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三、关键短语精讲 1. born into…family （由于）出生于……的家庭 Born into a poor farmer‘s family in 1931…袁博士1931年出生于一个贫苦农民家庭 Born into a poor peasant family， he couldn‘t go to college. 由于出生在贫苦农民家庭，他没能上大学。 2. graduate from毕业于 Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agriculture College. 袁博士毕业于西南农业大学。 注：表示毕业于某专业，用in.如： He graduated in law from Oxford. 他毕业于牛津大学法律系。 3. thanks to （=because of） 由于，多亏 Thanks to your help， we were successful. 由于你的帮助，我们成功了。 Thanks to you， I was saved from drowning. 幸亏你，我才没淹死。 4. rid…of…使……摆脱……（讨厌或不想要的） Thanks to his research， the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger. 由于他的研究，联合国正在使世界摆脱饥饿。 You should rid yourself of that bad habit. 你应改掉那个坏习惯。 5. be satisfied with 对……感到满意/满足 I‘m very satisfied with you. 我对你很满意。 I‘m not at all satisfied with the present situation. 我对目前的情况一点都不满意。 6. care about感兴趣，关心 He also doesn‘t care about being famous. 他对成名也毫不在意。 The only thing he cares about is money. 他唯一关心的只是金钱。 7. lead a…life过着……的生活 He didn‘t want to lead an empty life.他不想过空虚的生活。 They lead an easy life （=a life of ease）。他们过着舒服的日子。 注：其中的lead也可用live替换。 8. would rather宁愿 （1）表示宁愿做某事，直接接动词原形。注意否定式、疑问式及其回答。 He would rather keep time for his hobbies. 他宁愿把时间花在自己业余爱好上。 I‘d rather not go there.我宁愿不去那里。 －Wouldn‘t you rather live in the country？你不愿住农村？ －No， I wouldn‘t. I’d rather live here.是的。我宁愿就住在这里。 （2）表示“宁愿做……不愿做……”，后接than （do） sth.。 I‘d rather stay at home than go. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿去。 （3）后接从句，从句谓语动词用一般过去式表示现在或将来，用过去完成时表示过去。 I‘d rather you came tomorrow than today. 我宁愿你明天来，不要今天来。 I‘d rather you hadn’t done that. 我真希望你没做过那事。 真题：To enjoy the scenery， Irene would rather spend long hours on the train ______ travel by air. （广西） A. as B. to C. than D. while 解析：因would rather do A than do B是固定句型，故选C. 9. refer to （1）指的是，指……而言（mean）；与……有关（concern） You know who I am referring to. 你知道我指的是谁。 （2）提到，谈及，说起（mention， speak of） I promised not to refer to the matter again. 我答应过再也不提这事了。 （3）查阅，参考，征询（turn to /look at…for information） You may refer to your notes if you want. 如果需要，可以查阅笔记。 （4）提交（处理），使（某人）找 （send to…for decision /help） You should refer this matter to an expert. 你应把此事交给专家处理。 10. insist on坚决主张，一定要（后接doing） He insisted on my going with him.他坚持要我跟他一起去。 I insist on seeing it. 我一定要见到它。 注：insist表示“坚决主张，坚决要求”时，后面的that从句的谓语要用“（should+）动词原形”；但表示“坚持认为”时，用直陈语气。请比较： She insisted that he was wrong. 她坚持认为他错了。 He insisted that we （should） accept these gifts. 他一定要我们收下这些礼物。 真题：The man insisted______ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby. （江苏） A. find B. to find C. on finding D. in finding 解析：因为insist后接on doing sth.，故选C. 11. with /in the hope of怀着……的希望 I called in the hope of finding you at home. 我去看你是希望你在家的。 12. used to 过去常常（现在已不是如此了） He used to walk to his rice fields twice a day， but now he prefers to ride his motorcycle. 他过去一天两次走着去稻秒田，但现在他更喜欢骑摩托车去。 He is not what he used to be. 他已不是旧日的他了。 You used to live in London， usedn‘t /didn’t you？ 你过去是住伦敦的，是吧？ 比较：be/get used to （doing） sth. 习惯于（做）某事 You must get used to getting up early. 你必须习惯于早起。 13. （be） rich in盛产，丰富 The country is rich in oil and coal. 这个国家石油和煤资源丰富。 This is a play rich in humour. 这是一部富于幽默的戏剧。 Please try to make your speech rich in humour. 尽量使你的发言富于幽默。 (责任编辑：admin) |