高二英語Unit17 The United States of America知識點總復習教案
【注】有關honour的用法我們學過的還有have the honour of doing sth. 或it is one's honour to do sth. 意為“樂于做某事”或“有幸做某 事”,do honour to或do sb. honour意思是“用……來慶祝……”或 “使某人增添光榮”。如: ① it's a great honour to meet you. 認識你三生有幸。② he is one of the most interesting people i have the honour of meeting. 他是我有幸認識的最有趣的人之一。③ her behavior in such a difficult situation does her honour.她在逆境中的表現給自己增添了光榮。④ they dressed their ships with flags to do honour to the occasions.他們用旗幟把船只裝飾起來慶祝這重要的日子。
19. dr king's efforts were not in vain. 金博士的努力沒有白費。(p.44 reading 第二段 倒數第3行)
▲in vain意為“徒勞”“無效”“枉費心機”。如: ① it became obvious that all her complaints were in vain. 很顯然她的所有投訴都是徒勞的。② the police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds. 警察企圖驅散抗議的人群,但沒有成功。③ he wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.他想讓全世界的人都知道他的兒子沒有白死。
【注】vain adj.
(1) 對自己(的才干等)自視過高的,自負的 she is a vain girl. 她是位虛榮的女孩。he is always vain of his appearance. 他對自己的容貌總很自負。
(2) 無價值的,無意義的 it is vain to try to save him 試圖救他是徒然的。
(3)無結果的,徒然;無效果的,無用的 try in vain to sleep. 怎么也睡不著。the police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds.警察企圖驅散抗議的人群,但沒有成功。all our work was in vain. 我們所有的工作都白費了。
【注】 vain常見的詞組還有:in a vain attempt / effort to do sth. 妄圖做……但未成功,in the vain hope that未能如愿。如: ① i was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up. 我本想唱支歌使他高興起來,但未能如愿。 ② the crazy football fans were in a vain attempt to make trouble during the match. 瘋狂的球迷們妄圖在比賽期間搗亂,但沒有成功。③ he married his fourth wife, susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health. 他跟他的第四個妻子蘇珊結了婚。,希望她能改善他的健康,但沒有如愿。
20. during the olympics, the eyes of the world were on atlanta. 在奧運會期間,全世界的目光都集中在亞特蘭大。(p.44 reading 第三段 第3行)
▲介詞on在此處作“(視,盯)在……(目標)上”解釋。如: ① allen is eating, her eyes on her food.埃倫吃東西時兩眼盯著食物。② jim came in, his eyes were fixed on della as if he didn't know her. 吉姆走了進來,他的眼睛盯住了黛拉好像不認識她似的。③ he fixed his eyes on something moving on the wall.他一直盯著在墻上蠕動的東西。
【注】請注意on的幾種常見用法
1. on表示“關于(某個題目)”“在(某個問題)上”。如:① write a term paper 0n shakespeare.寫一篇關于莎士比亞的學期論文。② i differ from you on that point. 在這一點上我和你看法不同。③ he is absorbed in his work on bacteria. 他專心進行他關于細菌的工作。