初二英语期末复习重点(3)

　　This time yesterday, we were having an English lesson. There was a slight earthquake.

　　昨天这个时候，我们正上英语课，这时发生了轻微地震。

　　A year ago we were living in Shanghai. My mother fell ill and passed away.

　　一年前我们住在上海。我的母亲病了并在那里去世。

　　The teacher was giving us a lesson when Tom walked into the room.

　　当汤姆走进教室时，老师在给我们上课。

　　While we were having supper, all the lights went out.我们正吃饭的时候，灯熄灭了。

　　He was reading while she was setting the table.她放桌子时，他在读书。(互为时间背景)

　　It was getting dark. The wind was rising.天渐渐黑下来了。风势增强了。(互为背景)

　　②过去进行时表示过去频繁发生的习惯性动作，常与always, continually, frequently等词连用。例如：

　　The old man was always mislaying his keys.这位老人总是忘记把钥匙放在什么地方了。

　　He was continually asking questions.他老是问问题，没个完。

　　The two brothers were frequently quarrelling.这两个兄弟经常吵架。

　　12.情态动词could

　　could表示说话人能,可以,同意,准许,以及客观条件许可,could是can 的过去式。

　　He could play the violin when he was seven.当他七岁时，就会拉小提琴。

　　Could they speak French? 他们会说法语吗?

　　Yes, they could. /No, they couldn't.是的，他们会。/不，他们不会。

　　He could help us at all.他完全可以帮助我们。

　　Could you help me, please? 请问,你能帮助我吗?

　　13.be动词+形容词

　　be动词+形容词：He is extremely patient.

　　英语常见系动词有：be, look, become, get, seem, turn, grow, appear, taste, feel, smell等，系动词一般后面跟形容词或名词作表语。例如：

　　The lesson was interesting.那一课很有趣。

　　He looks ill.他看起来病了。

　　The soup tastes delicious.汤的味道很美。

　　She seems very quiet. 她看起来很安静。

　　Mike is my younger brother.迈克是我弟弟。

　　Jim became a doctor.吉姆当上大夫了。

　　14.句型too…to…和not…enough…的区别

　　too…to…"太……以至不(能)"。例如：

　　The girl is too short to reach the book on the top of the shelf.

　　那个女孩太矮，她够不着放在书架顶上的书。

　　It's too cold for children to play ourselves.天气太冷，孩子们不能在外面玩。

　　句型too…to…=not…enough to…。例如：

　　She's not tall enough to reach the cookies.她要拿到那个甜饼还不够高。

　　=She's too short to reach the cookies.

　　15.并列句

　　连词but, on the other hand, while等连接两个并列的句子，表示"转折"关系，表示对比或相反的情况。例如：

　　Eric is a good friend, but he worries all the time.

　　艾力克是一个好朋友，但是他总是心事重重。

　　She is hardworking, but her sister is very lazy.

　　她很用功，但她妹妹却很懒。

　　Eric is very hardworking and patient. Danny, on the other hand, is very lazy and impatient. 艾力克是个非常用功，富有耐心的人。而丹尼却非常懒，没有耐心。

　　Danny forgets things. Eric, on the other hand, always remembers to turn off the lights.

　　丹尼易忘记事情。而艾力克总是记得关灯。

　　I have been to Beijing many times but my parents have never been there.

　　我去过北京多次,但我父母亲从没去过。

　　I drink black coffee while he prefers it with cream.

　　我爱喝清咖啡而他喜欢加奶油的。

　　English is understood all over the world while Turkish is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself.英语世界通行，但土耳其语离开本国就很少有人说人。