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英語單元重點詞彙運用

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英語單元重點詞彙運用

單元重點詞彙點撥

1 . population 人口;人數

— What's the population of that city ? 那個城市的人口有多少 ?

— The city has a population of 300 , 3000 . 該市有30萬人口。

The population of the city is less than / 200 , 000 . 此城的人口不到20萬。

〖 點撥 〗population 作主語謂語通常用單數,但當其前面有百分數、分數修飾時,謂語用複數。have a population of 有……人口。問人口多少有 what 或者 how large 。

2 . following 接著的;以下的

He became quite well the following day . 第二天,他的身體便好了。

Please translate the following sentences into English .

3 . mouth 嘴

Open your mouth , please .

The boy filled his mouth with food .

His mouth is watering . 他在流口水。

〖 點撥 〗複數直接加 s 。have a dirty mouth 說髒話。from hand to mouth 勉強餬口。

4 . beginning 開始;開端

I've read the book from beginning to end . 我已把這本書從頭到尾讀完了。

The beginning of the book is interesting . 這本書開頭很有趣。

Good beginning is half done . 良好的開端是成功的一半。 ( 諺語 )

He came back at the beginning of the school term . 這學期開始時他回來了。

〖 點撥 〗from beginning to end 從頭到尾。

5 . century 世紀;百年

The church is some centuries old . 這座教堂已有數百年的歷史了。

6 . by 到……為止 ( 指時間 ) ,不遲於

I'll finish the work by this week . 在本週末前我將把工作完成。

He can't get here by 5 0'clock . 五點鐘之前他到不了這裡。

This work must be finished by the end of this month .

〖 點撥 〗by the end of 到……末端為止,by the way 順便說一下。

單元片語思維運用

1 . on earth 在地球上

Two thousand years ago , there were only 250 million people on the earth . 兩千年前,地球上只有兩億五千萬人。

We live on the earth , but in the future some will be able to live on the moon . 我們生活在地球上,將來有些人可能生活在月球上。

注意on earth 是“世界上;究竟”。如:

What on earth do you mean ? 你究竟是什麼意思 ?

He is the greatest man on earth . 他是世界上最偉大的'人。

2 . hour after hour 一小時接著一小時,不停地

If the population goes on hour after hour , it will be the biggest problem in our country . 如果人口一小時又一小時地繼續增長下去,它將成為我國最大的問題。

So it goes on , hour after hour . In one day , people have to find food for over 250 , 000 mouths more . 隨著一小時又一小時地過去,僅在一天內,人們就必須提供25萬人吃的食物。

They worked on hour after hour and never left tired . 他們不停地工作,從不感到累。

類似片語還有:day after day 一天又一天 / year after year 一年又一年

3 . at the beginning of 在……初期;在……開頭

At the beginning of the twentieth century , the world's population was about 1 , 700 million . 在20世紀初,世界人口大約17億。

You can find the sentence at the beginning of this chapter . 在這一章的開頭你能發現那個句子。

注意at the beginning 是“開始,開頭”。如:

At the beginning he wasn't interested in maths . 起初他對數學不感興趣。

4 . at the end of 在……的末尾;在……的盡頭

At the end of the road you'll see the hospital .

At the end of his journey , he went to Shanghai . 在旅行快要結束時,他去了上海。

At the end of 1979 , he came back from Japan . 在1979年末,他從日本回來。

5 . some day 總有一天,有朝一日

Some day you will be sorry about it .

6 . faster and faster 越來越快

The world's population is growing faster and faster . 世界人口增長得越來越快。

注意“比較級 + and + 比較級”表示“越來越……”。又如:

She's getting thinner and thinner . 她越來越瘦了。

7 . no more than 只有,僅有

We have walked on more than ten miles . 我們走了頂多只有10英里。

It took her no more than an hour to write the article . 她僅僅花了一小時就寫完了那篇文章。

辨析:not more than 的意思是“至多”,“不超過”。試比較:

There are no more than five students in the classroom . 教室裡頂多只有五個學生。 ( 強調“人少”的意思 )

There are not more than five student in the classroom . 教室裡的學生不超過五人。 ( 強調“不超過”的意思 )