【知识讲解】
1.Eddie, shall we go shopping today?埃迪, 今天我们要去买东西吗?
①在疑问句中,主语为第一人称(I和we)时,常用助动词shall。例如:
Shall I/we go to the zoo next Sunday?
②在表示建议或征求对方意见时,可用shall,例如:
Shall we go home now?我们能现在回家吗?
Shall I put my handbag here?我能把我的包放在这里吗?
2. I’m far too busy to go shopping.我实在太忙了,没时间去买东西。
far副词,“很;非常”,常修饰形容词、副词、比较级或最高级,强调程度,表示“……得多”。例如:
This room is far too warm.这个房间太热了。
He speaks English far better than I .他英语说得远比我好。
3.Then I’ll have lunch and a little sleep between 2 and 7.
然后,在两点到七点之间我将吃午饭, 小睡一会儿。
①between介词,“在……和……之间”,常与and连用。例如:
A football match is going on between a Chinese team and a Japanese team.
在中国队和日本队之间将有一场足球赛。
We do morning exercises between eight and eight thirty.
我们每天八点到八点半之间做早操。
You can sit between him and me.你可以坐在我和他中间。
【注意】between强调在两者之间,而among一般指三者或三者以上。例如:
The animals usually hide among the trees in the daytime.野兽白天通常藏在树林里。
I couldn’t find him among the crowd.我在人群里找不到他。
②当表示三者以上的事物每两两之间时,仍用between。例如:
There is a canal between the three cities.这三个城市之间有条运河。
Agreements have been made between different countries.
不同的国家之间已达成了协议。
4. Every one of them has their own favorite TV programme.
他们每个人都有自己最喜欢的电视节目。
everyone通常情况下写成一个单词,但在后面接一个表示范围的of短语时,应写成两个单词every one。如:本句中every one of them。当anyone后面接of时,也可以写成两个单词,即“any one of…”。例如:
Every one of the students in the class has passed the exam.=
All the students in the class have passed the exam.
这个班上的所有学生都通过了这次考试。
Any one of the boys can do what the two grown-ups are doing.
这些男孩中随便哪一个都能干那两个成年人在干的活。
5.A weekly round-up of what is happening in sports, with lots of up-to-date information.
体育方面所发生的事件一周综述,为你提供大量的最新的体坛信息。
①weekly形容词,“每周一次的;每周的”在句中作定语,修饰名词。例如:
They are doing the weekly cleaning.
他们在进行每周一次的大扫除。
weekly还可以作名词,表示“周刊”;作副词,“每周地”。例如:
I have subscribed to a weekly.我已经订了一份周刊。
He receives his wages weekly.他每周领一次工资。
②up-to-date是复合形容词,“现代的;新式的;最新的”,在句中可以作表语,或作定语,修饰名词。例如:
This book is up-to-date.这本书是最新的。
Keep me up-to-date with the news, will you?让我了解最新消息,行吗?
6.The programme covers different sports,such as basketball,swimming,badminton and football.
本节目涵盖了不同的体育节目,诸如篮球、游泳、羽毛球和足球。
①cover动词,“包含;包括;涉及;盖;遮盖”,在句中作谓语。例如:
The lectures covered a lot of subjects.这些讲座涉及的内容极为广泛。
The survey covers all aspects of the business.调查包括这个企业的各个方面。
Please cover the bowl with a piece of paper.请用纸把碗盖上。
名词,“封面;盖子”,在句中作主语或宾语。例如:
The cover of the magazine is very beautiful.这本杂志的封面很漂亮。
②such as=for example,意思为“例如”,注意两者有区别:
前者用来表示列举出一系列的事物,对上面所提到的内容进行举例说明。如:
There are many school things in the shop, such as pens, pencils, exercise books and rules.
商店里有许多学习用品,像钢笔、铅笔、练习本和尺子。
后者用来表示对上面所提到的某件事情或比赛、游戏等的具体做法举一事例来进行说明。如:
Let’s play games like this, for example, you can hide your pen somewhere and have your deskmate guess where it is.让我们这样做游戏,例如,你可以把你的钢笔藏在某个地方,然后让你的同桌猜它在哪儿。
7.This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live.
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今年的北京音乐大奖赛将进行现场直播。
①This year’s是名词所有格形式,修饰专有名词Beijing Music Awards。例如:
in a few year’s time=in a few years几年以后
today’s newspaper今天的报纸
②cover及物动词,“报道”,will be covered是一般将来时的被动语态,其结构为:
“will be+过去分词”。例如:
More than one thousand trees will be planted this year.今年将种植一千多棵树。
③live在本句中作副词,修饰动词cover,意为“以实况,在(或从)表演现场”。
8. The presentation will be held in Beijing this coming Saturday.
颁奖仪式本周六将在北京举行。
①presentation名词,“赠送;授予;颁授”,在句中作主语或宾语。例如:
The Queen will make the presentation herself.女王将亲自授予奖品(亲自颁奖)。(宾语)
②will be held是被动语态,hold动词,“举行;进行”。例如:
We hold our class meeting every week.我们班每星期举行一次班会。
9.Two thousand fans have voted online for their favorite songs, singers and music videos.
两千歌迷已经在网上投票选出了他们最喜欢的歌曲、歌手和音乐唱片。
①vote动词,“投票选举;表决”,在句中作谓语。例如:
If we cannot agree, let’s vote on it.咱们意见要是不一致就表决吧。
Lots of them had no right to vote那时许多人没有选举权。
I shall vote for Hall because I think he’s the better man.
我将投票选霍尔,因为我认为他是较出色的人。
②vote名词,“投票;表决”,在句中作主语或宾语。例如:
The person who receives the most votes is elected.得票最多的人当选。
Not everybody has the vote.并不是每个人都有投票权。
10.The film is excellent and full of horror and mystery.
影片非常精彩,而且充满了恐怖和神秘的色彩。
①be full of“充满……”相当于be filled with。例如:
My suitcase was full of books.我的手提箱里装满了书
②mystery名词,“不可思议的事物;神秘的事物”。例如:
It’s a mystery what he sees in her.他从她身上看到了什么,是一个谜。
11.Tiger Watch also plays an important role in educating the public about these powerful animals.
《关注老虎》也在教育公众关心这些强大的动物方面起了重要作用。
①play动词,“扮演”,role名词“角色,作用,任务”。例如:
play the leading role in a film在一部电影中扮演主角
play an important role in learning English在学习英语中起重要作用
②public名词,“公众;民众”,在句中通常作宾语。例如:
The palace is now open to the public.这个宫殿现在对公众开放。
12.Millie is thinking about which programme to watch.
米莉正在考虑该看哪个电视节目。
①think about“考虑”,如果用于由what引导的疑问结构中是表示“看法”的意思。如:
I must think about it.对这件事我得再考虑一下。
She’s thinking about changing her job.她正在考虑换个工作。
think of“想起;想出”。例如:
I can’t think of her name at the moment.我一时想不起她的名字了。
This picture makes me think of my childhood.这张照片令我想起我的童年。
【注意】think of也可作“考虑”讲,这时可与think about互换。例如:
What are you thinking of(about)?你在想什么?
He’s thinking of(about)giving up his studies and getting a job.
他正在考虑放弃学业,找份工作。
②to watch动词不定式作定语,修饰名词programme。
13.I don’t mind feeling scared but I have to go to bed at 10:30 p.m.
我不在意感受恐怖,但我必须在晚上十点半去睡觉。
mind动词,“在乎;介意”通常用于否定句中。例如:
I don’t mind the cold.我不在乎冷。
He doesn’t mind being poor.他不在乎贫穷。
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