Unit3 Fairness For All
i thought i was going to fail the exam, but i passed after all. 我原以為這次考試不及格了, 可畢竟還是及格了。
用于句首或從句之首,意思則是“別忘記”,“須知”,“要知道”等。
after all, i’ve nothing to be ashamed of.要知道,我并沒有什么可羞愧的。
11. make up 編造 、彌補、構成
stop making things up!別編故事啦!
what are the qualities that make up hamlet’s character?哈姆萊特的性格特征是什么?
make up for the lost time。 努力補回失去的時間。
12. not only…but also “不但……而且”
shakespeare was not only a playwright but also an actor.莎士比亞不但是劇作家而且是演員。
13. instead of 代替,而不 (對其后的內容“否定”)
she usually does some reading in the room instead of in the library.她通常在房間而不在圖書館里閱讀。
13. as i woke even earlier than usual.
as 在此引導原因狀語從句,從句中使用了比較級,“比平常早”。as usual, “像平常一樣”
i like to be punctual for work and no boycott is going to make me late.
14. is going to既表示將來時間又表示“肯定、會”等情態動詞的意思,在此句中可以和will互換。意思是:我一貫準時上班,聯合抵制也不會/不可能使我遲到的。
15. what excitement! 感嘆句,對名詞感嘆用what;對副詞、形容詞、或動詞感嘆用how。
how well you look!/how dirty the house is!
what a good idea!/what genius you have!
16. here you can take my copy now that i’ve finished with it.
now that 引導原因狀語從句, 意思是“既然”
now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison.既然他們學會騎馬了,獵取野牛也就變得比較容易了。
17. when walter shook his head a third time, i spoke up for walter.
a third time 是 “又一次”。a third stranger “又一個陌生人”,不過,這是第三次見到的陌生人。所以,“再學一門外語”應為“learn a second language”,不能說“learn the second language”
真題:the cakes are delicious. he’d like to have ____ third one because _____ one is rather too small. (上海)
a. a, a b. the, the c. a, the d. the, a
解析:答案是c。
18. speak up,
1)“大聲說話”,相當于talk louder, speak louder 2)“毫不遲疑地說出自己的意見”
will you speak up? i can’t hear you.
he tried to force me to pay for a bad meal, but i spoke up and told him i would not.
三、課文長句難點剖析
1. taxis passed all full of passengers as we pedestrians marched on the pavement.
剖析:full of passengers “裝滿了乘客”,作主語補足語。
2. the boy was laid down, dead.
剖析:dead 是形容詞做狀語,表示伴隨出現的結果狀態。