend 表示“出席、参加会议、仪式、婚礼、葬礼、典礼、上课、上学、听报告”。如:attend a meeting/a sports meeting/a concer/a show/school/a lecture参加会议/运动会/出席音乐会/出席展览会/上学/听演讲。 [应用]完成句子 ①我哥哥参军2年了。 It’s two years since my brother_______the army. ②我的朋友和我一起祝你生日快乐。 All my friends_______ ________ ________ wishing you a happy birthday. ③今晚有一个聚会,你参加吗? There will be a party this evening. Are you going to_______ ______ _______ it? ④迈克没有参加莉莉的婚礼。 Mike didn’t ______ Lily’s wedding. Key:①joined ②join,me,in③take,part,in ④attend keep doing sth.连续、持续地做某事。 ①They kept sitting there for several hours.他们在那里连续坐了好几个小时。 ②He kept asking silly questions.他不住地问些愚蠢的问题。 keep ;store; save 三个词都有“存”的含义。 store是及物动词,“储藏、储存”的意思,一般强调在一个空间范围内的保管和收藏。如: We had to store all this while we were away. 我们不在家时,得把所有的一切都收藏起来。如: After harvest we store the grain.收割后我们把粮食存起来。 save既可以是及物动词也可以是不及物动词,可指货币的储蓄。如: He was out of work, he had saved no money before.他失业了,以前也没有攒下钱。 They are saving for a house.他们正在存钱买房。 keep也有“保存”的意思,与store比较,它并不强调特定的地点和场所,是由“保留”的意思引申而来的。如: I have kept the old letters all the time.我一直把这些旧信保存了下来。 Will you keep the papers for me?你能为我保存这些论文吗? keep off 短语动词。意为“远离”、“制止”、“使避开”、“不让接近”。如: A board stands by the house on which were written “keep off”. At night they made a fire to keep wild animals off. keep one’s word 该动宾词组意为“守信”,“遵守诺言”。词组里word不能用复数形式words.同义词组为“keep a promise”,反义词组为“break one’s word”。如: Once you promise someone to do something,you should keep your word. keep sb.healthy使……保持健康 keep,n.“使维持(某种状态)”后可接adj.(ving,p.p,adv.)等作宾补。 ①I was so tired that I could hardly keep myself awake. ②I’m sorry to have kept you waiting so long. ③Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. ④They kept us out. ⑤Once a cold kept him in bed for three days. keep up 该短语动词有以下现象,分述如下: ①keep sth.up使不低落,遵守 如:Even if we fail we should keep up our spirits. ②keep sb.up使晚睡 如:It’s wrong to keep the children up so late. ③keep up with sb.赶上,不落后,保持联系 如:I still keep up with my college classmates far away. 我仍与远方的大学同学保持着联系。 Knee go down on one’s knees 双膝跪地 go down on one knee单膝跪地 如:①The son went down on his knees, begging his father for mercy. ②Some football players celebrate their“goal”by going down on one knee. knock into 该短语意为“把……敲人” ,也可意译为“撞着某人/某物”如: ①The wall is so hard I can’t knock nails into it. ②He was reading while he eas walking and knocked into a tree. lack lack可用作及物或不及物动词,还可用作不可数名词,有“缺乏,缺少”之意。如: lack money/courage缺钱/ 缺少勇气;lack(in) experience/ courage缺少经验/勇气;have no lack of...不缺乏;for lack of…因为缺乏。对比: He is lacking in courage./He lacks courage.他缺少勇气。 The plants died for lack of water. 因为缺水植物枯死了。 [应用]完成句子 ①她经验不足,无法获得这项工作。 She________ ______ ______to get the job. ②他们不缺钱,而缺技术工作。 They______ ______ _______ of money but_______skilled workers. Key: ①lacked,the,experience ②have,no,lack,lack lately; recently 两者均可表示“近来、最近”,但用法不同。 recently 是书面语,常被quite,just,but, very,only等词所修饰,以加强语气。主要用于肯定句中。如: He’s only recently begun billogy. 他只是最近才开始学生物。 I didn’t know it until quite recently.我一直到最近才知道。 Lately常用于口语,指与现在有联系的一段时间,常见于否定句或疑问句中。如: I haven’t seen him lately.我近来没有看到他。 lay the table, lay breakfast 两个动词短语均可作“摆好桌子”解,但各自的确切含意不同:lay the table单纯指“摆桌子(准备吃饭)”,可用于早、中、晚三餐的任何一餐的场合,如: I only laid the table.