重点词汇预告
1 across
adv.横过,使...被理解(或接受);prep.穿过,横过
参考例句:
- He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
- You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。
2 forest
n.森林,园林,林火;vt.用树林覆盖,植树
参考例句:
- A lion is the king of the forest.狮子是丛林之王。
- I like reading in the forest.我喜欢在树林里读书。
3 desert
n.沙漠;v.舍弃,放弃
参考例句:
- Half of the land is desert.一半的土地是沙漠。
- Why do you desert me now?为什么你现在要抛弃我?
4 until
prep.直到...为止;conj.直到...时才...
参考例句:
- He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
- She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。
5 besides
adv.此外;并且;prep.于…之外;除…以外
参考例句:
- He had other people to take care of besides me.除了我以外,他还需要照料其他人。
- Besides English, he has to study German and French.除英语外,他还要学德语和法语。
6 except
v.除,除外,反对;prep.除了...之外,若不是,除非
参考例句:
- Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
- He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难,他从来不到这里来。
7 composition
n.构成,成分;作文,作曲;(音乐等)作品
参考例句:
- He played a piece of music of his own composition.他演奏了一首自己创作的曲子。
- His composition has improved.他的作文有进步。
8 few
adj.很少的,不多的,少数的;int.少数的
参考例句:
- There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
- I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
9 mistakes
n.错误( mistake的名词复数 );过失;误解;(用词或数字上的)错误v.弄错,误解( mistake的第三人称单数 );认不出;误会;看错
参考例句:
- In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes. 她急急忙忙想按时完工,结果出了不少错。
- Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
10 whether
conj.是否…,是不是…;是否…,是不是…
参考例句:
- I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
- I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢,我快活着呢。
11 as
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
12 since
adv.后来;conj.既然,因为,自从;prep.自从
参考例句:
- He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后,他就一直在一家银行工作。
- I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
13 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
- He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
- He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
14 while
conj.当…的时候;而;虽然;尽管 n.一会儿
参考例句:
- In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久,那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
- He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
15 thief
n.贼;小偷
参考例句:
- He saw the thief running away.他看见贼逃走了。
- The thief broke the window and got into the house.那个窃贼打破窗子,进入屋内。
16 broke
v.(动词break的过去式)折断;打破
参考例句:
- He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
- After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后,忽然笑了起来。
17 used
adj.用旧了的,旧的;习惯于…;过去惯/经常
参考例句:
- I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
- He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
正文
181. through, across1 through穿越空间,across在…上穿过 through the forest2, across the desert3
182. on the way, in the way
on the way在前往…的路上,in the way挡路 The chair is in the way.
183. above, on, over above在上面,不接触,on在上面,接触,over在正上方 fly over the hill
184. until4, not…until
until到…为止, not…until直到…才(常跟点动词连用)I waited until 3:00.
He didn't come until 3:00.
185. besides5, except6, except for
besides除了…还(包括在内)except除了(不包括在内),
except for整体…除了某一点以外 The composition7 is good except for a few8 spelling mistakes9.
186. whether10, if
当是否解时,只有在宾语从句中二者可以互换,其余都用whether,当如果解时用if I don't know if/whether he will come. If he comes, I'll let you know.
187. and, or
and并且,or或者,否则,常用于否定句中 I don't like apples or bananas.
Hurry up and you'll catch the bus. Hurry up or you'll miss the bus.
188. because, since12, as11, for
原因由强到弱为:because, since/as, for. 在句中的位置如下:1)…because… 2) Since/as…, …
3) …, for… Since I was13 ill, I didn't go.
189. when, as, while14 (表时间)
when从句动词点动词,持续性动词均可,as重在表示动作同时发生,伴随进行,
while从句动词为持续性动词 While I slept, a thief15 broke16 in.
190. the same…as, the same…that
the same…as和…一样的(相似但不同一), the same…that 同一物体
This is the same pen that I used17 yesterday. (同一支笔)