Topic 2 How about exploring Tian’anmen Square?
一.重点句型。
Section A
1. I’d like to speak to Michael. 我想找迈克尔接电话。
打电话时的常用语。也可以这样说:May I speak to Michael? 找迈克尔接电话好吗?
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e.g. Hello! May I speak to Helen? 你好!找海伦接电话可以吗?
2. Glad to receive your postcard. 很高兴收到你的明信片。
这是一种简略的说法,完整的说法是:I’m glad to receive your postcard.
类似的说法有:Nice to meet you. = I’m nice to meet you. 很高兴见到你。
3. While you were enjoying your trip to Mount Tai, I was busy preparing for my exams.当你在享受旅游泰山之乐时,我正忙着准备考试。
1)A. 这是一个由连词w h i l e 引导的时间状语从句。当一个动作正在进行时,另一个动作也同时在发生,有对比的意味,一般主从句都用现在进行时或过去进行时。
e.g. I was doing my homework while mom was cooking. 妈妈做饭时,我在做作业。
B. 时间状语从句可以放在主句之前,也可以放在主句之后。
e.g. While mom was cooking, I was doing my homework. 妈妈做饭时,我在做作业。
需要注意的是:从句在前面时,主从句之间要用逗号隔开。
2)be busy doing sth.忙于做某事,后面还可接名词,即be busy with sth.忙于某事。
e.g. I am busy doing my homework. = I am busy with my homework. 我忙于做作业。
3)prepare for(doing)sth 准备(做)某事;
e.g. The students are preparing for the coming exams. 学生正在准备即将到来的考试。
4. I’m looking forward to meeting him. 我盼着与他见面。
look forward to 意为“期待,盼望”,to 是介词,后面可加名词、代词或动名词;
e.g. He is looking forward to going abroad. 他期待去国外。
5. Would you help me make a plan to explore Beijing before he comes? 在他来之前,你能帮我制订一个探索北京的计划吗?
1) Would you 比will you 语气更加客气,委婉, 类似还有:could you.......?
e.g. Could you come along with us ? 你要和我们一起吗?
2) A. make a plan to do sth.制订计划做某事;
e.g. The boy made a plan to visit around the world. 男孩制订了一个环游全世界的计划。
B. make a plan for sth.为某事制订计划;
e.g. I made a plan for my summer vacation. 我为我的暑假制订了一个计划。
3) explore 动词, 意为“考察(某地区),探险,勘察”;
e.g. He went out to explore.他出去考察了。
扩展:explorer 名词,意为“探险家,探测者”;
e.g. She want to be an explorer when she grows up. 当她长大后,她想成为一名探险家。
6. That would be very interesting. 那将会很有趣。
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would意为“一定会;就会”,是情态动词,后接动词原形,表示猜测。
e.g. She would look nice with short hair. 她留短发会很好看。
7. Would you help me plan a trip ? 请你帮我定个旅行计划好吗?
1) A. Would 与you 连用表示请求或要求;won’t you加强邀请的语气。但would 比will语气更加客气,委婉。
e.g. Will you come this way, plea? 请这边走好吗?
Won’t you coming in and take a at? 你怎么不进来找个位子坐下?
B. ? 和 ? 在表达“请求”时用法完全一样,其答语也相同。只是后者更有礼貌。
e.g. —Will /Would you have some more tea幽雅的近义词? 再喝点茶,好吗?
—Yes, plea. 好的。 / No, thank you. 不,谢谢。
2)trip 作可数名词,意为“旅行,旅程”。 动词短语 plan a trip 意为“制定旅行计划”。
8. Could/ Can you come along with us? 你和我们一起来好吗?
1)在表达请求别人做某事常用can/ could,could 更礼貌。肯定回答时用:can/may, 不用could。
e.g. —Could/ Can I ask you a question, Mr. Lee?李老师,我可以问你一个问题吗?
—Yes, of cour you can. 当然可以。
2)come along (with) 意为“跟着来,跟随”;
e.g. Ray had some work to finish and decided to come along later. 雷还有些工作要做完,决定迟点儿再来。
9. Shall we take him here?我们带他去那儿好吗?
A. shall和 will 都用与一般将来时,但shall 只用于第一人称。
e.g. I shall/ will buy a computer this Sunday. 这个礼拜天我将买一台电脑。
B. Shall ?表示向对方征求意见,提出建议,意为“……好吗?”
e.g. Shall we go swimming tomorrow? 我们明天去游泳好吗?
10. Darren was reading a newspaper when Michael came in. 当迈克尔进来时,达伦正在看报纸。
此句也可以改成:Michael came in when/while Darren was reading a newspaper.
while引导的时间状语从句,用于表达持续性的动词或状态,不能与表示短暂性动词连用,但when两者皆可以。
11. Diana and Lily should work out the cost carefully for the holiday. 戴安娜和莉莉为假期应该仔细计算费用。
work out 算出,解决,计算出,找出……的答案;
e.g. Can you work out the problem?你能解决这个问题吗?
Section B
输掉一辆车1. It covers 440000 square meters. 它占地面积为44万平方米。
1)cover 动词,有多层含义热疹和湿疹的区别:
a)掩饰,遮盖; e.g. She covered her face with her hands. 她双手掩面。
b)覆盖;e.g. Snow covered the ground. 大雪覆盖了大地。
c)占(一片面积)索赔申请书;
e.g.谢克家 Our school covers about 1000 square meters. 我们学校占地大约一千平方米。
2)square meter 平方米;
2. It’s 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west. 它南北长880米,东西宽500米。
1)880 meters long 880米长;
类似结构有: 10 meter high/wide/deep 10米高/宽/深;
基数词+长度单位+long/wide/high/deep 意为:“多少(米)长/宽/高/深”;
e.g. The desk is about 1.2 meters long. 这张课桌大约有1.2米长。
试比较以下两句话:
The boy is 10 years old. 这个男孩10岁
He is a 10-year-old boy.这是个10岁的男孩。
论文的英文2)from ..... to...... 从……到……;
3. It can hold one million people. 可以容纳100万人。
a)hold在此处意为“容纳,包含”;
e.g. The plane holds about 300 pasngers.这架飞机可容纳大约300个乘客。
b)hold还可表示“拿着,抓住,抱住”;
e.g. She was holding the baby in her arms.她抱着婴儿。
c)hold 还可意为:“举行进行”;
e.g. Beijing is holding the 9th International Garden Expo.北京正在举行第九届国际园艺博览会。
4. The square must be quite meaningful to all Chine people. 这个广场对于所有的中国人来说一定意义重大。
a)must在此处表示推测,意为“一定是,准是”,语气较肯定。
e.g. The light is on. She must be at home. 灯亮着,她一定在家。