Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison,will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
开篇明义(决定整个文章的背景时态)
- Last week I went to the theatre.
- It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays.
- Last summer, I went to Italy.
- I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.(同位语)
英语中常见地名
在地名合成词时,发音本身让嘴张大的词会变小。合成词后缀,原本大口元音会弱化成央元音 /ə/(schwa 央元音,嘴放松变小)
- Portsmouth (单独 mouth /maʊθ/,/aʊ/ 要张大嘴)/ˈpɔːtsməθ/ 朴茨茅斯
- Dartmouth college 合成地名后缀 -mouth → /məθ/,元音变成轻 /ə/,嘴很小;/ˈdɑːtməθ/ 达特茅斯
- England Scotland Switzerland (land 单独 /lænd/,合成后缀变成 /lənd/)
- Englishman Frenchman dustman (man 单独读:/mæn/ ✦ /æ/ 嘴巴张大)合成词后缀 -man → /mən/,弱读成 /ə/,嘴收小
| 英文地点 | 错误译名 | 英文地点 | 错误译名 | 英文地点 | 错误译名 |
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| New York 纽约 | 新乡 | Red River Valley 红河谷 | 丹江口 | 5th Avenue 第五大道 | 五道口 |
| Greenland 格陵兰 | 青岛 | Table mountain 桌山 | 平顶山 | Mont Blanc 勃朗峰(万宝龙) | 长白山 |
| Pearl Harbour 珍珠港 | 蚌埠 | Portsmouth 朴茨茅斯 | 浦口 | Queensland 昆士兰 | 秦皇岛 |
| New foundland 纽芬兰 | 新发地 | Phoenix 凤凰城 | 宝鸡 | Westfield 韦斯特菲尔德 | 西单 |
| RockTown 石城 | 石家庄 | Broadway 百老汇 | 宽街 | Evergreen 埃弗格林 | 长春 |
| Hollywood 好莱坞 | 吉林 | Deep River 深河 | 深圳 | Iron Mountain 艾恩山 | 铁岭 |
We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.
We'll = We will = We shall 缩写
在表示时间的短语 in the morning,in the afternoon 等前面可以再加上 early,late 等副词,以便确切地表示时间
meet sb. 在约定场所与某人见面
- I will meet you at the station. 我会在车站和你见面。
| see/wave sb. off 为某人送行 |
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| say/wave goodbye to sb. 向某人道别 |
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| wave sb. goodbye 向某人挥手道别(双宾语结构) | We waved him goodbye. 我们向他挥手道别。 |
| kiss sb. goodbye 吻别某人 | He kissed her goodbye at the airport. 他在机场和她吻别。 |
early in the morning 一大早
- Late that morning, when I was doing the housework,My husband phoned me from the office.
- She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
| late in the afternoon 傍晚 |
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He will be in his small boat, Topsail.
Topsail 同位语、小船的名词。取名是由 Top(顶级) + sail(航行),其用意为船主人对船的期望。
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| He is in his small boat.他现在在小船里 | He will be in his small boat.他将会在小船里 |
small boat VS little boat
| small boat 尺寸较小的船只,可以是专业的小型船只,也可以是日常生活中使用的小船或小艇 | little boat 更侧重于强调船的尺寸小,使用 "little" 这个形容词突出了船只的可爱、迷你或娇小的特点 |
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| One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat. 参观这一地区的最好方式之一是乘小船。 |
The little boat was swept out to sea. 小船被吹到大海的深处去了。 |
It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
once,twice,three times… 表示次数的时候, 不需要加 for:I do something twice.
动词 + across + 宾语
- sail across the Atlantic
- fly across the English Channel
- walk across the country
cross + 宾语 + 方式状语
- cross the Atlantic by boat
- cross the English Channel by plane
- cross the country on foot
| across prep.穿过 | over prep.越过 |
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| There's a way across the fields. 是对某个细长物“横切、横断、横渡”等,尤指河流、马路、海洋等 |
The water burbled over gravel. 过桥用 over;翻墙也是 over |
Four oceans 四大洋
| the Atlantic 大西洋 | the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 |
| the Pacific 太平洋 | the Pacific Ocean 太平洋 |
| the Indian 印度(人/洋) | the Indian Ocean 印度洋 |
| the Arctic 北极区 | the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋 |
Seven Continents 七大洲
| Asia 亚洲 | Asian 亚洲人;亚洲的 | Africa 非洲 | African 非洲人;非洲的 |
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| Europe 欧洲 | European 欧洲人;欧洲的 | Oceania 大洋洲 | Oceanian 大洋洲人;大洋洲的 |
| North America 北美洲 | American 美国人;美洲的 | Antarctica 南极洲 | Antarctican 南极洲人;南极洲的 |
| South America 南美洲 |
Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time.
set out 出发,动身
- When they set out they were well prepared.他们出发时有很充分的准备。
| set off 出发,启程 | begin something 开始做某事 |
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| They set off at a steady pace. 他们以不紧不慢的速度出发了。 |
When will you begin recruiting? 你们何时开始招募人员? |
plenty of 相对多(除了够还有富余)
- I have plenty of money.
