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Module 4 Which English?,核心单词,1. tell v.讲出，辨认出。常和情态动词can, could等连用。 常用结构: tell .apart 区分开 tell A from B 说出A和B的区别 tell the differences between A and B 说出A和B之间的不同 to tell the truth 说实话 tell sb. about/of sth. 告诉某人某事 tell a lie 撒谎,Usually children cant always tell good and evil apart. 通常小孩分不清善恶。 One should know how to tell right from wrong. 一个人应知道如何区分正误。 To tell the truth, Tom shouldnt have been told off at the meeting yesterday. 说实话，昨天在会上汤姆本不该受到责备。 2. acquire vt. （经过努力或过程）取得，得到;学到（知识等）；（逐步）养成（习惯等） The company has acquired a new office building in central New York. 这家公司在纽约市中心买了一幢新办公楼。 He acquired a knowledge of English by careful study. 他通过认真学习掌握了英语。 He acquires a habit of surfing on the Internet every day. 他养成了每天上网的习惯。,联想拓展,acquired adj.后天的;已成习惯的 acquirement n.获得;学到的东西;学识,3. convince vt.使确信，使信服;使认识到错误或罪行 常用结构: convince sb. of sth. =convince sb. thatclause使某人相信 be convinced of sth. =be convinced thatclause深信 convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事 We finally convinced them of our innocence. 我们终于使他们相信我们是清白的。 Her smile convinced us that she had passed the test. 她的微笑使我们相信她已经通过了测验。 He convinced me to go with him.他说服我和他一起去。,联想拓展,convinced adj.深信的;确信的 convincing adj.令人信服的 What he said is convincing. 他的话令人信服。,易混辨析,convince/persuade convince主要指通过事实、证据排除对方的怀疑或反对，使其心服口服。 persuade指通过讲道理甚至乞求的办法使人相信，主要强调从感情上打动对方，使对方付诸行动。 You need to convince them that you are eager for the job. 你要使他们相信你渴望得到那份工作。 Try to persuade your friend to come. 尽量劝你朋友过来。,4. oppose v.反对；使相对，使对抗。作“反对”讲时，其近义词为object，反义词为support。 He became angry when we opposed his suggestion. 当我们反对他的建议时，他生气了。 The residents strongly opposed building the plan of new airport.当地居民强烈反对修建新机场的计划。 常用结构: oppose (doing) sth.反对（做）某事 oppose A to B使A与B对抗,联想拓展,opposed adj. 对立的;相反的 be opposed to (doing) sth.=be against doing sth. 反对（做）某事 Then many people in the world were opposed to Americans attacking Iraq. 当时世界上许多人反对美国攻打伊拉克。,5. resist v. 反抗，抵制。后面可跟名词、代词或v.-ing形式作宾语。 耐得住;不受影响。常与情态动词cant/couldnt连用，表示“禁不住”。 常用结构： resist enemy 抵抗敌人 resist temptation 抵抗诱惑 resist doing sth. 抵制做某事 We should build up our body in order to resist diseases. 为了抵制疾病，我们应增强体质。 The child can never resist eating an ice cream. 这个小孩看到冰淇淋总是想吃。,联想拓展,resistance n.抵抗力 resistant adj. 抵抗的；有抵抗力的 be resistant to 对有抵抗力；耐的 It is said that this kind of cotton can be resistant to pests. 据说这种棉花能够抗虫害。,重点短语,6. lie in 在于，位于。既可表示原因也可表示位置。 He lay in bed all day long.他整日卧床不起。 His success lies in his hardworking. 他的成功在于他的勤奋。,联想拓展,lie in bed 卧床 tell a lie/lies 说谎 lie on ones back/side/stomach 仰卧/侧卧/俯卧 white lies 善意的谎言 black lies 恶意的谎言 lie to sb. 向某人说谎,易混辨析,lay / lie,The boy lying in the grass lied to us that his cock had laid an egg. 躺在草地里的那个男孩向我们撒谎说他的公鸡下了个蛋。,7. let sb. down 使某人失望;放下 That he failed to pass the exam let himself down. 没有通过测验让他自己很失望。 He let the box down.他把箱子放下来。,联想拓展,let alone更不用说;听任 let sb./sth. alone不管；不碰 let go放开；放手 let loose释放 let out发出（叫声）；泄露（秘密） let sb. have it（美俚）让某人吃苦头 let in放进;欺骗；漏（水、雨） let fly发射 The baby cant even walk, let alone run. 那个婴儿连走都不会，更不用说跑了。 Dont let go the handle. 别放开把手。,8. get down to 意为“开始做;着手做”，to为介词，后接名词、代词、v.ing形式或what从句。它的近义短语常见的有：set about doing sth.;set out to do sth.等。 The boy got down to writing a composition.这个男孩开始写作文。,联想拓展,与介词to搭配构成的短语有： get accustomed to (doing)sth.习惯于（做）某事 look forward to (doing) sth.期望（做）某事 pay a visit to sth.拜访；参观 pay attention to (doing)sth.注意 stick to坚持 see to负责；处理 devote .to .献身于 The day we look forward to has arrived today. 今天，我们期待的日子终于来到了。 We should pay much attention to developing our quality education. 我们应更加关注发展我们的素质教育。,重点句型,9. You could say that there are as many varieties of English， or any other language for that matter, as there are speakers of it. 你可以说，有多少说话者，英语就有多少种，对其他的语言来说也是这样。,as.as. 像一样，前一个as是副词，后一个as是连词，引导一个比较状语从句，当用在否定句中时，前一个as也可以用so。 She doesnt run as/so fast as she used to. 她不像以前跑得那么快了。,注意：as many as+数词+复数名词 as much as+数词+不可数名词 You may take as many books as I have. 你可以拿走我所有的书。 He spends half as much money on clothing as I do. 他花在衣服上的钱是我花在衣服上的钱的一半。,10. It is estimated that 1.3 billion people will use English as either a first or a second language by 2050. 据估计，到2050年，将有13亿人会把英语当作第一或第二语言。 It is estimated that. 据估计其中it是形式主语，代替后面的that从句，所以that从句为主语从句。,联想拓展,常用的类似结构有： It is agreed that. 人们同意 It is believed that. 人们相信 It is known that. 众所周知 It is reported that. 据报道 It is supposed that. 大家推测 It is thought that. 大家认为 It has been pointed out that. 已经指出 It has been found that. 已经发现 It is required that. 据要求 It goes without saying that. 不言而喻,了解词的转化可以更好地理解和更准确地把握句子的含义和阅读的内容，我们经常见的有名词用作动词，动词用作名词，而下面是一些形容词用作动词，你能准确理解这些划线词在句子中的含义吗？,1. The train slowed down to half its speed. 2. This is the chief way of narrowing the differences between teams. 3. The room gradually quieted down.,4. Only thus can we better the life of the people. 5. He felt himself wronged. 6. They braved the bitter cold to complete the railway.,答案: 1. 放慢，减慢 2. 收缩，缩小，变窄 3. 平静，安静下来 4. 改善，变好，变得更好 5. 冤枉，委屈;诽谤 6. 完成，结束,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
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