第四册第一部分unitfive

Unit Five

1. I don’t think watching TV all the time is a good idea.

all the time 一直，始终，老是，一向

I kept it all the time to remind me of you. 我一直保留着它是为了记起你。 Mary talks about her trip to Africa all the time, and her friends are tired of

it.

玛丽老是谈到她到非洲去旅行的事，她的朋友都听腻了。

2. Mr Thompson is always thoughtful and considerate.

1)thoughtful adj. 深思的；富于思想的；关心的

He is very thoughtful. 他很体贴人。

She is thoughtful girl. 她是个喜欢沉思的女孩。

be thoughtful of

Mr Thompson is thoughtful of others. 汤姆生先生关心别人。

You must be thoughtful of your safety. 你要注意自己的安全。

It’s thoughtful of sb. to do sth. ,

It was thoughtful of you to warn me of your arrival.

你来前先通知我，真是考虑得周到。

2)considerate adj. 考虑周到的，体谅人的，替人着想的

be considerate in / about

He is considerate in / about this matter. 他对此事考虑得周到。

be considerate of

We should be considerate of the comfort of the old people.

我们应该为老年人的舒适着想。

He is considerate of other people’s wishes (feelings).

他能体谅别人的愿望（感情）。

It’s considerate of sb. to do sth. ,

It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep.

我睡觉时你不弹钢琴，真能替人着想。

3. When he wants something done, he’ll ask,,

(这里done = to be done)

I want the homework handed in.

to be handed in

until Friday. 我要求周末前把作业交上来。

I want the work finished until Saturday. 我要求在周六前完成这项工作。

be wanted 寻找，通缉

You are wanted at the president’s office. 要你到校长办公室去一下。

The man is wanted for theft (murder, highway robbery etc.)

这人因偷窃（谋杀、拦路抢劫等）被通缉。

4. agreeable adj. 令人愉快的，（欣然）同意；符合，适合

She is a pleasantly agreeable woman. 她是一位和蔼可亲的妇女。

She is agreeable in manner. 她举止娴雅。

agreeable to

Make yourself agreeable to your colleagues. 要和同事友好相处。

I am agreeable to doing what you suggest. 我同意做你建议的事。

The music is agreeable to the ear. 这音乐悦耳。

Agreeable to her promise, she has come. 她如约而来。

be agreeable with

I am agreeable with your views. 我赞同你的观点。

5. June Erickson was astonished

1)astonish vt. 使,,吃惊

The news astonished everybody. 这消息使人感到惊愕。

I was astonished to see him there. 在那里见到他我感到惊异。

I was astonished at the rapid progress he had made. 他进步之快使我吃惊。

I was astonished that he was going to get married in a few days.

他几天后就要结婚使我大吃一惊。

2)astonished & astonishing

astonished (多指人)感到惊讶的；astonishing (多指事物)使人惊讶的。

He gave her an astonished look. 他惊异地看了她一眼。

Isn’t this an astonishing event?这难道不是一件惊人的事件吗？

3)astonishment n. 惊奇

to one’s astonishment 使人吃惊的是

To his astonishment, the author turned out to be a young girl.

使他感到惊讶的是，作者原来是一位年轻的姑娘。

4)surprise & astonish

surprise 惊奇，一般用语，语气较弱。多指由于突然的，出乎意外的事而惊奇，且含

有“瞬息间的惊奇”的意思。

astonish 吃惊，惊讶；比surprise 语气强，相当于surprise greatly,又特指不可解释的现象。如：

I was more than surprised ; I was astonished.

6. Mr White said, “Miss Reed, would you be so kind as to open the window? ,”

1) so , as to

(1)如此,,以致（表示结果）

The rain was so heavy as to make our picnic impossible. (= that it made our

picnic impossible.) 雨下得这么大，使我们的野餐不可能了。

He spoke so loudly as to be heard by all. 他讲得那么大声，被大家听见了。

(2)那样,,以便（表示目的）

I rose so early as to be in time for the first train.

我起得很早，以便能及时赶上第一班火车。

She went in so quietly as not to wake the baby.

她进房时缓步轻声，以免把婴儿吵醒。

2)so as to

(1)为的是，以便（表示目的）

The test questions are kept secret, so as to prevent cheating. 考题保密，以防作弊。

He listened attentively so as not to miss a single word.

他聚精会神地倾听，不让一个字漏掉。

(2)以致（表示结果）