第一课 课文语言点

10.journey n. 长途旅行，旅程
到某地作长途旅行 make a journey to a place
自从我去苏格兰旅行以来已过了多年了。 It is years since I made a journey to Scotland.
cf. travel 旅行（总称） e.g. He met many interesting people in his travels. 在旅行中他遇到了许多饶有风趣的人。 trip 通常指短途旅行，也可以作“一次来回”解
公交车很拥挤, 我们感觉很不舒服. The bus was overcrowded, so we felt very uncomfortable.
crowd n. 人群 v. 拥挤, 聚集
剧院里挤满了观众. The theatre is crowded with a large/ big audience. crowded adj be crowded with/be overcrowded with
12. exist：vi. 存在 e.g. Man can't exist without air. The Roman Empire existed for several centuries existence: n. 存在，产生，形成 come into existence/being e.g. The company came into existence 20 years ago. practice: 地球是什么时候开始形成的？ When did the earth came into existence?
practice
1. The long talk was _______ and all of us were _______ of it. (tire) 2. 你对于这不停的雨感到厌烦吗？（tire)
2.as well: too， in addition 也(放句末） 学生们背了课文, 也背了补充课文.
make a trip to Songjiang tour 旅行，强调“周游，漫游”，旅途中需要逗留若干个 地方；也作“巡回演出”解 make a tour of sp. e.g. We went on a guided tour round the castle. 我们随 着导游参观了城堡。
voyage 航海
3. …how you travel often determines whether your travel will be a success or a failure. a success 一件成功的事, 一个成功的人 a failure 失败的人或事
作为老师, 她是很成功的. As a teacher, she is a great success. 这个著名导演拍的电影结果是彻底的失败. The film directed by the famous director proved (to be) a total failure.
The students recited the text and the additional text as well.
复习：may/ might as well 不如, 还是…的好=had better, 后面加动词原形
妈妈好象知道了这件事, 你不如把真相告诉她.
Mum seems to have known this, so you may as well tell her the truth.
efficiency: n 效率 effective： adj. 有效的 practice:提高效率的唯一办法就是使用现代化设施。 The only way to improve efficiency is to use the modern facilities.
8.overcrowded adj. 过度拥挤的
make a voyage to Asia
11. 许多 只修饰可数名词 a number of, a large/great number of, a good/ great many, many a, many, scores of, dozens of, 只修饰不可数名词 much, a great deal of, a large amount of, 既修饰可数,又修饰不可数 a large quantity of, lots of, a lot of, a number of +n.(pl.) 谓语用复数 the number of +n.(pl.) 谓语用单数
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1. tiring:adj. 令人疲劳的，令人疲倦的
e.g.a tiring journey tired: adj. 感到疲劳的，感到疲倦的 e.g. I was too tired to walk any further. tire: vt. 使疲劳，使疲倦 sth. tire sb. out 累人 sb. be tired out= sb. be worn out=sb. be exhausted 精疲力竭 sb. be tired of (doing) sth. 对...厌倦 e.g.The children have really tired me out. The long journey tired the children out. I’m tired out. I think I’ll go to bed. He's never tired of teling others his past. tiredness: n. 疲劳
15. limited: adj. 有限的 unlimited: adj. 不受限制的 limitless:adj. 无限的 e.g.His intelligence is rather limited. 他的智力相当 有限。 Limited company 有限公司 limitless space/possibility an unlimited number of students limit: vt. 限制 n. 界限 limit... （to...） /be limited to set a limit to practice: 会员只限于妇女（limit) 我们怎么可以最好地利用有限的资源呢？
我们决定早些出发.
We determined to start early. 他决心本学期赶上班上其他同学.
He is determined to catch up with other students in his class this term.
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n. 决定 determination 5.乘火车/飞机/汽车/船/骑自行车 by rail/train /air/plane/taxi/bus/car/ship/boat/bike • 步行 on foot
18. pay sm. for sth. 付款, 偿付 pay for sth. 支付，为…受痛苦或惩罚 她花了20万买了一辆车. She paid 200,000 yuan for her car． 罪犯必须为自己愚蠢的行为付出代价. The criminal had to pay for his foolish behavior. cf.pay back 偿还 pay off (debts)还清（债务） 19. over the past decades 在过去几十年中 1.Mr. Smith _____ (move) several places over the past decade. 2. In the last several weeks, the efficient novelist _____ (write) a new novel. 3. During the past ten years, stock market _____ (experience) great variations.
7.efficient adj.效率高的
e.g. an efficient secretary practice: 你的工作方法一点也没有效率(far from)。
The way you work is far from efficient.
这个城市的交通系统是欧洲最有效的交通系统之一.
The city’s transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.
16. time-saving 节省时间的 浪费时间的\耗时的 time-consuming
17. advantage:n. 优点，优势 disadvantage: n. 缺点，不足 have an advantage over sb. in sth. 在某方面有超过某人的优势 take advantage of ...利用
9. depend on: 1)依靠,依赖 ;信赖=rely on depend on sb/sth to do sth / for sth Man depends on the sun to live as well. Some animals depend on insects for food. 2)取决于，视…而定 Whether the sports meeting will be held depends on the weather. Whether we go or not depends on the weather. How will it turn out? ----- Well, it all depends. adj. be dependent on be independent of n. dependence independence
1. A number of trains _____ (pass) through my hometown everyday.
2. The number of trains _____ (pass) through my hometown everyday is roughly 40. 3. A large number of students _____ (take) interest in surfing the net. 4. The number of the students in our school ______ (increase).
13. historical 历史的
historical research
a historical play [novel]
史学研究
历史剧[小说]
historic adj.
历史上著名的; 有历史意义的; 有历史性的 The historic battle changed the fate of two nations. 这一历史上著名的战役改变了两个民族. a historic spot古迹 14. site n.场所,遗址 The house is built on the site of an ancient prison. 这幢楼建在古代的一座监狱的遗址上. 建筑工地( on the..)construction site
4.determine v 影响, 决定 有时侯, 医生的水平决定着生死之别.
Sometimes, a doctor’s skills determine the difference between life and death.
决心做某事
determine to do sth. be determined to do sth.
6. generally speaking: 总的来说，一般而言 practice:一般而言，人们习惯把闹钟放在他们伸手 可及的地方。 Generally speaking, people are used to putting the alarm clocks within their reach. comparatively/relatively speaking, 相对而言 • Frankly speaking 坦率地说=to be frank • honestly speaking 老实说=to be honest • Strictly speaking 严格地说 • Properly speaking 恰当地说 • Roughly speaking 粗略地说 • Simply speaking 简而言之 • exactly speaking 确切地说 • Personally speaking 就个人而言