Unit 14 Zoology [知識點撥]
你怎么能詐騙那個小女孩的錢財呢? the beggar cheated the little boy(out)of his candy.
那乞丐騙取了那個小男孩的糖。
【點撥】 simply的意思和用法
(1)simply是副詞,在對話中意為“really(真正)”、“very (much)(非常)”。
e.g. the film is simply wonderful. 這影片真是太美妙了。
she looks simply lovely. 她看起來的確可愛。
his pronunciation is simply terrible. 他的發(fā)音簡直差透了。
they had simply no shame. 他們簡直不知羞恥。
(2)simply亦可解釋為“樸素地”、“樸實地”、“無裝飾地”。
e.g. he is simply dressed. 他衣著樸素。
(3)simply還可作“僅僅,只不過”解,相當于only。
e.g. it is simply a question of time. 這只不過是個時間問題。
you must believe me simply on my word. 你必須完全照我的話相信我。
it is simply a matter of working hard. 此事只是努力去做的問題。
(4)還可解釋為“簡單地”、“簡明地”。
e.g. the cake is made quite simply. 這糕做起來很簡單。
the teacher explained the text quite simply. 老師簡單地解釋了一下課文。
what may be of greater importance is to observe how primates live in the world.
比較重要的事情是觀察靈長目動物是怎樣生活的.
【點撥】這個句子涉及到 “of+抽象名詞”相當于該名詞相應的形容詞。不過,這種結(jié)構(gòu)常用于較正式的場合,書面語中尤為常見。再看下面幾個句子:
e.g. this book will be of great value to him in his students. (=be very valuable)
the book is of much interest. (=be very interesting)
常用于這一結(jié)構(gòu)的修飾語還有:great,little ,some ,any, no, not, much等
常見的抽象名詞有importance, value, use, help, benefit(利益、好處),significance(意義、重要性)。最后需要提及的是,“be of + 名詞”結(jié)構(gòu)的否定形式一般采用否定名詞的做法:
“be of no + 名詞”。
e.g. he is of no colour, for he has been ill for two weeks.
他毫無血色,因為他患疾兩周了。
as far as the study of english was concerned, what he said was of no point.
就學習英語而言,他所講的并未切中要害。
“be of +名詞”還可以表達以下幾種意義:
1、表示“具有,具備”
e.g. her story is of some colours of the truth.
她的故事有點真實感
the party's 12th congress is of epoch making significance.
黨的十二大具有劃時代的意義。
2、表示“屬于”
e.g. the products are of first-rate quality.
這些產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量是屬于第一流的。
3、表示“包含”、“包括”、“類別”等
e.g. the americans are of almost all colures and races.
美國人幾乎包括各種各樣的膚色及種族。
his whole life was of best glory.她的一生是非常光榮的。
4. 這種結(jié)構(gòu)還可表示“年齡”.“出身”“等級”等
we are of the same age. 我們年齡相同。
he was of noble birth and high rank. 他出身于高貴門庭。
grammar
情態(tài)動詞表推測
一、對目前的行動或狀況的推測(情態(tài)動詞+do)
(1)、在肯定句中,表示很有把握的推測時用must,而不太有把握時則用may, might或could,三者依次could的語氣最弱。