1、1 Unit 4 Meeting the muse 一、重点短语 1.on display 展出,展示 display screen 显示屏 They should be on display; you should be sharing their beauty with others. 它们应该被展示,它们的美也应被分享。 2.pass away 亡故,消失 pass through 路过,经过 pass by 通过,路过,经过 pass on to 转交,传给,递给 After they pass away,I will be too old to get married. 他们去世后,
2、我可能就太老而结不了婚了。 e to (oneself)苏醒过来 come back to life 苏醒过来;复活 when it comes to.当谈及 bring sth(back)to life 使生动;使恢复生机 2 live/lead a.life 过着的生活 4.vary v.改变,变化 vary from.to.从到不等;在到之间变动 The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of amusements. 这个旅馆为住客提供了各种各样的娱乐活动。 5.achieve ones aim 达到某人的目的;实现某人的目标 take aim
3、 at 向瞄准 with the aim of 以为目标;意在 aim at doing sth/aim to do sth 意欲、企图、旨在做某事 aim for 瞄准;以为目标 be aimed at 目的是;旨在 She went to London with the aim of finding a job.她去伦敦是为了找工 作。 6.bring in 引进;赚钱;领进来 bring about 造成;引起;导致 bring down 打倒;使落下;降低 bring up 提出;抚养,养育;呕吐 3 We should bring in new technology. 我们应该引进新
4、技术。 7.determine v.确定;决定 determine on/upon (doing)sth 决定(做)某事 determine to do sth 决定做某事(表示动作) determination n.决心 As a student in senior high school,the most important task is to study hard,which determines our future. 作为一名高中生,最重要的任务是努力学习,这决定着我们的未来。 8.with one voice 异口同声地 in a low voice 低声地,低声说 sweet
5、voice 甜美的声音 Although in a low voice,she said every word clearly. 她声音很低,但每个字都说得很清楚。 9.check n.支票v.核对;检查;确定;控制 check in 登记;办理登记手续;报到 There is a great need to check the accuracy of these figures. 4 非常有必要核对一下这些数字的精确性。 10.hold ones breath 屏住呼吸 out of breath 上气不接下气 catch ones breath 喘息;恢复正常呼吸 lose ones br
6、eath 喘不过气来 take a deep breath 深呼吸 breathe v.呼吸 11.a trend towards.方面的趋势/动向/潮流/风气 start/set a new trend of 开创的新潮流/风气 Recently,we have seen a gradual trend towards healthier food. 近来我们注意到,人们逐渐倾向于更健康的饮食。 12.by contrast 对比之下 in contrast to 与截然不同;与对比鲜明;相比之下;与相反 Optimism,by contrast,can make you happy,hea
7、lthy and successful. 与此相反,乐观主义能使你幸福、健康和成功。 二、重点句式 5 1.As Tan once said,Chinese music should carry “universal expression”of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.正如谭先生 曾经所说,中国音乐应该承载着人类精神的“普遍表达”,以便得到全世 界的认可。 【句式剖析】该句子中 As Tan once said 为 as 引导的非限制性定语从 句;so as to 后面为目的状语。 as 引导非限定性
8、定语从句时可放在主句之前,也可置于主句之后,当然 也可放在句中。此时修饰的是整个主句,并对其进行说明。 Spring Festival has been an international festival,as we know. 正如我们所知道的那样,春节已经成为一个国际性的节日。 【句式拓展】 as 也可以引导限制性定语从句,主要用在 such.as(正如)和 the same as(正像)的结构中,可代替表人或物的先行词。 There is such an unforgettable experience as they have. 他们有着如此难忘的经历。(此 such.as 结构中,a
9、s 后的句子修饰限定 experience,as 作宾语) 2.It wasnt until we went on a trip to The Hague last year that this dream came true!直到去年我们去海牙旅行,这个梦想才实现! 【句式剖析】 not.until.“直到才”,表示直到某一时间,某一行 6 为才发生,之前该行为并没有发生。用在否定句中,主句中的谓语动词 是短暂性动词。 Dont get off the bus until it has stopped. 公交车停下来再下车。 I didnt go to bed until 22:00 las
10、t night. 昨晚我直到十点才睡觉。 【句式拓展】 not until 还可以用于倒装句和强调句中。 倒装句结构:Not until+状语(副词、介词短语、从句)+部分倒装; 强调句结构:It is/was+not until.+that. Not until I began to work did I realize how much time I had wasted. 直到我开始工作我才意识到我浪费了多少时间。 3.Her eyes are wide and her mouth is parted,just as if she were about to speak.她睁大了眼睛,张大了嘴,好像要说话似的。 【句式剖析】as if “好像;仿佛”,引导方式状语从句,从句用的是虚拟语 气,表示与现在事实相反。 It seemed as if everything in my childhood had just happened. 我童年的一切仿佛刚刚发生一样。 7
