Art Period 2　Language Study

……畫家并不打算把我們眼睛看到的東西如實地畫出來……
【觀察探究】
(1)all attempts to control pollution have failed.一切控制污染的努力都白費了。
(2)he made an attempt to break the world record.他試圖打破世界紀錄。
(3)they attempted to finish the task before july.他們試圖在七月以前完成這項任務。
(4)he attempted at convincing me，but failed completely.他曾試圖說服我，但失敗了。
【歸納總結】
attempt n.& vt.意為“努力，嘗試，企圖”。
“試圖做某事”可表達為 attempt to do sth./attempt at doing sth.。
【即景活用】
(1)he ______to escape from the prison，but were stopped by the guards.
a.advised　                      b.succeeded　 
c.attempted　                    d.offered
(2)a man is being questioned in relation to the ______ murder last night.
a.advised　                      b.attended　 
c.attempted　                    d.admitted
suggested answers：(1)c　(2)c
5.a great deal (p2)
【原句再現】
in the late 19th century，europe changed a_great_deal，from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.
19世紀后期，歐洲發生了巨大的變化，從以農業為主的社會變成了以工業為主的社會。
【觀察探究】
(1)he talks a great deal but does little.他說得多做得少。
(2)it's a great deal faster to travel by plane than by bus.乘飛機旅行比乘汽車快得多。
(3)his work has been attracting a great deal of attention.他的工作一直吸引廣泛關注。
【歸納總結】
a great deal/a good deal意為“許多，大量”，可以用作名詞或副詞，即在句中作主語、賓語，或者用于形容詞、副詞比較級前加強程度，也可用來修飾動詞作狀語。a great/good deal of后只接不可數名詞。
【知識鏈接】
表示“許多；大量”的短語有：
修飾可數名詞 many；a few；a good/great many；a large/small number of；many a＋單數名詞；more than one＋單數名詞
修飾不可數名詞 much；a good/great deal of；a large amount of；large amounts of
修飾可數/不可數名詞 a lot of/lots of；plenty of；a large quantity of；large quantities of
【即景活用】
(1)______ work has been done to improve the people's living standard.
a.many　　                          b.a great many