UNIT6

THEADMIRABLEadmire

vt.

欽佩；欣賞I

think

my

uncle

is

someone

I

admire.

我認(rèn)為我叔叔是我敬佩的人?！e

observed

that

Homer

was

still

admired

after

two

thousand

years.

他發(fā)現(xiàn)荷馬在兩千年之后仍然受人仰慕。admiresbfor(doing)sth因(做)某事仰慕某人·The

school

is

widely

admired

for

its

excellent

teaching.

這所學(xué)校教學(xué)優(yōu)秀，遠(yuǎn)近稱譽。admirationn.

欽佩；贊賞；羨慕express/haveadmirationforsb/sth

羨慕/欽佩某人/物in/withadmiration贊嘆地；欽佩地admirableadj.

令人欽佩的；極其出色的admirern.

贊賞者；欽佩者·I

have

great

admiration

for

her

as

a

writer.

我十分欽佩她這位作家。·His

breadth

of

knowledge

filled

me

with

admiration.

他學(xué)識淵博，令我非常欽佩。·Her

dedication

to

her

work

was

admirable.

她對工作的奉獻(xiàn)精神可欽可佩?！e

is

a

great

admirer

of

Picasso’s

early

paintings.

他十分贊賞畢加索的早期畫作。remarkableadj.

不尋常的；顯著的；非凡的make

remarkable

contribution

to

mankind為人類作出非凡的貢獻(xiàn)·His

drawings

are

remarkable

for

their

accuracy.

他的畫以精細(xì)著稱。beremarkablefor＝beknown/famousfor以……著稱·The

area

is

remarkable

for

its

scenery.

這一地區(qū)以其優(yōu)美的景色而引人注目。remarkablyadv.

非凡地；奇異地；顯著地remarkvi.&

vt.說起，談?wù)搉.評論makearemarkon/upon/about就……發(fā)表評論remarkon/uponsth評論/談?wù)撃呈隆he

car

is

in

remarkably

good

condition

for

its

age.

就車齡而論，這輛車的狀況好極了。·He

made

a

number

of

rude

remarks

about

the

food.關(guān)于這食物他給出了許多無禮的評論。·The

judges

remarked

on

the

high

standard

of

entries

for

the

competition.

評委們說參賽作品水準(zhǔn)很高。curevt.

治好(疾病)；治愈n.

療法cure

diseases治好疾病·The

scientists

hope

to

break

through

soon

in

the

research

for

a

cure

for

cancer.

科學(xué)家希望不久在探索治愈癌癥方面獲得突破。curesbofsth治好某人的病；改掉某人的(壞)習(xí)慣·Now

doctors

believe

they

have

cured

him

of

the

disease.

現(xiàn)在醫(yī)生們確信已經(jīng)治好了他的病。generousadj.

無私的；慷慨的；大方的I

admire

them

because

they

are

so

generous.

我欽佩他們是因為他們?nèi)绱藷o私?！he

portions

were

generous.

分量很足。begeneroustosb對某人很大方begenerouswithsth在某方面很慷慨Itisgenerousofsbtodosth某人做某事是大方的·Although

he

was

poor,he

was

quite

generous

to

his

needy

friends.

他雖然窮，但對貧苦的朋友很慷慨?！e

got

a

fine

fame

for

being

generous

with

his

money

to

help

others.

他因慷慨解囊?guī)椭硕玫胶妹?。·It

was

generous

of

him

to

offer

to

pay

for

us

both.

他主動為我們倆付錢，真是大方。generouslyadv.

慷慨地，大方地generosityn.

慷慨，大方·The

students

generously

gave

them

instructions

in

social

responsibility.

學(xué)生們欣然為他們講解什么是社會責(zé)任?！e

treated

them

with

generosity

and

thoughtfulness.

他待他們寬容大度、體貼周到。put

out撲滅(大火等)put

out

fires

and

save

people’s

lives撲滅大火，拯救人們的生命·Firefighters

soon

put

out

the

big

fire.

消防員很快撲滅了大火。putaway把……收起來放好putoff推遲，延期puton穿上，戴上；上演；舉行putforward提出，提議；將……提前putdown寫下，記下；鎮(zhèn)壓putupwith容忍，忍受·She

finished

putting

the

milk

away

and

turned

around.

她把牛奶收好后轉(zhuǎn)過身來?！e’ve

had

to

put

off

our

wedding

until

September.

我們只得把婚期推遲到九月?！he

band

are

hoping

to

put

on

a

UK

show

before

the

end

of

the

year.

那個樂隊希望年底之前在英國舉辦一場演出?！e

has

put

forward

new

peace

proposals.

