卓越补习八年级下册英语广州牛津版课文笔记U1Unit 1 Success stories (II)一周强化一、一周知识概述1.重难点单词及短语:determined, wise, hard-working, including, miss, retire, hero, disabled, belief, national, pride, manage, intelligent, equal, refuse, for love, forget about sb, come on, save up, fight for, be equal to, in total。
2.句型①—Can I help you with anything?我能帮你什么吗?—Thanks very much, but I can manage.非常感谢,但我自己能行。
②—Let me give you a hand.让我帮你吧!—That would be good.那太好了。
③—Come on. Let me give you a hand.—If you want, I could do some typing.—得了吧,让我帮你吧!—如果你愿意,我可以打打字。
3.语言功能:学会表达提出、接受和拒绝帮助。
二、重难点知识讲解1.What does success mean to you?[译文]对你而言,成功意味着什么?mean to sb.表示“对某人来说……意味着……”,mean为动词。
e.g. Knowledge means wealth to us.知识对我们来说意味着财富。
另外,mean还有一些其它的含义。
如下:(1)意思是。
e.g.The red light means“stop”.红灯表示停。
This signal means your message has been received. 这个信号表示你发送的信息已经收到了。
(2)有……的征兆。
e.g.The dark clouds mean rain.这些乌云是下雨的征兆。
(3)mean to do sth = plan to do sth 打算,意欲e.g.I mean to go tomorrow.我打算明天去。
I didn’t mean to start an argument.我并不想(跟你)争论。
(4)mean doing sth意味着。
e.g.Accepting the job means living abroad.接受这个工作就意味着在国外居住。
(5)meaning n.意义,涵义。
e.g.What’s the meaning of the words?=What do the words mean?这些词是什么意思。
2.He had a gift for running and kept practising every day.[译文]他具有跑步的天赋且每天坚持训练。
have a gift for sth/doing sth是一个词组,意为“具有……的天赋”。
e.g.Dee has a gift for making everyone feel at ease.迪有一种能让大家放松的天赋。
keep (on) doing保持/坚持干……e.g.Keep the fire burning.不要让火熄灭。
另外keep还有下列用法:(1)keep + adj.e.g.Don’t put it in the sun and keep it colourful.不要把它放在太阳底下,让它保持鲜艳。
(2)keep…from…阻止……做……e.g.Keep the earth from running away.阻止泥土流失。
3.She plays the violin for love…[译文]她是出于热爱而拉小提琴。
play the violin意为“拉小提琴”。
注意:在一些西洋乐器名词前要加定冠词the。
e.g. play the piano弹钢琴play the trumpet吹小号但短语play chess意为“下象棋”,chess前面不加定冠词,类似的还有:play card 打牌play basketball/football/table tennis 打篮球/踢足球/打乒乓球for love意为“出于热爱”。
e.g.He goes in for the job for love not to make money.他出于热爱从事这项工作而不为赚钱。
4.Joyce is very busy working on the school newspaper.[译文]乔伊斯在学校报社忙于工作。
be busy (in) doing sth忙于干……be busy with sth忙于某事work on忙于,从事……e.g.They are busy with their lessons.他们正在忙于学习功课。
He works on market research.他从事于市场研究。
The family are busy (in) getting ready for their journey.这家人正忙于准备旅行。
5.…, let me give you a hand.[译文]……,让我帮你一下吧!let sb. do sth.中let是一个使役动词,后面跟省去to的不定式,即动词原形。
e.g.Let’s go for a walk.让我们出去散步吧!类似的动词常用的有十一个半,为了方便记忆,可以编成如下顺口溜:一感(feel),二听(listen to, hear),三让(let, make, have),四看(look at, see, watch, notice),半帮助(help)。
这些词除help外,在主动语态中后面省去to的不定式,变成被动语态时,省去的to要再加上。
help在主动语态中后面的to可带可不带,变成被动语态的必须带上to。
e.g.We should help our parents do some housework.我们应该帮助父母做点家务。
Funny stories made us laugh.有趣的故事使我们开心。
The boy was made to do homework all day.这个男孩被迫整天做作业。
6.Don’t do everything on your own all the time![译文]做事情不要总是这么独立!祈使句的否定形式往往用Don’t…。
e.g.Don’t let anyone disturb you.不要让任何人打扰你。
Don’t forget to take your umbrella when you go out.出去的时候不要忘记带伞。
all the time意为“一直,始终,总是”。
on one’s own意为“单独地,独自地”和“无援地,独立地”。
e.g.It’s a really us eful book—I use it all the time.这真是一本很有用的书——我一直在用它。
I’ve been living on my own for four years now.我独自生活迄今已4年。
I made this wardrobe all on my own.这个衣柜是我自己做的。
7.Tony offers to help Joyce three times.[译文]托尼三次提出要帮助乔伊斯。
offer作动词时,有“主动提出/表示”之义,还有“提供,供给”之意,作名词时,有“提议、提供、意图”的含义。
e.g.We offer to help homeless children.我们提出要帮助那些无家可归的孩子们。
She refused this offer.她拒绝了这个提议。
表达“提供,供给”时,常用下列搭配。
offer sb sth或offer sth to sb,就相当于provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for sb.。
e.g.He often offersHe often provides他经常提供给我一些钱。
8.Both LangLang and Benjamin Franklin have…[译文]朗朗和本杰明·富兰克林两人都……both…and…表示“两者都”,连接主语时,谓语用复数。
e.g.Both Jim and Tom are interested in playing computer games.吉姆和汤姆两人都对玩电脑和游戏感兴趣。
但要注意,neither…nor…,either…or…,not only…but also…这些词组连接主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式,采用“就近原则”,即谓语动词一定与nor,or和but also后面的名词或代词相符。
e.g.Neither he nor his classmates like the movie.Either he or his classmates don’t like the movie.Neither his classmates nor he likes the movie.Either his classmates or he doesn’t like the movie.他和他的同学们都不喜欢这部电影。
Not only Jim but also Tom is interested in playing computer games.不仅吉姆而汤姆也对玩电脑游戏感兴趣。
9.I agree.[译文]我同意(表示赞同别人的观点)agree既可作不及物动词(vi.),也可作及物动词(vt.),意为“同意,赞同”,其用法如下:(1)agree with sb.表示“同意某人或某人所说的话”。
e.g.He agrees with me completely.他完全同意我的意见。
(2)agree to do sth.“同意干某事”。
e.g.We agreed to start early.我们同意早点动身。
(5)agree + that从句e.g.She agreed that I was right.她认为我说得对。
10.Hangzhou was full of birds and flowers.[译文]杭州遍地花香鸟语。
be full of意为“盛满,充满,装满”,full是形容词(adj.),= be filled with,都表一种状态。
e.g.The meeting room is full of/is filled with listeners.会议室里坐满了听众。