模块一 一单元important sentences.pptVIP

1. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain. 1) be happy with= be pleased with 对……满意。如： I’m pleased with his new house. They are happy about / over / with the result of the exam. 2) be happy to do sth 乐于做某事 如： I shall be happy to accept your invitation.;2. This means I could get up an hour later than usual… 1) mean doing sth 意味着做某事 mean to do sth 打算做某事 eg. If you miss this train, that will mean waiting for another 30 minutes. He meant to cause trouble. ;2) usual a.通常的，普通的，平常的。如： Let’s meet again at the usual place. 咱们在老地方见吧。 than usual 用于比较级之后，意为“比平常……”。如： He got up a little earlier than usual. 他比平常早起了些。 as usual 跟往常一样, 平常, 照常。如：;As usual he forgot to make his bed after he got up. 跟往常一样，他起床之后忘了叠被了。 as is usual with… 和……平日那样。如： As is usual with him, he was late for school today. 和平日一样，他今天又迟到了。;3. This is about the average size for British schools. average adj. 平均的；平常的 如： What’s the average age of the girls in your class? 你们班上女生的平均年龄是多少? It’s an average essay，so it is not impressive． 这是一篇很普通的论文，所以给人的印象不深刻。;average n. 平均数,一般水平(通常不用复数形式)。如： above the average 高于平均水平 on (an/the) average平均说来 average vt. 平均达到 如： The rainfall averages 36 inches a year.;;a little可直接加名词，而a bit须加of后才能加名词。如： a little bread = 一点儿面包 a little wood = 一点儿木柴;not a bit意为 “一点也不” , 相当于 not at all，而not a little则意为 “非常” ，表达肯定的意思。如： He is not a bit surprised at the news. 他对此消息一点不吃惊。 He is not a little surprised at the news. 他对此消息非常吃惊。;2)