外研英语选修八语言点整理要点分析.doc

Module I Deep south 一、重点单词与短语 1．state n. 状态；状况 e.g.As students, we should have a good state of mind. 作为学生，我们应该有良好的心态。 The house was in a dirty state. 那房子很脏。 These buildings are in a bad state of repair. 这些建筑物需要整修。 a state of emergency 紧急状态 e.g.She was in a terrible state when we arrived. 我们抵达时，她情绪很不好。 2．depth n. 深度 e.g. the depth of the well/box 井/盒子的深度 in depth 在深度上 Water was found at a depth of 30 feet. 在30英尺深处找到了水。 3．adapt to sth./adapt oneself to sth. （使）适应 e.g.Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark . 我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了黑暗的环境。 My son has adapted to the life abroad. 我儿子已适应了国外的生活。 4．trap v. 储存，留存；使陷入困境 e.g.Help! I’m trapped——open the door! 救命啊！我出不来了——快开门！ They were trapped in the burning hotel. 他们被困在发生火灾的旅馆里。 5．mass n. 质量；(聚成一体的)团；块；大量 e.g.a mass of 大量 masses of (人/物)许多的，大量的 A mass of almost pure white cloud lay below us. 一团近乎纯白的云朵飘浮在我们下面。 The yard was just a mass of weeds. 院子简直就是杂草堆。 Masses of books cover every surface in the room. 大量的书籍摊满了整个房间。 There was a mass of people around the club entrance. 俱乐部门口聚集着一大群人。 6．as well as 也，和（并列连接词） e.g.He wrote three famous novels as well as some plays. 他写了三部著名的小说还有一些戏剧。 7．set foot in(on) 进入，到达 e.g.He said that he would never set foot in that house again. 他说他永远不再踏进那座房子。 They were filled with joy when they set foot on Chinese soil in late July. 当七月底踏上中国的土地时，他们兴奋不已。 8．promote v. （1）促进，增进(help the progress of sth.; encourage or support) e.g.The organization works to promote friendship between nations. 该组织旨在促进各国之间的友谊。 （2）提升，晋升(raise sb. to a higher position ) promote sb.(to sth.) 提升某人…… e.g.She worked hard and was soon promoted. 她工作很努力，很快便获得提升。 派生词：promotion n. gain/win promotion 获得晋级 9．come up with: think of (a plan, answer, reply…), produce 想出 e.g.He couldn’t come up with an answer when I asked him why he was late. 当我问他为什么迟到时，他说不上来。 Can you come up with a way out？ 你能想出办法吗？ 二、重点句子 1．With annual rainfall close to zero, Antarctica is technically a desert. [译文]南极洲年降雨量几乎为零，严格来说该区域就是一片荒漠。 with annual rainfall close to zero为介词短