资源简介 Module 7 Great books1. What’s up 怎么了?What’s up 是一种非正式的用法,意思是“怎么了?/ 出什么事了?”例如:What’s up You look very worried. 怎么了?你看上去很焦虑。2. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. 但是我更愿意把孔子描述为一位教育家兼思想家,而非作家。这里的 Confucius 指孔子,为“孔夫子”的英语译名,是长期以来约定俗成的译法。more... than... 在本句中表示“与其说是……不如说是……”。例如:Success is more hard work than good luck. 成功来自努力,而非好运。3. ... and Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today. ……莎士比亚的戏剧现在对于我们来说也仍然很有意义。make sense 的意思是“易理解,合情理,有意义”。例如:No matter how I tried to read it, the sentence still did not make any sense to me. 不管我怎么努力地读,我还是不懂这个句子的意思。Why did she do such a thing It does not seem to make sense. 她为什么做这样的事?似乎没有道理。4. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions. 它(该书)讲述了年轻人如何成长、人们如何彼此相亲相爱以及坏人如何为他们的行为付出代价。pay for 的意思是“为……付出代价;受惩罚”。例如:We all pay for our mistakes in one way or another. 我们都会为自己的错误付出这样或那样的代价。These people must be made to pay for their crimes. 必须让这些人为他们自己的罪行付出代价。5. ... and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories. ……人们认为这本书是美国最好的小说之一。It is thought to be... 的意思是“人们认为……”,相当于 People think... 类似的结构还有:... is said to be... “据说……”;... is believed to be... “人们相信……”。例如:He is said to be the richest man in the world. 据说他是世界上最富有的人。At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the oldest person in the country. 人们相信 115 岁高龄的杰克逊夫人是该国最长寿的人。Module 8 Sports life1. What does HAS stand for HAS代表什么?stand for 的意思是“是……的缩写;代表;意味着”。例如:USA stands for the United States of America. USA 是 United States of America 的首字母缩写。What do the letters UN stand for 字母 UN 代表什么?2. If my memory is correct, HAS 98 points to BIG 52. 如果我没记错的话,(比分是)海淀全明星 98 分,北京国际巨人 52 分。If my memory is correct...的意思是“如果我没记错的话……”。例如:If my memory is correct, he lived in Paris for a while. 如果我没记错的话,他曾在巴黎住过一段时间。3. — Do you think they’ll win, Lingling 玲玲,你认为他们会赢吗?— No way! 绝对不可能!no way 常用来表示不同意做某事或认为某事不可能发生。例如:There’s no way I’m going to pay 300 just for a weekend in Paris. 我绝对不会就为了在巴黎度个周末付 300 英镑。4. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump. 起初,刘(翔)被鼓励参加跳高训练。encourage sb. to do sth. 表示“鼓励某人做某事”。在本句中,encourage 一词用了被动语态,表示刘翔“被鼓励去做某事”。例如:Ms Wang always encourages us to speak English in class. 王老师总是鼓励我们课上讲英语。We are always encouraged (by Ms Wang) to speak English in class. 我们总是被(王老师)鼓励在课上讲英语。5. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. 2001 年,(国家)创立了一个特殊项目,用来帮助年轻运动员。set up 表示“设立;创办”。例如:She plans to set up her own company. 她计划创办自己的公司。6. But he is still a symbol of courage and success, and we continue to take great pride in him. 但是,他(刘翔)仍然是勇气和成功的象征,我们依然为他感到十分骄傲。当我们想表达“为……感到骄傲、自豪”时,可以用词组 take pride in。例如:They take great pride in their daughter’s achievements. 他们为女儿的成就感到非常骄傲。Module 9 Great inventions1. They’ll be put up on the school website. 它们(照片)将被公布在学校的网站上。此句中 put up 的意思是“张贴;公布”。例如:You can put up the notice on the noticeboard. 你可以把通知贴在布告栏上。2. Every evening, my mother looks through magazines at home. 每天晚上,我妈妈都在家翻阅杂志。look through 是一个动词短语,表示“快速阅读;浏览”。例如:Would you quickly look through the composition for me and see if there are any mistakes 你能帮我迅速浏览一下这篇作文,看看有没有错误吗?I have not looked through the book yet. 我还没翻完这本书。3. In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand. 在那个年代,书是靠手工制作的,一次只能制作一本。at a time 表示“每次;一次”。例如:Please come in one at a time, not all together. 请一个一个地进来,不要一拥而入。I’m sorry, but I’m too busy to help you now — I can only do one thing at a time. 抱歉,我现在太忙了,无法帮你——我一次只能干一件事。by hand 表示“用手(做)”。例如:All these toys are made by hand. 所有这些玩具都是手工制作的。4. As a result, there were not many books, and they were expensive. 这样一来,书籍数量不多,价格又贵。as a result 的意思是“作为结果;因此”,通常单独使用。例如:As a result, all flights were cancelled. 结果,所有航班都取消了。