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5. rather than 而不是
Rather than cutting out the foods I enjoyed, I added healthy foods to my meals. 与其停止吃喜欢的食物，我在餐中加上健康的食物。 We shall graduate in less than a year. 我们用不了一年就要毕业了。 You can’t get there other than by swimming. 你只能靠游泳游到那边去。
【即学活用】 用less than/more than/rather than/other than填空 (1)The fire is so fierce(凶猛) that the whole house went up in __le_s_s_t_h_a_n__ an hour. (2)Miss Smith is _o_th_e_r_t_h_a_n_ our teacher；she is also our good friend. (3)In that case there is nothing you can do _r_a_th_e_r_t_h_a_n_ wait. (4)It is you _m__o_re__th_a_n__ him that is to be sent there.
compare A with B
把A和B进行比较
compare A to B
把A比作B(显示某人或某事物
与其他人或其他事物有相似之处)
compared with/to
与……相比，常在句中作状语。
compare notes
对笔记，交换意见
beyond compare/comparison 举世无双，无与伦比
_C__o_m_p_a_r_e_d_w_i_th__C_h_a_r_le_s_to_n_，__C__o_lu_m_b_i_a_i_s_a__y_o_u_n_g_c_it_y_. (用过去分词短语作状语改写) ②_C_o_m__p_a_ri_n_g_C__o_lu_m_b__ia_w__it_h_C_h_a_r_le_s_t_o_n_，you will find the former is a young city.(用现在分词短语作ence 有作用或影响；很重要
…a letter could make such a difference! ……一个字母竟能有这么大影响！ Difference will it make whether Mr. Black tells us the story early or not? 布莱克先生提不提前告诉我们那件事有什么关系吗？ It won’t make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow. 你今天或明天去没有多大关系。
【即学活用】 (1)单句语法填空 ①Compared __w_it_h_/t_o__ many people，she was indeed very fortunate. ②The height of the empire building is _w_i_th_o_u_t_/b_e_y_o_n_d_ compare. ③Living in the country is cheap in _c_o_m_p_a_r_is_o_n_(compare) with the big cities. ④Poets often compare red roses _t_o_ love.
(2)同义句改写
If you compare Columbia with Charleston，you will find the former is a young city. ①_C_o_l_u_m_b_i_a_i_s_a__yo_u_n_g__c_it_y_c_o_m_p_a_r_e_d__w_it_h_C__h_a_rl_e_st_o_n___./
【即时训练】 (1)语法填空 ①_I_t _ makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control. ②There is no sense in _fo_r_c_in_g_(force) yourself to get what you don’t want. ③It is necessary to explain your theory at length，otherwise the audience won’t make sense _o_f_ what you are trying to get across. ④What you say is true _i_n_ a sense. (2)同义句改写 I in no sense agree with this suggestion.(改为倒装句) _In_n_o__s_e_n_s_e_d_o__I _a_g_re_e__w_i_th__th_is__s_u_g_g_e_s_ti_o_n_.
Unit 3
Sports and Fitness
Listening and Talking, Reading for Writing, Assessing Your Progress—
Language Points
Key Words and Expressions
1. compete vi. 竞争；争夺；对抗；比赛
make no/little difference to make much difference to tell the difference between...and...
对……没有/几乎没有影响 对……有很大影响 说出……和……的不同
【即学活用】
(1)他来与不来这里对我来说关系不大。 _It_m_a_k_e_s__n_o_d_i_ff_e_re_n_c_e__to__m_e__w_h_e_th_e_r_h_e__c_o_m_e_s__h_e_re__o_r_n_o_t__. (2)你能区别这两个单词吗？ _C_a_n_y_o_u__te_l_l t_h_e_d_i_ff_e_re_n_c_e__b_e_tw__e_e_n_t_h_e_t_w_o_w__o_rd_s_? (3)你能否得到这工作应该与你的年龄无关。 _Y_o_u_r _a_g_e_s_h_o_u_ld_n_’_t _m_a_k_e__a_n_y_d_if_fe_r_e_n_c_e_t_o_w__h_e_th_e_r_y_o_u__g_e_t _th_e__jo_b__o_r _n_o_t .
(1) compete for
为……而比赛/竞争
compete against/with 与……竞争/比赛
compete in
参加……的比赛
(2) competition n. 竞争；角逐
(3) competitive adj. 竞争的
(4) competitor n. 竞争者
【即时训练】 (1)Max will compete _i_n_ a race _w_it_h_/a_g_a_i_n_s_t others _f_o_r the first place. (2)The two companies are __in__ competition with each other. (3)There’s a lot of _c_o_m_p_e_t_it_io_n_(compete) between computer companies. (4)Their prices are better than any of their _c_o_m_p_e_t_ito_r_s_(compete).
2. make sense 讲得通；有道理
That doesn’t make any sense! 那没有任何意义！ Why did she do a thing like that？It doesn’t seem to make sense. 她为什么做那样的事？那好像没有意义。 It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world. 是语言帮助塑造了我看事物、表达想法和理解这个世界的方式。
pretend to do sth. pretend to be doing sth. pretend to have done pretend that
假装做某事 假装在做某事 假装做过某事 假装……
【即时训练】 (1)语法填空 ①Don’t pretend _to__u_n_d_e_rs_t_a_n_d_(understand) when you don’t. ②When his mother came in，he pretended _to__b_e_s_t_u_d_yi_n_g_(study). ③He pretended _to__h_a_v_e_k_n_o_w_n_(know) the answer to the problem already. (2)将下列复合句改为简单句 ①She pretended that she was reading a book. _S_h_e__p_re_t_e_n_d_e_d_t_o_b_e__re_a_d_i_n_g_a__b_o_o_k___. ②He pretended that he had known the news. _H_e__p_re_t_e_n_d_e_d_t_o_h_a_v_e__k_n_o_w_n_t_h_e_n_e_w__s_.
An athlete should think about honour and his/her fans if he/she is competing for his/her country. The firm is too small to compete against large international companies. 这个公司太小，不能与跨国大公司竞争。 Runners from many provinces are competing with each other for the first prize. 来自许多省的赛跑运动员正在为获得第一名而彼此竞争。 一名运动员在为他/她的祖国比赛时，他/她应当考虑荣誉和他/她的粉丝们。 There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. 现在学校为了招揽生源展开了激烈的竞争。
6. compare vt. & vi 对比；比较；比喻；比拟 vi.比得上；相比
Finally, I stopped comparing myself with actresses and models and looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. 最终我不再同演员和模特比，也不再追求对我的脸和身体有害的东西。 She is lovely beyond compare. 她真是可爱得无与伦比。 He compared Beijing to the heart of China. 他把北京比作中国的心脏。 His poem compares poorly with yours. 他的诗做得不如你的好。
3. pretend vt. 假装，假作
A soccer player should not pretend to fall down even if it helps his/her team. 一名运动员不应该假装摔倒，即使这对他/她的队有帮助。 She pretended to be doing her homework when her mother came in. 她妈妈进来时，她假装正在做作业。 He pretended that he was ill. 他假装有病。