曲永華
1. remind v. 提醒;使想起
That song reminds me of my mother. 那首歌使我想起我的媽媽。
【拓展】 remind sb.+ that從句 提醒某人去做某事,使某人想起去做某事
This story reminds us that you can never know whats possible unless you try to make it happen. 這個(gè)故事提醒我們?nèi)绻悴槐M力去做就不會(huì)知道什么是可能的。
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事
Please remind me to return the books to the library. 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐野堰@些書還給圖書館。
remind sb. of / about sth. 使某人記起某事
Action movies remind me of Jackie Chan. 動(dòng)作片使我想起成龍。
2. born v. 出生
Once upon a time, a magic rock opened up and a monkey was born. 從前,一個(gè)魔法石裂開了,然后一只猴子出生了。
【拓展】 be born in +月份/年份/地點(diǎn)
My brother was born in Hong Kong. 我的哥哥出生于香港。
be born on +具體的某天
My friend, Henry was born on June 10th, 1999. 我的朋友亨利出生于1999年6月10號(hào)。
3. marry v. 嫁;娶;與……結(jié)婚
若問某人是否結(jié)婚,而不涉及結(jié)婚的對(duì)象,可用be / get married的形式,相當(dāng)于系表結(jié)構(gòu)。
Kate and Tom got married last year. 凱特和湯姆去年結(jié)婚了。
【拓展】 be / get married to sb. 與某人結(jié)婚
She was / got married to an Englishman. 她和一位英國人結(jié)了婚。
marry sb. 與……結(jié)婚
John married Mary last week. 上星期約翰和瑪麗結(jié)婚了。
marry sb. to sb.? 把某人嫁給某人
She married her daughter to a rich man. 她把她女兒嫁給了一個(gè)富人。
4. finish v. 完成
其后可跟名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語。
We finished the homework this afternoon. 我們今天下午完成了作業(yè)。
She was delighted to finish second. 她為競賽得了第二名而高興。
When did you finish drawing the picture? 你是什么時(shí)候畫完那幅畫的?
【拓展】 用動(dòng)名詞形式作賓語的常見動(dòng)詞及短語還有:
enjoy doing sth. 喜愛做某事;practice doing sth. 練習(xí)做某事;keep doing sth. 一直做某事;mind doing sth. 介意做某事;have fun doing sth. 高興做某事;feel like doing sth. 想要做某事;cant help doing sth. 禁不住做某事;look forward to doing sth. 盼望做某事
5. voice n. 聲音,嗓音
Then they hear an old womans voice from inside the house. 此時(shí),他們聽見從房子里面?zhèn)鱽硪粋€(gè)老婦人的聲音。
【拓展】 speak in a low / loud voice 低聲/大聲地說話;at the top of ones voice 用最大聲音
【辨析】 voice, noise, sound的區(qū)別
voice一般指人的聲音。
Keep your voice down! 小聲點(diǎn)!
noise意為“噪聲,喧鬧聲”。
make a noise 制造噪音
sound含義較廣,指大自然的各種聲音。
the sound of the wind / steps 風(fēng)聲/腳步聲
6. cheat v. 欺騙;蒙騙;作弊
They were trying to cheat the emperor. 他們正試圖欺騙皇帝。
【拓展】 cheat sb. of sth. 騙取某人的某物
The man cheated the poor man of his money. 這個(gè)男人騙取了這個(gè)窮人的錢。
7. whole adj. 全部的,整體的,完全的
We spent the whole summer in Italy that year. 那年我們整個(gè)夏天都呆在意大利。
【辨析】 all, whole的區(qū)別
all意為“整個(gè)的,全部的”,強(qiáng)調(diào)各個(gè)部分組成的整體,可修飾不可數(shù)名詞或可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)。有冠詞、指示代詞、所有格等限定詞時(shí),all放在它們之前,即“all +限定詞+名詞”。
Are all the students here today? 今天所有的學(xué)生都到了嗎?
whole意為“整個(gè)的,全部的”,強(qiáng)調(diào)完整無缺,不可分割的整體,修飾單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞,有冠詞、指示代詞、所有格等限定詞時(shí),whole放于它們之后,即“限定詞+ whole +名詞”。
They told me the whole story. 他們給我講了整個(gè)的故事。
8. show sb. the way to... 告知(指引)某人去……的路
Could you please show me the way to the hospital? 您告訴我去醫(yī)院的路好嗎?
【拓展】 show sb. around 帶領(lǐng)某人參觀
He showed the students around the school. 他領(lǐng)著學(xué)生參觀了學(xué)校。
show sb. sth.=show sth. to sb. 把某物給某人看
She showed us her new phone. 她把她的新手機(jī)給我們看。
=She showed her new phone to us.
9. instead of 代替……,取代……
是介詞短語,后面接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞。
We just had soup instead of a full meal. 我們沒有吃全餐,只喝了湯。
Ill go instead of you. 我將代替你去。
Now I can walk to work instead of going by car. 現(xiàn)在我可以步行去上班,而不必開車了。
【拓展】 instead是副詞,意為“代替”,在句中用作狀語,可置于句末,其前不用逗號(hào);也可置于句首,其后可用逗號(hào),也可不用,起銜接兩個(gè)句子、分句或短語的作用。
You are busy. Let me go instead. 你忙,讓我去吧。
Its too hot to walk. Well go swimming instead. 天太熱不宜散步。我們?nèi)ビ斡景伞?/p>