[重点用法]
consider doing sth./sth.考虑做某事 consider sb./sth. as / to be…
consider it +形容词+ to do sth….认为做某事是…… considering…考虑到…… [练习] 中译英
1). 你是否考虑过如何到达那里?
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2). 他会被认为是个软弱无能的领导人。
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Keys: 1). Have you considered how to get there?
3. wonder n.惊奇,奇迹;不知道……(想知道) [典例]
1). They were filled with wonder at the sight. 他们见此情景惊叹不已。 2). I wonder who he is. 我不知道他究竟是谁。 [重点用法]
wonder +从句―自忖……,自问……,不知道……(想知道)‖ wonder +if从句―请问您是否……‖(用于礼貌地提出请求) wonder at对……感到惊奇 [练习] 中译英
1).我也不知道他们能不能准时到。
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2).难怪你来晚了!
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2). He will be considered a weak leader.
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Keys: 1). I wonder whether they will arrive on time.
2). No wonder you were late!
4. doubt n.怀疑;不确定; 不信任;v.对……无把握,怀疑 [典例]
1). He is without doubt the cleverest student I've ever taught. 他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。
2). I doubt whether he'll come. 我不敢肯定他来不来。 [重点用法]
There is no doubt about sth./ that ….毫无疑问…… without doubt确定地;无疑地
I don‘t doubt that …我肯定……(=I‘m sure/certain that…)
I doubt if/whether …我不确定……(=I‘m not sure/certain if/whether…) [练习] 中译英
1). 不知道那是不是他想要的。
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2). 那件事情没有什么可疑之处。
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Keys: 1). I doubt if that was what he wanted.
2). There's not much doubt about it.
5. worth adj.值得(做某事); 有(做某事)的价值; n.价值; 用处 [典例]
1). The new car cost a lot of money, but it's certainly worth it. 买这辆新汽车花了很多钱, 但确实
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物有所值。
2). The thieves stole 1 million worth of jewellery. 窃贼偷走了价值100万英镑的珠宝。 [重点用法]
be worth doing sth值得(做某事); 有(做某事)的价值
worth of sth用于表示数量﹑ 持续时间等的名词之后,值某金额的量 [练习] 中译英 1). 这本书值得一读。
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2). 他有十英镑的汽油。
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Keys: 1). The book is worth reading/It's worth reading the book.
Ⅳ 重点词组 (旨在提供综合运用所需材料) 1. in return 回报,作为报酬 [典例]
What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的种种帮助呢? [短语归纳]
in turn 轮流地,依次; 反过来 [练习] 中译英
1). 我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。
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2). 向您献花聊表谢忱。
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2). He has ten pounds' worth of petrol.
by turns 轮流地,时而…时而…
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Keys: 1). I bought him a drink in return for his help.
2). These flowers are a small return for your kindness.
2. rather than不是别的,而是…… [典例]
1). I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想喝冷饮, 不想喝咖啡. 2). It's management that's at fault rather than the work-force. 错在资方而不在劳方. [短语归纳]
would rather do sth…than do sth…宁愿做……;而不愿做……=prefer doing…to doing…) other than = except for除了……; 而非 [练习] 中译英
1). 他是跑来的而不是走来的。
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2). 她除了他以外没有好朋友。
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Keys: 1). He ran rather than walked.
1. think highly of = have a good opinion of看重;高度评价 [典例]
They think highly of your work abilities. 他们对你的工作能力评价很高。 [短语归纳]
What do you think of sb./ sth.?你认为某人/物怎么样? think nothing of对……无所谓;不把……当回事 think of sb./ sth. as…把……某人/物当作……
think much/well of对……评价良好 think badly/poorly of对……评价不高
2). She has no close friends other than him.
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[练习] 中译英
1). 她觉得一天走三十英里无所谓。
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2).他的作品深受评论家推崇。
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Keys: 1). She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.
2). His work is highly thought of by the critics.
V 重点句子 (旨在提供句子结构等所需材料)
1. Frederick William I,the King Of Prussia,could never have imagined that his Greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.
普鲁士国王胖特烈·威廉一世.怎么也不会想到他送给俄罗斯人的厚礼会有这样一段令人吃惊的历史。
[解释] 此句中含有―could + have done‖结构,用来表示对过去发生的事情的推测、批评、反悔等。它用在不同的句式中,表达的含义不同。 1)用于疑问句中,表示对行为可能性的推测。如: Could he have been told the news? 他被告知这个消息了吗?
2)用于陈述句和肯定句,表示与过去事实相反的假设,意为―本来能够去做却没有做‖。否定句表示对过去事实的推测。如: --- I stayed at a hotel while in New York. 在纽约时我住在一家旅馆里。
--- Oh,did you? You could have stayed with Barbara. 是吗?你本来能够和巴巴拉在一起的。 [练习] 中译英
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