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(1)a rescue team 营救队 come/go to sb.'s rescue 前来(去)救某人 (2)rescue sb. from ... 把某人从??中解救出来 rescue sth. from sth. 营救某物免于某事 ①“Never for a second”, the boy says, “did I doubt that my father would come to my rescue”.

这个男孩说:“我从来没有怀疑过我爸爸会来救我。” ②The whole family were rescued from the fire. 全家都已从大火中被营救出来。 【对点练习】 完成句子

①The failing company is hoping international banks will_come_to_the_rescue.(come) 这家即将倒闭的公司希望国际银行会给予援助。

②After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team was_rescued four days later.(rescue)

迷失在暴风雨四天后,一名海军成员被救起。

5.trap vt.使陷入困境;诱骗 n.陷阱

(1)be trapped in ... 被困在??中 trap sb. into (doing) sth. 诱使某人做某事 (2)fall into a trap 落入圈套 set a trap for sb. 给某人设圈套 ①A large number of soldiers were sent there to rescue those trapped in the building. 许多战士被派往那里救援被困在建筑物里的人。 ②They set a trap for him and he walked right into it. 他们设下圈套,他果然落入其中。 【对点练习】

Ⅰ.用trap及其相关短语的适当形式填空

①正如古时候人们用陷阱诱捕动物一样,彼得给玛丽设了圈套,而她真的中计了。 As ancient people used traps to trap animals, Peter set_a_trap_for Mary and she really fell_into it. Ⅱ.用所给动词的适当形式填空

②The brave soldiers were determined to save all the people trapped (trap) in the flooded mine.

③Trapped (trap) in the ruins, the girl still wore a smile, waiting to be rescued. ④The shopkeeper trapped me into buying (buy) their poor quality milk.

6.bury vt.掩埋;埋葬;使专心;使沉浸;隐藏 bury ... in ... 把??埋入?? bury oneself??in (doing) sth. 埋头于/专心于(做)某事 be buried?bury one's face in one's hands 双手掩面 ①Ever since he moved there, he has buried himself in/has been buried in his research work.

自从搬到那里以后,他一直在专注于研究工作。

②She buried her face in her hands and wept when she heard the bad news. 当她听到那个坏消息时,她掩面而泣。

【联想发散】表示“专注于某事”的动词短语还有:be absorbed

in,_be devoted to,_be lost in,_focus on,_concentrate on等。 【对点练习】 Ⅰ.完成句子

①In the explosion, some workers who_were_buried_alive for hours were rescued at last.(bury)

在那次爆炸事件中,那些被活埋长达几个小时的工人最终获救了。 ②Buried_in_his_books,_he didn't know it was raining outside.(bury) 因为埋头苦学,他不知道外面在下雨。 Ⅱ.句式升级

③Burying_himself_in_his_books,_he didn't know it was raining outside.(使用现在分词作状语改写练习②)

7.judge v.断定;判断;判决 n.裁判员;法官;评判员 judge ... from/by ... 从??来判断 judge sb./sth. to be ... 判断某人/事?? as far as I can judge 据我判断;我认为 judging by/from 从??上看;根据??判断 ①Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. 每500码左右,他抬起头判断一下他的进程。

②According to what he said, we can judge him to be an honest boy. 根据他所说的话,我们可以判断他是一个诚实的男孩。 【语境串记】

Judging from his clothes, I judge that he is a judge. 从他的服装判断,我断定他是个法官。 【对点练习】 完成句子

①Judged_as_a_responsible_person,_Tony was appointed head of the department.(judge) Tony被认为是一个负责的人,所以他被任命为部门主管。

②Judging_by/from_her_last_letter,_ they are having a wonderful time.(judge) 从她上封信来看,他们过得非常愉快。

8.at an end 结束;终结

①The meeting was nearly at an end when I got to the meeting room. 我到达会议室时,会议快要结束了。

②Our hunt for a cheaper but larger house is at last at an end. 我们想寻找一幢便宜些但要大些的房子的事终于有了结果。 【关键一点】 at an end在句中多在be后作表语。 (1)at the end of 在??尽头/末端(指时间或空间的一个终点) by the end of 到??结束时;到??时候为止 (常与完成时态连用) in the end 最后;终于 come to an end 结束 put/bring sth. to an end 结束?? make (both) ends meet 使收支相抵;量入为出 put an end to sth. 结束;终结 (2)end up with 以??结束 ③Being out of work and having two young children, they found it impossible to make ends meet.

他们失业了,还要养活两个小孩,他们发现无法维持起码的收支平衡。

④Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just end up with sweet dreams. 你在睡觉前闻一闻这些花,即可获得美梦。 【对点练习】 选词填空

at an end, come to an end, put an end to, by the end of

①By_the_end_of last year, he had learned two thousand English words. ②His life returned to normal after the war came_to_an_end. ③They didn't know how to put_an_end_to the quarrel. ④I must warn you that my patience is almost at_an_end.

