中考英语Unit 3知识归纳人教版.docVIP

九年级英语（人教版）Unit 3知识归纳知识点撷英 　1. Businessmen are afraid of newspapers and TV stations.　　be afraid of sb./sth. 害怕某人或某事。　　be afraid后面还可接不定式和v-ing形式，但二者之间有区别：be afraid to do表示由于主观原因不敢、害怕去做某事；be afraid of doing表示担心出现与主观良好愿望相违背的情况或不好的结果。如：　　She was afraid to step further in the grass because she was afraid of being bitten by a snake.（她生怕被蛇咬着，而不敢往草丛中再走一步。）　　She was afraid to wake her husband.（她不敢去叫醒她丈夫。）　　She was afraid of waking her husband. （她生怕吵醒她丈夫。）　　2. a year and a half　　英语中表示“一个半”的方法有两种： a/an +名词单数+and+ a half one+and+a half+名词复数。如“一个半小时”就有两种表达方式：an hour and a half或one and a half hours。