梁雍榮
1. I like music that I can dance to. 我喜歡能跟著跳舞的音樂。
I love singers who write their own music. 我喜歡自己寫音樂的歌手。
【點(diǎn)撥】 在復(fù)合句中修飾某一名詞或代詞的從句叫定語從句,定語所修飾的詞叫先行詞。當(dāng)先行詞是指人的名詞時(shí),引導(dǎo)定語從句的關(guān)系代詞一般要用who;當(dāng)先行詞是指物的名詞,關(guān)系代詞要用that。
2. What does it remind you of? 它使你想起了什么?
【點(diǎn)撥】 remind是及物動(dòng)詞,意為“提醒、使記起”,一般用remind sb. of sth. (使某人想起某事),或remind sb. to do sth. (提醒某人做某事)。例如:
The film reminded him of what he had seen in China. 這個(gè)電影使他想起了在中國所看到的一切。
3. I prefer classical music to pop music. 我喜歡古典音樂而不喜歡通俗音樂。
【點(diǎn)撥】 prefer意為“更喜歡……”,prefer ... to ...結(jié)構(gòu)表示“喜歡……勝過……”,兩個(gè)詞后面可接名詞或動(dòng)詞-ing形式。例如:
I prefer the town to the country. 我喜歡城鎮(zhèn)而不喜歡鄉(xiāng)下。
I prefer walking to recycling. 我喜歡步行勝過騎自行車。
4. I hope to see Niagara Falls some day. 我希望有一天去看看尼亞加拉瀑布。
I hope you can provide me with some information ... 我希望你能給我提供一些……信息。
【點(diǎn)撥】 1) hope用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),意為“希望、盼望”,后面可接動(dòng)詞不定式或從句作賓語,不可接動(dòng)詞不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語(hope sb. to do sth.)。例如:
I hope that he will come tomorrow. 我希望他明天來。(不可說:I hope him to come tomorrow.)
2) provide意為“提供、供給”,常用句式為:provide sb. with sth. = provide sth. for sb. 向某人提供某物。例如:
He said he would provide us with a car. 他說他要為我們提供一輛小汽車。
His father provides food and clothes for their family. 他的父親供給家里的衣食。
5. For your next vacation, why not consider visiting Paris? 為什么不考慮下一個(gè)假期去巴黎觀光?
【點(diǎn)撥】 consider意為“考慮、思考”,后面可以跟名詞、動(dòng)詞-ing形式、疑問詞+不定式或從句作賓語。例如:
I am considering going to Beijing this autumn. 我正考慮今年秋天去北京。
6. No, we cant put off making a plan. 不,我們不能推遲原計(jì)劃。
【點(diǎn)撥】 put off意為“推遲、拖延”。后面可接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)詞-ing形式。例如:
Well put off the meeting till next week. 我們將會(huì)議推遲到下周。
7. I take after my mother. 我像我媽媽。
【點(diǎn)撥】 take after意為“長得像”,與look like的意思相同,一般情況下可以互換使用;但look like多指外貌,take after多指言行。例如:
Mary takes after / looks like her mother. 瑪麗像她媽媽。
8. I think it was invented in 1876. 我想它是在1876年發(fā)明的。
【點(diǎn)撥】 一般過去時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)的構(gòu)成為“was / were +動(dòng)詞的過去分詞”。例如:
The car was made in 1995. 這輛小汽車是1995年制造的。
9. Its used for scooping really cold ice cream. 它是用來鏟起非常冷的冰淇淋的。
【點(diǎn)撥】 be used for意為“用于……”,表示某物是用來干某事的,即某物的用途,后面常跟動(dòng)詞-ing形式。例如:
The machine is used for cutting things. 這臺(tái)機(jī)器是用來切割東西的。
10. The potato chips were invented by mistake. 薯片是由于偶然的錯(cuò)誤而發(fā)明出來的。
【點(diǎn)撥】 by mistake的意思是“錯(cuò)誤地”,是一個(gè)介詞短語,在句中一般充當(dāng)狀語。例如:
Im very sorry I took your umbrella by mistake. 非常抱歉,我錯(cuò)拿了你的雨傘。
11. ... and the number of foreign players in Americas NBA (National Basketball Association) has increased. ……美國NBA中的外國的運(yùn)動(dòng)員的數(shù)量增長了。
【點(diǎn)撥】 a number of 與the number of后面都可接復(fù)數(shù)名詞,a number of意為“很多……”,作主語時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式;the number of意為“……的數(shù)量”,作主語時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。例如:
There are a number of people on the playground. 操場上有很多人。
The number of the students in our school is about two thousand. 我們學(xué)校學(xué)生的數(shù)量大約是兩千。
12. And by the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower. 我起床時(shí),我哥哥已經(jīng)在洗澡了。
【點(diǎn)撥】 過去完成時(shí)表示在過去某一時(shí)間或動(dòng)作之前已經(jīng)發(fā)生或完成了動(dòng)作,其構(gòu)成形式為“主語+had +過去分詞+…”。例如:
By the time I got home, the rain had stopped. 當(dāng)我到家時(shí),雨已經(jīng)停了。
13. I only just made it to my class. 我剛好趕上上課。
【點(diǎn)撥】 make it是一個(gè)固定短語,意為“按時(shí)到達(dá)某處;規(guī)定時(shí)間;獲得成功”。例如:
—When shall we meet? 我們什么時(shí)間碰頭?