9.a (great) number of 许多;大量的

①Now a (great) number of college graduates are seeking to get a high-paid job.But the

number of posts available for them is often not enough.

如今很多大学毕业生在努力想找一份待遇好的工作,但适合他们的岗位的数量却经常不足。

②Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health. 充足的新鲜空气有助于健康。 【关键一点】

(1)“large quantities of+可数名词复数/不可数名词”作主语以及“large amounts of+不可数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。

(2)“a number of+可数名词复数”作主语,谓语动词用复数,“许多??;大量??”; “the number of+可数名词复数”作主语,谓语动词用单数,“??的数目”。如果说“数量多或少”,要用large, small,而不用many, few。

many a??3??+可数名词单数+谓语(单数形式)

more than one?【对点练习】

用所给动词的适当形式填空

①Many a famous pop star was_ruined (ruin) by drugs last year.

②Large amounts of money are_spent (spend) on advertisements every year.

③Large quantities of water have_been_piped (pipe) to the dry area since last year.

④The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities has_been_rising (rise) steadily since 1990.

【基础点专练】

10.right away/shock/frighten/congratulation ①right away 立刻,马上 同义词或短语:

at once/right now/in no time/in a minute/immediately/without delay ②shock vt.& vi. (使)震惊;震动 n. 休克;打击;震惊

a (great) shock to sb. 令人震惊的事

shocked adj. (主语多为人)感到吃惊的,感到惊讶的 be shocked at/by ... 对??感到震惊 be shocked to do sth. 对做某事感到震惊 be shocked that ... 对??感到震惊

shocking adj. (主语多为物)令人气愤的;令人惊讶的 ③frighten vt. 使惊吓;吓唬 frighten ... away/off 把??吓跑

frighten sb. into (doing) sth. 把某人吓得做某事 be frightened at 看到/听到??吓一跳 ④congratulation n. 祝贺;(复数)贺词 Congratulations! 向你祝贺!

send/offer congratulations to sb. on sth. 祝贺某人某事

congratulate vt. 祝贺;道贺

congratulate sb.(on sth.) (因某事)祝贺某人 【对点练习】 选词填空

right away, offer congratulations to, a shock to, be frightened at ①He left his gun outside so his wife was not frightened_at it. ②The news of his death was a_shock_to us. ③I'm getting in touch with him right_away.

④That's great news — please offer_congratulations_to her.

1.It seemed as_if the world was at an end! 仿佛到了世界末日!

【句型透视】as if(= as though)在句中引导表语从句;也可以引导状语从句。

表语从句 接在动词look, seem之后 类型 状语从句 接在常见的实义动词之后 所述的是真实的或极有可能发陈述语气 生的 从句 所述的是不真实的或极少有可虚拟语气 语气 能发生的 时态 与现在事实相反 过去时(be动词用were) 与过去事实相反 过去完成时(had done) 过去将来时(would/could/might 与将来事实相反 do) It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. 好像除了我之外其他人都交了朋友,他们都玩得很愉快。 It looks as if it isn't clean enough to swim here. 看起来这儿的水好像不干净,不宜游泳。

When a pencil is partly put into a glass of water, it looks as if it were broken. 当把铅笔的一部分放进水里时,它看上去就好像断了一样。

【关键一点】 如果as if引导的从句中的主语和主句的主语相同,且含有be动词,可省略主语和be动词,这样as if后就只剩下名词、不定式、形容词(短语)、介词短语或分词。

The football player is rolling on the ground as if (he is) hurt badly in the leg. 这个足球运动员在操场上打着滚,似乎他的腿伤得很厉害。 【对点练习】

Ⅰ.用所给动词(短语)的适当形式填空

①Look at the clouds in the sky!It looks as if it is_going_to_rain (rain). Let's hurry up. ②They talked as if (as though) they had_been (be) friends for years.

③She walked here and there on the playground as if looking_for (look for) something. Ⅱ.完成句子

④Don't handle the vase as_if_it_were_made_of steel.(make) 不要把花瓶像它似乎是钢制的一样来拿。

⑤Look, Rose is sitting at the corner alone silently.It seems as_if_she_is_crying.(as) 看,Rose独自默默地坐在角落里。她似乎在哭泣。

2.All hope was not lost.

不是所有的希望都破灭了。 【句型透视】(1)当not与all, both, each, every, everyone, everything, whole, always等具有全部意义的不定代词或形容词连用时,无论not的位置如何,皆表示不完全否定,意为“并非都”。

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