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Teaching materials & focuses:
9. represent 代表 representative 可数名词,意思为“代表”
represent sth. 代表 represent sth. (to sb.) 向……说明,阐述,表达
represent oneself as / to be自称是,声言
He represents himself as an expert in English. 他自称是英语专家。
He represented China in the conference. 他代表中国参加这个会议。
The dove represents peace. 鸽子象征和平。
The picture represents the battle of Waterloo.这幅画描绘的是滑铁卢战役。
10. Portrait 肖像,画像,通常用作可数名词。
This is a portrait of me. 这是我的肖像。
辨析:portrait,picture,painting,drawing
①portrait“肖像”,“画像”,尤其指面部的相片,也可指生动的人物描写或刻画。
②picture 指广义的“图画,照片”。
③painting 指着色的“画”。
④drawing 指“钢笔或铅笔线条画,素描”。
10. hope 意思是“希望”,后面不能直接跟名词作宾语,但可跟 for+名词,表示可实现的“希望”,后面也可跟 that 引导的从句。
e.g.I hope for success. 我希望成功。
I hope that you will be better soon. 我希望你能很快好起来。
11. Breath 用作名词,意思是“呼吸,气息”。
He ran upstairs out of breath. 他上气不接下气跑上楼来了。
When he saw the 1ion,he held his breath. 当他看到狮子时,他不出声。
(2)由 breath 构成的常见短语。
catch one’s breath 屏息,喘息 hold one’s breath 不出声,屏息 short of breath 呼吸短促 lose one’s breath 喘不过气来 out of breath 上气不接下气
12. It is said that…. Sb./ sth. is said to be /do
“据说……听说……”, it 为形式主语,代替后面的that 从句和不定式短语。
e.g. It is said that the strange old man is a great artist.
= The strange old man is said to be a great artist.
13. build, set up, found 和put up
(1)build “建造,建立,建设”其后可接具体的或抽象的名词。
e.g. They wanted to build a state of their own.
(2)set up “开办,建立”常和表示组织、机构、团体等意义的名词连用,这时和build的 用法基本相同。但build更注重打基础,set up 表示用基金创立。set up a school/ government
(3) found“兴建,建立,创办”后面可接城市、国家、党派等。还可表示捐资兴办学校/政府。 e.g. found a new school
(4) put up着重指建造或搭建起一个具体的物体. e.g. put up a building
14.space表示“太空、空间”,多用作不可数名词
in space 在太空,在空间(不要带任何冠词) outer space 外层空间