- I had plenty of space to write and sew. 我有足够的空间来写作和缝纫。
- I've been to plenty of live rock concerts. 我到过很多现场摇滚音乐会。
- We have plenty of time. 我们有充裕的时间。
| enough 充足的,足够的(强调够) | a lot of 指客观上的多(不一定够) |
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| They had enough cash for a one-way ticket. 他们有足够的现金买一张单程票。 | He's made a lot of new friends. |
替换表达 plenty of ...
| more than enough … 绰绰有余,足够多(口语常用) | There is more than enough food for everyone. 食物供给所有人绰绰有余。 |
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| ample … 充足的,充裕的(书面) | There is ample space in the room. 房间里有充足的空间。 |
| abundant … 大量的,丰盛的(书面,多指资源、物产丰富) | The area has abundant natural resources. 该地区拥有丰富的自然资源。 |
| an abundance of … 大量的,充裕的(书面,后接可数/不可数名词) | There is an abundance of fresh water here. 这里有大量淡水。 |
We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him.
see 看(见);参阅
- Can I see it? 我能看一下吗?
- We came specially to see you. 我们特意来看你。
- Shelley was overjoyed to see me. 谢莉看见我高兴极了。
| look 看 | watch 注视;观看 | visit 参观;游览 |
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| You look absolutely stunning!你看上去漂亮极了。 | I don't want to watch telly.我不想看电视。 | It's my first visit to New York.这是我第一次访问纽约。 |
say goodbye (to sb.) 告别(farewell)
- We'll have a party to say goodbye to her!我们将开个派对跟她告别!
- Hi, Tony! It's time to say goodbye to my school. 你好,托尼!是时候和我的学校说再见了。
- She didn't even say goodbye to her mother. 她甚至没有向母亲道个别。
- She bowed farewell to her friend. 她向朋友鞠躬告别。
- I now bid you farewell. 现在我要向你告别。
- Goodbye. / Bye. / Bye-bye.
- Bye for now. 再会
- See you (later/around/soon).
- See you later, alligator. 押韵
- After a while, crocodile. 押韵
- So long. 难以再见...
Dane: Maybe I’ll wait in the park.
Martha: Never mind. I’m going. Another
time. Ta-ta. 再见
Justine: Ta. 再见
| say hello to (to sb.) 打招呼(greet sb.) | say sorry to (to sb.) 道歉(apologize) |
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| I said hello to him this morning. 今天早上我和他打招呼了 | You must say sorry to somebody. |
| say thank you to sb. 向某人致谢 | say yes/no to sth. 同意/拒绝某事 |
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* He will be away for two months.
be + 副词
- He is away. 他离开了。(be away 状态,可接时间段)
- She will be back soon. 她很快就回来。be back 返回,回来(状态)
- My mum is out. 我妈妈出去了,不在家。 出去了,不在(be out 不在家/不在现场)
- Is your father in? 你爸爸在家吗?(be in 在家,在里面)
- The game is all over. 比赛全部结束了。be (all) over (完全)结束了,过去了
- The light/TV/computer is on. be on 电影在上映/机器在运转/事情在继续
- The battle is still on. 动词 + on 继续做,be + on 状态继续
- Don’t worry about grammar, so long as the communication is still on.
- He is not up to the task. 他不胜任这项任务。be not up to sth. 不胜任某事;无法胜任
| 一般将来时(瞬间动词的使用) | 现在完成时(瞬间动词替换为其它动词) |
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He has been away for two hours.要用段时间就要将其变为 “系表结构”即 “be + 形容词或介词短语构成” |
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leave 后不能接时间,这里一个瞬间动词(Open、Start、Finish、Break、Enter、Exit),动作是瞬间完成的,所以我们不能说“拉出去枪毙5分钟”???
be + 形容词 = 主系表结构 表状态来代替,状态就可以接一段时间
| arrive = be here / there | He arrived 10 minutes ago.✓ | He has been here/there for 10 minutes.✓ |
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| leave = be away | He has left |
He has been gone for 10 minutes.✓ |
| die = be dead (adj. 死的,去世的) | He has died |
He has been dead for ten years. ✓ |
He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
take part (in) 参加,参与(某项活动)
- I was quite sulky, so I didn't take part in much. 我相当闷闷不乐,所以没有怎么参与。
- Only the best athletes take part. 只有最好的运动员能参加。
- Everyone should take part in recycling paper. 每个人都应该参与纸张回收。
- I have entered for the meeting,but now I don't want to take part in the meeting.
| enter for 报名参加(比赛) | Every year I enter for the garden competition too. |
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an important race across the Atlantic 横渡大西洋的比赛(介词短语做定语放在被修饰词的后面)
- the person at the door 门口的那个人
| be in the race = take part in the race 参加比赛 | at the race 在比赛场地观看比赛 |
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