高考英語單元知識點復習Unit 14
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(1)for example=for instance
(2)take...for example 以……為例
(3)follow sb.’s example=follow the example of sb.學習某人的榜樣
(4)make an example of sb.懲罰某人以儆他人
練:lei feng__________________ the young people the country.
a.was set an example for;all over
b.was set an example to;across
c.set an example to;throughout
d.set an example for;across
提示:throughout the country或all over the country的意思是“全國”;“某人給某人樹立榜樣”應為sb.set an example to sb.。
答案:c
2.from...on
講:該詞組的義項有“從……時起”。
例:she left in 1984 and from then on she lived alone.
她于1984年離開,打那時起一直獨居。
she never spoke to him from that day on.
從那天起她就再沒和他說話。
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(1)(every)now and then=(every)now and again=from time to time時常,不時
(2)then and there=there and then 當場;立即
i took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then.
我看了一眼汽車便當場答應買下來。
(3)but then=then again=but then again 但是;但是另一方面
she was early,but then again,she always is.
她來得早,不過她總是早來。
練:my college friends and i write to each other_______________ ,even when there’s not much to say.
a.now and then b.by and by
c.step by step d.more or less
提示:根據題干后半部分提供的信息,此題應選a項,now and then表示“不時地;每隔些時候就”,其余三項都與題干后半部分相矛盾。
答案:a
3.at first sight
講:該詞組的義項有“乍一看;初看之下”。
例:at first sight the problem seems easy.
乍看起來,這個問題似乎很容易。
though she changed much,i recognized her at first sight.
雖然她變化很大,我還是一眼就認出了她。
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由sight構成的詞組,注意sight前常不用冠詞:
(1)at(the)sight of 一看到……
the lady fainted at(the)sight of blood pouring from his wound.
一看到血從他的傷口涌出,那位女士便昏過去了。
(2)in sight在視野之內
(3)out of sight在視野之外
(4)catch(get,gain)sight of看到;lose sight of 看不到