牛津英語Module 11 Unit 2

一、重點(diǎn)單詞

1. land v. 降落，卸貨，使人陷入 (壞狀況)，得到;n. 土地，陸地，國土

【詞組拓展】

land a punch / blow on sb. 擊中某人

land sb. in trouble / court 使某人陷入困境/卷入訴訟中

land on sb. 痛斥某人

land on one’s feet 化險(xiǎn)為夷

by land 由陸路

native land 祖國

live off the land 靠種田過活

see / find out how the land lies (作決定前) 了解情況

land of milk and honey 富饒之地

Trawlers are landing their catch at the harbor. 拖網(wǎng)漁船正在港口卸下捕獲的魚。

He landed a contract for building a factory. 他爭取到了一個(gè)承建工廠的合同。

What a mess you have landed me in! 你把我卷入何等的困境中!

2. edge n. 邊緣;刀口;優(yōu)勢

Suli stood at the water’s edge. 蘇利站在水邊上。

Careful—that knife has a very sharp edge. 當(dāng)心——那刀口鋒利。

Having spent a year in England， Mary has the edge over the other students.

瑪麗在英國待過一年，所以比其他學(xué)生有優(yōu)勢。

【詞組拓展】

have the edge on / over 比……有優(yōu)勢

be on edge 惴惴不安;煩躁

be on the edge 行為幾近瘋狂

take the edge off 削弱;減輕

I have been on edge ever since I got her letter. 收到她的信以后，我就惴惴不安。

Try this. It should take the edge off the pain. 試試這個(gè)，應(yīng)該會緩解疼痛。

【拓展延伸】 edge v. 徐徐移動(dòng);加邊于;緩慢發(fā)展

The car edged forwards at walking pace. 汽車以行人步行的速度徐徐移動(dòng)。

The sleeves were edged with lace. 袖子上鑲了網(wǎng)眼花邊。

Prices have been static for months， but are now beginning to edge up.

物價(jià)穩(wěn)定了幾個(gè)月，但現(xiàn)在開始慢慢上漲了。

3. develop v. (使) 成長;發(fā)展;詳盡闡述;展開;開發(fā);逐漸產(chǎn)生;逐漸養(yǎng)成;形成;使顯影，沖洗 (底片)

James has developed into a charming young man.

Scientists are developing new drugs to treat arthritis. 科學(xué)家們正在研制治療關(guān)節(jié)炎的新藥。

Try to develop good reading habits. 要養(yǎng)成良好的閱讀習(xí)慣。

We’re waiting to hear if permission to develop the land will be granted.

我們正等著看能否得到批準(zhǔn)開發(fā)這塊土地。

【詞匯拓展】

developing adj. 發(fā)展中的;developed adj. 發(fā)達(dá)的;developer n. 開發(fā)商，顯影劑; development n. 發(fā)展，成長

4. present n. 禮物;目前，現(xiàn)在

birthday / Christmas present 生日 / 圣誕禮物

no time like the present 沒有比現(xiàn)在更合適的時(shí)機(jī)

at present 目前，現(xiàn)在

adj. 1) 出席的，到場的，存在的 (作表語和后置定語)

How many people were present at the meeting yesterday? 有多少人出席昨天的會議的?

small amounts of gas present in the atmosphere存在于大氣中的少量氣體

2) 目前的，現(xiàn)在的 (僅用于名詞前)

in the present situation 在目前的情形下

v. 頒發(fā)，授予;引起;呈現(xiàn);提出，陳述;出示;演出;介紹

David’s manager presented him with the award for best sales in the region.

戴維的經(jīng)理向他頒發(fā)了本地區(qū)最佳銷售獎(jiǎng)。

present a problem / difficulty 造成問題 / 困難

The team is presenting its report to the board on Tuesday.

該工作組將在星期二向委員會提出報(bào)告。

You must present your passport to the customs officer. 你必須向海關(guān)官員出示護(hù)照。

5. switch v. 轉(zhuǎn)換，改變;(秘密地) 換掉，替換;調(diào)班

【詞組拓展】

switch sth. to 轉(zhuǎn)換為

switch jobs / positions 改變工作/職位

switch one’s attention 轉(zhuǎn)移注意力

switch with sb. 與某人調(diào)班

switch on 打開

switch off 關(guān)上

switch over from / to 完全改變

He used to play tennis， but now he’s switched to golf.

Just switch your attention to the screen on your left. 注意你左邊的屏幕。

Someone must have switched suitcases at the airport. 一定有人在飛機(jī)場把手提箱調(diào)了包。

Can you switch with me on Monday night?

二、重點(diǎn)短語

1. off the top of one’s head 不假思索地，信口地

Just off the top of my head I’d say there were about 1，000 attending the meeting. 要馬上說的話，我說大約有1000人參加了會議。

【詞組拓展】

be at the top of the list / agenda 議事日程上首先要處理的事情

on top of 逼近，除……之外

come out on top 獲得成功

on top of the world 極其高興的

top priority 優(yōu)先處理的事

be topped by sth. 被某物覆蓋

It is very difficult to predict who will come out on top. 很難說誰將取得勝利。

When I heard I had been admitted into Beijing University， I felt on top of the world.

