牛津高中英语模块三M3 (Unit1-3)语言点

牛津高中英语模块三语言点

Unit 1 The world of our senses

一、Reading

1. (Page 2, Line 7) Once out in the street, she walked……

如果从句和主句的主语一致，或者从句的主语为it，同时从句中含有be的适当形式，可以省略从句的主语和be动词，留下分词、介词短语等成分作状语，表示时间、原因、方式、让步、伴随状态等含义。从句前可以加上适当的连词，使从句的含义更加明确。

① Once（it is）seen，it will be never forgotten.

②When (you are) in the street, you’d better be careful.

③ While (you are) reading, underline the key words.

2. this: adv.这么that much: 那么多

that: adv.那么He isn’t this / that tall.

3. observe: vt. (1) 观察，注意到(2) 遵守(3) 庆祝

observer: n.目击者，观察者，观测员，观察员

① She observed that the pond was drying up.

② observe the speed limit.

③ observe the Christmas Day.

④ The UN sent a team of observers to the peace talks.

4. glance at sth: 瞥一眼，匆匆看，扫视

at first glance: 乍一看

① He glanced at nervously at his watch.

② At first glance, the palace seemed deserted.

5. stare at sth: 盯着，凝视

glare at sth: 怒目而视，瞪着

① He stared at the diamond with great amazement.

② Tom didn’t shout. He just glared at me silently.

6. nowhere: adv.无处，到处都不

n. [U] 无处

be nowhere to be seen / found / heard: 哪儿也见∕找∕听不到

nowhere else: 没有别的地方

get nowhere: 没有结果∕进展

① Such case is nowhere to be found.

② I have nowhere else to go.

③ It’s a good idea but it will get nowhere without more financial support.

④ Nowhere else can you find a more beautiful view.

7. narrow: adj.窄的，狭隘的；勉强的；精确的

vt. & vi. (使)变窄，缩小

◆◆narrowly: adv. 勉强地；严密地，仔细地

① He has a narrow mind. 他度量很小。

② a narrow escape from death: 九死一生

③ What does the word mean in its narrowest sense?

④ In order to widen the road he had to narrow the pavement.

⑤The road narrows here.

⑥He narrowly escaped drowning.

⑦Observe someone narrowly.

8. approach: (1) vt. & vi.靠近，接近；对付，处理

① The time is approaching when we think about buying a new house.

② Few writers even begin to approach Shakespeare’s greatness.

莎士比亚的伟大，鲜有作家能望其项背。

③ approach the puzzle.

(2) n.①靠近②方法；通道，入口

With the approach of sth: 随着……的临近

t he approach to sth: ……的方法∕通道

① With the approach of spring, everything come alive.

② The approach to the town / problem has been abandoned.

9. hold: vt.使……处于某种状态

hold sb + adj / adv

hold sb still: 使……一动不动

can you hold the door open for me?

10. “Ah, twenty! A nice age to be.”“啊！二十岁！多好的年龄啊。

A nice age to be.是个省略句，如果补充完整则是：Twenty is a nice age to be. 又如下面的省略句：

You will have no difficulty finding his address; he is well known in this area.

你要想找到他的住址并不难，他在这一片很有名气。

表示这一意义时，英语常用“have (some, any, much, a little) difficulty (in) doing sth.”或“there is (some, much, a little) difficulty (in) doing sth.”, 这两个句型中的“difficulty”用作不可数名词，介词in可省略。

【例】We read them__________；we remember them_____________.

A. as young；as old

B. as younger；as older

C. when younger；when older

D. when young；when older

【答案】C when后是we are young(old)的省略结构。

11. come to one’s aid: 帮助……

first aid: 急救

Thank you for coming to my aid in time of emergency.

12. pay back: vt.偿还，回报

13. dark与darkness的区别

(1) 两者都可以表示“黑暗”，都是不可数名词。dark前通常用定冠词，darkness前不用冠词。如：

Darkness was falling fast. 黑暗很快来临。

Children are usually afraid of the dark. 小孩通常都害怕黑暗。

(2) 表示“在黑暗中”，用in the dark或in the darkness均可。如：

Cats can see in the dark(ness). 猫在黑暗中能够看见。

The light went out and left us in the dark(ness). 灯熄了，我们面前一片漆黑。

◆◆be in the dark about sth: 对……一无所知∕被蒙在鼓里。如：

We are still in the dark about the cause of the fire.

(3) dark还可以表示“黄昏”、“傍晚”、“黑夜”等，此时不用darkness。注意此时dark前不用冠词。

at dark: 在黄昏时

before dark: 天黑前

after dark: 天黑后

They turned on the light at dark. 他们在黄昏时开灯。

Try to get home before dark. 尽量在天黑以前回家。

I’m afraid to go out after dark in the city. 在城里我害怕天黑后出门。

14. lie (lay, lain): v. 处于……状态lie + adj / 介词短语