Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park?
(4)i’m sorry to ______ you are ill.
a. hear of b. hear from c. hear
4. in fact, there are four different disneyland amusement parks around the world.
句中的around the world意為“遍及全世界”,相當(dāng)于all over the world或者across the world.
he traveled around the world for a few years.
幾年來他周游了世界。
5. it is just so much fun in disneyland.
此句中的fun為不可數(shù)名詞,表示“樂事,有趣的事”。
(1)we have fun having english classes.
(2)it’s fun to fly kites here. 在這放風(fēng)箏真有趣。
(3)______ fun it is to have breakfast!
6. i have been a teacher for two years.
have / has been +職業(yè)名詞,表示“成為一名……”通常和時間段連用。
(1)——how long have you been a reporter?
——for seven years.
(2)tina ______ (be) an actor since 2 years ago.
(3)we ______ (be) friends since last year.
7. i discovered that … “我發(fā)現(xiàn)……”
discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”,指發(fā)現(xiàn)客觀事物的存在。
(1)we discovered a man fishing by the river. (=found)
(2)have you discovered who did it?你發(fā)現(xiàn)是誰干的了嗎?
(3)who discovered america? 誰發(fā)現(xiàn)的美洲大陸?
(4)could you please ______ the time for the flights to hainan?
a. find b. discover c. find out
8. … more than three quarters of the population are chinese …
(1)more than表示“超過,多于”,相當(dāng)于over
(2)quarter 意為“一刻鐘,1/4”,three quarters 意為3/4,相當(dāng)于three fourths.
△分數(shù)的表達法:分子用基數(shù)詞,分母用序數(shù)詞,若分子大于1時,分母的序數(shù)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
例如:1/3:one third, 或a third
1/2:one half或a half
1/4:one fourth或one/ a quarter
2/5:two fifths
6/7:six sevenths
注意:“某整體的幾分之幾”作主語時,謂語動詞應(yīng)與分數(shù)所修飾的名詞一致。例如:
1)three fourths of the water was drunk by me.
2)two thirds of the population are china.
3)one half of the class are on the playground.
(3)population:名詞“人口”
__________ the population of china?
the population of china is __________ than that of japan.
a. more b. fewer c. larger d. smaller
9. it might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark.
(1)seem意為“似乎,好像”,為系動詞,常用一般現(xiàn)在時和一般過去時,常用以下句式:
他似乎很快樂。he seems (to be) quite happy.
=it seems that he is quite happy.
你似乎錯了。you seem (to be) wrong.