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
| 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
| early in the morning 一大早 | 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。
| 一般现在时 | 一般将来时(will后要动词原型is→be) |
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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.
| 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 | 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.(plenty of 足够多的…)
| set out 出发，动身 | set off 出发，启程 | begin something 开始做某事 |
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| When they set out they were well prepared. 他们出发时有很充分的准备。 |
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 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。
| 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. |
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。
| 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. |
* He will be away for two months.
| 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 will leave |
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) |
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| Every year I enter for the garden competition too. |
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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