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* * 1.It is a rapid increase compared to most natural changes. compare … with/to… 拿…和…比较 compare … to … 把…比喻成…, 我们常把儿童比作花朵。 We often compare children to flowers. 如果你把这本字典和那本比较一下，你就会发现许多不同之处。 If you compare this dictionary with that one, you’ll find many differences. compared with 与...相比 compared to与...相比, 被比喻成 ______ many women, she was indeed very fortunate. Compare with B. Compared with C. Comparing to D. Compare to B 用作状语,表被动 2.How has this ___________ and does it matter? come about come about : 发生, 造成 = happen 无被动语态 你能告诉我事情是怎么发生的吗? Can you tell me how the accident came about？ How did the snow catastrophe come about? 3. _____________________ the earth is becoming warmer … There is no doubt that There is no doubt that… 4、作及物动词常用于下列句型中, 作怀疑; 不能肯定; 不大相信解, 一般不用进行时态。 ①用于否定句或疑问句, 后接that引导的宾语从句。如: I dont doubt ____ he is telling the truth. 我毫不怀疑他在讲真话。 Do you doubt ____ he will win the match? 你怀疑他会赢这场比赛吗? that that ②用于肯定句,一般接whether 或if引导的宾语从句.如: I doubt __________we will make a profit out of it. 我认为我们不可能从此事中获利。 We doubt __________she will be persuaded. 我们不知道她会不会被说服。 whether/if whether/if 4.phenomenon phenomena n. (单数) 现象； n. (复数) 现象； 雨雪是天气现象。 Rain and snow are __________ of the weather. phenomena 5.subscribe to 同意 ;赞成；订购 常用于疑问句和否定句 I’ve never subscribed to the theory that people are more important than animals. 我从来没有同意过人比动物更重要的理论。 2) I don’t subscribe to the idea that money brings happiness. 我不同意金钱能带来快乐的观点。 6.The problem begins when we add huge __________ of extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by burning … quantities 我重质量胜过重数量。 I prefer quality to quantity. quantities of +可数/不可数名词 + 复数谓语 a (large/great) quantity of +可数/不可数 +单谓/复谓 她要多少? What quantity does she want? in quantity 大量 many a/an +可数名词单数+单v. many, a good many , quite a few, a great number of ,scores of ,dozens of+可数n.+复v. much, a great deal of,a great amount of + 不可数n.+单v. a lot of ,lots of, plenty of, a great quantity of, quant