他提出了新的和平建議?！ever

put

anything

down

on

paper

which

might

be

used

in

evidence

against

you

at

a

later

date.

切勿以書面形式記錄任何日后可能會被用作對你不利證據(jù)的言辭?！’m

not

going

to

put

up

with

their

smoking

any

longer.

我再也不能容忍他們抽煙了。putout&goout1.putout是及物短語，其后必須接賓語，指人為地使火、燈等熄滅。2.goout是不及物短語，其后不接賓語，指由于某種原因熄滅?！he

was

rushing

around

madly

trying

to

put

out

the

fire.

她瘋了似的跑來跑去，試圖把火撲滅?！here

was

a

power

cut

and

all

the

lights

went

out.由于停電所有的燈都熄滅了。award

vt.

授予；給予The

woman

was

Tu

Youyou,the

first

Chinese

female

scientist

to

be

awarded

a

Nobel

Prize

for

her

work.

這位女士就是屠呦呦，是中國第一位獲得諾貝爾獎的女科學(xué)家?！he

was

awarded

the

prize

for

both

films.

她的兩部電影雙雙獲獎。awardsthtosb

＝awardsb

sth

把某物頒發(fā)給某人win/receive/getanawardfor...因……而贏得/得到/獲得獎項·The

gold

medal

will

be

awarded

to

whoever

wins

the

first

place

in

the

bicycle

race.在自行車賽中獲得第一名的人將獲得金牌?！o

win

a

national

award

for

handwriting,especially

in

this

digital

age,is

an

achievement

in

itself.

尤其是在這個數(shù)碼時代，贏得國家級書法獎本身就是一種成就。詞匯award/

reward/

prize含義awardvt.授予；頒發(fā)；判給，裁定n.獎品，獎金，與prize(獎品)近義rewardvt.報答，酬謝，可以用于比喻意義n.賞金，酬金；回報prizen.指在各類競賽、競爭或抽獎中所獲得的獎金或有價值的東西，這種獎賞有的憑能力獲得，有的憑運氣獲得·He

has

just

earned

his

fourth

MVP

award

this

season.

這個賽季他剛獲得了他的第四個“最有價值球員獎”?！ou

deserve

a

reward

for

being

so

helpful.

你幫了這么大的忙，理應(yīng)受到獎勵?！e

won

first

prize

in

the

woodwind

section.

他獲得木管樂器組一等獎。honour

n.

榮譽vt.

感到榮幸When

thanking

the

Committee

for

the

honour,Tu

Youyou

said...

屠呦呦在感謝委員會授予的榮譽時說道……·I

felt

it

an

honour

to

be

invited

to

your

birthday

party.

受邀參加你的生日宴會我感到很榮幸。inhonourof...為了紀(jì)念……behonouredfor因……而受尊重·The

Foundation

is

holding

a

dinner

in

honour

of

something

or

other.

基金會正舉辦某個紀(jì)念宴會。·They

are

honoured

for

their

achievements

in

many

different

areas

of

life.

他們因為在生活的多個不同領(lǐng)域取得了成就而受到尊敬。limitedadj.

有限的The

reason

why

this

was

difficult

was

that

the

team

had

limited

resources.

這很困難的原因是團隊資源有限?！ome

service

may

be

limited

to

registered

members.

某些服務(wù)可能僅限于已注冊的會員。belimitedto受限制于·The

teaching

of

history

should

not

be

limited

to

dates

and

figures.

歷史教學(xué)不應(yīng)僅囿于年代考證與人物評價。limitn.

限度；限制；極限；界限vt.

限制setalimit設(shè)定一個限制limitationn.

限制；局限性unlimitedadj.

無限的·There

is

a

limit

to

the

amount

of

pain

we

can

bear.

我們能忍受的疼痛是有限度的?！hey

have

to

set

a

limit

to

the

expense

of

the

trip.

他們不得不限制這次旅行的費用?！hey

would

resist

any

limitation

of

their

powers.

他們會抵制對他們權(quán)力的任何限制。·The

ticket

gives

you

unlimited

travel

for

seven

days.

憑本車票在七日內(nèi)可自由乘車不受限制。despiteprep.

盡管；雖然Today

Tu

Youyou

continues

to

conduct

research

despite

her

age.

如今，雖然年事已高，屠呦呦仍然繼續(xù)開展研究?！espite

her

problems,she

carried

on

working

as

usual.

盡管她有困難，她照樣繼續(xù)工作。

關(guān)于despite的句式：despite＋動名詞despite＋what從句despitethefactthat...·Despite

taking

part

in

hundreds

of

interviews,he

is

still

out

of

work.

