一、重点短语:
1 be kind to sb 对某人友善
It’s kind of sb to do…eg,It’s really kind of you to let us use your computer.
Would you be kind enough to do sth? 劳驾,请您…好吗?
=Would you be so kind as to do sth? eg,Would you be kind enough to close the door,please?
2 be honest with sb/about sth对某人、某事坦诚
To be honest/Honestly speaking坦白说 make/earn an honest living正当谋生
3 be loyal to…对…忠诚
4 表喜欢:I like/love/enjoy/prefer/am fond of /am into/am keen on(热衷于)/am crazy about…
5 surf the Internet上网 chat online
6 be cast away(因沉船)流落(荒岛) a castaway一个流落荒岛的人
7 a car/bus/plane crash车、飞机撞毁,失事 crash a car/a plane 撞毁车,飞机
8 survive the crash在空难中幸存下来
9 land on a deserted island 降落在一座孤岛上
10 hunt for food/hunt for a job寻找食物,找工作
11 make/build a fire生火 light/put out a fire点火;灭火 catch fire着火 be on fire在燃烧
set sth on fire=set fire to sth放火烧,引燃… start a fire/fight a fire放火,纵火;救火,灭火
A fire breaks out.火灾爆发 play with fire玩火,做危险的事
go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火,冒一切危险
12 in order to do(句首,句中)=so as to do(句中)为了
13 develop a friendship with sb= make friends with同某人交朋友
14 even though(=although,though)虽然,尽管
eg,We decided to part,even though we loved each other.
even if (=no matter if)纵然,即使
eg,Even if I sell my house,I’ll keep my bussiness going.
15 treat/regard/look on/think of him as a friend把他视为,当成朋友
16 share happiness and sorrow分享痛苦和欢乐
share an interest/opinion有共同兴趣,持共同意见
17 care about 关注,在乎,在意
eg,The only thing you care about is money. eg,He doesn’t care about clothes.
care for①(否定,疑问句)喜欢,想要eg,I don’t care for coffee.
eg,Would you care for a cup of tea?
②照顾,照料eg,She cares for her sick mother.
18 表责备,遗憾:should(=ought to ) have done本该做(事实没有)
should not(=ought not to) have done本不该做(事实做了)
need have done本需要做(但没有) needn’t have done本不需要(但却做了)
19 be quick in mind=be quick-minded反应快
have a quick temper=be quick-tempered性情急躁
20 go outing外出郊游
21 be/get angry with sb生某人的气
22 drop sb a line=write a short letter to sb给某人写封短信
23 keep/bear sth in mind记住
have sth in mind在想,心里想 have sth on one’s mind有心事,担心
make up one’s mind(to do)下定决心(做) change one’s mind改变主意
come into one’s mind=come across one’s mind=cross/enter one’s mind
=strike sb(sb’ mind)=occur to sb(想法,念头)浮现,掠过脑海
bring/call sth to mind使想起,忆起
eg,The photo brings those good old days to mind.=…brings back those good old days.
这张照片使我想起过去的好时光。
a heavy load off my mind卸下包袱
my mind goes blank.我的大脑一片空白。
out of sight,out of mind.眼不见,心不烦
二 重点句子:
1 I don’t enjoy singing,nor (neither)do I like computers.
Rock music is OK,and so is skiing.
Mary enjoys pop music,and she is also a bookworm. So it’s with me.
2 One day Chuck is on a flight across the Pacific Ocean when suddenly his plane crashes.
I was about to cook when the telephone rang.
I was making coffee when the doorbell rang.
3 In order to survive,Chuck develops a friendship with a volleyball.
4 Even though Wilson is just a volleyball,he becomes fond of him.
5 Friendship is about feelings and we must give as much as we take.
6 Just write your message and click it away.(点击鼠标)
Unit2 English around the world
一 重点短语
1 all the way(一路上)一直,不停地eg,We flew all the way from Seattle to London.
2 make yourself at home别客气 help yourself (to sth) 请自己取用
3 drive sb crazy使发疯 Got it. 明白,懂了 Make it成功做到
4 forget to do忘记要去做(还未做) forget doing 忘记做过
remember to do 记得要去做 remember doing记得做过
regret to tell/say…遗憾地告知,说… regret doing 后悔做过
mean to do 意图,打算做 mean doing 意味着…
try to do 努力去做 try doing尝试着做
go on to do接着做(另一件事情) go on doing接着做(同一件事情)
4 the majority of …=most of ….大部分
5 in total=in all总共,总计
6 be equal to①与…相(平)等②能胜任的(able) eg,I’am sure she’s quite equal to the task.
7 a number of 大量的(谓语动词用复数) the number of…的数量(谓语动词用单数)
8 mother tongue/native language母语
9 global culture全球文化
10 have a good knowledge of 非常熟悉,充分了解 have a good command of 精通,掌握
11 turn down the radio调小(音量)
turn down one’s offer(request,invitation)拒绝某人提议,请求,邀请
12 stay/sit up(very late)熬夜
13 come about 产生,发生
How did it come about that… ? 对比:bring about导致,促成
14 stay/remain the same保持不变
15 end up with/as/in/doing以…告终
eg,British English started borrowing words from other languages,ending up with different words.
eg,He ended up as the head of the company.