as a result of 与 as a result 仅一词之差,意为“作为……的结果;由于……”后接名词或名词性短语,表示原因。例如:She was late as a result of the snow. 由于下雪,她迟到了。5. So what direction will traditional printing take in the future 那么传统印刷业未来的方向在哪里呢?direction 的意思是“方向”。例如:We are happy with the direction the club is taking.我们对俱乐部的发展方向感到满意。Module 10 Australia1 This is a rock called Ayers Rock, in central Australia. 这块岩石叫艾尔斯岩,位于澳大利亚中部。艾尔斯岩又名乌卢鲁巨石(Uluru),位于澳大利亚中部。它是世界上最大的整体岩石,长3.6千米,宽1.9千米,高348米。2 According to the local people, it’s a special and magical place. 当地人认为这是一个特殊而神奇的地方。according to 的意思是“根据;按照;据……所说”。例如:According to Ben,they are not getting on very well at the moment. 本认为目前他们相处得不是很好。You will be paid according to the amount of work you do.你将会按照工作量的多少获得报酬。3 And this is the Sydney Opera House. 这是悉尼歌剧院。悉尼歌剧院坐落于澳大利亚悉尼市,于1973年正式完工。它的外观酷似三组巨大的贝壳,也像海上的船帆和盛开的花朵。它建在悉尼港内一块伸入海面的地段上,三面临水,是大型综合性文艺演出中心。4 And this one is the Great Barrier Reef. 这张(照片)是大堡礁。大堡礁位于澳大利亚东北部昆士兰州的东海岸,这里珊瑚礁相连成片,由西北到东南绵延2,000余公里。在大堡礁及其周边海域生活着种类繁多的海洋生物,每年吸引着众多游客前来观光游玩。大堡礁堪称世界上最大的天然海洋公园和珊瑚水族馆,于1981年被列入世界自然遗产名录。5 For example, when they say “G’day” and “No worries”, they mean “Hello” and“Don’t worry about it. It’s not a problem!” 例如,当他们说 “G’day” (Good day) 和 “No worries” 的时候,他们的意思是 “你好” 和 “不要担心。没问题!”G’day 和 No worries 是澳大利亚人的常用语。例如:“G’day!” he said in a loud voice. “你好!”他大声地说。— Can you deliver on Thursday 你能周四送货吗?— No worries. 可以,没问题。Module 11 Photos1. You bet! 当然了!You bet! 意为 "的确;当然;一定"。例如:— Will you tell her the truth 你会告诉她真相吗?— You bet. 当然会了。— Are you coming to the party 你来参加晚会吗?— You bet. 当然来。2. I’m sure you’re in with a chance! 我肯定你有获胜的机会!be in with a chance 是非正式英式英语,表示 "有可能;有机会"。例如:I think I’m in with a chance of getting the job. 我认为我有可能获得这份工作。I think we’re in with a good chance of beating them. 我认为我们很有可能打败他们。3. Compared with other years, we received many more photos. 与往年相比,我们收到了更多的(参赛)照片。compared with 在句中作状语,意思是 "和……相比"。例如:Compared with silk, cotton is cheap. 和丝相比,棉花更便宜。Compared with last year, we have had more success this year. 和去年相比,今年我们取得了更大的成就。4. Even though all of the photos are excellent, we are sorry to say that we cannot give prizes to everyone. 尽管所有的照片都很出色,但是我们只能遗憾地告诉大家我们不能给每个人都颁奖。even though 表示"即使,尽管",用来引导状语从句。例如:Even though it is hard work, I enjoy it. 尽管这是一项辛苦的工作,我却乐在其中。Even if you take a taxi, you will still miss your train. 即使打的去,你也赶不上这趟火车了。5. Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the competition. 祝贺获奖者,并感谢所有参赛者。congratulations to sb. (on sth.) 表示"(因某事)向某人表示祝贺"。例如:— I passed my driving test yesterday. 昨天我通过了驾照考试。— Did you Congratulations to you! 是吗?祝贺你!Congratulations to you on winning the first prize. 祝贺你获得一等奖。Module 12 Save our world1. It’s no use talking about things we can’t do. 谈论我们不能做的事情是没有用的。It’s no use doing sth. 这个句型表示"做某事没有用处"。例如:It’s no use complaining. 抱怨没有用处。Listen, George, it’s no use living in the past. 听着,乔治,活在过去是没有用的。2. Such as… 比如说……?such as 这个短语常用来表示举例说明。例如:— There are lots of things you could do. 有很多你们能做的事。— Such as… 比如说……?3. Do you divide the waste into things to recycle and things to throw away 你们将废物分成要回收的和需丢弃的吗?throw away 表示"扔掉;丢弃"。例如:When are you going to throw away those old magazines 你打算什么时候扔掉那些旧杂志?I threw those trousers away years ago. 多年前我就把那些裤子扔掉了。4. Although it takes energy to change things into something else, it is better than throwing things away or burning them. 虽然把一种东西变成另一种东西会消耗能源,但是也比把它们扔掉或烧掉好。change... into... 表示"把……变成……"。例如:You cannot change iron into gold. 你无法把铁变成金子。5. We cannot hope for rapid change, but let’s take these simple steps today... 我们不能期待立竿见影的变化,但是让我们从今天开始采取这些简单的措施吧……take steps 的意思是"采取措施"。例如:We need to take some steps to reduce pollution. 我们需要采取一些措施来减少污染。 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览