知识点11
Pull，hands，he thought. Hold up，legs.
hold up支持住，支撑得住；举起；耽误
hold back阻挡，抑制，控制 hold on(电话用语)稍后；别挂断电话；等一等，坚持 hold on to抓住；保持；不要放弃 hold out继续；坚持不屈服；伸出 |
[选用上述短语完成句子]
①Traffic was ________ for a few hours because of the serious accident.
②Hearing her grandmother’s death，she couldn’t ________her tears.
③When he left the telephone to find a pencil，he asked me to ________.
④She ________a branch until we came to her rescue.
知识点12
Never have I seen a greater，or more beautiful，or a calmer or more noble thing than you，brother.
否定副词置于句首引起的部分倒装
(1)此处为否定副词 never 位于句首，句子使用部分倒装。 (2)表示否定意义的副词或短语置于句首时，其后的句子要使用部分倒装，即把助动词、情态动词或系动词be放在主语之前。 (3)表示否定意义的副词或短语有：never，seldom，little，hardly，rarely，in no way，in no case，at no time，by no means，in/under no circumstances，nowhere等。 (4)主从复合句中，主句倒装，从句不倒装。 |
[句型转换/完成句子]
①We had no sooner reached the airport than the plane took off.
→No sooner ________________than the plane took off.
②He didn’t mention his plan until near the end of the letter.
→________________near the end of the letter did he mention his plan.
③In summary，not only________________ ，but it also tested our will.
总之，这次比赛不仅增强了我们的身体，而且考验了我们的意志。
知识点13
He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time.
be on the point of doing...
(1)be on the point of doing...正要做……，通常与when连用意为“正要做……这时……”。 (2)含when的常用句式还有： be doing...when...正在做……这时(突然)…… be about to do...when...正要做……这时(突然)…… had (just) done...when...刚做完……这时…… |
[完成句子/单句写作]
①John ________________he heard screaming.
约翰正在他的房间里学习，突然他听到了尖叫声。
②She ________________her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.
昨天她刚写完作业，她妈妈就让她练习弹钢琴。
③他正要离开，这时有人给他打电话。
________________________________.
知识点14
...who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated”.
destroy vt.破坏，毁灭，摧毁
(1)destroy表示“毁坏”，通常指彻底毁掉，其功能无法或难以修复。 (2)damage表示“损害，损坏”，通常是对物体的部分损坏，可修复，常与介词to搭配，如：do damage to。 (3)ruin表示“毁灭，毁坏”，是指使美好的事物失去优良的特性或特征，不能恢复。 |
①The building was completely ________________by fire.
大楼被大火完全摧毁了。
知识点15
“Clear up，head，” he said in a voice he could hardly hear.
clear up(头脑)清醒；使整洁，清理；天气转晴，放晴；解决，解答，解释
[一词多译]
①I hope it clears up this afternoon.And I can go for a picnic with my friends. ________
②I am sorry that the place is so messy；I haven’t had time to clear up. ________
③I think it’s very important to clear up a common misunderstanding. ________
常用表达
1．I’m very pleased to learn that you are going to...，I’m writing this letter to offer my recommendation.
2．The reason why I recommend...is that...So I hold the belief that...be(am/is/are) quite suitable for the post.
3．I recommend it mainly for the following two reasons.
4．I’ll be more than glad if you can consider my recommendation.
5．I’ll be more than happy if you can take my suggestions/ideas into consideration.
核心词汇
1．自然的基本规律basic rules of nature
2．以一种……的方式in a...way
3．对……好奇(be) curious about
4．另外in addition to
5．灵感；激励inspiration
6．呈现present