Unit 9 When was it invented?
◎表示“方法”,接不定式,...way to do sth這一結構等于...way of doing sth。
scientists are trying to find ways to prevent(of preventing) disease.
科學家們正在尋找預防疾病的方法。
there are many ways of traveling(to travel), for example, by air.
旅行有許多方式,例如乘飛機。
◎表示“路途”,“路線”,常構成on one’s/the way to...“在……的途中”。在這一結構中,介詞to表示方向,后接名詞。如果后面接地點副詞如here, there, home時則不用to。
i’m on my way home.我正在回家的路上。
she’s on her way to see the film.她正在去看電影的路上。
◎表示“方向”。
look this way.看這邊。
go that way.往那邊走。
◎表示“距離”,“路程”。
beijing is a long way from here.北京離這里很遠。
9. dr naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his new game. (p74)奈斯密斯醫生把他的學生分成兩組,并教他們如何玩他的新游戲。
本句中的divide...into是動介短語,與separate...into同義,意為“把……劃分成”,其中divide是及物動詞。
my father divided the cake into four pieces. 我爸爸把蛋糕分成4塊。
we divided ourselves into small groups to carry out the plan.
我們分成幾個小組來執行這個計劃。
10. it is believed that on december 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. (p74)人們認為1891年12月21日是歷史上的第一次籃球比賽的日子。
(1)本句中的it is believed that... 相當于people believe that...是“人們相信/認為”的意思,that引導的是主語從句。
it is believed that by the year , the population of the world will be seven billion.
=people believe that by the year , the population of the world will be seven billion.人們都認為到XX年,世界人口將達到七十億。
(2)believe意為“相信”,“認為”,一般表示相信某人是誠實的或某事是真實的,后面可以接名詞、代詞、從句或復合結構作賓語。
i just could not believe my eyes. 我簡直不敢相信我的眼睛。
scientists believe that whales can live for twenty to thirty years.
科學家們認為鯨可以活二十到三十年。
◎believe可以用于被動語態。
they are believed to have discussed this problem.據說,這個他們已經討論過了。
特別提示
believe與believe in的含義不同。
◎believe in意為“信奉、信仰”,后面常接表示真理或宗教一類的名詞,也可作“信任、信賴”解。
my grandpa believes in buddhism. 我爺爺信奉佛教。
i can’t believe in his honesty. 我不相信他誠實。