—Lets make it half past seven. 我們就定在七點(diǎn)半吧。
14. He asked her to marry him. She was thrilled, because she really wanted to get married. 他讓她嫁給他。她非常激動(dòng),因?yàn)樗_實(shí)想結(jié)婚。
【點(diǎn)撥】 marry作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),意為“和……結(jié)婚、嫁、娶”。例如:
The girl married a teacher. 那個(gè)姑娘嫁給了一個(gè)教師。
He wanted to marry his daughter to a rich man. 他想把他的女兒嫁給一個(gè)有錢人。
get / be married意為“結(jié)婚”,但與表示一段的時(shí)間狀語連用時(shí),要用be married。例如:
When did she get married? 她什么時(shí)候結(jié)婚的?
They have been married for five years. 他們結(jié)婚已五年了。
鞏固練習(xí)
()1. This is the question _______ we are talking about now. (2008吉林省)
A. that B. who C. where D.when
()2. To my disappointment, the teacher _______ when I _______ at his office. (2008甘肅蘭州)
A. left; had arrived B. left; arrived
C. had left; had arrived D. had left; arrived
()3. —Tom prefers _______ to _______.
—Lets ask him to take part in our dancing club! (2008黑龍江雞西市)
A. singing; dancing B. dancing; singing
C. to sing; dance
()4. The charity _______ the children with new books and backpacks. (2008湖北孝感)
A. provided B. offered C. gave D. brought
()5. —Why did you come back so early?
—The English party has been _______ till next Friday. (2008湖北武漢)
A. put on B. put off C. put away D. put out
()6. Lily takes after her twin sister. (選出與劃線部分意思相同的選項(xiàng)) (2008四川巴中)
A. looks after B. be similar to C. looks like
()7. —When _________ the car _________?
—About one hundred years ago. (2008湖北孝感)
A. did; invent B. was; invented
C. was; invent D. did; invented
()8. Sunglasses are used for _________ your eyes. (2008甘肅省嘉峪關(guān))
A. protected B. protect
C. protecting D. to protect
()9. —How long have Mr and Mrs ___________?
—For more than twenty years. (2008江蘇無錫)
A. married B. had married
C. got married D. been married
()10. —A number of students _______ in the dinning hall.
—Let me count.The number of the students _______ about 400. (2008黑龍江鶴崗市)
A. are; is B. is; are C. are; are
11. 將下列句子翻譯成英語。
那首歌總是讓我想起我們的英語老師。(2008江蘇蘇州)
________________________________________
12. 根據(jù)A句完成B句,使其意思相同或相近,每空填寫一詞。(2008四川巴中)
—My classmates and I hope we can visit Beijing for the Olympic Games this summer vacation.
—My classmates and I hope _______ _______ Beijing for the Olympic Games this summer vacation.
13. 根據(jù)下列句中的漢語提示,寫出所缺單詞的正確形式,每空一詞。(2008山東棗莊市)
Why not consider __________(參觀) Paris?
14. 根據(jù)漢語意思完成英語句子。每空限填一詞。
對不起,我錯(cuò)拿了你的書。
Im very sorry! I took your book __________ __________. (2008甘肅蘭州)
Keys: 1~5 ADBAB 6~10 CBCDA 11. That song always reminds me of our English teacher. 12. to visit 13. visiting 14. by mistake