高二选修7 Unit 4 Reading重要语言点讲解

高二选修7 Unit 4 Reading重要语言点讲解

1. hear from ... 意为“收到……的信”, 相当于receive a letter from ... 。如：

They will be delighted to hear from you.

他们会很高兴收到你的来信的。

I hear from my mother every week.

每星期我都收到妈妈的信。

2.I know you’re dying to hear all about my life here, so I’ve included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about. 我知道你极想听到我在这儿的生活,我这儿有一些照片,它们会帮你构思出我要谈到的这个地方。

1) be dying for/ to do sth. 渴望, 极想, 渴望做某事

After a long dry season the trees are dying / thirsty for water.

Nowadays there are more and more students dying to study abroad.

由动词die构成的短语：

die away逐渐消失

die down逐渐模糊

die off 相继死去

die out逐渐消失；灭绝

3. I’ve included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about. 我在信中附了几张照片, 可以帮助你想象出我所谈到的地方。

picture n. 图画, 照片, 画面vt. 描绘, 想象

She often pictures herself as a famous writer. 她常常想象自己是个名作家。

He could have easily pictured all the consequences of being caught.

他本可以很容易想到被抓的种种后果。了解词性转换(由名词转换为动词, 或由动词转换为名词, 或由形容词转换为动词等) 的知识, 是迅速扩大词汇量的方法之一, 有助于扫清阅读中的障碍。

water n. 水v. hand n. 手v. 递, 交head n. 头v.

place n. 地方v.

face n. 面孔，脸v.

heat n. 热v. 加热boat n. 船v.划船

fool n. 傻子v. 愚弄

4. When I reach the school grounds there are lots of “good mornings”for me from the boys. Many of them have walked a long way, sometimes up to two hours, to get to the school.

[翻译] 当我走到学校操场的时候, 迎接我的是男孩子们一片“早上好”的声音。他们中的许多人走了很长的路, 有时候要走两个小时才能到学校。

up to 多达, 直到……, 胜任, 由……负责/决定

be up to sth = be busy doing sth. 忙于,

it’s up to sb. to do sth. 由某人负责做某事be up to = be fit for 胜任(常用于否定句和疑问句中)

5.I’m still trying to adapt to these conditions. However, one thing is for sure, I’ve become more imaginative in my teaching. 我现在仍然努力去适应这些状况,但是有一件事是确定的, 我的教学方面已变得更富有想象力了。

for sure 肯定如此,

it /that. is for sure 那是肯定无

know sth. for sure 知道……肯定无疑

Soon he will turn to you for help and that’s for sure.

imaginative adj. 富有想象力的,爱想象的

an imaginative child/writer有想象力的孩子/富有想象力的作家

imaginary adj. 想象中的,假想的

imaginable adj. 可想象的

imagine v. 设想

imagination n. 想象力

image n. 雕像,肖像

6. Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombe’s. 每个人都好像是Tombe的亲戚。

seem 似乎, 看来

1) 跟不定式

I seemed to hear a voice in the distance.

He seemed to be in a great hurry.

2) 跟形容词或分词

He seems quite happy.

Titanic seems ___ an interesting film.

A . is B. are C. be D. to be

3) 后接(to sb.) that从句, 但主语是it。

It seems to me that there is something strange about the case.在我看来这件案子有点奇怪。

It seems that you are lying. 看来你在撒谎吧。

7. Tomber’s father, Mukap, led us to his house, a low bamboo hut with grass sticking out of the roof--- this shows it’s a man’s house.汤贝的父亲,莫卡普, 把我们带到他的家里。那是一个低矮的竹屋, 屋顶上伸出一簇茅草。

[考点] with grass sticking out是“with + n. +动词-ing形式短语”构成的with复合结构。

with的复合结构(with+ 宾语+ 宾补)

1) with + n. + doing ( doing表示with 后名词发生的动作, 此名词为动作的执行者)

He lay there with his eyes looking at the sky.

2) with + n. + done (done 和with后面的宾语构成动宾关系, 此宾语是动作的承受者。

The thief was brought in with his hands tied back.

3) with + n. + to do 动词不定式表示目的, 或将发生,未发生的事。

With all these mouth to feed, he didn’t know what to do.

With five minutes to go before the last train left, we arrived at the station.

4) with + n. + prep. phrase

The teacher came in with some textbooks under her arm.

5) with + n. + adj

When he is eating, he doesn’t speak with his mouth full of food.

[考例] ─Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.

─Sorry. With so much work ___ my mind, I almost break down. (福建2007)

A. filled

B. filling

C. to fill

D. being filled

stick out 突出, 伸出

stick out for sth. 坚持要求某事物

stick to sth. 不放弃/改变某事物