八年级英语上册 unit 3《countries and cities》文字素材1 北师大版.docVIP

Unit 3 Countries and Cities 1. such as 1）比如，例如2）像……这样的，诸如……这类 There is a lot of fruit in the shop, such as oranges, bananas, etc. They visited several cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao. 他们游览了几个城市，如北京、上海、青岛。 Animals such as dogs and cats are called pets. 像狗、猫这类动物叫做宠物。 2. of course当然，自然；当然可以 Of course he’ll help me. “Are you going to see Mr. Green with us?” “Of course!” “你和我们一起去看望格林先生吗？”“当然！” “May I use your telephone?” “Yes, of course.” “我可以借您的电话用一用吗?” “当然可以。“ Do you want to go back?” “Of course not!” “你想回去吗？”“当然不想!” 3. prefer to do sth.宁愿做（某事）；更喜欢…… He prefers to live among the young people. I would prefer not to go out today. 我今天宁愿不出去。 He offered to drive us to the theatre, but we preferred to walk. 他愿意开车送我们去剧场，但我们愿意走着去。 4. not…any more(=no more)不再……，没有再…… We did not see him any more. Tom isn’t a boy any more. 汤姆不再是个孩子了。 You must not worry about it any more. 你千万别再为这件事担心了。 5. no longer (=not…any longer)不再…… She no longer lives here.(=She doesn’t live here any longer.) He found that Mr. Smith was no longer working there. 他发现史密斯先生已不在那里工作了。 I can wait no longer. 我不能再等了。 6.for a long time长时间，很久 He stood there for a long time. I didn’t know what to say for a long time. 我好长时间不知说什么好。 7.no water at all一点儿（水）也没有 There is no hope at all. “I’m sorry to give you so much trouble.” “Oh, it’s no trouble at all.” “对不起，给您添了这么多麻烦。”“啊，一点儿不麻烦。” It will do you no harm at all. 那对你毫无害处。 8.be good for对……有好处；适合…… Milk is good for children. Vegetables are good for our health. 蔬菜有利于身体健康。 The terrible English climate is not good for swimming. 这种糟糕的英国气候不适合游泳。 9.at the side of在……的旁边，在……的一侧 There is a big garden at the side of our house. The child stood at the side of his mother. 这个孩子站在他母亲的身旁。 10.at first起初，开始时 At first they didn’t agree with us. I can hardly believe my ears at first. 最初我简直认为我听错了。 There was a little trouble at first but things were soon quiet. 开始时是有点儿麻烦，但后来事情很快就平静下来。 11.both of them他（它）们俩都…… Both of them are my friends. I invited both of them. 他们两个我都邀请了。 Both of them