Module 1 British and American English
Ⅰ.写作单词——会拼写 1.compare 2.remark 3.attempt 4.present
5.simple →simplify 6.add →addition 7.steady →steadily 8.refer →reference 9.announce →announcement 10.differ →different →difference 11.vary →variety
vt. n. n. vt. n. adj. adj. vt. vt. n. adj. adv. v. n. vt. n. vi. adj. n. v. n.
比较 评论;讲话 努力;尝试
陈述;提出 (观点、计划等) 礼物
出席的;在场的 简单的 简化 加;增加 加;增加物 稳定的 不断地;持续地 参考;查阅;涉及 参考;查阅 宣布;宣告,声明 声明;宣告 不同,有区别 不同的;有区别的 区别;差异 改变,不同 种类
→various adj. →variation n. 12.confuse vt. →confusing adj. →confused adj. →confusion n.
Ⅱ.阅读单词——要识记 13.accent n. 14.obvious adj. 15. omit vt. 16. settler n. 17. switch n. 18. structure n. 19.rapidly adv. 20. cute adj. 21. distinctive adj. 22.criticise vt. 23. standard adj.
高频短语——会默写 1.have...in common 2.make a difference 3.get around 4.be similar to 5.lead to 6.in favour of 7.refer to...as... 8.thanks to 9.after all 不同的;有区别的 变化 使困惑
令人困惑的;难懂的 感到困惑的 困惑
口音 显然的,显而易见的 省略 移民;定居者 开关 结构;体系 迅速地 逗人喜爱的 与众不同的 批评 标准的
与??方面有相同之处有影响,使不相同 四处走动(旅行) 与??相似 引起;导致 同意;支持 称??为?? 幸亏,多亏 毕竟;终究
教材原句——会背诵 1.The British say Have you got...?while Americans prefer Do you have...?(while作并列连词,表对比,意为“而,却”) 2.A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.(have difficulty(in)doing sth.做某事有困难) 3.This non-stop communication,the experts think, has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.(make+it+adj.+for sb.to do sth.) 4.By the 1850s it was selling one 句式仿写——能应用 1.2016年夏天,东南部雨量充足,而西北部则很少下雨。 In the summer of 2016, there's plenty of rain in the southeast, while there's little in the northwest. 2.你通过2018年高考有困难吗? Do you have any difficulty (in) passing the College Entrance Examination of 2018? 3.两个人之间的误解使得他们很难交流。 The misunderstanding between the two made it difficult for them to communicate with each other. 4.台风尼伯特于2016年7月袭击了million copies a year,making it one of 福建, 造成了重大损失。 the most popular school books ever.(v.-ing短语作结果状语) Typhoon Nepartak hit Fujian in July 2016,causing great damage.
精讲5个考纲单词
confusing adj.令人困惑的;难懂的
[教材原句]Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning,which can be confusing.有时,同一个单词有稍微地不同的意思,这会令人迷惑。
(1)confuse vt. confused adj. 使困惑;使难于理解 感到困惑的;感到难懂的 confusion n. (2)confuse A with/and B (3)in confusion 困惑;混乱;混淆 把A混为B 困惑地;困窘地 ①I always confuse you with your sister.You are so alike.(朗文辞典) 我经常把你和你的妹妹搞混,你们太像了。
②Feeling very confused (confuse),the little girl looked up the information in the book to find out the answer.这个小女孩感到非常困惑,于是她从书上查找资料以找到答案。
③They looked at me in confusion (confuse) and did not answer the question. 他们困惑地看着我,没有回答问题。 [链接写作] 句式升级
He was confused with the present situation so he didn't know what to do next. Confused with the present situation,he didn't know what to do next.(用过去分词短语作原因状语改写)
compare v.比较,比喻,对照n.比较,对照
[教材原句]Prepositions,too,can be different: compare on the team,on the weekend (American) with in the team,at the weekend (British).
介词的用法也有所不同:比较一下on the team,on the weekend(美式)和in the team,at the weekend(英式)。
(1)compare...with... compare...to... compared to/with compare notes (2)beyond/without compare 和??比较?? 把??比作?? 与??相比(通常置于句首作状语) 交换意见 无与伦比 ①Many parents like comparing their own children with their friends' children. 许多父母喜欢拿自己的孩子和朋友的孩子进行比较。
②A teacher is often compared to a candle.That's because their devotion to work is beyond compare. 老师常被喻为蜡烛。那是因为他们对工作的奉献精神是无与伦比的。
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[链接写作] 一句多译
把她和他的工作比较一下,就会发现她的好得多。
①Compared to/with his work,you'll find her work is much better.(过去分词短语作状语)
②Comparing her work with his work,you'll find hers is much better.(现在分词短语作状语)
③Compare her work with his work,and you'll find hers is much better.(祈使句+and+陈述句)
differ v.不同,与??区别
[经典例句]One false step will make a great difference.(谚语)失之毫厘,谬以千里。
(1)difference n. different adj. (2)differ from...in... (3)make a difference (4)be different from...in... 不同;区别 不同的;相异的 与??在??方面不一样 有影响;重要, 要紧 在??方面不同;与??不同 ①The two birds differ from each other in shape and color.这两只鸟的样子和颜色不同。
②This picture is different from that one.Compare them and tell the difference between them.(differ)
这幅画和那一幅不同。比较一下,分辨出它们之间的不同。
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[链接写作] 一句多译
英式英语和美式英语在很多方面有区别。
①British English differs from American English in many ways.(differ) ②British English is different from American English in many ways.(different) ③There are differences between British English and American English.(difference)
present vt.陈述;提出(观点,计划等);赠送,呈献n.现在,目前;礼物,赠品adj.出席的,在场的;现在的,当前的