Unit One Getting Along With Others
Part One: Important Words and Phrases
1. be (well ) worth sth / doing (只用主動); be worthy of sth / being done;
be worthy to be done
2. get along / on (well) with sb: 與sb 相處(好)
get along/on with sth: 在….進(jìn)展
How are getting along with your English study?
3. betray sb, feel betrayed by sb; betray secret to sb
4. feel like doing sth I was so upset that I felt like crying.
feel like+ 從句 I didn’t feel like I was overlooking my studies.
5. overlook a fact; overlook the city from air
6. admit doing sth / 從句:承認(rèn)I admitted how badly I had done.
He admitted having broken the window
admit sb into/to sp: 允許…進(jìn)入… be admitted into a college:被一所大學(xué)錄取
7. keep one’s word / promise / secret ; make a promise
8. stare at sb:盯著 glance at sb: 盯一眼 glare at sb: 怒視…
9. forgive sb for …. be forgiven for…
10. I have a dilemma. I am in a dilemma.
11. focus one’s mind/attention on…
12. as a result = so as a result of…= because of…
13. be mean with money; be mean to sb, say mean things to hurt me
14. be guilty of murder: 有罪的 be guilty about telling a lie: 內(nèi)疚的
15. be cruel to sb
16. bitter taste, bitter memory, bitter enemy
17. apologize (to sb) for … make an apology (to sb) for….
18. have the/no right to do sth
19. embarrass sb, be embarrassed about…
20. be to blame (for…): 應(yīng)該對…負(fù)責(zé)
注: 無被動語態(tài) You are to blame for the accident.
比較: blame sb for sth, be blamed for sth
The boy was blamed for breaking the window.
21. avoid/escape/miss doing sth
He is lucky to avoid being hurt. 注: 常用被動形式
22. be gifted at football
23. ruin our friendship
24. delay the sports meet, delay doing sth; without delay
25. persuade sb to do sth / into doing sth 注: 強調(diào) “ 說服了”這種結(jié)果.
比較: advise sb to do sth, try to persuade sb to do sth
26. take care (of…), look out / watch out (for…)
27. in everyday/daily life
28. stay up (late) at night
29. discourage sb from doing sth, encourage sb to do sth
30. for sure/certain:肯定 One thing is for sure-It is easy.
No one knows for sure what happened
31. Moving to a new town or area can be a trying time.
32. be anxious about her safety., be anxious to study abroad
33. suffer heavy loss / hunger and cold / pain, suffer from a headache
34. for free = free of charge
35. get through ( to sb): I tried calling you, but I couldn’t get through.
get through the exam: 通過考試 get through with the task= finish/complete sth
36. hesitate to do sth, without hesitation
37. be consistent with…與…一致
The results are totally consistent with our earlier research.
be consistent in…:在 … 一致
She is not consistent in the way she treats her children.
38. respond to…, in response to
Part Two: Sentence Patterns
1. Other children say we are no fun, but we like it that way.
It is great fun. 注: fun為不可數(shù)名詞
2. I must have sounded proud of myself, saying loudly how easy the test was.
Hannah must have deliberately told everyone about my mark.
注: 情態(tài)動詞+ have done: 可表示對過去或已發(fā)生的事的猜測
3. I was determined to be cheerful.
I was determined to win. “堅定/決地要做某事”
比較: I determined to go there on my own (= I decided to go….)
4. I don’t think I can ever forgive her. 注: 否定前移
I don’t think your plan will work.
5. Football is very important to me, but so is our friendship.
注:so表示 “也…”要倒裝; 表示 “的確如此”不倒裝
– You made a mistake. – So I did.
6. I can’t stand seeing our team lose. ( 不能忍受做某事)
7. I can’t help wondering if he wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.
(禁不住做…)
比較: I am busy with my work, so I can’t help clean the house. (不能幫助做…)
8. He seemed absent-minded and as a result of his careless playing, we lost the game.
(= because of…)
9. You have every right to feel betrayed by your friend if she did tell (的確告訴過)your secret to others, but it seemed unlikely that she did.( It is unlikely that從句= sb/sth is unlikely to do sth)
10. Did you feel jealous of your friend’s mark? If so, the problem lies with you, not her.
注: 是 “if it is so”的省略形式; 又如: “ if not, if possible/necessary”
11. I have no doubt(=don’t doubt) he will succeed.
注: “ I don’t doubt +陳述性的從句”; “I doubt+疑問性的從句”
比較: I doubt whether he can succeed.
There’s no doubt + (that )從句, There is no doubt about sth
12. Maybe one day he will make it to the Olympics. (成功做到/及時趕到)
13. Speaking of friends(“說到/起朋友”, 現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語),
I’ve met some nice people here in London and I think we might become close friends.
14. I decide to write rather than email you. (而不是,常接動詞原形)
prefer to do sth rather than do sth
15. We have been friends ever since. (= since then, 與現(xiàn)在完成時連用)
16. They are still sitting on the sofa, absorbed in conversation. (“沉浸/專注于…中”, 分詞短語表伴隨)
17. What in the world do they have to talk about? (= on earth “到底/究竟”)
18. Boys and girls have / hold different attitudes towards friendship.
19. It has also been shown that many boys can’t name a single best friend.
20. When asked, they usually hesitate before responding.
注: when (they are) asked的省略, 當(dāng)從句主語與主句主語一致時,從句中的 “主語+ be” 可省略 Unless invited, I won’t go to the party.
When spoken to, he kept silent.
21. Friendship between girls are based on / upon (以…為基礎(chǔ))
shared feelings and support.
22. When a boy is said to have( sb/sth + be said to do ) a best friend, it’s likely that they two share little about their feelings with one another.
23. Boys share activities, while girls share feelings. (表對比, “然而”)
While (盡管)cloning human is illegal in some countries, some scientists are pushing ahead with research.
24. Regardless of (無論/不管)what friendship are based upon, the important is both of them are friendship.