浙江省2013年高中英语 Unit2 the olympic games疑难解析 新人教版必修2

Section 2 Notes to difficult sentences from Unit 2The Olympic Games1. I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. 很久以前我就在采写奥运会。used （否定式简写为usednt）过去经常，以前常常：We used to go there every year. 我每年都去那儿。He is not what he used to be. 他已不是旧日的他了。It used to be believed that sugar could decay the teeth. 过去人们认为糖会腐蚀牙齿。Our company used to do business with theirs. 我们公司过去和他们的公司常有业务往来。My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. 我双亲常在南美洲住,假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到那里去。This used to be a shabby house. 此房年久失修。used to, would这两个词语都可以表示过去常做某事，有时可以换用。used to do 强调整过去习惯性的行为或状态，但是现在没有这种行为或状态了。因此，这个短语的内涵是今昔对比。Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. 我们的狗雷克斯过去常蹲在大门外吠叫。There used to be low and dirty houses. 那里曾是些矮而肮脏的房舍。2. both are held every four years两个都是每四年举办一次。Every的用法如下：every other+单数名词”意思是“每隔一”如：every other day 每隔一天 every other tree 每隔一棵树 “every+基数词+复数名词”或“every+序数词+单数名词”意思是“每隔”（较英语数词少一个）如：every three days=every third day 每隔两天（或者译为每三天）因此every two days=every other day 每隔一天（或者译为每两天）“every few+复数名词”意思是“每隔几”如：every few days（每隔几天）3. No other country could join in, nor could slaves or women！ 别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参加！注意：neither两者都不a. neither作主语时，谓语动词用单数。b.作定语与单数名词连用，但neither nor 用作并列连词，可与复数名词连用。其谓语采用就近原则。c.可用于下列句型，避免重复。例句：She cant sing，neither (can) he. neither 与nor d. 如前句是否定式从句，则主句用neither，而不用 nor。例句：If you dont do it，neither should I. 如果你不干，我也不干。e. 如后连续有几个否定句式，则用nor，不用neither。He cant sing，nor dance，nor skate.4. Theres as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. 国家间竞办奥运会和个人争夺奥运金牌一样都是竞争激烈。asas还有以下几种用法：（1）asas结构的两个主语和两个比较项目都不同，即把两个不同的人和物在不同的方面比较时，相当于 whereas ，可译为“而”。例：He was as experienced as his brother was green. 他经验丰富，而他的弟弟则涉世未深。The prisons are as over-crowded as the farmlands are empty. 监狱里人满为患，而地里却无人耕作。（2）当 asas的结构后面连接 can / any / ever / possible / 等词时，表示最高级的意思，可译为“极其，最好或尽量”。例： He is as wrong as wrong can be. 他大错特错了。This is as fair a land as ever. 这是一片最美的土地。（3）当 asas结构后面表示重量、数量、时间、距离等计量名词时，相当于up to，表示程度，可译为“达到”。例： The river is as deep as 10 meters. 此河深达 10 米。At night， the temperature on the moon may be as low as -160 . 在夜晚，月球的温度可能低至零下 160 度。