高中英语新课标必修4 Unit 2 Working the land 重点短语

Unit 2  Working the land

重点短语

1. thanks to

由于；多亏（有时用作反语）;因为

Thanks to your help, we were successful.

由于你的帮助，我们成功了。

Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning.

多亏你，我才没被淹死。

Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled.

多亏了这倒霉的天气，比赛被取消了。（反语）

联想拓展

表示“因为，由于”的短语还有：

because of，owing to，on account of，due to，as a result of。

温馨提示

以上这些都是介词短语，因此后面可以跟名词或动名词而不可以跟从句。

2. rid ...of

摆脱；除去

You should rid yourself of that bad habit.

你应该改掉那个坏习惯。

联想拓展

be rid of 摆脱

get rid of 摆脱；除掉；去掉

rid oneself of debt 还清债务

break away from 摆脱；放弃

You must break away from such a bad habit.

你必须改掉这样的坏习惯。

It won’t be long before we can be/get rid of the pest altogether.

不用太久，我们就能把这种害虫消除干净。

3. would rather

宁愿，宁可

I’d rather you didn’t. (常用来委婉拒绝别人)

我希望你不要。

He would rather stay at home watching TV.

他宁愿待在家里看电视。

I’d rather not go there. 我宁愿不去那里。

I’d rather you came tomorrow than today.

我宁愿你明天来而不是今天来。

I’d rather have made a telephone call to him yesterday.

我昨天本想给他打个电话的。

联想拓展

would rather...than...是常用句式，意为“宁可（愿）……（而）不要（愿）……”

would rather＋从句时，从句要用虚拟语气，用动词的过去时表示。

would rather have done 本想做……（而实际上未做）

4. lead to

通向；导致；造成（后果）

注意：lead to中的to为介词，该短语后可跟名词或动名词。

The car accident led to his being killed.

那次车祸导致他死亡。

All roads lead to Rome.

条条大路通罗马。

Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.

吃太多糖会导致健康问题。

His carelessness led to his failure.

他的粗心导致了他的失败。

联想拓展

result in 导致

result from 由……导致

5. build up

逐步建立；逐渐增强；加强；树立；积

The company has built up a fine reputation.

该公司已建立起良好的信誉。

You must build up your strength after your illness. 

你在病后必须要增强体力。

6. focus on

集中（注意力、精力等）于……；对(某事或做某事)予以注意；使聚焦于；使直射于

He focused his mind on his lessons. 他把心思集中在功课上。

Today we’re going to focus on the question of homeless people. 今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

A nearˉsighted person cannot focus accurately on distant objects. 近视的人看不清远处的物体。

联想拓展

focus one’s attention on sth.= center/concentrate/fix one’s attention on sth. 集中注意力于……