(一) 重点词汇讲解
heir n.继承人;后嗣
[例句] The king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
[译文] 国王的长子是王位的继承人。
royal adj.王位;王权;宝座
[例句] The papers are full of stories about the royals.
[译文] 报纸上尽是些有关王室人员趣闻逸事的报道。
confine v.限制;局限;禁闭
[例句] Please confine yourself to the subject under discussion.
[译文] 请把你的话限于我们我们所讨论的题目范围之内。
bring about 导致,产生,引起
[例句] Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
[译文] 科学为我们的生活带来了许多变化。
remote adj.疏远的;遥远的。
[例句] There's a remote village in the hills.
[译文] 山里有一个偏僻的山村。
mourn v.哀痛;哀悼
[例句] The old woman still mourns her son's death.
[译文] 这老太太还在为她儿子的死伤心。
(二)核心短语讲解
1. It is said that ...听说......,据说...... 表示所讲的内容是从别人那里听来的。如:
It is said that we will have a small quiz next Monday morning. 听说我们下星期一上午将会有一个小测验。
2. tell sb. about sth. sb.是间接宾语,sth.是直接宾语。如:He told me about his tour to America. 他告诉我他的美国之旅。
3. by the way 顺便问一下,顺便说一下,顺便提一下。 通常用于询问或者说明一件不太重要的事情,它的作用是引起听话人的注意。
4. If I were you,I would be pround of him,too.如果我是你,我也会替他感到骄傲的。 这里出现的If I were you 是典型的虚拟语气。be proud of 意思是“为......感到骄傲”,与之意思相同的短语还有take pride in。
5. not any more 不再。 与之意思相近的有:not any longer。如:The house didn't belong to you any longer.这所房子不再属于你了。
6. be eager to 渴望(做某事)。如:I am eager to see her soon.我渴望马上见到她。
7. What do you think of... 你认为......怎么样? 相当于How do you like...用于征询他人对于某一事物的看法。如:
What do you think of our debate? 你觉得我们的辩论如何?
8. major in 主修(某课程),专业是...... 常常用于口语中的自我介绍。如:I am Tim. I'm majoring in international trade. 我叫吉姆,是学国际贸易专业的。
9. How about you ? 你怎么样? 相当于What about you? 当你回答了别人提出的问题后,又反过来想问别人同样的问题,就可以使用这句话。如:-Have you been to our capital Beijing? -Yes, I have. How about you? -No,I haven't.
10. over and over 一次又一次,一遍又一遍。 相当于over and over again。如:
I pronounced the new word for the students over and over. 我一遍一遍的给学生们读这个生词。
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