浙江省临海市杜桥中学高中英语 unit4 Using language.pptVIP

1) “A + be + 倍数 + as + 形容词原级 + as + B” This tree is three times as tall as that one. His father is twice as old as he. 2) “A + be + 倍数 + 形容词比较级 + than + B ” * The Yangtze River is almost twice longer than the Pearl River. 长江差不多比珠江长两倍。 The number of students in our school is three times larger than that in theirs. 我们学校的学生数量比他们学校的多三倍。 * 3) “A + be + 倍数 + the + 名词 (size, length, amount) + of + B” The newly broadened square is four times the size of the previous one. 新扩建的广场是未扩建时的四倍大。 * — Do you regret _______ (pay) 100 dollars for the painting? — No, I would gladly have paid _____________ (两倍那么多了) for it. paying twice as much * 讲解: regret 后跟动名词的一般式、完成式和不定式的完成式都表示对过去做过的事情感到后悔，跟不定式一般式表示对即将做的事情感到遗憾，常用来表达委婉。twice as much 为倍数的表达法，在这里为省略形式，相当于 twice as much as that。 * 5. ... “walking does need a bit of practice now that gravity has changed.” ......既然引力改变了，走路也的确需要练一练了。 now that 同 since 相似，语气较弱，强调人们已知的事实。 * Translation: 1. 既然你忙, 就让我给你做吧。 Now that you are busy, let me do it for you. 2. 既然人都齐了, 咱们开始干吧。 Now that everyone is here let’s start work. * 6. We watched, amazed as fire broke out on the outside of the spaceship as the earth’s gravity increased. break out 它与 happen, take place, come out 等词的用法一样，是不及物动词，不能带宾语，不能用于被动语态。 * 1) 战争爆发 The American Civil War broke out in 1861. 美国内战爆发于1861年。 2) 发生争吵 A quarrel broke out between them. 他们之间发生了争吵。 * 3) (火灾)发生　 A?fire?broke?out?in?his?house?last?night.? 昨晚他家里失火了。 [考点] break out 通常指战争、疾病、灾害等的爆发。不及物动词短语，不能用于被动语态。 * I was still sleeping when the fire ____, and then it spread quickly. A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out [点拨] put out 扑灭；come out出来, 出版；get out（使）出来。由it spread quickly（火迅速蔓延）可知选A。 * break down 打破; 毁掉; 破除; 坍塌; 坏掉 break in 破门而入; 打断 break away from 脱离; 打破陈规 与 break 相关的短语: * break through 突围; 突破; 冲垮; 克服 break up 打碎; 拆散; 分裂; 分解 break one’s word / promise 食言; 说话不算数 * 选用方框内合适的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。(其中有一个