新牛津高中英语模块八第一单元知识点整理及单元练习
M8 UNIT1
一、词汇大集合
【单词】
1. This makes them difficult for some people to read, and often, the classics are left to gather dust on shelves. 这使一些人阅读起来有困难，经典文学作品常常被遗忘在书架上尘封。 ▲ make + 宾语 + adj. + (for sb.) to do
Too many new words make the passage difficult for children to read. ▲ 也可以转换成：make + it + adj. (for sb.) to do sth.
Too many new words make it difficult for children to read the passage.
2. I don’t think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today. 我想这些经典小说如果与现代生活毫无关系的话，是不会被改编成电影的。
▲ I don’t think that … 形式上否定主句，而实际上否定that从句，注意其反义疑问句的构成, 与从句一致。
I don’t think he will come, will he? 我认为他不会来，是不是? ▲ make…into… 把…变成… We can make this room into a study.
The success of the film made her into a star overnight 这部电
影的成功使她一夜成名。
3. He died in 1870 and his tomb reads “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.
他于1870年去世，墓碑上这样写着：“他的去世令世界失去了一位最伟大的英国作家。”
▲ read vi. 写着…; 内容是… = say
The sign reads “No admittance”. 告示牌上写着 “禁止入内”。
I saw a sign in front of the shop reading / which read “No admittance.”
4. Classic novels often have symbols which add interest, tension or deeper meaning to the text.
经典小说中往往有一些象征,这些为原文增添了趣味、紧张、或者更深层次的含义。
▲ add …. to … 把 … 加到… 上
Would you please add these names to your list?
▲ The bad weather only added to our difficulties. 恶劣的天气只是增加了我们的困难。
▲ Add up all the money I owe you. 把我欠你的钱全部加起来。 ▲ Abraham Lincoln’s whole education added up to no more than one year. (总计)
5. The fortune sets him free from financial worries. 这笔钱使他不用为经济问题担忧。
▲ set…free (from …) 使….获得自由; 使…没有束缚
The angry people overthrew the government and set themselves free from the cruel rulers.
愤怒的人们推翻了政府，自己从暴君的统治下解放出来。
▲ be free from noise / wind / care 不受噪音干扰/无风/无忧无虑
6. Excited by his move to London, Pip can hardly wait to begin his new life.
搬到伦敦让皮普兴奋不已，他迫不及待地开始了他的新生活。 ▲ excited 形容词作原因状语；adj或adj 短语还可以做伴随状语，表状态。
Frightened, she asked me to go with him.
Thanks to the police, the little girl returned home safe and sound. (安然无恙地)
▲ can hardly/not wait to do sth. 迫不及待地做…..
I can hardly wait to leave this place behind. 我迫不及待地想离开这个地方。
7. Pip dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him in London. 当乔来伦敦看他时，皮普并不喜欢。
▲ 句型: like / dislike /enjoy / hate + it +when 从句 I like it when she smiles.
I hate it when people talk with their mouths full. 我讨厌人们嘴里吃着东西说话。
▲ I’d appreciate it if you would like to teach me how to use the computer
8. be bent on sth/doing sth 一心想要做，决心要做
He is bent on winning at all costs. 他决心不惜一切去争取胜利。
She seems bent on making life difficult for me. 她似乎专门和我过不去。
9. settle vi/vt 解决(问题)； 定居；(飞鸟) 落在…上；停息;
The question will be settled tonight.
She settled in London after her father’s death. The butterfly settled on the flower.
I settled my daughter on the sofa and put a blanket over her.
11. abuse vt./n. 虐待，滥用，辱骂 ▲ shout abuse at sb 大骂??
It’s strange that the mother should abused her own child. 真奇怪这位母亲竟然虐待自己的孩子
What she did was an abuse of her position as manager. 她的所作所为是滥用经理职权。
Journalists covering the case have been threatened and abused. 报道此案的新闻记者遭到了恐吓和谩骂。
12. resist vt./vi. 抵抗，抵制，反抗 resist doing sth.
The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. 银行强烈反对降低利率。
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. 他试图制服我，但我奋力反抗。
Jim couldn’t resist making jokes about his baldness. 吉姆忍不住拿他的秃顶开玩笑。
▲ resistance n. 抵抗，对抗 ▲ resistant adj. 有抵抗力的 ▲ be resistant to 对…有抵抗力 The plant is resistant to cold weather.
13. at the sight of 看到，一看到 catch sight of 看到，一看到
We all laughed at the sight of his strange clothes.
We all laughed when we caught sight of his strange clothes. 我们一看到他奇怪的衣服都笑了。
▲ at first sight 初见，第一次看见 ▲ have good eyesight 有好的视力 ▲ in sight 在视线之内 ▲ out of sight 在视线之外
14. have a reputation for… 以…而获得名声
He has a reputation for his laziness. 他因懒惰而出名。 ▲ 当have a reputation结构后用的是“being +形容词”时，for可以用of代替。
She has a reputation of being generous. 她因慷慨大方而博得好评。
15. transform vt./vi. 使改变,使改观,使变形 transformation n. [ C,U ] 变化,改观
▲ transform sb. / sth. from … into … 把….从….变成…
It was an event that would transform my life. 这是能彻底改变我一生的事.
The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown girl into a star.
这部电影几乎使她一夜之间从一个无名女孩变成了明星.
16. tend (vi.) to + 动词原形 有…的倾向; 易于… （= have a tendency to do…）
He tends to get angry when people oppose his plan. 当人们反对他的计划时，他很容易生气。
It is said that women tend to live longer than men. 据说女性通常要比男性活得更长久。
I have a tendency to talk too much when I’m nervous. 我紧张时总爱唠叨。
▲ tend (vt.) 照料, 护理 well-tended gardens
Doctors and nurses tended the injured. 医生和护士护理受伤者。
17. compare A to B 将……比作….. compare…with… 比较,对比 The writer of the poem compares his lover to a red rose. 那首诗的作者把他的爱人比作一朵红玫瑰.
It is interesting to compare their situation with ours. 把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思.
Compared with Pan Changjiang, Yao Ming is tall. (注意句子主语和分词之间的逻辑关系)
Comparing Pan Changjiang and Yao Ming, you will find Yao Ming is tall.
【短语】
1. 很受欢迎；受到好评 2. 过时的电影 3. 与…无关 4. 在…占有一席之地 5. 获奖电影
be well received old-fashioned films have nothing to do with have a place in …
an award-winning film