1、1. Ive been dying to have some of my favorite sweets, and its always nice to get mail! 我一直非常渴望吃一些我最喜欢的糖果，而且收到邮包我一直非常渴望吃一些我最喜欢的糖果，而且收到邮包 总是令人开心不已。总是令人开心不已。 be dying for/ to do sth: to be extremely eager to have or do something 极想得到，渴望得到极想得到，渴望得到，渴望，渴望做某做某事事 eg Im dying to hear your news. Im dying for
2、 something to eat.long / be eager / desire / aspire/ be anxious to do sth. 渴望做某事渴望做某事long / be eager / be anxious for sth. 渴望得到某物渴望得到某物【语境应用语境应用】用用be dying to / for翻译下列句子。翻译下列句子。1) 我非常想知道你在这里的所有生活情况。我非常想知道你在这里的所有生活情况。 _2) 有时我真想把这件事告诉她有时我真想把这件事告诉她。 _3) 这个小女孩非常想喝杯热水这个小女孩非常想喝杯热水。 _Im dying to know all
3、about your life here.Sometimes Im dying to tell her about the thing.The little girl is dying for a glass of hot water.2. Im greeted by a chorus of “good morning” from the boys. 男孩们齐声对我喊男孩们齐声对我喊“早上好早上好”。 chorus n. a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people 合唱曲合唱曲 a large group of
4、people who sing together合唱团合唱团 vt. say it or sing it together 合唱；齐声说合唱；齐声说 a chorus of 齐声，齐声，异口同声异口同声 eg To a chorus of laughter the president left the room. a chorus of thanks / disapproval / protest etc:something that a lot of people all say at the same time 齐声的感谢齐声的感谢/反对反对/抗议等抗议等in chorus: all to
5、gether; in unison 同时同时；一起一起3. There is no electricity, running water or even textbooks, not to mention laptops, tablets, or other modern devices. 这里没有这里没有电，没有自来水，电，没有自来水，甚至也没有教科书，更不用甚至也没有教科书，更不用 说笔记本说笔记本电脑、平板电脑电脑、平板电脑或其他现代化设备了。或其他现代化设备了。 not to mention: used to introduce extra information and emphas
6、ize what you are saying 更不用说，且不说更不用说，且不说 用来用来给自己提到不重要的事物找一个理由，或者是为了给自己提到不重要的事物找一个理由，或者是为了强调一下重要的事物。也就是说，这个短语后面的事物，强调一下重要的事物。也就是说，这个短语后面的事物，要么是不太重要，但又必须提及；要么是非常重要，需要么是不太重要，但又必须提及；要么是非常重要，需要强调要强调。eg Were too busy to take a long holiday this year, not to mention the fact that we cant afford it.not to m
7、ention, let alone词条词条不同点不同点例子例子not to mentionnot to mention中的中的mention是及物动词，后面要接名词、是及物动词，后面要接名词、代词或动词代词或动词-ing形式形式The baby cant even walk, let alone run. = The baby cant even walk, not to mention running.let alone 后面要跟与前面相同的平行后面要跟与前面相同的平行结构。用在否定句后面，表结构。用在否定句后面，表示由于极可能发生的事情都示由于极可能发生的事情都没有发生，某种情况就更不没有
8、发生，某种情况就更不可能了。可能了。Today, some young people never even read a newspaper, let alone a book.【语境应用语境应用】用用let alone或或not to mention完成下列句子。完成下列句子。1) They have three dogs to look after, _ _the cat and the bird.2) You are too ill to get out of bed, _ go shopping. 3) I havent decided on the menu yet, _ bough
9、t the food. not to mention / let alonelet alonelet alone4. To be honest, I doubt whether Im making any difference to these boys lives at all. 说实话，我怀疑我是否能给这些男孩们的生活带来不同。说实话，我怀疑我是否能给这些男孩们的生活带来不同。 to be honest tell someone what you really think 说实话，老实说说实话，老实说 类似类似的短语有：的短语有： to be frank 坦率坦率地说地说; to be p