盡管他參加了數(shù)百個面試，他仍然在失業(yè)中。·Despite

what

happened

in

the

past,I

want

her

to

know

I

am

there

for

her.

無論過去發(fā)生過什么，我希望她知道，我是支持她的?！he

was

good

at

physics

despite

the

fact

that

she

found

it

boring.

盡管她認(rèn)為物理枯燥無味，她卻學(xué)得很好。

despite&in

spiteof1.despite意為“盡管；雖然”，相當(dāng)于inspiteof,后接名詞、代詞或動名詞，但語氣比后者輕，多用于詩歌或正式文體中。2.inspiteof意為“盡管”，一般是主觀上故意忽視，語氣較強?！er

voice

was

shaking

despite

all

her

efforts

to

control

it.

盡管她竭盡全力控制自己，她的聲音仍然在顫抖?！n

spite

of

what

happened,he

never

lost

the

will

to

live.

盡管如此遭遇，他從未喪失活下去的意志。advancen.

發(fā)展，進(jìn)步There

is

great

potential

for

future

advances

if

these

two

kinds

of

wisdom

can

be

fully

integrated.

如果這兩種智慧能充分結(jié)合，那么未來將有巨大的發(fā)展?jié)摿??！e

live

in

an

age

of

rapid

technological

advance.

我們生活在技術(shù)迅猛發(fā)展的時代。inadvance＝aheadoftime預(yù)先；提前(指事先)inadvanceof...在……前面；超過advanceon/upon/towards朝……前進(jìn)makeadvancesin...在……方面取得進(jìn)步·You

don’t

have

to

pay

for

the

tickets

in

advance.

你不必預(yù)付票款。·I

had

asked

everyone

to

submit

questions

in

advance

of

the

meeting.

我已請每個人在會議之前提交問題?！he

mob

advanced

on

us,shouting

angrily.

暴民憤怒地喊叫著向我們逼近?！hina

has

made

great

advances

in

science

and

technology.

中國在科技方面進(jìn)步很大。advancedadj.

高等的；先進(jìn)的；晚期的beadvancedto...被提升為……

·There

were

only

three

of

us

on

the

advanced

course.

我們中只有三人學(xué)高級課程?！e

was

advanced

to

the

rank

of

colonel.

他已晉升為上校。1.advance本身已有“向前”的意思，因此不必再用forward。類似的還有：repeat(重復(fù))不與again連用；return(回來)不與back連用；enter(進(jìn)入)不與into連用等。2.

表示“在……方面有進(jìn)步”，后接介詞in。·And

they

assume

that

if

and

when

they

have

children,it

will

be

even

harder

for

them

to

advance

in

their

careers.

同時她們也會設(shè)想如果或者有一天她們有了孩子，要想在她們的職業(yè)生涯中取得進(jìn)步就更加困難了。apart

from...

除……之外Malaria

kills

over

1，000，000

people

a

year—more

people

than

any

disease

apart

from

AIDS.

瘧疾每年奪去一百多萬人的生命——比任何疾病都要多，除了艾滋病?！part

from

the

price,we

also

need

to

think

about

where

it

is

situated

when

buying

a

house.

買房子時，除了價格外，我們還要考慮房子的位置。apartfrom/except/besides1.apartfrom既有except/exceptfor的含義，也有besides的含義；2.except相當(dāng)于but,意為“除了，排除……在外”；3.besides相當(dāng)于inadditionto,意為“除了……之外還有，包括……在內(nèi)”；4.

表示“除……之外”的短語還有：aswellas,inadditionto,other

than,asidefrom等。·Your

composition

is

well

done

except

for/

apart

from

a

few

spelling

mistakes.

除了幾處拼寫錯誤外，你的作文寫得不錯?！e

work

every

day

except

Sunday.

我們除星期天外每天都工作?！e

have

lots

of

things

in

common

besides

music.

除了音樂，我們還有很多共同之處?！ther

than

blowing

up

a

tyre

I

hadn’t

done

any

car

maintenance.

除了給輪胎充氣外，我沒做過任何汽車保養(yǎng)。come

across偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)；偶遇However,after

hundreds

of

failed

experiments,they

eventually

came

across

a

promising

chemical.

