牛津英语高一模块一语言知识点

牛津高中英语模块一语言点

Unit 1 School life

Reading

1. be happy with / be satisfied with: 对……满意 Are you happy with you present situation?

2. The school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3:30 p.m.. 学校上午大约9点上课，下午3:30结束。

3. earn sb sth: 为某人赢得…… make / earn a living: 谋生

① His honesty earned him much respect.

② It is wrong to earn a living by gambling. 靠赌博为生是错误的。

4. respect

(1) n. ①尊重，尊敬have respect for sth: 尊重…… treat sb with respect: 尊重…… Old people should be treated with more respect.

②重视，考虑 show respect for sth: 考虑……

You should show respect for others’ feelings when communicating with others.

③方面 in all respects: 在各方面 with respect to sth: 就……而言，关于

⑵vt. 尊敬，重视，考虑，遵守 respect the law / your proposal

5. average

(1) n. 平均数，平均水平 on average: 平均来看 above/below average: 高于∕低于平均水平

① These marks are well above average.

② We fail one student per year on average.

(2) adj.平均的；普通的，平常的 average temperature. an average girl.

6. struggle: n. & vi. 斗争，奋斗；挣扎；争夺

be a struggle for sb: 对……来说是困难的事

struggle to do sth: 努力做……

struggle against/against sb for sth: 为……与某人斗争

struggle to one’s feet: 挣扎着站起来

struggle on: 挣扎着坚持下去

① It was a real struggle for you to be on time.

②I’m struggling to fi nish the job you tell me to do.

③ The leaders are struggling against each other for power.

④ We have lost two of our best players, but we’re struggling on.

7. devote: vt.致力于，付出，献身

devote sth / oneself to sth: 致力于……；为……付出…… He has devoted all his being to

his career.

★★devoted: adj热爱的，忠实的，全心全意的

be devoted to sb / sth: 热爱／忠于…… She is devoted to her motherland.

★★devotion：（1）n. ( to sb / sth) 挚爱；献身，忠心 a mother’s devotion to her son.

（2）n.虔诚 a life of great devotion 信仰诚笃的一生

8. for free/free of charge: 免费I got this ticket for free from one who didn’t want.

9. fun (1) n. [U] ①快乐，乐趣②滑稽，幽默③有趣的人或事

what fun: 多么快乐

have fun: 玩得高兴

just for fun: 当笑话，取乐

① What fun we had!

② Have fun on such beautiful beach!

③I’m learning to cook just for fun.

④ She is very lovely and full of fun. 她很活泼又很幽默。

⑤It’s not much fun going to a party alone. 独自一人去参加聚会没意思。

(2) adj. 有趣的，愉快的 a fun night.

10. look back on/think back to: 回顾……

Looking back on those days, I still can’t figure out what went wrong.

11. with satisfaction: 满足地，满意地 He accepted my offer with great satisfaction.

Grammar

1. graduate from sth: 从……毕业

2. after graduation: 毕业以后

3. develop an interest in sth / become interested in sth: 逐渐对……感兴趣

After graduation from university, he developed an interest in arts.

4. upon/on (doing) sth: 一……就……

Upon arrival, we started our work at once.

5. donate: vt.捐赠 donate sth to sb

donation: n.[d?u?nei??n]捐赠，捐赠物 Plenty of goods have been donated to the flood-stricken area.

6. open day: 开放日

7. regret that: 后悔∕遗憾……

regret to do sth: 后悔要做……

regret doing sth: 后悔做了……

to one’s regret:使……遗憾的是

① I regret that I can’t help.

② We regret to inform you that the sports meeting has been put o ff. 兹奉告运动会已被推迟，甚以为憾。

③ I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉，那个工作已经有人做了。

④ He regretted having lost such an important chance to study abroad.

⑤Much to my regret, I can’t accept your invitation.

Project

1. host: n.主人，东道主，主持人

vt. 主办，主持 host a program/ host the Olympic Games

◆◆hostess: [?h??st?s] n.女主人；（夜总会的）女招待；（电视或广播节目的）女主持人；（餐馆的）

迎宾女招待

vt. 作东，请客

2. approve sth: 通过，批准

approve of sth: 同意，赞成

approval: 赞成，同意，认可

give one’s approval to sth: 同意……

① I approve of your trying to earn some money but please don’t neglect your studies.

② The auditors(审计员) approved the company’s accounts.

③　Have you given your approval to the trip plan?