1、Section Task 绷紧的;拉紧的 He is a very tense person.他是个容易紧张的人。 The atmosphere in the meeting was more and more tense.会议的气 氛越来越紧张。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分单词的词性及其含义。 Their mother then turned to Joe,who was watching her tensely. 接着妈妈转向乔,他正紧张地看着她。 词性 副词 含义 紧张地 The tension soon transmitted itself to all the member
2、s of the crowd. 这种紧张情绪很快感染了人群中所有的人。 词性 名词 含义 紧张 tense adj.紧张的;绷紧的;拉紧的 tensely adv.紧张地 tension n.紧张;拉紧;绷紧 3 Who has not dreamt of finding out that he or she is really someone special and famous?(P62) 谁没有梦想过发现自己真的是一个特别而且著名的人物呢? 考点 dream of梦想;梦见;向往;渴望 I never dreamed of happiness like this. 我从来没想到会有这样的
3、幸福。 He dreams of running his own business. 他梦想自己做生意。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分词组的含义。 You cannot dream away the office hours. 你不能虚度办公时间。 含义 虚度(光阴) So you want a raise?Dream on!那么说你想加薪?做梦去吧! 含义 痴心妄想 Dont dream up such an excuse.别找这种借口了。 含义 凭空设想 Last night I slept a peaceful sleep and dreamed a happy dream. 昨
4、夜我睡了个安稳觉,并做了个好梦。 含义 做了一个的梦 dream of/about sth./doing sth.梦想(做)某事 dream sth.away虚度(光阴) dream on痴心妄想 dream up想起,想象出(不寻常的事物);凭空设想 dream a.dream 做了一个的梦 4 That fantasy is reality for Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe).(P62) 这个幻想对哈利 波特(由丹尼尔 拉德克利夫扮演)来说是一个现实。 考点 fantasy n.幻想 Young children sometimes
5、cant distinguish between fantasy and reality. 小孩有时不能区分幻想与现实。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分单词的词性和含义及词组的含义。 He lives in a world of fantasy. 他生活在一个充满幻想的世界里。 含义 虚幻世界/幻想世界 We watched a fantastic play yesterday evening. 昨天晚上我们看了一场非常精彩的演出。 词性 形容词 含义 难以置信的 I have a fantastic amount of work to do. 我有大量的工作要做。 词性 形容词 含义
6、很大的 My daughter likes to describe her fantastic dreams to me. 我女儿喜欢给我讲她那些奇怪的梦。 词性 形容词 含义 不现实的;荒诞的 He liked to fantasize that he had won a gold medal. 他喜欢想象自己已经赢了一块金牌。 词性 动词 含义 想象;幻想 a world of fantasy(a fantasy world)虚幻世界/幻想世界 fantastic adj.不现实的,荒诞的,古怪的;难以置信的;大量的 fantasize v.想象;幻想 5 They do very wel
7、l even compared with the adult actors,such as Alan Rickman (Professor Snape),Richard Harris (Headmaster Dumbledore)and Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall).(P63) 甚至与成人演员相比,例如艾伦 里克曼(饰演斯内普教授)、理查 德 哈里斯(饰演邓布利多校长)和玛吉 史密斯(饰演麦格教授),他们 做得非常好。 考点 compare with.(=compare to.)和比起来 Compared to ours,their house is
8、a palace. 他们的房子和我们的相比简直太豪华了。 Compared with a quite ordinary star,like the sun,the earth is small indeed. 与一个很普通的恒星如太阳相比较,地球的确很小。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分词组的含义。 But more than that,I now regularly compare my views with those of many others. 但更重要的是,我现在定期地把我的观点和其他人的进行比较。 含义 把和相比 We compare teachers to burning
9、 candles. 我们把老师比喻为燃烧的蜡烛。 含义 把和相比;把比作 The beauty of Niagara Falls is beyond compare. 尼亚加拉大瀑布的美丽是无可比拟的。 含义 无与伦比 He is rather dull in comparison with others. 和别人比较起来,他相当迟钝。 含义 与相比 compare.with.把和相比 compare.to.把和相比;把比作 compared with/to与相比之下 without/beyond compare无与伦比 comparison n.比较;对比 in comparison wit
10、h与相比 6 I think this is more to show off the special effects than to help the films plot.(P63) 我认为这是为了炫耀特效,而不是有助于表现电影的情节。 句式剖析 句中more.than.意思是“与其说倒不如说”。 这种结构强调more后面的内容,表示同一人或事物的两种特征对比。 考点1 more.than.与其说倒不如说 She is more proud than vain. 她与其说是虚荣,不如说是骄傲。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分词组的含义。 Some insects have a lif
11、espan of no more than a few hours. 有些昆虫寿命只有几小时。 含义 仅仅;不过 I will stay here not more than three days. 我将待在这里最多不超过三天。 含义 不超过 She is no more beautiful than her sister. 她并不比她姐姐漂亮。 含义 和一样不 She is not more beautiful than her sister. 她不如她姐姐漂亮。 含义 没有那样 more.than.与其说倒不如说 no more than仅仅;不过 no more.than和一样不 not
12、 more than不超过 not more.than没有那样 考点2 show off炫耀;卖弄 He wanted to show off his talent in public. 他想在公共场合炫耀他的才能。 Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park.The smaller dolphin,Grace,shows off a few of her tricks,turning around and waving hello to the crowd. 两只海豚在海洋公园的大池子里追逐。较小的格雷丝卖弄了一些 把戏,
13、转身向人群挥手问好。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分所含词组的含义。 Let me show you around my school. 我带你看看我的学校吧。 含义 领某人参观 Sometimes I expect your friend not to show up. 有时候我希望你的朋友不露面。 含义 出现;露面;到场 Show him in as soon as he arrives. 他一到立刻带他进来。 含义 领某人进去 show sb.around 领某人参观 show up出现;露面;到场 show.in/out领某人进/出去 7 This shows that the
14、film-makers did not give enough thought to who the audience of the film would be.(P63) 这表明影片的制作者并没有充分考虑到电影的观众会是谁。 考点 give thought to认真考虑;思考 He didnt give enough thought to the difficulties he might face. 他没有认真考虑一下他可能会面对的困难。 I have never given thought to it.我还从未考虑过这件事。 考点延伸 阅读下列句子,写出黑体部分词组的含义。 He did
15、nt intend paying the bill,but on second thoughts paid it. 他并未打算付账,但经重新考虑后还是付了。 含义 又一想;转念一想 She was lost in deep thought when I passed by. 当我经过时她正陷入沉思。 含义 陷入沉思 Without a second thought,he joined in the work. 他不加思索地投入了这项工作。 含义 立即;马上;不假思索 He cheered up at the thought of seeing her again. 想到再次见到她,他就高兴起来。 含义 一想起 on second thought(s)又一想;转念一想 without a second thought立即;马上;不假思索 be lost in thought陷入沉思 at the thought of一想起