然而，經(jīng)過數(shù)百次失敗的實驗后，他們最終發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種有希望的化學(xué)物質(zhì)?！

came

across

an

interesting

story

of

a

name

when

I

visited

my

cousin

in

Henan

Province.當(dāng)看望我在河南省的表妹時，我偶然聽到一個關(guān)于名字的有趣故事。comeabout發(fā)生comeupwith提出，想出comeout出現(xiàn)，露出；開花；發(fā)行，發(fā)表comeup發(fā)生，出現(xiàn)；被提及，被討論cometo總共，達(dá)到；當(dāng)談及(做)某事·Can

you

tell

me

how

the

accident

came

about？你能告訴我事故是怎樣發(fā)生的嗎？·The

book

comes

out

this

week.

這本書本周出版?！he

subject

came

up

during

a

pre-dinner

drink

with

our

guests.

在與客人喝餐前酒的時候，有人提到了這個話題?！he

firstthingyouneedtocomeupwithisanideaforyourclub.

你首先需要構(gòu)思一下你的俱樂部大致是什么樣?！ow

we

come

to

the

crux

of

the

matter.

現(xiàn)在我們來談問題的癥結(jié)。Thisisnotonlyanhonourformyself,butalsorecognitionofandencouragementforallscientistsinChina.這不僅是我個人的榮譽，也是對全體中國科學(xué)家的認(rèn)可和鼓勵。?notonly...butalso...意為“不但……而且……”，連接并列成分?！ranklin

wasconsiderednotonlyaninventor,butalsoastatesman.

富蘭克林不僅被認(rèn)為是發(fā)明家，而且也被認(rèn)為是政治家。1.notonly...butalso...用于連接兩個表示并列關(guān)系的成分，著重強調(diào)后者，意為“不但……而且……”；其中的also有時可以省略。2.

若連接兩個句子，且notonly位于句首時，notonly后面的句子要使用部分倒裝。3.

若連接的兩個成分作主語，其謂語的單復(fù)數(shù)通常與較近的主語保持一致?！his

method

not

only

has

significance

in

theory,but

also

is

convenient

for

actual

calculation.

這種方法不但有理論意義，而且便于實際計算?！ot

only

did

he

speak

English

well,but

he

spoke

Japanese

more

easily.

他不但英語說得好，就連日語也講得更加輕松?！ot

only

I

but

also

my

sister

enjoys

dancing.

不僅我喜歡跳舞，我妹妹也喜歡。

?“thatChineseherbsmightholdthesecret”是同位語從句，解釋說明名詞idea的具體內(nèi)容。此處that只起引導(dǎo)作用，不作句子成分，但不能省略?！here

are

certainly

no

signs

that

Charles

was

a

rich

man！當(dāng)然沒有任何跡象表明查爾斯曾經(jīng)是一個富翁！1.

從屬連詞that引導(dǎo)同位語從句時，常跟在某些抽象名詞之后，如：fact,belief,news,doubt,hope,thought,idea,suggestion,problem,possibility,chance,plan,question等，對這些名詞起補充說明的作用。2.

同位語從句也可以由連接代詞(who,what,whose,which)，連接副詞(how,when,where,why)或從屬連詞(whether)來引導(dǎo)?！he

question

whether

David

is

sure

to

win

the

game

is

hard

to

answer.

大衛(wèi)是否會贏得這場比賽，這個問題很難回答?！elen

raised

the

question

where

we

could

get

the

fund.

海倫提出了我們從哪里可以得到這筆資金的問題。

?·We

lost

the

game,even

though

everyone

played

well.

盡管每個人都打得不錯，我們還是輸了。eventhough是從屬連詞，意為“盡管，雖然，即使”，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句?！ven

though

I

fail,I

shall

try

again.即使失敗，我也要再試一次。inspiring

adj.

鼓舞人心的He

gave

a

famous

and

inspiring

speech

with

the

words

“I

have

a

dream”.他發(fā)表了一個著名而又鼓舞人心的演講，其中包括“我有一個夢想”這句話?！is

speech

was

so

inspiring

that

his

students

were

inspired

to

study

harder

than

ever

before.

他的演講如此激動人心，學(xué)生們深受鼓舞，比以前更加努力學(xué)習(xí)。inspirevt.

激勵；鼓舞；賦予靈感inspirationn.

鼓舞；靈感inspiredadj.

受到鼓舞的·The

actors

inspired

the

kids

with

their

enthusiasm.

演員用他們的熱情鼓舞了孩子們。·Dreams

can

be

a

rich

source

of

inspiration

for

an

artist.

夢境可以成為藝術(shù)家靈感的豐富源泉。·I

was

inspired

while

watching

a

television

programme

showing

how

sleds

might

have

helped

with

pyramid

construction.

我是在看一個電視節(jié)目時受到啟發(fā)的，這個節(jié)目展示了雪橇是如何幫助建設(shè)金字塔的。judgevt.

評價；判斷...

they

will

not

be

judged

by

the

colour

of

their

skin...

