Unit 3 American English A. Useful expressions 1.more or less -- almost / nearly The trip will take two weeks more or less. The work is more or less finished. 2.however --even so It rained hard . However, I think we should get there on time. She waited , however, for no answer. 3.come about--happen发生;造成 How did these differences come about? 4.a great / good many = a large number of A great many apples are on the trees. A great many of them like American English. 5.bring in – introduce A new topic was brought in yesterday. 6.change … into… The garden has been changed into a beautiful one. 7.explain +that clause -- to make clear, to give the reason for She explained that she couldn’t tell lies. 8.and so on -- and other things of this kind He bought ball-pens, notebooks and so on. 9.ask… for… 要求 Don’t always ask me for money! ask …about … 询问关于… 10.stay -- keep / remain The windows stayed open all the night. 11.practise doing sth. The girls practise singing every morning. 12.plan n./vi.&vt. You’d better make plan of your English study. plan to do… B. Sentence patterns: 1.have some / great / little / no difficulty in doing … Do you have any difficulty in learning English? [1][2]下一页 (责任编辑:admin) |