Unit 21 Body language(同义词辨析).docVIP

Unit 21 Body language（同义词辨析） 1.either…or, neither…nor 和 both…and either…or, neither…nor 和 both…and 都是并列连词词组。 either…or 和 neither…nor 连接两个主语时，谓语动词在人称和数上必须与后面的主语保持一致；both…and 连接两个主语时，谓语动词必须用复数。either…or 意为“或者……或者”、“要么……要么”；neither…nor 意为“既不……也不”；both…and 意为“两者都”。 There were either too big or too small.他们要么太大了，要么太小了。 Either you or I am right.要么你对，要么我对。 Neither you nor he has been there.你和他都没去过那里。 Both John and Ann have got pen-friends.约翰和安都有笔友。 He speaks both English and French.他讲英语和法语。 2.make sure, be sure （1）make sure 意为“确保；确信；查明”，后面常接宾语从句及由 of 引起的短语。 Make sure （that） he comes at once.一定叫他马上来。 You’d better make sure of time.你最好查明时间。 Make sure of it before you start out.出发前查明这件事。 （2）be sure 意为“肯定；确定”， be sure 后可跟不定式或“疑问词+不定式”，构成 be sure to do, be not sure whether to do 结构，要注意“疑问词+不定式”一般用在否定句中。be sure 后还可跟从句，肯定句后跟 that 从句，否定句后跟 if /whether 从句。 He is sure to come.他肯定会来。 I’m not sure whether to go there/when to leave.我不确定是否要去哪儿/何时离开。 I’m sure that I can run faster than you.我确定自己比你跑得快。 I’m not sure whether they can finish the job on time. 我不确定他们是否能及时完成工程。 Be sure to come to our party if you have time. 如果有时间的话一定要来参加我们的聚会。 Be sure to finish it as soon as possible.请务必尽快完成。 3.late,lately,later,latest （1）late可作形容词或副词，意为“迟（的）；晚（的）”。 He often comes late for school.他上学常迟到。 They were late for the film.他们看电影迟到了。 （2）lately 是副词，意为“最近；近来”相当于recently,常与现在完成时连用。 I haven’t heard from him lately.我最近没收到他的来信。 （3）later为late的比较级，意为“较迟的（地）”。另外，还可用作副词，意为“后来”。 He goes home later than anybody .他回家比谁都晚。 See you later .回头见。 （4）latest为late的最高级，意为“最迟的（地）”；也相当于newest,意为“最新的”。 I go to bed latest in the family.我是家里睡觉最迟的。 Here is the latest news from abroad.下面是来自国外的最新消息。 4．sick,ill （1）sick和ill都有“患病”之意，都可以作表语，美国英语中常用sick作表语。英国英语中常用ill作表语。 His mother is ill.（英国用法）他的母亲生病了。 His mother is sick.（美国用法） （2）但用在名词前作定语时，英国英语、美国英语均用sick而不能用ill. He is looking after his sick mother.他在照顾生病的母亲. 5.would like,feel like feel like和would like 都表示“想要干某事”。 （1）feel like 中的like是介词,后跟名词