Living Abroad知识讲解
山东 孙玉忠
【课文原句】Jin li found the American way of life 俚曲familiar soon after her arrival in the USA. (p40)
【点拨1】familiar adj. 意思为“熟悉的，亲近的，随便的”。例如：
Suddenly I heard a familiar voice of my friend Tom. 我突然听到了我的朋友汤姆的熟悉的声音。
I’m not familiar with the street here.我对这儿的街道不熟悉。
Your face ems familiar.你看上去很面熟。
I am of cour familiar with your work.我当然熟悉你的工作。
【拓展】be familiar with 和be familiar to
familiar指对……尹进良熟悉的，后面可接介词with或to，意义不同。be familiar with = having a goo
最好的我们洛枳d knowledge of 熟悉的，对……熟谙的；be familiar to sth = be well known to sb.某事为某人所熟知，例如：
Are you familiar with the rules of baball? 你熟悉棒球规则吗?
He was familiar with only a few of his classmates.他只同几个同学亲近。
I am not very familiar with botanical names.我不太熟悉植物学方面的名词。
The subjects are familiar to you.这些科目为你所熟知。
The Great wall and the Yellow River are familiar to every overas Chine.长城和黄河为每一个海外华人所熟悉。
【小试】单项填空。
1.Your face ems ______.I've probably met you here in the old days.
A. familiar B. known C. similar D. alike
Key : A
2.The two maths problems can’t be ud in the exam. They are too _________to the students. Everyone can remember the answers.
A. easy B. difficult C. familiar D .simple
Key : C
3.Some modern words, such as cellphone, digital camera _______ young people, while older people _______ them.
A. are familiar to; aren’t familiar with B. are popular among; aren’t familiar to
C. are familiar with; aren’t familiar to D. are familiar to ;aren’t popular to
Key : A
【点拨2】arrival n. 意思为“到达者、到达”。例如：
They gave him a warm welcome on his arrival.他一到达，就受到他们的热烈欢迎。
He was the last arrival.他是最后一个到达的。
There were veral new arrivals in the school.学校新来了几个学生。
Our time of arrival in Tokyo is four o’clock.我们到达东京的时间是4点。
【拓展】arrive不及物动词，后接in (大地点)，at(小地点)。
［误］ I arrived at New York on July 2nd.
［正］ I arrived in New York on July 2nd.
［析］ at用来表达较小的地方，而in用来表达较大的地方。at常用于at the school gate, at home, at a bus stop, at the station, at the cinema, at a small village。小恙
【用法辨析】arrive, reach
这两个动词都表示向着一个目标的运动。arrive vi. 指到达目的地或达到目的；reach vt. 抵达，可指到达途中的某个地点（不是目的地），或在进行中停下来;当这个词表示“达到最终目的”时，往往带有“要经过一段缓慢、艰苦的过程”的意思，比arrive要作出更大的努力。例如：If he were coming, he would have arrived by now－unless something happened to him on the way.假如他要来，早该到了，－要不然就是路上出了什么事。
I hope to reach Milan by night and Venice the next day.我希望在晚上到达米兰，第二天到达威尼斯。
I have reached the third chapter before realizing what the author was getting at.我读到第三章才弄清作者的意向。
The mountaineers reached the summit of Mount Jolmo Lungma after years of planning and countless failures.这些登山队员经过多年的筹划和无数次失败才登上珠穆朗玛峰。
【小试】单项填空。
1. Let me know the time of your ______so that I will meet you .
A. reach B. arrival C. came D. got
Key : B
2. ----Would you plea give him the paper the moment he ____?
-----No problem.
A. arrives B. appearing C. came D. reaches
Key : A
【课文原句】We know Jin li has at least one American friend. (p40)
【点拨】 at least 意思为“至少，最起码”。例如：
The government requires that every primary or middle school student do sports for at least one hour every day. 政府要求每个小学生每天至少运动一个小时。
I’m sure ghost do not exist. At least I have never en one. 我相信鬼是不存在的。至少，我从来没有见过。藏红花男人可以喝吗
The terrible earthquake in Japan killed at least 20, 000 people. 这场日本可怕的地震至少造成了2万多人死亡。
It will take us at least two weeks to finish the task. 我们至少要两个星期的时间才能完成这项任务。
【拓展】
at the very least 最起码；不管怎样，无论如何；not the least/not in the least一点也不。
The project would cost $ 1,000, 000 at the very least. 这项工程至少要花一百万美元。
She didn’t em to worry in the least. 她似乎一点也不着急。
【小试】单项填空。
1. The hou still needed a lot of work, 鼻头大面相but ______ the kitchen was finished.
A. instead B. altogether C. at once D. at least
Key : D
2. ----Don’t you know I am dieting, mum?
----I know, but you should eat _______an apple.
A. at most B. at last C. at once D. at least
【课文原句】He insisted on walking 白茶功效与作用me to the station to e me off .(p40)
【点拨1】 insist on (doing) sth.意思是“坚持某种做法、意见、主张”等。例如：
Why do you insist on annoying her?你干吗非得惹她生气不可呢？
They insisted on leaving that day.他们坚持要在那天走。
She insisted on eing the manager as soon as possible. 她坚持要尽可能快地见到经理。
