高中英語必修三單詞及語言點總結
a) n: outer area
eg. their house is on the border of the river.
they picked on the border of the lake.
her handkerchief has a white border.
b) n: boundary of country
eg. they were near the border between france and germany.
it is a border city.
they will ask for your passport at the border.
11. terrify : make someone feel terrified
eg. he was terrified of being left alone in the room.
you terrified me just now!
the thunderstorm terrified the child.
12. official
a) adj: relating to a public office
eg. he gave me an official letter.
the official language of the country is english.
is the news official?
b) n: person who holds a position of authority
eg. the government officials are having a meeting.
he is an official at the local bank.
the mayor is an elected official.
13. tour
a) n: visit other places or journey through which performances are given
eg. mr. adams made a tour around east asia last year.
he joined a bicycling tour.
the film star is on tour in our city.
b) v: make a tour
eg. we’ll tour around italy for our holiday this summer.
many americans tour by car
14.settle v: make one’s home in a place.
eg. after years of travel, we decided to settle here.
he settled in canada at last.
they got married and settled near beijing.
15. broad adj: wide
eg. he worked in the broad fields.
it is a broad river.
he has broad shoulders.
16. eastward adv: towards the east
eg. they sailed eastward.
we couldn’t decide whether to go eastward or westward.
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useful expressions
1. settle down: sit or lie in a comfortable position or get used to a new way of life, job etc
eg. she settled down in an armchair to read a book.
mary is settling down well in her new job.
he got used to settling down in the foreign country.
2. have a gift for: natural talent or ability
eg. he has a gift for music.
tom has a gift for making friends.
the girl has a gift for learning english.
3. figure out : work out or understand
eg. she figured out the problem at last.
the boss asked me to figure out the cost of the plan.
i can't figure him out.
4. as far as
a) to the extent that; as much as
eg. as far as i know, the book is popular with students.
as far as i know, he is likely to come.
i'll help you as far as i can.
b) the same distance as
eg. they walked as far as the lake.
the children walked as far as the seaside.
i’ll walk as far as the post office.
5. rather than : in preference to sb or sth; instead
eg. i think i will have a cold drink rather than coffee.
rather than getting money in such a dishonest way, tom would beg in the street.
用與平行結構中
i’d call her hair chestnut rather than brown
i prefer to go in summer rather than in winter.