……他們不會以膚色來評判……·Judging

by

the

look

on

his

face,the

news

must

have

been

terrible.從他臉上的表情判斷，這消息一定很糟糕。judgingfrom/by...根據(jù)……判斷·To

judge

from

what

he

said,he

was

very

disappointed.

從他的話判斷，他非常失望。judgementn.

判斷力；意見；判決；審判inone’sjudgement依某人看來·He

achieved

his

aim

more

by

luck

than

judgement.

他達(dá)到目的主要是靠運氣而不是靠判斷力?！t

was,in

her

judgement,the

wrong

thing

to

do.

在她看來，那樣做是錯誤的。

judgingfrom/by...用作獨立結(jié)構(gòu)，不用考慮其與主句邏輯關(guān)系的一致性。impressiveadj.

令人欽佩的，給人印象深刻的Very

impressive

indeed！確實令人印象深刻！·The

first

ceremony

we

attended

in

college

was

an

impressive

one.我們在大學(xué)參加的第一個典禮讓人印象深刻。impressv.

使印象深刻；使銘記impress...on...把……印在……上impresssthon/uponsb

＝impresssbwithsth使某人牢記某事beimpressedby/with...對……印象深刻impressionn.

印象；影響；感想leavea/an...impressiononsb給某人留下一個……的印象·Her

words

impressed

themselves

on

my

memory.

她的話語我銘記在心里?！e

impressed

her

with

his

sincerity.

他的真誠打動了她?！e

were

all

impressed

by

her

enthusiasm.

我們都被她的熱情打動了。·His

trip

to

India

left

a

strong

impression

on

him.

他的印度之行對他的觸動很大。respectvt.&

n.

尊敬；敬佩I

really

admire

and

respect

him...

我真的欽佩和尊重他……·He

went

to

the

law

school

out

of

respect

for

his

father’s

wishes.

他上法律學(xué)校是出于對父親意愿的尊重?！e

whorespectsothersisconstantlyrespected.敬人者，人恒敬之。have/showrespectfor對……表示尊敬outofrespect出于尊敬respectsbforsth因某事而尊重某人·She

needs

to

show

respect

for

the

courts

and

let

the

judge

know

that

she’ll

be

attending

her

classes.

她需要對法庭表示尊重，并讓法官知道她將會去上課?！he

did

it

out

of

respect

for

her

teacher.

她這么做是出于對老師的尊敬?！he

had

always

been

honest

with

me,and

I

respect

her

for

that.

她一直對我很誠實。我非常敬重她這一點。respectfuladj.

表示敬意的；尊敬的respectableadj.

體面的；得體的respectiveadj.

分別的；各自的·We

were

brought

up

to

be

respectful

of

authority.

我們從小就學(xué)會了尊重權(quán)威?！e

camefromaperfectlyrespectablemiddle-classfamily.

他來自一個非常體面的中產(chǎn)階級家庭?！hey

are

each

recognised

specialists

in

their

respective

fields.

他們在各自的領(lǐng)域都被視為專家。pick

out挑選；辨認(rèn)出Pick

out

the

right

information

for

each

of

them.

為他們每個人挑選出正確的信息?！erhaps

you

can

help

me

pick

out

a

pair

of

jeans

since

you

are

an

expert.

因為你是個行家，也許你能幫助我挑選一條牛仔褲?！here

have

been

experiments

where

people

could

pick

out

a

particular

smell.有實驗證明，人們可以辨認(rèn)出特定的氣味。pickup撿起；拿起；接人；自然學(xué)會pickon挑選；故意挑剔·Where

did

you

pick

up

your

English？你在哪兒學(xué)的英語？·He

is

deliberately

trying

to

pick

on

us.

他這明顯是故意找茬。the

other

day不久前某一天I

learnt

this

on

a

radio

programme

the

other

day.

這是我前幾天在廣播節(jié)目中聽到的?！hen

I

met

him

the

other

day,he

had

just

come

back

from

work,looking

excited.

前幾天我碰到他的時候，他正好下班回來，看上去很興奮。alldaylong一整天alldayandallnight日日夜夜地oneday(過去或?qū)?某一天thesedays現(xiàn)在，如今tothisday至今daybyday一天天地·I

could

sit

and

watch

the

river

all

day

long.

我可以一整天坐著看那條河?！hey

work

all

day

and

all

night.

