TEM-4词汇语法 Part 1.ppt

Be about to do sth 　　be on the point of doing sth；just going to do sth“即将，就要”： Her father is about to retire．她即即将退休。 I was about to say when you interrupted me．我正要张口说话时你打断了我。 （注：about to后面跟不定式，而且常与when从句搭配使用） all but 　　1.“ all but十形容词（或用在谓语动词前）”= very nearly；almost几乎，差不多； The hikers were exhausted and all but frozen when they were found．那些徒步旅行者疲惫不堪，被人们发现时都几乎冻僵了。 　　2.“all but+名词”= all except “除……外都”： All but John were present．除约翰外，其他人都到了。 （注：all but作几乎解时可修饰作表语的形容词或过去分词；也可作状语修饰谓语动词。） anything but - not at all；far from“根本不，一点不”，作表语，but后面可以跟名词、形容词或过去分词： He‘s anything but lazy/a hero. 他一点不懒/根本不是个英雄。 The bridge is anything but safe/finished.这座桥一点不安全／离完工还差得很远。 Alone in a deserted house，he was so busy with his research work that he felt _______ lonely． a．nothing but b．anything but c．all but d．everything but （ 答案 b．考研90．译文：他一个人在一所房子里搞研究工作，一点也不感到寂寞。） for all 　　for all--- in spite of “尽管”： He did not do well in the race，for all his training.尽管他进行了很多训练，但他的赛跑成绩并不很理想。 For all his money，he was very unhappy．尽管他有不少钱，但他并不很幸福。 alternative 　　alternative n．----“选择，替代办法”，注意下面成语的习惯用法： “have no alternative but to do”“没有别的选择，只好”： There‘s no alternative but to fight．“除了战斗以外，没有别的选择”。 I had no alternative but to walk out．我没有别的办法，只有走出去。 and ----用在省略if的特殊条件句中： Five minutes earlier and we could have caught the last train． 再早5分钟，我们就可能赶上最后一趟火车了。 Turn on the television or open a magazine and you ______ advertisements showing happy, balanced families. a. are often seeing b. will often see c. often see d. have often seen （答案 b．CET－495／6．译文：只要打开电视机或翻开一本杂志，你常常可以看到排列整齐的全家福广告照片。） As（考试频度很大的几个用法） 1.引导让步状语从句（通常可以用though替换），使用下面句型： 1）“形容词／副词十as＋主语十谓语： Young as I am，I know some of the family secrets．尽管我还很小，但我了解一些家庭秘密。 Much as like her，I will not marry her．虽然我很喜欢她，但我并不想与她结婚。 Some members of the staff couldn‘t handle the case，hard as they tried．一些职员不管怎么想办法也解决不了这个问题。 2）“原形动词十as十主语十may／might／will／would”： Try as he would，he could not lift the rock．不管他用多大劲也举不起那块石头。 There was not