【拓展延伸】

head for 朝……前進(jìn)

head off 阻止，防止

go head to head with sb. 與某人正面交鋒

have one’s head in the clouds 耽于空想

go over one’s head 太高深而無法理解

keep one’s head above water 勉強(qiáng)度日

lose one’s head 慌神，失去自制

keep / get one’s head down 專心工作

They’ve headed off several crises since they took charge. 自接手以來，他們已避免了好幾次危機(jī)。

When the engine caught fire， I just lost my head. 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)起火時(shí)，我一下子慌了手腳。

2. send in 寄出，送去，派遣

I sent in a couple of job applications last week. 上周我寄出了幾份工作申請。

It’s time to send in the troops. 是派遣軍隊(duì)的時(shí)候了。

【詞組拓展】

send away 送往，送走

send down 使 (價(jià)值) 下降，開除

send for 去叫、請……

send off 郵寄，送往，發(fā)出

send out 發(fā)出 (光，熱)，派遣

send up 使 (價(jià)格) 上升

I was sent away to school at the age of seven.

我七歲時(shí)就被送往別處上學(xué)。

Make sure you send out the invitations in good time.

The shortage is bound to send prices up.

【活學(xué)巧用】

The sun severe heat， which almost us mad.



A. sent off， droveB. sent for， sent

C. sent out， sentD. sent down， drove

【答案】 C。

3. follow up 跟進(jìn)，補(bǔ)充

The police were criticized for failing to follow up the complaint.

警方因沒有根據(jù)投訴進(jìn)行追查而受到批評。

【拓展延伸】

in the days that followed 在隨后的幾天里

there follows 隨后出現(xiàn)

as follows 如下

follow one’s advice 聽從某人的忠告

easy/hard to follow 容易 / 難理解

follow one’s example 以……為榜樣

follow in one’s footsteps 步某人的后塵，繼續(xù)某人的事業(yè)

follow one’s nose 憑直覺行事

There followed a long and embarrassing silence.

If you had followed my advice， none of this would have happened.

4. leave out 省略，遺漏

You’ve left out a zero in this phone number.

【詞組拓展】

leave alone 不干涉，聽任

leave hold of 放開，松手

leave off 停止，中斷

leave over 剩下，留下

leave word with sb. 給某人留口信

leave …doing 讓……一直做

leave aside 擱置起來

leave behind 忘了帶

leave sth. as it is 聽任某事自然發(fā)展

The rain left off at noon. 中午雨停了。

I think we should leave her alone and give her a chance. 我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該給她一個(gè)機(jī)會，不要干涉她，

【活學(xué)巧用】

All the others seemed to know each other and I began to feel.

A. given awayB. fallen behind

C. turned downD. left out

【答案】 D。

三、難句解析

1. It’s also very important that you wear smart clothes that make you feel confident.

在It is important / necessary / natural / essential / urgent / surprising… that 結(jié)構(gòu)中，謂語動(dòng)詞要用should + 動(dòng)詞原形，should 可以省略。

It is necessary that we (should) clean the room everyday.

It is natural that we eat in order to live.

2. This is the key to getting the job you want， even if you’re just applying for a position as a typist.

句中the key to getting 中的to 是介詞，其后需加名詞或動(dòng)名詞。

類似的結(jié)構(gòu)有:the solution to， the approach to， look forward to， get down to， stick to， when it comes to， be / get used to， devote to， dedicate to， lead to， take to， etc. 如:

When it comes to playing tennis， you can’t beat him. 談到打網(wǎng)球，你贏不了他。

Isn’t it time you got down to marking those papers? 難道不是你應(yīng)該開始閱卷的時(shí)候了?

【活學(xué)巧用】

1) My daughter long hours alone in her room， only coming downstairs for meals.

A. took to spendB. was used to spend

C. took to spendingD. used to spending

【答案】 C。

2) He has made up his mind to devote his life   pollution happily.

A. to prevent， to live

B. to prevent， from living

C. to preventing， to live

D. to preventing， from living

【答案】C。

3. This is not only a gesture of politeness， but also a final chance to sell yourself to the company.

1) not only…but also…用于連接兩個(gè)表示并列關(guān)系的成分，著重強(qiáng)調(diào)后者，其意為“不僅……而且……”;其中的also可以省略。

He not only writes his own plays， but he also acts in them. 他不僅是自編劇本， 還飾演其中的角色。

He works not only on weekdays but on Sundays as well.

2) 連接兩個(gè)主語，謂語動(dòng)詞要遵循“就近一致原則”。

Not only the students but also the teacher was invited.

3) not only放在句首，后接句子時(shí)要用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。

Not only was everything Albert Einstein had taken away， but also his citizenship was deprived of. 愛因斯坦的財(cái)產(chǎn)不僅被擄掠一空，而且他的德國國籍也被剝奪了。