我只是摆好了餐桌(准备吃饭)。而“lay breakfast”则很明确地表示“摆桌子(吃早餐)”。如: I have laid lunch.我已经摆好午餐的桌子了。 He has laid supper.他已把晚餐的桌子摆好了。 leave sth. to sb.(在死后)将……留给某人;请某人负责某事 His aunt left all her property to him after her death. 他姑姑死后将所有财产都留给他了。 I’ll leave it to you to buy the tickets.我委托你负责买票。 lend to 引导;引起,造成,导致。 ①Labour leads to happiness.劳动使人幸福。 ②Where does this road lead to?这条路通向哪里? ① His carelessness led to his failre.他的粗心导致失败。 ② Too much work or too little rest often leads to illness.过度工作或很少休息经常导致疾病。 ③ Difference of opinion led to a heated argument.意见分歧导致了激烈的争论。 lecture, speech, talk, repot lecture多指学术方面的“演讲,报告”;而speech指在公众面前做的经过准备的较正式的“演说,发言”;talk是一般性的“讲话,谈话”,report指正式的“报告,报道,汇报”。 [应用]英译汉 ①give a lecture ②attend a lecture ③make a speech ④give a talk ⑤receive a report ⑥make a report ⑦send in a report ⑧a school report key:①作演讲 ②出席演讲会 ③发表演说 ④发表讲话 ⑤收到报告⑥作报告 ⑦呈交报告 ⑧成绩报告单 lie—lied—lied—lying lie—lay—lain—lying lay—laid—laid—laying 分析:(1)lie—lied—lied—lying意思是“说谎”。 例:I have never lied in my life. Obviously he was lying. (2)lie—lay—lain—lying意思是:“躺、平放、卧”“位于”。 例:The children lay on the grass, looking at the beautiful sky. The look is lying on the desk. (3)lay—laid—laid—laying 意思是“放置”“产(卵)”“下(蛋)”,lay是原形动词。 例:She laid the baby gently down on the bed. The hen laid an egg yesterday. 注意:①lying既是“说谎”的现在分词,又是“躺、位于”的现在分词。 ②lay既是“放置、产卵”“下蛋”的原形动词,又是“躺、位于”的过去式。 lie in 短语动词lie in 意为“在于”。如: The way out lies in the development of education. like 用法小结 (1)like 用做动词(及物)通常表示一般的“喜欢”,为口语用词,词意没有love感情强烈,反义词为hate。 ①like + n.(pron.) Does Li Ming like bananas?李明喜欢吃香蕉吗? Do you like it?你喜欢它吗? ②like + v.-ing(动名词) Do you like working in China?你喜欢在中国工作吗? ③like + to + v.(不定式) I like to keep busy.我喜欢生活得紧张。 ④would like(=would love)后接名词、代词或不定式,多用于有礼貌地提出要求,意为“想要、愿意”。 Would you like something to drink?你想喝点什么吗? I’d like two sweaters for my daughter.我要给我女儿买两件运动衫。 Would you like to come?你愿意来吗? ⑤How do you like...?(=What do you think of...?)此句型用于询问对方对某人(物)的看法,意为“你觉得 ……怎么样?” How do you like China?你觉得中国怎么样? (2)like 用做介词,意为“像……一样”,反义词为unlike。 ①like 后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。 Don’t throw it like that .别那样扔它。 They’re round,like the moon.它们是圆的,像月亮一样。 Walking on the moon is just like flying .在月球上行走就像飞一样。 ②look like意为“看起来像……一样”。 It looks like a chicken.它看起来像一只鸡。 ③feel like+v-ing意为“想……”。 I had a little,but I don’t feel like eating.我吃了一点,可我不想吃。 ④What’s the weather like...?(=How’s the weather like...?)此句型用来询问天气情况,意为“……天气怎么样?”。 What’s the weather like in Australia now?现在澳大利亚天气情况怎么样? It’s (just)like sb. to do sth. 该句意思是“某人(恰恰)就是……这个样子”,表示赞扬或不满;若用否定式,则表示怀疑。如: It is just like her to think of others before thinking of herself. like crazy 这是一个固定词组,口语用语,意为“疯狂地”,“拼命地”。如: In order to finish his work on time, he worked like crazy. crazy是个形容词,意为“狂热的”,“醉心的”,与about连用。如: Most youths are crazy about famous stars. live by it赖……为生;以……为生(Δ不可用于被动语态) Live by(one’s)pen 以笔耕为生 live out 活着,熬过 live through(it)活过,度过……而不死 (Δ不可用于被动语态) The patient will not live through the night. l ive…life过着……生活 live a hard life过着艰苦的生活 live a happy life 过着愉快的生活 live a quiet life过着安静的生活 live a miserable life过着悲惨的生活 Einstein lived the rest of his life quietly in the USA.