高中英语必修二第二单元重点、难点 Unit Two The Olympic Games
宝宝怎么学英语>少儿英语学习1、How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games? 有多少国家参加古代奥运会？
compete vt. 竞赛；竞争 用法归纳：
（1）compete in +运动项目
Shall I compete in the 100 meters race? 我能参加100米比赛吗？
More than 20,000 athletes competed in over 250 events in Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
2008年北京奥运会上两万多运动员参加了250多个项目的竞赛。
（2）compete against / with + 对手 和…竞赛 /竞争
You can’t compete against him, he is a top player. 你不可能和他竞争，他是个顶级运动员。
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Our firm is small, but we want to compete with big ones on even ground.
我们公司不大，但我们想在同等条件下和大公司竞争。
（3）compete for + 目标 争夺；夺取
The two students competed with each other for the highest score. 两个学生为了夺取最高分互相竞争。
They came to compete for gold medals. 他们为夺金牌而来。
联想扩展：competition n. 竞争；比赛 in competition with… 和…竞赛 competitive adj. 有竞争力的
competitor n. 竞争者 competent adj. 胜任；称职 competence n. 胜任；能力
易混辨析：race , match , game , competition , contest 比赛
race 指短跑比赛、接力赛等速度上的竞赛。
match 代表队之间的公平比赛，尤指球类比赛。
game 为了娱乐或锻炼，根据某种规则以胜负为主的比赛；既可是体力的，也可是脑力的。还可指多局比赛中的其中一局，其复数形式指大型运动会。
competition 指力量、技术和能力的比赛。
contest 正规比赛：一般要有评委班子，并要评出奖励等次。
2、What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?奥运会会旗上的五环代表什么？
stand for 用法归纳：
（1）代表
The five rings on the Olympic flag stand for the five continents. 奥运会会旗上的五环代表五大洲。
What does VOA stand for? VOA代表什么？
（2）主张；提倡
Our school stands for honesty in exams. 我们学校提倡考试中诚实。
We still stand for our view. 我们仍然主张我们的观点。
（3）容忍
I can’t stand for your rudeness. 我忍受不了你的粗鲁。
People from the south can’t stand for the coldness in Xi’an in winter. 南方人受不了西安冬天的寒冷。
特别提示：stand for 表示“容忍”时，多用于否定，和can’t / couldn’t 连用。
联想扩展：stand against 反对；经受住 stand by 袖手旁观 stand on 坚持 stand out 显眼；突出 stand over 监督
existed翻译
stand up 站起来；成立 stand together 团结在一起 stand up for 支持；为…辩护 stand up to 经受住；敢于面对
即时活用：“X” _______ for the unknown quantity.A. puts B. stands C. sits D. goes 答案：Bdyd
3、We hold our games every four years. 我们每四年举办一届奥运会。
afoot本句中every表示“每；每隔”。句型为 every + 基数词 + 名词复数 = every + 序数词+名词单数。
I go to the rest home to do something for the old every five days. = I go to the rest home to do something for the old every fifth day. 我每五天（每隔四天）去养老院为老人做点事情。
特别提示：（1）翻译为“每隔”时，英语翻译为汉语时数字减一；汉语翻译为英语时数字加一。
（2）基数词后面的名词用复数；序数词后面的名词用单数。
（3）表示距离时不宜翻译为“每隔”。
（4）every two +名词复数=every cond + 名词单数 = every other + 名词单数 “每两…”或“每隔一…”。
Plea write your composition every other line to make room for the teacher’s correction.
请隔一行写作文，为老师留下改正的空间。
联想扩展：every day 每天 every now and then 不时 every time 每次；每当 in every way 在多方面
即时活用：The Asian Games, like the Olympics, take place______.
A. every four year B. every fourth year C. each four years D. each fourth year 答案：B
4、Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.
中英翻译网只有达到他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受参加奥运会。
admit vt. & vi. 用法归纳：
（1）允许进入
They at last admitted us into the hall by giving them some money. 给了他们一些钱后他们终于让我们进入了大厅。
My daughter was admitted to Yucai middle school this year. 我女儿今年被育才中学录取了。大道之行也翻译
（2）承认
A. + 名词或代词
Hou Yaohua should openly admit his mistakes. 侯耀华应该公开承认他的错误。
He only wanted to make more money, he admitted it. 他只是想多赚钱，他承认。
B. + 从句 He admitted that he had lied to us. 他承认对我们撒谎了。
C. + 动名词 The boy admitted ringing the door bell. 那个男孩承认按门铃了。
D. 跟不定式构成的复合结构
The student admitted himlf to have cheated in the exam. 那个学生承认考试作弊。
特别提示：考试中多考admit + doing用法。
即时活用：With the development of our country, more and more students ____ to universities.
A. admit to B. admitted to C. are admitted D. are admitted to 答案：C
5、Do you mean the Greek world? 你指的是希腊世界吗？
mean vt. 用法规定：
(1)意思是 I at last realized what he meant. 我终于明白了他的意思。That means that you are fired. 那就是说你被解雇了。
特别提示：mean表示“意思是”时，后面跟名词或从句。
(2) 意味着
Gathering clouds usually means rain or snow. 不断聚集的乌云意味着要下雨或下雪。
Doing nothing means wasting. 什么都不做就是浪费。
特别提示：mean表示“意味着”时，后跟名词或动名词。
(3) 有意义；有价值
乔布斯ipad发布会Your friendship means much to me. 你的友谊对我有很大意义。
The money he has means little to him. 他的钱对他没多大意义。
特别提示：mean表示“有意义；有价值”时，后跟 much, little, a great deal, everything, nothing等词。
（4）打算；计划
I didn’t mean to be rude to you yesterday. 昨天我本没想对你不礼貌。
Once he means to do something, nothing can stop him. 一旦他计划做某件事情，就没什么能阻挡他。
特别提示：mean表示“打算；计划”时，后跟不定式。
即时活用：
1、I’m really sorry to you, Tom, but I didn’t mean ______ you.
A. hurting B. to hurt C. to have hurt D. having hurt 答案：B
上海绘画培训2、---I hear you and Mike will spend your vacation in Nepal next spring. ---Yes. We______.
