中考英语如何冲刺突破词汇量(5)
(2)alone 可作形容词和副词,意思是"单独;独自",不指心理上寂寞的感觉。
She was taken to a lonely island, lived alone, but she never felt lonely.
她被带到一个荒岛上,自己居住,但她从不感到寂寞。
6. before long/ long before
(1)before long 作“不久以后”讲,切不要按字面译为“长时间以前”或“好久以前”。如:
We hope to finish our experiment before long. 我们希望不久(以后)就把实验做完。
(2)long before 作"很久以前"讲。原意为"……以前很久",故也可译为"老早"。long before 跟before long
不同,前者在其后面可以接名词或一个从句;当上下文明确时,名词或从句还可以省略。Before long 则没有上述搭配用法。
They began the test yesterday, but we had made experiment long before.
我们昨天开始做实验,但我们在那以前很久就已经做准备了。
7. as/ when/ while
(1)as 是连词,意思是"当……的时候,一面……一面",(强调同时,一般连续时间不长),如:
As we were talking about Titanic, our teacher came in.
正当我们谈论"泰坦尼克号"这部电影时,教师进来了。
The students sing as they go along. 学生们边走边唱。
(2)When和as一样都是连词,注意它们的不同。如when"当……的时候"(一般表示动作紧接着发生);"那时"(等立连词,前有逗号分开)
I stayed till sunset, when it began to rain. 我一直呆到太阳下山,那时天开始下雨了。
(3)while是"当……时候;和……同时"(强调同时发生,一般连续时间较长)
While I was watching TV, he was reading. 当我在看电视的时候,他正在看书。
While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。
8. beat/win/ hit
(1)beat 是动词,意思是"连续地打; 打败; 敲打"。beat后可接人或队名。意思是"击败对手。"如:
I can beat you at swimming.
(2)win意思是"赢得某个项目",后面常接"match, game"。如:
He won a game. 他胜一局。
We won a match. 我们比赛得胜。
(3)hit意思是"击中"(有时可表示"打一下")。如:
The mother hit her child out of anger. 妈妈生气,打了她孩子一下。
9. keep doing/keep on doing
(1)keep doing侧重表示"持续不停地做某事"或"持续某种状态"。如:
The girl kept crying all the time. 那个女孩一直在哭。
The baby kept sleeping about four hours. 这个婴儿连续睡了大约四个小时。
(2)keep on doing 表示"总不断做某事",不表示静止状态。不能与sitting, sleeping, lying, standing这类词连用。如:
It kept on raining for seven days.
Don't keep on asking such silly questions.
10. get/ turn/ become
这三个词都可作系动词用,表示状态的变化,后跟表语,但三个词的用法稍有不同。get强调情感、气候和环境的变化;turn强调色彩的变化;而become则强调职务、职称等的变化。如:
The days are getting shorter and shorter in winter.冬天的白天越来越短。
She couldn't answer the question and her face turned red.她回答不出问题,脸红了。
When did you become a teacher? - Ten years ago.你什么时候当的老师?十年前。