他們整日整夜地工作?！’ll

be

famous

one

day,you

just

wait！我有朝一日會出名的，你就等著瞧吧！·These

days

our

life

becomes

better

and

better.如今我們的生活變得越來越好。...andthere’snodoubtthathewasoneofthemostimportantfiguresofthe20thcentury.……毫無疑問，他是20世紀(jì)最重要的人物之一。

本句中從屬連詞that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，說明名詞doubt的具體內(nèi)容，that不可省略?！here

is

little

doubt

in

your

mind

that

he

is

innocent,right？你內(nèi)心相信他是清白的，對嗎？doubt后接賓語從句，如果主句為疑問句或否定句，連詞用that；如果主句是肯定句，連詞一般用whether/if。·I

don’t

doubt

that

the

gold

ring

belongs

to

her.我不懷疑那枚金戒指是她的。·I

doubt

if/

whether

the

chair

will

bear

your

weight.我懷疑這把椅子是否承受得住你的體重。regard

vt.認(rèn)為，看作Thus,not

only

is

he

known

as

a

superhero

in

the

Superman

films,but

he

is

also

regarded

as

a

superhero

to

many

in

real

life.因此，他不僅在《超人》系列電影中被認(rèn)為是超級英雄，而且在現(xiàn)實生活中也被很多人認(rèn)為是超級英雄。·She

regards

me

as

a

true

friend.

她把我當(dāng)作真正的朋友。regard...as...把……看作……regardsn.

[pl.]

致意，問候in/withregardto關(guān)于；至于·He

regards

himself

as

a

patriot.

他自認(rèn)為是個愛國者?！ive

my

regards

to

your

family.

請代我向你家人問好。·Understanding

what

students

will

expect

with

regard

to

salary

is

an

important

input.

了解學(xué)生對于薪資有什么期望，這是一個重要的信息。awarenessn.

認(rèn)識；意識...

and

he

soon

gained

a

reputation

for

raising

awareness

for

good

causes.

……他很快就因提高人們對慈善事業(yè)的認(rèn)識而獲得了聲譽?！NESCO

set

April

30th

as

a

day

to

raise

awareness

of

jazz

music.

聯(lián)合國教科文組織將4月30日設(shè)立為增強爵士音樂意識的日子。raise/strengthenone’sawarenessof增強某人的……意識·It

is

important

that

students

raise

an

awareness

of

how

the

Internet

can

be

used.

重要的是學(xué)生增強如何使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的意識。awareadj.

意識到的；察覺到的beawareof/that...意識到……；明白……asfarasI’maware據(jù)我所知·We

are

aware

of

his

innocence./We

are

aware

that

he

is

innocent.我們意識到他是清白的?！e

was

well

aware

of

the

problem.

他很清楚這個問題?！s

far

as

I’m

aware,nobody

has

done

anything

about

it.

據(jù)我所知，無人對此采取任何措施。strikevi.

&

vt.

突然發(fā)生(某種不幸)；突然有壞的影響；打，擊Unfortunately,in

1995

disaster

struck

Reeve.

不幸的是，1995年災(zāi)難降臨到里夫身上?！t

suddenly

struck

me

that

nobody

was

really

in

favour

of

the

changes.我突然意識到?jīng)]有人真正贊同這些變化。bestruckwith/by/on...為……所襲擊/打動Itstrikessbthat...某人突然意識到/想到……·The

areausedtobestruckbyragingsandstorms.

這個地區(qū)過去風(fēng)沙猖獗。·It

strikes

me

that

there

is

no

one

at

home.

我突然想起家中沒有人。commitmentn.

投入，忠誠，奉獻(xiàn)；承諾With

a

new

sense

of

energy

and

commitment,Reeve

undertook

an

intense

exercise

programme

to

help

him

achieve

this

goal.

為了達(dá)成目標(biāo)，里夫憑借一種新的力量和使命感，開始了高強度的運動計劃?！iving

up

my

job

to

go

back

to

full-time

education

was

a

big

commitment.

放棄我的工作并重新接受全日制教育需要大量投入。makeacommitmenttodosth承諾做某事·Make

a

commitment

to

learn

one

list

a

week.

承諾每星期學(xué)習(xí)一個單詞表。commitvt.

投入；犯(法、罪等)，干(壞事等)；承諾；自殺commit...to...向……投入……commitoneselfto(doing)

sth致力于(做)某事·They

called

on

Western

nations

to

commit

more

money

to

the

poorest

nations.

他們呼吁西方國家向極度貧困國家投入更多的錢?！orrowers

should

think

carefully

before

committing

themselves

to

taking

out

a

loan.

借款人應(yīng)當(dāng)慎重考慮之后再行借貸。engagevi.

參加，參與He

engaged

in

a

wide

range

of

exercises

designed

to

rebuild

muscle,and

maderemarkable

progress.

