大学英语精读Book2_Unit3111111--精选篇2171.pptVIP

Language Points constitute: 正式用词，指由某些部分组成一个整体或构成某物的基本成分，在句中，主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。（构成、组成） 例如： 1） Seven days constitutes a week. 七天构成一个星期 2） The committee is constituted of members of all three parties. 委员会由三个政党的成员组成。 * Language Points In summary, we could say: The United States consists of/is composed of/comprises/is made up of/ fifty states. and: Fifty states make up/comprise/constitute the United States. Grammar: These words are not used in progressive tenses （现在进行时态）in these meanings. * range range from… to (vi