unit4-language points.pptVIP

* a bunch of (1) 一束；一串 (2)一群；一帮 Eg. My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics. 我兄弟和他的伙伴们都是篮球迷。 a bunch of flowers 一束花 a bunch of keys 一串钥匙 a bunch of grapes 一串葡萄 a bunch of newspapers 一捆报纸 a bunch of sheep 一群羊 grass growing in bunches 丛生的草 2.merely adv. 只不过 eg.1) I merely looked at the chocolate; I did not eat it. 2)You dont have to be angry. He merely wanted to know the truth. 你不必太生气了,他只不过是想知道点事实真相。 3.Until then, mostly doctors and surgeon studied herbs. (Para1 P30) mostly 主要地,大部分地 Eg. We mostly rely on our friends to help us with our study. 比较:mostly/most/almost mostly adv.相当于mainly,”主要地,大部分地” most作副词修饰最高级时在前面加定冠词the;作 形容词时意思为”大多数的”,作代词时是”大多数” a most表示”一个非常…的” almost副词,”几乎…” 不与not连用,而常与表示否定 意义none, no one, nothing, nobody等连用. Eg.1) This book is popular book for teenagers. 2) He is reliable student in our class. 3) none of us are willing to accept the sad fact. 4)The people present at the get-together are ___the host’s friends and relatives. It went on in __most pleasant atmosphere until deep into night. A. most, the B. mostly, a C. mostly, the D. most, a the most a most Almost 4. classify … into … = group … into … 将…分类 Eg. 1) People who work in libraries spend a lot of time classifying books. 2) Children in school are classified into grades. 5.…although they are different at first sight. (Para1 P30) Eg. While searching the mountain for a missing pilot, they __some signs of a man’s footprints. A. in sight B. lose sight of C. at first sight D. caught sight of at first sight 第一眼,乍一看 at sight of 看到(介短) catch sight of 看到(动词短语) in sight 可见,看得见;在望,不远 out of sight 看不到,在视野之外 lose sight of 看不到