Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.

重點(diǎn)單詞

1. weak ?adj. ?虛弱的;無力的

He was too weak even to lift his hand.

他虛弱得連手都抬不起來。

be weak in 不擅長(zhǎng)……;在……方面不行

He is weak in sight and hearing.

他的視力和聽力都很差。

2. remind ?v. ?提醒;使想起

（1）remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事

He reminded me to write the letter.

他提醒我寫信。

（2）remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事

She reminded him of the last time they had met.

她讓他想起他們上次的相遇。

（3）remind sb+that從句 提醒某人……

He reminded me that I ought to do it at once.

他提醒我應(yīng)該現(xiàn)在就去做這件事。

3. excite ?v. ?使激動(dòng);使興奮

The news excited me very much.

這個(gè)消息使我非常激動(dòng)。

excited ?adj. ?激動(dòng)的;興奮的 （主語通常是人）

exciting ?adj. ?令人激動(dòng)的;令人興奮的 （主語通常是物）

excitement ?n. ?激動(dòng);興奮

4. smile ?v. & n. ?笑;微笑

She smiled and said， “How are you getting on？”

她微笑著說：“你近來過得好嗎？”

“There are some sandwiches if youre hungry，” she said with a smile.

她微笑著說：“如果你餓了，那兒有些三明治。”

smile at sb 對(duì)某人微笑

He smiled at me and then asked me if he could sit near me.

他沖我微笑了一下，問我他能不能坐在我的旁邊。

5. marry ?v. ?結(jié)婚

（1）marry sb 嫁給某人;與某人結(jié)婚 （marry不與介詞with 連用）

John married Mary last week.

上星期約翰和瑪麗結(jié)婚了。

（2）be/get married 結(jié)婚

They got married last month.

他們上個(gè)月結(jié)婚了。

（3）be/get married to sb 與某人結(jié)婚

Jane was married to a doctor last month.

上個(gè)月簡(jiǎn)和一位醫(yī)生結(jié)婚了。

6. nobody ?pron. ?沒有人

n. ?小人物

Nobody seems to notice.

似乎沒有人注意。

In the army， he was a nobody.

在軍隊(duì)里，他只是一個(gè)無名小卒。

辨析：nobody， none和no one

這些代詞均表示“沒人”之意。

（1）nobody表單數(shù)，只能指代人，不能用于加of表范圍的結(jié)構(gòu)中。

（2）none可指代人或物，表示對(duì)三者或三者以上的否定，可跟表范圍的of結(jié)構(gòu) （謂語動(dòng)詞可用單數(shù)，也可用復(fù)數(shù)）。

（3）no one只用于指人，通常后面不加of。

7. cheat ?v. ?欺騙;蒙騙

n. ?騙子

Dont go to that shop—they often cheat their customers.

別去那家商店，他們常常欺騙顧客。

He is a cheat.

他是個(gè)騙子。

（1）cheat sb （out） of sth 騙取某人某物

He cheated the old man （out） of his money.

他騙了這個(gè)老人的錢。

注意：沒有cheat sb sth這種用法。

（2）cheat sb into （doing） sth 騙取某人（做）某事

He cheated her into marrying him.

他騙她嫁給他。

8. bright ?adv. ?光亮地;明亮地

adj. ?明亮的;光線充足的

The stars were shining bright/brightly.

星光燦爛。

Bright light spreads all over the room.

明亮的燈光照亮了屋中的每個(gè)角落。

辨析：bright和brightly

bright和brightly都有“光亮地;明亮地”的意思。

（1）bright作副詞時(shí)通常只與shine連用，且應(yīng)置于其后，這里bright可以用brightly替代。

（2）brightly可與其他動(dòng)詞連用，且可置于動(dòng)詞之前或之后。

The room was brightly lighted.

房間里燈光明亮。

9. lead ?v. ?帶路;領(lǐng)路

lead+sb+介詞短語或副詞 把某人帶到……

He led the guest into his room.

他把客人帶到了自己的房間。

lead ?v. ?過……的生活

She led a happy life with her sister and brother.

