Unit 1 Science Fiction
Reading and Thinking
词汇积淀·素养初探
1. science fiction 科幻小说
2. get a bonus 得到奖金
3. his wisdom and integrity 他的智慧和正直
4. treat sb. with dignity 尊敬地对待某人
5. have an appointment 有个约会
6. paint nailspdo 涂指甲油
7. a successful saleswoman 一名成功的女推销员
8. a light suspended from the celling 悬在天花板上的灯
9. dismiss workers 解雇工人
10. declare war 宣战
草莓英语11. fall off the ladder 从梯子上掉下来
要点精研·素养奠基
1. experiment with 用……做实验
*She picked up the microphone and began to experiment with the switches.
她拿起话筒, 开始试拨开关。
*Supposing you want to experiment with electricity, what materials would you u?
假设你想做关于电的实验, 你需要什么材料呢?
(1)experiment v. 做实验
experiment on/ upon. . . 在……上做实验
(2)experiment n. 实验, 试验; 尝试
do/perform/conduct/carry out an experiment
做实验
an experiment in sth. 某方面的试验
2. test out 检验; 测试
*Working in the rearch institute gave me a chance to test out some of the latest ideas in economics.
the lost city在这所研究所里工作使我有机会全面检验一下经济学方面的某些最新观点。
*We are not ready to go into production yet. The new switch mechanism is not fully tested out.
我们还没有准备投产。新的开关装置尚在试验过程中。
(1)test sb. /sth. (for sth. )
(为……而)测验/考查/试验/检查/化验某人/物
test sth. 考验……, 测试……
test sth. out 对……进行检测
(2)test n. 测验; 考查
take / do a test 参加测验
调试英语
pass/fail a test 通过╱没有通过测验
put sb. /sth. to the test 使……受考验; 使……受检验
stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验
bonus n. 奖金; 红利; 额外津贴
annual bonus 年终分红
最喜欢的小动物year-end bonus 年终奖金, 年终额外补贴
cash bonus 现金红利
Holiday Bonus 假日礼物
【易混辨析】“奖金、回报”集萃
bonus | 强调额外的回报, 奖金之类 |
reward | 强调应得的回报, 报酬 |
award | (在某方面杰出而受到认可的)奖品, 奖(项) |
prize | (比赛、竞赛中获得的)奖品, 奖金 |
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4. appointment n. 预约; 约会; 委任
*She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon at 4: 15.
她安排了一个约会, 时间是星期五下午4: 15。
*If you phone for an appointment in advance, it’ll save you waiting.
如果你提前电话预约, 就不用等了。
*I hope you don’t mind me stopping in like this, without an appointment.
我没有事先约定就冒昧拜访, 希望你别介意。
(1)make an appointment with sb. 与某人做约定
have an appointment 有约会
keep/break an appointment with. . . 守/违(爽)约
(2) appoint sb. as/to be. . . 任命某人为……
appoint sb. to do sth. 委派某人做某事
(3) appointed adj. 被委任的, 指定的, 约定的
5. dismiss vt. 让(某人)离开; 解散; 解雇; 清除
* In conquence of his bad work, I was forced to dismiss him.
他工作表现不好, 所以我只好辞退他。
托福学习技巧
*He tried without success to dismiss her/her memory from his thoughts.
他尽量不去想她, 然而无济于事。
*Emil tried to dismiss from his mind the horrible thoughts.
艾米尔竭力从心头排除掉这些可怕的想法。考研准考证下载地址
dismiss sb. / sth. (as) 开除; 解雇; 摒弃; 对……不屑一提
dismiss sth. from 去除; 消除; 摒除
dismiss sb. from 解雇; 免职; 开除
dismiss fear from one’s mind 消除某人心里的恐惧
6. declare vt. 表明; 宣称; 公布; 申报
*We must declare war against gang of terrorists.
我们必须向恐怖集团宣战。
*We declare the goods to be of China origin.
我们声明这些产品的原产地为中国。
*You must declare your camera at the Customs.
你必须在海关申报你的照相机。
declare for/against 声明赞成/反对
declare war on/against 向……宣战
declare. . . to be/as. . . 宣布……为/是……
declare that. . . 宣告; 宣称
nothing to declare 绿色通道; 不需报关
【易混辨析】
declare | 正式用法, 用于比较严肃和重大的场合 |
announce | 一般用法, 生活中常见的通知, 宣布(结果, 决定等) |
claim | 用于发表个人意见, 索赔, 认领等 |
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2016高考英语答案7. whereas conj. 然而; 但是; 尽管
*The truth is that the local hospitals and laboratories charge around HK$1, 500 to 3, 000 per test, whereas the test ud on the mainland costs only HK$15.
take me from behind事实是, 当地医院和实验室的每次检测收费在港币1 500至3 000元之间, 而内地的检测收费仅为港币15元。
*His children are well bred, whereas tho of his sister are naughty.
他的孩子们很有教养, 但他姐姐的孩子们却调皮得很。
表示转折或对比的词常见的有:
however adv. 无论如何; 不管怎样; 然而; 可是
while conj. (对比两件事物)而; 虽然, 尽管
nevertheless adv. /conj. witness 然而, 不过; 虽然如此
but conj. 但是; 而是; 然而
yet conj. 但是; 然而
8. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.
她刚一转过身来, 就看到格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那儿。
【句式解构】该句为倒装句。引起完全倒装的几种情形:
(1)时间、地点、方位副词位于句首。
(2)介词短语位于句首。
(3)作表语的分词、不定式、形容词等位于句首。
*There stands an old temple which dates back to the Ming Dynasty.
这里矗立着一座追溯到明代的古寺。
*In the center of our school lies our library, which is between the garden and the teaching building.
我们的图书馆坐落于学校的中心, 就在花园和教学楼中间。
*Prent at the evening party was our favourite English teacher.
我们最喜欢的英语老师出席了晚会。
【名师点津】
当主语是人称代词时, 不用倒装语序。
In he came and the lesson began.
他走进来开始上课。
【要点拾遗】
1. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought.
被她发现是多么可怕啊, 克莱尔想。
【句式解构】该句为How 引导的感叹句, 除此之外, what也可以引导感叹句。
