Unit 2 Bridging Cultures 知识盘点

Unit1 BRIDGING CULTURES 一、重点短语总结：1.recall doing sth回想起做某事recall+从句recall+疑问词+to do回忆起……recall sb/sth from从……召回I can’t recall who gave me the information.我忘记了谁给我的这个信息。2.qualify vt.(使)具备资格;(使)合格qualify sb to do使某人有资格做……qualified adj.合格的;有资格的be qualified to do有资格做be qualified for有……的资格;能胜任……To qualify for the competition you need to be over 18.要有资格参加比赛,你需要年满18岁。3.adapt vt.使适应;改编adapt to适应/适合……adapt oneself to使自己适应……adapt...to do...调整……以做……adapt...from根据……改编……adapt...for把……改写/改编成……It was not long before the children adapted to the life in the country.不久孩子们就适应了乡下的生活。4.comfortable adj.舒适的comfortably adv.舒适地in comfort舒适地5.participate vi.参加;参与participate in参加participant n.参与者;参加者The sports meeting will take place next week.How many of you will participate?运动会下周召开,你们有多少人参加?6.engage in(使)从事;参与engage sb’s interest/attention吸引某人的兴趣/注意力engage sb to do sth雇用某人做某事engage sb as雇用某人当……Her father engaged a tutor to teach her maths.她爸爸聘用了一个老师教她数学。7.get involved in参与;卷入;与……有关联involve sb (in) sth/doing sth使某人参与某事involve doing需要做;涉及做More than one student gets involved in the activity.不止一个学生参加了这个活动。8.motivate vt.成为……的动机;激发;激励motivate sb to do sth激励某人做某事motivation n.动力;积极性;动机You are motivated to pursue your goals.你被激励着去追寻你的目标。9.in (the) expectation of sth期望……beyond (sb’s) expectations超出(某人的)期望10.(1)expose...to...暴露……给……;使……接触……expose oneself to...使自己面临……;使自己暴露于……(2)be exposed to遭受到;(使)接触到He wondered about it as he stretched his body and let it expose to the sun.11.have a problem with在……方面有困难My brother has a problem with reading or writing.我弟弟有读或写的问题。no wonder (that)...=It’s no wonder (that)... 难怪……;……不足为奇。【句式拓展】(1)It’s a wonder (that)...令人惊奇的是……in wonder惊奇地(2)wonder at/about sth对……感到惊奇wonder if/whether+从句　想知道是否……end up with以……结束 (后接表具体事物的名词)end up in以……结束 (后接表抽象概念的名词)end up as...最终成为/变成……end up+adj./doing...以…… (状况) 而告终behave well/badly to/towards sb对待某人好/差behave oneself守规矩;表现得体well-behaved adj.表现好的badly-behaved adj.表现差的behaviour n.行为;举止;习性surround vt.包围;围绕surround...with...用……包围/围绕……be surrounded by/with...被……包围/环绕surrounding adj.周围的;附近的(1)strength n.体力,力气;长处,优势have the strength to do有做……的力气/意志力build up one’s strength增强体质(2)strong adj.坚强的;强壮的gain weight增加体重gain sth by/from...从……中获益gain other’s cooperate in/on在……合作cooperate with与……合作cooperate to do sth合作做某事respect/trust获得别人的尊敬/信任二、重点句式1.It was the first time that she had left China.这是她第一次离开中国。【句式剖析】句中It/This/That is/was the+first/second/... time (that) sb have/has/had done sth表示“这/那是某人第几次做某事”。当主句用一般现在时时,that从句中的谓语用现在完成时;当主句用一般过去时时,that从句中的谓语用过去完成时,并且在口语中that还可省略。【句式拓展】It is time (for sb) to do sth...到了(某人)做某事的时候了It is (high) time that sb did/should do sth到了某人做某事的时候了2.The first time that she had to write an essay,her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited their ideas,but that he mainly wanted to know what she thought!她第一次写论文时,导师跟她解释说,如果引用别人的观点就一定要注明,不过导师主要想知道她是怎么想的!【句式剖析】本句的主干是“主谓宾”结构:her tutor explained that...。句首的The first time that...是时间状语从句,其中that引导的定语从句修饰time。主句谓语动词explained后面是两个that引导的宾语从句。在第一个宾语从句中有一个what引导的宾语从句和一个if引导的条件状语从句;在第二个宾语从句中,what she thought作动词不定式to know的宾语。the first time “第一次……”,引导时间状语从句。【句式拓展】有类似用法的词语还有:each/every time每次……时next time下次……时the last time上次……时The biggest reason why he loves China,however,is that he enjoys being with Chinese people.然而,他爱中国的最大原因是他喜欢和中国人在一起。【句式剖析】本句是“主系表”结构。主语是The biggest reason,why引导的是定语从句,修饰reason;that引导的句子作连系动词is的表语。The reason why...is that...可看作固定句式,意为“……的原因是……”