Unit3 A taste of English humour
他特別喜歡踢足球。
易混辨析
particular/especial/special
particular特別的,特殊的,挑剔的,強調與眾不同的,特定的,個別的。
especial 特別的,主要的,突出的。 強調的是重要性,有“優越,好感”之意。
special 專門的,特殊的,特別的。強調的是事物特有的性質,性格或專門的目的,用途。
on that particular day, the door was opened. (強調平常沒有這種現象) 這扇門在特別的一天被打開了。
you need not be on diet but be on regulation especial for overfull.
你不必節食,但要飲食有度,不能吃得過飽。
you need a special tool to finish the task.
要完成這一任務,你需要專門的工具。
高手過招
單句改錯 (原創)
①she is very particular for her clothes.
②these documents are of particularly importance.
答案: ①for→ about/over ② particularly → particular
重點短語
7. badly off
窮的;處境差的;缺少的
i am quite badly off recently.
最近我經濟上很拮據。
聯想拓展
be badly off for sth. 需要(某物);(某物)供應不足
worse off 境況更差;更窮困
well off 富裕;處境好
(比較級:better off境況更佳)
his health is worse off than before.
他的身體狀況比以前更糟糕了。
the refugees are badly off for blankets, and even worse off for food. 難民需要毯子, 更需要食物。
capitalism can make you well off.
資本主義可以讓你變得富裕。
高手過招
單項填空
①though he was , he looked down upon those who had a lot of money.
a. well of b. rich
c. badly off d. well–known
②we shouldn’t complain about being poor because many families are much .(•01•安徽泗縣一中檢測)
a. better off b. badly off
c. well off d. worse off
①解析:選c。句意為:雖然他很窮,但是他看不起有錢人。badly off在句中意為“窮困的”。
②解析:選d。句意為:我們不應該抱怨貧窮,因為有許多家庭更加窮困。根據“貧窮”可以排除a、c兩項,much修飾比較級,所以選d。