新目标英语八年级(上)重点词语讲解(Unit 8).docVIP

新目标英语八年级(上)重点词语讲解(Unit 8)1. gift, present 这两个名词都可以表示“礼品”,“礼物”,常可通用#65377;例如: My friend gave me some presents/gifts on my birthday. 在我生日那天,我的朋友送给我一些礼物#65377; We are just going to get some presents/gifts for our teacher. 我们正要去买一些礼物送给老师#65377; 但两者在含义和用法上还是有些差异#65377; 1) gift 比较正式,一般指比较贵重的礼品#65377;例如: The gifts to Einstein would have filled a railroad freight car. 给爱因斯坦的礼物可以装满一节火车车箱#65377; In order to get the job, he gave an expensive gift to the boss. 为了得到这份工作,他向老板送了一份厚礼#65377; 2) present 没有 gift 那么正式,一般指同志或朋友之间相互赠送的“礼物”,没有 gift 那么贵重#65377;例如: The nurse often gives him little presents. 护士经常给他送点小礼品#65377; She had not enough money and had only a few dollars to buy a present for him. 她带钱不多,仅仅能花廖廖几美元给他买了一份礼物#65377; 3) gift 还可作“天资”#65380;“才能”解,而 present 无此意#65377;例如: Some students have a gift for music. 有些学生有音乐天才#65377; He has the literary gift. 他有文学天赋 2. away, off 这两个副词都可以表示“离开”和“距离(多)远”的意思,用在 go, walk, send, ride, swim, fly, hurry, drive 等动词后面#65377;例如: The guests stayed a long time but went away/off at last. 客人呆了好半天,终于走了#65377; The river is two kilometers away/off. 那条河有两公里远#65377; At the sound of the stone, the birds in the tree flew away/off. 树上的鸟儿听到石头的响声,都飞走了#65377; He saw the sea far away/off. 他看到了远处的大海#65377; 两者之间的区别在于: (1) away 侧重“距离(distance)”, off 侧重“分离(separation)”#65377;试比较下列各句: Take your hat away. 把你的帽子拿走#65377; Take your hat off. 把你的帽子脱掉#65377; He was away from home. 他远离家乡#65377; He is off. 他动身了#65377; (2) 在表示“离开”之意时, away 不侧重到什么地方去,而 off 则含有“从一个位置到另一个位置”的含义#65377;试比较: He will be away for three days. 他将离开三天#65377; He is off to England on the night of Friday. 星期五晚上他要到英国去#65377; How long will he be away? 他要离开多久? He is off to the office. 他要离开这里到办公室去#65377; (3) off 可以用作介词,而 away 不能作介词用#65377;例如: The monkey jumped off the tree. 猴子从树上跳下来#65377; The apple rolled off the table. 苹果从桌子上滚落下来#65377; 3. in future, in the future, for the future 1) in future 的意思是“从今以后(= f