浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语（人教版）必修4课件：Unit 2 Language points in Reading.pptVIP

* Language points in Reading Important words and phrases 1. … for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. struggle vi. 搏斗, 挣扎, 努力, 拼搏 They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。 She struggled up the stairs with her heavy bags. 她提着沉重的行李艰难地走上楼梯。 struggle n. 努力, 拼搏 We should all believe in ourselves in the struggle of life. Mary’s struggle with the disease lasted ten years. zxxk [搭配] struggle against/with 与……斗争 struggle for sth. 为争取……而奋斗/斗争 struggle to do sth. 努力做某事 The children talked so loudly at the dinner table that I had to struggle _____. (浙江2007) A. to be heard B. to have heard C. hearing D. being heard 【点拨】 选A。I与hear之间构成逻辑上的被动关系，再根据struggle to do结构可知选A项。 用struggle及其短语的适当形式完成下列 句子。 1. We should be brave to _____________ (同……做斗争) the difficulty. 2. The _______ (斗争) for independence was long and hard. 3. Three brothers ___________ (为争取……而斗争) the possession of a jewelry box. struggle with struggle struggled for 2. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tool in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 1) thanks to表示“幸亏, 多亏”多用于表达正面意思, 相当于感谢, 在句中作状语和表语。 Thanks to your help, much trouble was saved. Zxx.k 多亏你的帮助, 减少了许多麻烦。 2) rid…of …用法 阅读下列句子，注意rid ... of的意思和用法。 1. The man rid himself of debt. 2. It is very hard for the people to rid the earth of pollution. rid ... of意为“____________”，此时，rid作_____词，rid oneself of sb. / sth. 意为“摆脱，从……中解脱” 摆脱，除去 动 3. Will science finally rid us of this disease? rid sb. / sth. of sb. / sth. 意为“去除，清除” [注意] rid还可以作名词, 构成短语get rid of, 意为“摆脱掉、除掉、处理掉”。如: It’s easy to get into the habit of taking drugs but hard to get rid of it. We can’t get rid of war until we get rid of the causes of war. 完成句子，使其与所给的句子意思相同或相近。 1. It is not easy for him to get rid of the bad habit. It is hard for him to _