高二英語Unit19 The Merchant of Venice知識點總復習教案
高二英語unit19 the merchant of venice知識點總復習教案section iii 詞匯語法、綜合技能
20. antonio lost all his ship at sea … antonio在茫茫大海上丟了所有的船 (p. 69 language study ex.2)
▲ at sea及其他
(1) at sea表示“在茫茫大海上”，意指“離海岸很遠”。如: ① now his ships were all at sea. 現在他的船都出海了。② the ship hit an iceberg and buried at sea.這船撞上了冰山，葬身海底。③ several ships were lost at sea owing to the hurricane. 由于颶風，好幾艘船在海上失蹤。
(2) at sea前面加上all或completely時，引申為“茫然不知所措”之意。如: ① i'm all at sea. i can't understand that problem.我簡直是一片茫然，我無法理解這個問題。② he was all at sea when he began his new job. 他開始新工作時，茫然不知所措。 ③ would you please explain it again? i'm all at sea.你能否再解釋一下?我一點兒也不懂。④ the girl was completely at sea when her mother scolded her. 當母親責怪她時，女孩茫然不知所措。
▲ 請注意by sea與by the sea的區別，前者表示“經海路”，后者表示 “在海邊”。如: ① "how did you go there? by train?" "no, we went there by sea." “你們怎么到那里去的?乘火車?”“不，我們乘船去的那里。” ② the turners lived by the sea. 特納一家住在海邊。
▲注意go to the sea與go to sea的區別，前者意為“去海濱”(度假或野餐)，后者表示“去當水手”。如: ① last sunday, the students in class two went to the sea.上星期天，二班的學生去海邊玩。② "i want to go to sea when i grow up." said the boy to his mother. 這小男孩對母親說：“我長大了要去當水手。”
21. shylock advances towards antonio and prepares to use his knife. 夏洛克朝安東尼奧走去，準備割肉。(p. 71 integrating skills 第一行) ▲ 動詞advance及其用法
(1) advance在本課中意為“前進…‘發展…‘往前走”，相當于step forward。如: ① they advanced to meet the guests. 他們走上前迎接客人。② about 80 percent of the graduates advanced to senior middle school. 約有百分之八十的畢業生升入高中。③ we were ordered to advance on the enemy position under cover of darkness.我們得到命令，在黑夜的掩護下向敵人陣地進攻。④ the troops advanced rapidly to the village. 部隊迅速前進到那個村莊。
(2) advance可作及物動詞用，意為“提出”。如: ① he was among the first to advance the idea that the earth was round. 他是最早提出地球是圓的這一觀點的人中的一個。② the proposal he advanced at the meeting was not accepted.他在會上提出的建議沒有被接受。③ he had no chance to advance his opinion.他沒有機會提出自己的意見。
(3) advance還有“增進…‘促進”“提前”“提升”之意。如: ① this will further advance the friendly relations between the two countries.這將進一步增進兩國之間的友好關系。② the time of the meeting was advanced by an hour. 會議時間提前了一個小時。③ he was soon advanced to the position of secretary of state.不久他就被提升為國務卿了。④ such books are likely to advance your knowledge of european history.