Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading—Language Points
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Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading—Language Points means n.手段;手法(单复数相同) (经典例句)No matter what happens, by no means will I give up. 无论发生什么,我绝不会放弃。
(1)by this means 通过这种方法 by means of 用……办法;借助…… by all means 一定,务必;好的,当然可以 by no means 决不,一点也不(位于句首时,句子用部分倒装) (2)a means of communication 一种通讯/交流工具 ①There is no doubt that Wechat is an important means of communication. 毫无疑问,微信是一种重要的交流工具。 ②We are likely to finish the task ahead of time by means of our hard work. 凭借我们的努力工作我们可能会提前完成任务。 ③By no means was he satisfied with the job and he asked us to finish it by all means. 他对这项工作一点也不满意,他要求我们务必完成它。
means用作“方式;方法”时单复数同形。 ④Every possible means has been tried(try), but none has worked. =All possible means have been tried(try), but none has worked. 各种可能的办法都尝试了,但没有一种奏效。 majority n.大半;大多数 (2015·浙江高考书面表达)When I have a different opin-ion, I may choose to give it up and respect the opinion of the majority. 当我有不同的观点时,我会选择放弃并尊重大多数人的观点。
(1)the majority of... 大多数…… be in the majority 占大部分/大多数 (2)major v.&n. 主修;专业 major in 主修……;以……为专业 ①The majority of people believe smoking is harmful to health. 大多数人认为吸烟有害健康。 ②Among the members of the committee those who are in favour of the plan are in the majority. 委员会成员中赞成这项计划的占大多数。 ③I graduated from Chongqing Normal University and majored(majority) in Information Management. 我毕业于重庆师范大学信息管理专业。
“the majority of+复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。the majority作主语时,谓语动词用单复数形式均可。 ④The majority was/were(be) in favor of the proposal. 多数人赞成这个建议。 elect vt.选择;决定(做某事);选举(某人) (教材P2)By the time California elected to become the thir-ty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society. 到1850年加利福尼亚成为美国第31个联邦州的时候,它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。
(1)elect sb. (as/to be)... 选举某人为…… elect to do sth. 选择或决定做某事 (2)election n. 选举;当选;推举 ①She elected an art course because she was interested in art. 因为她对艺术感兴趣,所以选择了艺术课。 ②Increasing numbers of people elect to work(work) at home nowadays. 越来越多的人选择在家工作。 ③He was elected(elect) chairman of the education committee. 他当选为教育委员会主席。 live on 继续存在;继续生存(不跟宾语);靠……生活,以……为生(跟宾语) (教材P1)The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. 这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。 live by 靠(手段、方式)为生 live up to 符合;不辜负(希望) live a(n)...life 过……的生活 ①The great writer passed away ten years ago, but his memory lives on. 那位伟大的作家十年前就去世了,但他仍然活在人们的记忆中。 ②The poor disabled couple live on a small income. 这对可怜的残疾夫妇靠微薄的收入生活。 ③They live a busy and colorful life on the campus. 他们在大学里过着忙碌而又丰富多彩的生活。 ④He works hard to live up to his parents’ hope. 他努力学习不辜负父母的期望。 make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等;谋生 (江西高考)In the coming three years, our school life will be challenging and you will try to make a life for yourself. 在接下来的三年,我们的学校生活将会非常具有挑战性,你要努力适应新的生活方式。
come to life 变得活跃起来 come(back) to life 苏醒过来 bring...(back) to life 使……苏醒;使……生动 ①They settled down in China and made a life for them-selves. 他们在中国定居,习惯了新的生活方式。 ②Many young people are going to big cities to make a life for themselves. 许多年轻人去大城市里谋生。 keep up 坚持;维持;保留/沿袭(风俗、传统等) (经典例句)Though they live in the United States, they keep up the Chinese customs. 虽然他们住在美国,但他们仍然保留着中国的风俗习惯。
keep up with 跟上……;与……保持同步 keep on (doing sth.) 继续(做某事) keep away from 不靠近/远离…… keep off 不靠近;远离;勿踩;勿踏 ①Though she comes from a big city, she still keeps up the tradition of working hard. 虽然她从大城市来,但是她仍保持勤奋工作的传统。 ②Nobody can entirely keep away from this competitive society. 没有人能够完全远离这个竞争社会。 ③There stands a post, reading “Keep off the grass!” 那儿立着一个牌子,上面写着“勿踏草地!” ④In order to keep up with his classmates, he keeps on working hard. 为了跟上同学,他一直在努力学习。
(教材P1)It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. 加利福尼亚的与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州,吸引了来自世界各地的
人们。
having attracted people from all over the world 为现在分词短语在句中作原因状语。此处动词attract先于主句谓语动词发生,故用分词的完成形式。 ①Having finished their work,they all went out to relax themselves. 由于完成了工作,他们都出去休息了。 ②I was unable to accept your invitation, having promised (promise) to accompany my mother to the concert. 我因已答应陪我母亲去音乐会而不能接受你的邀请。 ③Not having received(receive) their reply, the manager had to wait patiently. 由于没有收到他们的答复,经理只好耐心等待。 (教材P2)However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而,可能至少在15 000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。
It is likely that...……是可能的,此句型可转化为sb./ sth. be likely to do...某人/物可能干……。 ①It is likely that she was watching TV at home last night.