⑦We must be_prepared_for failure again. 我们必须做好再次失败的准备。
be ready for = be (well) prepared for 为??做好准备 be ready to do = be (well) prepared to do 准备好做某事
get (sb. / sth.) ready for (使某人)做好??准备; 为??准备好(某事物) ⑧The boys look very relaxed. It seems that they are already ______ the test while the girls are still busy ______ it. A. preparing for; prepared for B. preparing; prepared C. prepared for; preparing for D. prepared; preparing
C 由语境可知男生们已经做好准备迎接考试,所以应用be prepared for sth.;而女生仍旧在忙着准备应付考试,所以应用be preparing for sth.。 9、miss vt. 想念;未赶上,错过(机会),避开 miss doing sth.避开做某事;想念做某事
①The house is at the next corner; you can’t miss it. 那房子就在下一个拐角处,你不会找不到。 ②She missed being with her daughter. 她很想念和女儿在一起的日子。
③Mr Brown missed_his_daughter_badly when he was away in London. 布朗先生在伦敦时很想念他的女儿。
④I don't miss_smoking as I expected I would. 我没有期望中那样想抽烟。
⑤The little bird missed ______ and flew away. A. shooting B. being shot C. to shoot D. to be shot
B miss后接名词或动名词,且该句意为:这只小鸟没被打中,飞走了。 10、please vt. 使满意,取悦
①Our main aim is to please the customers.
我们的宗旨是让顾客满意。
②The boy’s success pleased his parents. 这个男孩的成功使他的父母很高兴。 please oneself 随某人自己的意
③— Shall I stay here for another day? — _____.
A. If you please B. As you please C. With pleasure D. It’s pleasure B 句意为“我可以还在这儿呆一天吗?” A项常用于客气的请求意为“请,劳驾”; B项意为“请自便”;
C项意为“非常愿意”,表示愉快地接受别人让自己做的事; D项意为“不客气”。
④I wonder if you are ____ with my composition, sir. A. pleasing B. pleased C. pleasant D. pleasure
B be pleased with sth. 表示“对?感到满意”。该句意为“我想知道您对我的作文是否满意”。
11、require v. 需要,要求
require sb. to do sth. 需要某人做某事 require doing = require to be done 需要被做 require that 从句(从句用虚拟语气) requirement n. 要求,条件,规则
①Bringing up children often requires you to put their needs first. 抚养孩子常常需要你把他们的需求放在第一位
②The rules require that you bring only one guest to the party. 按规定,你只能带一位客人来赴宴。
③They were required_to_hand_in their work before 9 a.m. by their teacher yesterday. 昨天他们的老师要求他们上午9点前上交作业。 1、at ease 不拘束,放松
①He always looks ill at ease in a suit. 他穿西服看上去总有些不自然。 stand at ease 稍息
take one’s ease 休息,轻松一下 汉译英
②护士们尽最大努力使病人放松。
Nurses do their best to make patients feel at ease. 2、for free 免费地,
相当于free of charge, without payment ①He got the tickets for free. 他免费弄到了这些票。 free
adj. 自由的; 空闲的; 不收费的 adv. 免费地 freely
adv. 免费地;自由地,无拘无束地;自愿地 ②He freely admitted his failure. 他心甘情愿地承认了自己的失败。 请猜测下列句中free的具体含义
A. 自由的 B. 空闲的 C. 不收费的
①Will you be free at the weekend? I want to invite you to a party. ( )②Sign the form, and you will get a free gift. ( ) ③He was no longer a slave, but a free man. ( ) B C A
3、for example 例如, 举例来说
①For example, John has the same opinion. 例如,约翰也持相同的观点。
②Some students,for example,Tom,live in the neighborhood. 有些学生,例如汤姆,也住在附近地区。 for example, such as
这两个短语都有“例如”之意,通常用来举例。 for example作为独立语插入句中,它的位置很灵活,可用在所举的例子(一般是一个)的前面或后面。 such as用来列举事物(一类),放在被列举的事物与前面的名词之间,as之后不可有逗号。
③A lot of us want to leave now — for example, Bill. 我们中有许多人想离开,例如比尔。
④He knows several foreign languages,such_as English,French and German. 他懂几门外语,如英语、法语和德语。 Noise,____ , is a kind of pollution. A. such as B. take for example C. like D. for example D
4、pay attention to 注意(to为介词)
You should pay more attention to your pronunciation. 你应该多注意你的发音。
He talked loudly, but no one paid him any attention. 他大声喧哗,但是没有人注意他。
③The children’s attention was suddenly ____ the passer-by who had a funny hat on and ____ strange clothes. A. drawing to; wearing B. drawn to; wore
C. drawn; wearing D. drawing; wore
B 题意表示“孩子们的注意力突然被吸引到那个过路人身上”,可用draw attention to sb.结构。句子中who引导的定语从句含有had和wore两个并列的谓语动词,都需用过去时,因此答案选B。
④Pay attention to ____ everything ready before dark. A. get B. make C. making D. getting
D pay attention to中的to是介词,后面通常接名词或动名词; get sth. ready 把??准备好。 1、What is your dream school life like? 你理想的学校生活是什么样的? What is?like?
此句型常用来询问对方有关人或事物的评价,回答时常用描述性语言。 like为介词,what是其宾语。 ①What’s the weather like today? 今天天气怎么样?
②What’s he like?他是个什么样的人?
What is sb. like? 既可以用于询问某人的长相,又可以询问某人的性格、品质等。 What does sb. look like? 仅用于询问某人的长相如何,like为介词。 What does sb. like? 用于询问某人喜欢什么。其中like为动词,what是其宾语。
③—What does he look like? 他长得怎么样? —He is very tall and handsome.他高大英俊。 ④—What does he like? 他喜欢什么? —He likes football. 他喜欢足球。
B 句意:你的表哥是什么样的人?此处对长相和品行提问。