【上期作业回顾】
将下面三个句子翻译成英文。
1 凶手用床单盖住了血迹。
The murderer covered the bloodstains with a sheet.
2 应市长的要求,他在广场上作了演讲。
At the request of mayor, he made a speech on the square.
3 妈妈已经做好了早餐。
Mum has already prepared breakfast.
单词讲解:
1、beggar n.乞丐 beg [beɡ] v.祈求,行乞 重读闭音节,双写g。类似的词有:begin, dig, run, swim, drag, big, rob。
a begging letter 求援信
beg sth from sb = beg for sth from sb向某人祈求某物
Percy Buttons begged for a meal and a glass of bear from me.
Percy Buttons asked me for a meal and a glass of bear.
ask sb for sth 向某人要某物
My little brother asks me for lucky money every year.
The girl asked her mother for that beautiful skirt.
beg sb for sth 因某事祈求,恳求某人(以谦虚的姿态要求)
Set him free, I beg you!
beg sb to do sth 祈求某人做某事
beg sb not to do sth 祈求某人不要做某事
They begged us not to punish them.
He knew that he had hurt her and begged her to forgive him.
I beg your pardon! 1)相当于I’m sorry / Excuse me.对不起,请原谅;2)Please repeat that / Pardon.请再说一遍。
beg a favor for sb 恳求某人帮忙 beg sb off 为某人求情
v. + er/ar/or可以表达人的概念:work → worker sail → sailor beg → beggar
beggar can’t be choosers.(谚语)饥不择食
beggar 家伙,(口语)有戏谑之意 You lucky beggar!你这家伙真幸运。
2、food n.
1)食物,通常为不可数名词
We can’t live for long without food and water.
mental food 精神食粮 food for thought应思考之事
2)作为特种食品时,可看作可数名词。 baby foods婴儿食品 health foods健康食品 frozen foods冷冻食品 breakfast foods早餐 a favorite food最喜欢的一种食物
3)food chain食物链
关键句型:
1、不定冠词a/an
1)表示“一”这个数量,意思和“one”近似 Rome is not built in a day.
2)“某一个”,(泛指) This poem is written by a student.(究竟哪一个学生不清楚)
3)和名词一起代表一类人或东西 A teacher must love his students.
2、定冠词the
1)表示特指的人或物,与不定冠词泛指用法相对应
This ia the head of my delegation.
delegation [,deli'ɡeiʃən] n.代表团,委托,授权
We must catch the next bus.
2)与某些名词连用,表示一个民族,阶级或阶层等
Life was hard for the working class. the working class工人阶级
The Chinese people are industrious and brave.
industrious [in'dʌstriəs] adj.勤勉的
3)也可和可数名词单数连用,代表一类人或东西
The lion is found in Africa. Africa ['æfrikə] n.非洲
The fox may grow gray, but never good. 狐狸会变老,但永远难变好。(谚语)江山易改,本性难移。
4)表示世界上第一无二的东西 the sun/the earth/the sky等
课文讲解:
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.
just通常用现在完成时。 in Bridge Street不加冠词
move v./n.
1)移动,改变位置 move a chair nearer the fire.
2)搬家,迁居 move from---to从某地搬往某地 move to a new house
He couldn’t pay his rent, so he had to move out.
3)使人动心而(流泪,微笑等) Her story moved us to tears.
We were greatly moved bu his performance of the piano concerto. 我们为他钢琴协奏曲的演奏而感动不已。 concerto [kən'tʃə:təu] n. 协奏曲
4)提议 I move for the suspension of further discussion. 我提议延缓进一步讨论问题。suspension [sə'spenʃən] n.暂停,延缓;停职;悬浮
5)(事情)进行,进展 It is necessary to move on the problem soon.
move about = move around四处走动 move away离开,搬走,移开
move up上升,晋升,向前移动 move out搬出去,迁出
move over挪开些
6)n.棋子的一步棋 It’s your move.轮到你下棋了。
7)n.手段,措施 make a move采取行动 on the move在进展中,在移动中 get a move on催促前进