爱因斯坦在美国安静地度过了他的余生。 The working people are living a happy life now.劳动人民过着幸福的生活。 由look构成的短语: look back upon/on回顾,回想过去 I like to look back upon my high-school days. 我喜欢回忆我高中时的岁月。 Perhaps some day it will be pleasant to look back upon these days. 或许将来有一天回忆起这些日子很令人愉快。 look as if /as though看起来好像 look around环视四周 look after照顾;照看 look out当心 look behind回头看 look through浏览 look down向下看 look up 向上看;查寻 look into调查;研究 look at,stare at,glance at look at指把眼睛转向目标,译成“看,看着”;stare at 表示由于吃惊、害怕或深思而张大眼睛看,译成“盯着,注视,凝视”,glance at指“匆匆一看,一瞥”。对比: She stared at the footprint,full of fear. 她两眼盯着脚印,满心恐惧。 I’d like to look at your photo. 我想看看你的照片。 The middle-aged woman glanced at her watch and hurried off. 那位中年妇女匆匆看了一下表就离开了。 注意搭配:stare straight at 直直地盯着;stare into space凝视着空中;stare sb.in the face 盯着某人的脸看;stare sb.up and down.上下打量某人;glance over(through)a letter匆匆阅读一封信;glance round a room匆匆环视房间;at a glance 一看就……;give/take a glance at 对……匆匆一看。 [应用]完成句子 ①她凝视远方,在思考着 She was ________ ________the distance,thinking. ②她羞涩地从她的扇子后面看了他一眼。 She ______shyly______him form behind her fan. Key:①staring,into ②glanced,at look forward to sth.(doing sth.)渴望、企盼…… ①They are looking forward to getting news of him. 他们渴望听到有关他的消息。 ②We should look forward,and don’t give up. 我们应该向前看(乐观一些)不能放弃。 lose one’s sight(way; life; work;reason)分别表示:失明;迷路;牺牲;失业;失去理智等。如: His son lost his life in the fighting.他儿子在战斗中牺牲了。 Love be in love with sb. 该短语意为“爱上某人”,其中的be可用fall替换,即fall in love with sb.也意为“爱上某人”。如: Henry was/fell in love with Mary. make love to sb .向某人示爱 make a promise 该动词短语意为“允诺”,其中的promise为名词,与它搭配的词组还有keep one’s promise(守信)等。如: He’s always making promises and then breaking them. Promise 也可是动词(vt.& vi.)意为“允诺”,“答应”。 所用动词句型为: promise to do sth(不定式作宾语) promise sb. to do sth.(后接双宾语) promise (sb)that – clause (that-clause为宾语从句) 如:①He promises me to buy a bike for my birthday gift. ②He promises me that he will buy a bike for my birthday gift. make……do sth.使……做某事。做补语的不定式不带to,但在被动语态中则带to,即:be made to do sth. The landlord made him work 12 hours a day.地主让他一天干12个小时的活。 被动式:He was made to work 12 hours a day(by the landlord). 与make意义相近的词还有let/have/get,但get的使用结构为:get…to do sth. How can we get the trees to grow quicker?我们怎么能让树长快点呢? make fun of取笑;嘲笑。 ①It’s wrong to make fun of the blind.取笑盲人是不对的。 ②It’s bad manners to make fun of a person who is in trouble.拿困境中的人开玩笑是不礼貌的。 make sure 弄肯定,设法做到,确保,安排妥,务必,后接宾语从句。如: He made sure that he had enough food for the journey.他设法为旅行备足了食物。Make sure(that)you pick the child up at five. Please make sure the house is locked.务必确保房门已锁上。 make sure 后还可接of或about ,指“弄清,搞明”如: Have you made sure of the time of the train?你搞清楚火车的时间了吗? We’ve made sure of our seats for the movie. 比较:be sure of sth. /be sure that……确信…… be sure to do sth .一定……,必然…… be sure of doing sth.对做某事有把握 如: I’m sure of his success. = I’m sure that he’ll succeed.我确信他会成功。 He is sure to succeed .他一定会成功的。(说话人的判断) He is sure of succeeding in the exam.他对考试成功是有把握的。 注意:It’s certain that he’ll win.