Unit 1 How can we become good learners?
Section A 语言知识精讲
1. I study by working with a group. 我通过小组合作来学习。
by+ving 意为“通过……方式”。
例如:
She improves writing skills by reading a lot of books.
她阅读大量的书来提高写作技能。
He makes a living by singing.
他以唱歌为生。
2. I’ve learned a lot that way.
通过那种方式,我已经学到了很多。
a lot用来表示程度,修饰动词。
例如:
I’ve heard a lot about you recently.
最近我听说了很多关于你的事。
a lot of等同于lots of,后接名词,既可修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名词。
例如:
Jay Zhou writes a lot of songs.
周杰伦写了很多首歌。
He made a lot of money last year.
他去年赚了很多钱。
3. I have to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday.
我必须读完一本书,下周一要作报告。
finish意为“完成”,后接名词、代词或动词ing形式。同样的用法也适用本课中的另外两个词:enjoy和practice.
例如:
You can’t watch TV unless you finish your homework.
你完成作业后可以看电视。
I want to keep the book for another week, because I haven’t finished reading it.
我想再借这本书一个星期,因为我还没读完。
My grandpa enjoys drinking tea.
我爷爷喜欢饮茶。
Her spoken English has improved a lot because she practices speaking it every day.
她的口语有了很大的提高,因为她每天练习说英语。
4. Don’t read word by word. Read word groups.
不要逐字读,要按意群读。
(1)句中by表示连续或反复,意为 “一个又一个”。类似的用法有:
little by little一点点;step by step一步步;day by day 日复一日;year by year 年复一年
(2)此句为祈使句。基本结构为:Don’t+动词原形+其它。
例如:
Don’t smoke here.
别在这里吸烟!
Leave me alone.
让我一个人静一静。
拓展
巧记祈使句歌诀
祈使句无主语,主语you常省去;
动词原形谓语当,句首加don’t否定变;
朗读应当用降调,句末常标感叹号。
5. The more you read, the faster you’ll be.
你读得越多,速度就越快。
此句为“the+比较级..., the+比较级...”结构。意为“越……就越……”、“更……就更……”。
例如:
The more we get together, the happier we will be.
我们聚得越多就越开心。
The more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you will make.
你越认真犯的错误就越少。
6. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.
老师讲的太快,我大多数时候都不理解她的意思。
so+adj./adv.+that从句,意为“如此……以致于……”。
例如:
She is so excited that she doesn’t feel like sleeping.
她是如此兴奋以致于没有睡意。
The rabbit ran so fast that the tortoise couldn’t catch it.
兔子跑得如此快以致于乌龟赶不上它。
7. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
但是我由于差劲的发音而不敢提问。
(1)be afraid to do sth.害怕做某事=be afraid of (doing) sth. 害怕(做)某事,害怕某物。
例如:
Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher for help.
=Don’t be afraid of asking your teacher for help.
别害怕向老师寻求帮助。
I’m afraid of snakes.
我怕蛇。
(2)because of意为“因为……”, 后接名词或动名词。而because 通常用于对why的提问,后接句子。
例如:
I’m late for school because of the heavy traffic.
=I’m late for school because the traffic is heavy.
因为交通堵塞我迟到了。
8. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.
但由于我想弄懂这个故事,所以我在词典里查了这些句子的意思。
look up除了有“向上看”的意思外,还有“查找”的意思。既可用look up sth, 也可用look sth up。如果所接的是代词,则代词放中间,如look it / them up。
I don’t remeber her telephone number, but I can look it up in the telephone book.
我不记得她的电话号码,但我可以在电话本里查找。
You can look up this word in the dictionary.
你可以在字典中查找这个单词的用法。
拓展
look相关短语:
look for 寻找;
look at 看;
look like 看起来像;
look after 照顾