10、recise 确切地说确切地说; to be fair 公平地说公平地说 这些短语这些短语，一般都用在句首或是句末一般都用在句首或是句末，用来总结概括用来总结概括。 eg He is a good teacher, to be honest. To be honest, I dont like him very much.【语境应语境应用用】请将下面的汉语句子翻译成英语。请将下面的汉语句子翻译成英语。1) 老实说，这不是一座现代化的桥梁。老实说，这不是一座现代化的桥梁。 _2) 凭凭心而论，报酬不够有吸引力，尽管工作本身是非常心而论，报酬不够有吸引力，尽管工作本身是非常有趣有趣 的的。 _ _
11、To be honest, this isnt a modern bridge.To be honest, the pay isnt attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting. 5. first, up a mountain from where we had fantastic views, and then down a shaded path to the valley below. 首先，爬上一座山，在山上我们看到了美妙的景色，首先，爬上一座山，在山上我们看到了美妙的景色， 然后沿着一条树荫遮蔽的小路走到
12、下面的山谷。然后沿着一条树荫遮蔽的小路走到下面的山谷。 shade vt. screen from direct light 给给遮挡（光线）遮挡（光线） add lampshade加灯罩加灯罩 to obscure or darken. 把把涂暗涂暗 eg She shaded her eyes from / against the sun. The areas affected by the flood have been shaded on the map. n. slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun ma
13、de by something blocking it 阴凉阴凉处处 a covering that is put over an electric light in order to make it less bright 灯罩灯罩 an area or a space of partial darkness 阴影部分阴影部分eg She was sitting in the shade of a large tree. I bought a new shade for the lamp. The portrait looks lifeless with no light and shade
14、. shade into 渐变渐变eg The colours of the light shaded from blue into purple. 【语境应用语境应用】翻译下面句子。翻译下面句子。 1) 你这幅画的明暗色调不够。你这幅画的明暗色调不够。 _2) 这棵树提供了一块舒适阴凉的地方。这棵树提供了一块舒适阴凉的地方。 _3) 她用手遮脸以避阳光。她用手遮脸以避阳光。 _There is not enough light and shade in your drawing.The tree gives a pleasant shade.She shaded her face from
15、/ against the sun with her hand. 6. My muscles were aching and my knees shaking as we dragged ourselves down the mountain towards home. 当我们拖着沉重的步伐下山回到家时，我浑身肌肉酸痛，当我们拖着沉重的步伐下山回到家时，我浑身肌肉酸痛， 双膝颤抖。双膝颤抖。 drag vt. to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground 拖；拽拖；拽 vt. & vi. move slo
16、wly and with effort 缓慢而奋力地移动缓慢而奋力地移动eg Julie managed to drag the table into the kitchen. I heard a chain dragging along the ground. drag n. a boring or tiresome person or thing 令人令人厌烦的人，乏味无聊的厌烦的人，乏味无聊的事事 a person or thing that impedes progress or development 拖累拖累，绊脚石绊脚石eg Dont be such a drag! Come t
17、o the party. Its a real drag having to travel so far to work every day. Any slowdown in the economy is going to be a drag on the Presidents re-election campaign.drag by 过得很慢，拖沓地进行过得很慢，拖沓地进行drag on 拖得太久，持续太久拖得太久，持续太久drag out 不必要地拖延不必要地拖延drag up 提起（别人不愿回忆或谈论的事）提起（别人不愿回忆或谈论的事）7. It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombes family. 和汤贝一家人度过了一天，真是荣幸。和汤贝一家人度过了一天，真是荣幸。 to have spent: 动词不定式完成时，表示动作发生于谓语动词不定式完成时，表示动作发生于谓语 动词之前。动词之前。 eg He seemed to have been told the truth. There is no need to have bought such a big house.
