牛津9B Unit 3(含單元習題)

lie（躺，位于）是不規則動詞，其過去式為lay，過去分詞為lain，現在分詞為lying。lay（下蛋，產卵）也是不規則動詞，其過去式和過去分詞都是laid，現在分詞為laying。如：①i would never lie to you.我永遠不會對你撒謊。②i could tell from her face that she was lying.我能從她臉上判斷出她在撒謊。③of course it’s true. i wouldn’t tell you a lie.當然它是真是。我不會對你撒謊。④he found an old man lying on the ground on his way home.在他回家的路上，他發現一位老人躺在地上。⑤the hen usually lays an egg every day, but she didn’t lay today.那只母雞通常每天下一個蛋，但今天卻沒下。13.all around the city, mountains stand in different shapes —— you have probably seen some chinese paintings of the landscape.桂林城四周群山聳立，形態各異——你可能已經看過相關的一些中國山水畫。shape和formin different shapes 表示“形狀各不一樣”。這里要注意介詞in和名詞shape的搭配。如：①my garden is in the shape of a square.我的院子是方形的。②now radios are made in many different shapes.現在收音機制造的形狀各不一樣。form表示較抽象的“形式”，而shape則強調具體“形狀”。試比較：①i don’t like any form of exercise.我不喜歡任何形式的運動。②what’s the shape of the table, round or square?那桌子是什么形狀，圓形的還是方形的？14.you cannot imagine how amazing they are unless you see them with your own eyes.see sb./sth. with one’s own eyes 意為“親眼所見”hear sth. with one’s own ears 意為“親耳所聞”，如：①i saw president hu with my own eyes last year. 去年我親眼見到了胡主席。②i saw the sing and dancing parade on the street.我在大街上親眼目睹了歌舞游行。15.you can hire a bicycle from the bus station and ride around guilin very safely. 你可以從汽車站租一輛自行車非常安全地繞城騎行。hire sth. from sb./sp. 從某人（處）租某物①we hired a car for the day. 為那天用車我們租了一輛。②he hired a suit from the shop for the wedding. 為了婚禮他從商店里租了一套禮服。16.it’s famous for its beautiful mountains and wonderful caves. 它以美麗的山脈和奇妙的溶洞而著名。1)be famous for = be known (或well-known) for，表示“因……而著名”或“因……而廣為人知”。如：①hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches. 夏威夷是以美麗的海灘而出名。②france is famous for its fine food and wine. 法國以精美的食物和葡萄酒著名。③o·henry was famous for writing short stories. 歐·亨利是以寫短篇小說出名的。2)be famous as后跟身份或職業。如：①o·henry was famous as a short-story writer. 歐·亨利是以短篇小說家身份出名的。②gongli is famous as an actress. 鞏莉是作為女演員而出名的。17.although there was a train every five minutes, it was still very crowded.盡管每五分鐘就有一班火車，但仍然很擁擠。