她和弟弟妹妹過著幸福的生活。

重點(diǎn)短語

1. a little bit 有點(diǎn)兒;稍微

注意：a little bit是非正式用語，相當(dāng)于a little。

辨析：a bit和a little

（1）a bit和a little 都可作程度副詞，表示稍微、有點(diǎn)兒，修飾動(dòng)詞、形容詞、比較級(jí)等，二者可以互換。

Will you please turn down the radio a bit/a little？ （修飾動(dòng)詞）

請(qǐng)你把收音機(jī)聲音關(guān)小一點(diǎn)好嗎？

Her mother feels a bit/a little better today. （修飾比較級(jí)）

她母親今天感覺好一些了。

（2）a little可以直接修飾不可數(shù)名詞，而a bit 修飾不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，必須加of。

Tom has a little money.= Tom has a bit of money.

湯姆有一點(diǎn)錢。

（3）a bit和a little與not連用時(shí)，意思大相徑庭。

not a bit=not at all 一點(diǎn)也不

not a little=very much 相當(dāng);極其

He is not a bit tired. 他一點(diǎn)也不累。

He is not a little tired. 他很累。

2. instead of 代替;反而

辨析：instead of和instead

（1）作為短語介詞，instead of 后面常跟名詞、代詞和動(dòng)名詞。

Ill do the washing instead of my mother.

我要替媽媽洗衣服。

（2）instead是副詞，意為“代替;反而”。

instead常用在句末，也可用在句首，這時(shí)多用逗號(hào)與句子的主體部分隔開。

I didnt have a pen， so I used a pencil instead.

我沒有鋼筆，因此就用鉛筆代替了。

注意：用instead的句子也可以改成instead of。

She never studies. Instead， she plays tennis all day.

=Instead of studying， she plays tennis all day.

她成天打網(wǎng)球，而不學(xué)習(xí)。

3. turn... into 變成

Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare.

我們夢(mèng)想的假日變成了一場(chǎng)噩夢(mèng)。

4. once upon a time 從前

Once upon a time， there was an old man living in a small village.

從前，在一個(gè)小村莊里住著一位老人。

5. fall in love 愛上;喜歡上

Slowly but surely she started to fall in love with him.

雖然過程緩慢，但她無疑開始愛上他了。

活學(xué)活用

1. Peter is seriously ill. So I will go to the meeting ____ .

A. instead B. instead him

C. instead of D. insteads of

2. Henry reminded me ____ the film.

A. see B. saw C. to see D. of see

3. She was ____ tired. She said that she needed to have a

rest.

A. little B. a few C. a bit of D. a little bit

4. I felt ____ when I heard the ____ news.

A. exciting; excited B. excited; exciting

C. exciting; exciting D. excited; excited

5. Lucy got married ____ Tom last year.

A. to B. with C. and D. in

基本語法

1. unless引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句

unless是連詞，意為“除非;如果不”，含有否定意義，相當(dāng)于if... not。

She will keep on singing unless she is told to stop.

=She will keep on singing if she is not told to stop.

她會(huì)一直唱下去，除非有人叫她停止。

注意：

（1）unless引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句時(shí)，如果主句是一般將來時(shí)，從句用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表將來。

（2）unless引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句也可以用or （否則） 來做同義句轉(zhuǎn)換。

Unless you listen carefully， you wont know the answer.

=You should listen carefully， or you wont know the answer. 除非你仔細(xì)聽，否則你不會(huì)知道答案。

2. as soon as 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句

as soon as是連詞詞組，意為“―……就……”。

As soon as he heard the news， he jumped with joy.

他一聽到這個(gè)消息就高興地跳了起來。

注意：as soon as引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句時(shí)，如果主句是一般將來時(shí)，從句用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表將來。

3. so... that 引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句

so... that表示“如此……以至于……”，常見結(jié)構(gòu)為：

（1）so+形容詞/副詞+that從句

The wind was so strong that we could hardly move forward.

風(fēng)刮得那么大，我們簡(jiǎn)直寸步難行。

（2）so+形容詞+a/an+單數(shù)名詞+that從句

It was so hot a day that they all went swimming.

天是那么熱以至于他們都去游泳了。

（3）so+many/few+復(fù)數(shù)名詞+that從句

He has so few friends that he often feels lonely.

他朋友很少，所以經(jīng)常感到孤獨(dú)。

（4）so+much/little+不可數(shù)名詞+that 從句

He drank so much wine last night that he felt terrible.

昨晚他喝了那么多酒，覺得很不舒服。