他進(jìn)行了一系列旨在重建肌肉的運動，并取得了顯著的進(jìn)步?！he

programme

aims

to

encourage

students

to

engage

themselves

in

making

a

difference

in

society.

這個項目旨在鼓勵學(xué)生投身社會，并為之帶來變化。engageinsth參加，參與(活動)engageindoingsth參與做某事beengagedin參與，忙于·Even

in

prison,he

continued

to

engage

in

criminal

activities.

他甚至在監(jiān)獄里還繼續(xù)從事犯罪活動?！

have

no

time

to

engage

in

debating.

我沒時間參與辯論。·We

should

all

be

engaged

in

good

causes.

我們應(yīng)全部從事于好的事業(yè)。try

out

for參與……選拔...Reeve

tried

out

for,and

was

eventually

given

the

lead

role

in

a

Superman

film.

……里夫參加了試鏡，最終獲得了電影《超人》中的主角?！ll

the

students

in

the

class

tried

out

for

the

English

match.全班學(xué)生都參加了英語選拔賽。tryon試穿trytodosth盡力做某事trydoingsth

嘗試做某事tryone’sbesttodosth盡某人最大努力做某事·Try

on

the

clothes

and

shoes

to

make

sure

they

fit.

試穿一下衣服和鞋子，看看是否合適?！

nurse

began

to

try

to

save

him.

一名護(hù)士開始盡力搶救他?！

want

you

know

that

we

are

willing

to

try

doing

it

better.

我想讓你知道我們很樂意去嘗試把事情做得更好?！econdly,try

one’s

best

to

make

indeed

and

kind

together

on

the

base

of

beauty.

其次，力求真與善在美的基礎(chǔ)上得到統(tǒng)一。due

to由于，因為It

was

only

due

to

the

ongoing

support

of

his

wife,parents

and

friends

that

he

eventually

found

the

will

to

live

again.

正是因為妻子、父母和朋友的不斷支持，他才最終重新找到了活下去的意愿?！ost

of

the

problems

were

due

to

human

error.

大多數(shù)問題是由于人類的錯誤。thanksto/owingto/dueto/becauseof1.thanksto多虧，幸虧，由于，常作狀語，尤其用于解釋某件好事發(fā)生的原因和過程。2.owingto由于，可作狀語和表語。3.dueto由于，因為，常作表語。4.becauseof因為，用以指出理由?！t

was

a

great

success—thanks

to

a

lot

of

hard

work.

多方盡心竭力，這才大獲成功?！e

was

out

of

work

owing

to

a

physical

injury.他因為身體受傷而失業(yè)了?！he

accident

was

due

to

excessive

speed.

事故的原因是速度過快?！e

have

had

to

raise

our

prices

because

of

rising

costs.

因為成本日益上漲，我們不得不提高價格。

?

本句中動詞wish后接賓語從句時，從句謂語要用虛擬語氣。wish后跟賓語從句時常用虛擬語氣，表達(dá)不太現(xiàn)實或不太可能實現(xiàn)的愿望。wish后面賓語從句中的謂語動詞形式有以下幾種：would/coulddo(與將來事實相反)did/were(與現(xiàn)在事實相反)haddone(與過去事實相反)

·I

wish

I

would

visit

these

places

of

interest

in

future.

但愿以后我會參觀這些名勝。·I

wish

I

were

taller.

我要是個子高一些就好了?！

wishIhadn’tbeenlateforschoolyesterday！要是昨天我上學(xué)沒遲到就好了！?Itwasonlyduetotheongoingsupportofhiswife,parentsandfriendsthatheeventuallyfoundthewilltoliveagain.

正是因為妻子、父母和朋友的不斷支持，他才最終重新找到了活下去的意愿。

本句為強調(diào)句式，強調(diào)原因狀語“onlyduetotheongoingsupportofhiswife,parentsandfriends”。若把itwas和that去掉，句意和句子結(jié)構(gòu)仍然完整。1.

強調(diào)句型的基本結(jié)構(gòu)為：Itis/was＋被強調(diào)部分＋that/who＋其他部分(若被強調(diào)的是人，可用that或who；若被強調(diào)的部分是人以外的內(nèi)容時，一律用that)。2.

強調(diào)句型的一般疑問句結(jié)構(gòu)為：Is/Wasit＋被強調(diào)部分＋that/who＋其他部分？3.

強調(diào)句型的特殊疑問句結(jié)構(gòu)為：特殊疑問詞＋is/wasit＋that＋其他部分？4.