此时不能用It’s sure that …… make…to one’s own measure“依照某人的尺寸做……”如: This coat is made to you own measure,I’m sure it will fit you nicely.这件大衣是你订做的,我想肯定很合身。 to当介词用,“依照、按照”如: She is dancing to the music.她在随音乐节拍跳舞。 make up 编(造);构成;化妆make up 组成,构成。还有“化妆、打扮;编造(故事等),弥补” 之意The government is made up of ten members. She made up a story to avoid being examined. It’s a lie. He made up the story.这是谎言,都是他编造出来的。 Ten doctors made up a medical team.十名医生组成了一支医疗队。 Although she doesn’t make up, she looks beautiful.尽管不化妆,她依然美丽。 make use of 该短语动词意为“利用”,其中use 前可被good,the best, much,little no修饰。如: You must make good use of any opportunities you have of practi- sing English. 以 use为核心,组成的词组有: in use 在使用中;out of use(目前)不使用 come into use 开始被使用;go out of use 不再使用。 manage vt.经营;设法;对付
She managed the house very well.她把家管理得很好。 We managed to finish the work ahead of time. 我们设法提前完成了任务。 I shan’t be able to manage without help. 没有人帮助,我无法办到。 [辨析] manage to do sth. /try to do sth. manage to do sth.强调已达到目的或出现了结果,含“成功”之意。try to do sth.意为“试图或尽力做某事”,多表示一种企图或决心,而不表示一定成功。如: we’ve managed to make up for the lost time. 我们设法把失去的时间补了回来。 He tried to pass the examination,but failed. 他努力想通过考试,但没成功。 manage to do/try to do manage to do sth. 意为“设法完成或做到某事”,含有成功之意。 He managed to organize a live concert. = He succeeded in organizing a live concert. 他设法组织了一次现场直播的音乐会。 try to do sth.意为“试图做,尽力做某事”,是否成功,并不肯定。 He tried to work it out, but he failed.他努力想把它算出来,但没成功。 marry
She married very early/well.她结婚很早/她嫁得很好。 Jane iis going to marry John.简就要嫁给约翰了。 —Is she married?她结婚了吗? —Yes, she has been married for five years.是的,她已经结婚五年了。 She was married to a doctor.她和一个医生结了婚。 He married his son to a rich lady.他为独生子娶了个有钱的女子。 masses of… 该词组意为“大量的”,与lots of 相同,后接可数名词或不可数名词。如:They saved masses of money by improving technology. a mass of…意为“一大堆……”,“一大片……”。 “情态动词may/might +完成时”的结构,有以下用法: ①may/might + have + 过去分词表示推测过去某动作“可能”发生了。如: I can’t find my sunglasses, I may/might have left them at the restaurant yesterday. 一般来说,may和might两者意思上没什么区别,只是may比might表示的可能性大些。如: He may have heard of it from Jack. He might have heard of it from Jack. 在下列情况下,may和might 用法有区别: 句子的主要动词是现在时,间接引语中用may/might; 句子的主要动词是过去时,间接引语中只用might.如: He says that she may/might have misunderstood him. He said that she might have misunderstood him. ②might + have + 过去分词,表示对本来可能发生而实际并未发生的动作的感叹或遗憾含有“责备”、“抱怨”之意,而may + 完成时无此含义。如: You might have told us earlier. This medicine might have cured your cough mean to do sth. 该结构意为“有意要干某事”。如: I’m very sorry if I hurt your feelings in fact.I didn’t mean to. mend ; repair repair指将受损、故障、用旧之物修理好,如用于修补机械方面的东西多用repair。如: Ask him to repair my watch/TV set.请他给我修一下手表/电视机。 The garage charged forty dollars to repair the car. 修车行修理这辆车收了四十美元。 repair还可作“弥补、补偿”讲。如: How can I repair the damage I have caused?我怎样才能弥补我造成的损失? I’d like to repair our differences .我想我们应该重归于好。 mend指将打破、撕碎或用坏之物修补完整,“缝补衣服”多用mend。如: His clothes need mending.他的衣服该补了。 She mended the broken jar with cement. 她用水泥把破碎的缸补好了。 mend 还可意为“改正、纠正、治愈、使恢复健康”等。如: The prisoner is mending his way.囚犯在改过自新。 It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢,犹未为晚。 |
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