Language points It is said that…据说;人们说 =People say that 据说中国男性人口高于女性人口。.pptVIP

Language points 1.It is said that…据说;人们说 =People say that 据说中国男性人口高于女性人口。 * It was said that the population of males is larger than that of females in China. 2.as it is “根据现在情况看；就以现在样子”是固定结构，常用于开头或结尾。 我原以为情况会好转,但照现在的样子,只会更糟. I thought things would get better, but. as it is they are getting worse 3.twice as difficult相当于twice as difficult as it is 倍数表达有以下几种： The room is twice bigger than mine. The room is twice as big as mine. The room is twice the size of mine. 4.just about the corner 即将来临 =likely to happen soon 胜利即将在眼前. Victory was just around the corner. A big storm was just around the corner. 一场大风暴即将来临. 5.Mean Be mean with sth. 吝啬某物 Be mean to sb.对某人不善良 这个人对钱很吝啬。 The man was very mean with money. 别对你弟弟那么刻薄。 Don’t be so mean to your little brother. 6.admire: admire sb. for sth.钦佩 某人/为…赞美某人 inspire: inspire sb. to do sth. 鼓舞某人干某事 I admire him for his success in business. The present excellent situation inspires us to win greater victory. 7.threaten: threaten sb. with sth. threaten to do sth. The man threatened his boss with a gun. The robber threatened to kill them if his demands were not met. 强盗扬言若不满足他的要求，就把他们都杀了。 5.when “还没(刚刚)…就”, “…正在…忽然”主句常用“过去进行时;过去完成时;be about to do”三种时态。 I had hardly opened the door when the dog barked. 我们正在上英语课,忽然天开始下雨. We were having an English class when it began to rain. 我还没把门打开,狗就叫了起来. I was about to go out when the telephone rang. 我刚要外出,电话响了。 6.value “重视,珍视”,“估价” 他看重我的忠告. 7.become of “发生…情况”,“…怎么了” become of sb = happen to sb What will become of the children now that the parents are away? 8.find oneself “发现自己…”,“不知不觉地” We valued the house at $3,500. 我们估价房子值3,500美元. I’ll value the friendship with Jim. 我将珍视与杰姆的友谊. He valued my advice. 父母不在,孩子们怎么办？ 我不知道他的遭遇如何 I don’t know what has become of him. Then I found myself surround