對not...until...句型中的時間狀語(從句)進(jìn)行強調(diào)時的結(jié)構(gòu)為：Itis/wasnotuntil＋被強調(diào)部分＋that＋其他部分。注意：本句型不能用于強調(diào)原句的謂語動詞，如要強調(diào)謂語動詞，可在動詞前加do,does或did?！t

wasIthat/whosawherintheparkyesterday.

昨天在公園里看見她的是我?！t

was

yesterday

that

I

saw

her

in

the

park.

我是昨天在公園里看到她的?！as

it

yesterday

that

he

met

Li

Ping？他是昨天見到李平的嗎？·When

was

it

that

he

met

Li

Ping？他是什么時候遇到李平的？·It

was

not

until

12

o’clock

last

night

that

my

father

came

home.

直到昨晚12點，我父親才回家。?Soyoucansee,I’mtoobusywithlivingtothinkofgivingup！所以你可以看到，我忙于生活無暇考慮放棄！

本句包含“too...to...”結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“太……而不能……”，表示否定意義?！ometimes

theresolutionsmaybetoodifficulttokeep.

有時這些決定可能太難以至于人們無法堅持。1.too...to...結(jié)構(gòu)可以轉(zhuǎn)換為so...that...結(jié)構(gòu)。轉(zhuǎn)換后，that從句的謂語動詞要用否定形式。2.too...to...結(jié)構(gòu)還可以轉(zhuǎn)換為not＋形容詞/副詞＋enoughtodosth結(jié)構(gòu)，其中的形容詞/副詞是too...to...結(jié)構(gòu)中形容詞/副詞的反義詞?！e

is

too

young

to

go

to

school.＝He

is

so

young

that

he

can’t

go

to

school.

他太小了而不能去上學(xué)?！e

is

too

young

to

go

to

school.＝He

isn’t

old

enough

to

go

to

school.

他年齡還小，不能夠上學(xué)。discover

vt.

發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到；發(fā)覺；查明They

finally

discovered

the

most

effective

drug

to

cure

the

disease.

他們終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了治療這種疾病的最有效的方法?！ou’ll

discover

what

interests

you

by

taking

courses

in

many

subjects.

通過學(xué)習(xí)多門科目的課程，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)你的興趣所在。discoveryn.

發(fā)現(xiàn)discoverern.

發(fā)現(xiàn)者·Researchers

in

this

field

have

made

some

important

new

discoveries.

這個領(lǐng)域的研究人員有了一些重大的新發(fā)現(xiàn)?！adame

Curieiswellknownasthediscovererofradium.

居里夫人因發(fā)現(xiàn)鐳而著名。discover/invent/create/find1.discover發(fā)現(xiàn)，發(fā)現(xiàn)的事物是本來存在但沒人知道的；2.invent發(fā)明，通過研究制造出從前沒有的東西；3.create創(chuàng)造，創(chuàng)造新的事物；4.find找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)，強調(diào)找到某物的結(jié)果，不強調(diào)過程。·We

discovered

this

beach

while

we

were

sailing

around

the

island.

我們在圍繞這個海島航行時發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個海灘?！lexander

GrahamBellbecamefamousovernightbyinventingthetelephone.

亞歷山大·格雷漢姆·貝爾因發(fā)明了電話而一夜成名。·The

main

purpose

of

industry

is

to

create

wealth.

工業(yè)的主要宗旨是創(chuàng)造財富?！e’ve

found

a

great

new

restaurant

near

the

office.

我們在辦公室附近發(fā)現(xiàn)了一家不錯的新餐館。in

spite

of盡管……(仍……)；雖然；不顧In

spite

of

everything

I

still

believe

that

people

are

really

good

at

heart.

盡管發(fā)生了這一切，但我仍然相信人的內(nèi)心是善良的?！n

spite

of

all

his

efforts,he

failed.

盡管他盡力了，但還是失敗了。despite/regardlessof不管；不顧inspiteofthefactthat＋從句＝although/though＋從句雖然……；盡管……

·Despite

our

worries

everything

turned

out

well.

盡管我們卻很擔(dān)心，但結(jié)果都一切順利?！e

went

ahead

and

did

it,regardless

of

the

consequences.

他說干就干了，不顧后果?！he

loved

her

husband

in

spite

of

the

fact

that

he

earned

less

money

than

her.

雖然丈夫沒有自己賺錢多，但她仍然愛著他。1.inspiteof與despite/regardlessof同義，?？蓳Q用。inspiteof為普通用語，despite多用于書面語言，despite不與of連用。2.although/though也是“盡管；不管；不顧”的意思，為從屬連詞，后面接讓步狀語從句。inspiteof/despite＋n.＝although＋從句。·He

went