知识点11
Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city，far away from their hometown.
settle vi.& vt.定居；结束；解决；决定；使处于舒适的位置
(1)settle the problem解决问题 (2)settle down(使)安定；安居；平静下来 settle down to (doing) sth.开始专注于某事物；着手认真做某事 (3)settlement n．定居点；协议；解决 (4)settler n．移民者；殖民者 |
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①Her parents would like to see her settle ________ and get married.
②I hope the ________(settle) of the matter will meet your wishes.
③With ________，the boss has no time to go on holiday.
有许多较难的问题要解决，老板们没有时间去度假。
知识点12
As midnight approaches，Luo Yan takes his parents，wife and son outside to set off firecrackers.
set off使爆炸；出发，动身；引起
set up建立；创立 set aside放在一边；留出；不理会 set down写下；记下 set about doing sth.＝set out to do sth.开始做某事 |
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①He will ________all his important thoughts in his dairy.
②I sincerely hope you can ________ some time to do exercise.
③Our English club was ________three months ago.
④他开始着手粉刷整幢房子，可是只完成了前面的部分。
→________________but finished only the front part.(set about)
→________________ but finished only the front part.(set out)
知识点13
Indeed，the whole family could not be happier to be together.
“否定词＋比较级”表示最高级意义
(1)这种结构中常用的否定词还有no，not，never，nothing，nobody，hardly，seldom等。 (2)否定词与比较级连用表示最高级意义的常用表达还有： ①否定词＋形容词/副词比较级＋than＋... ②never/not＋be＋(can/could＋)too＋形容词/副词(形容词/副词＋enough) |
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①If we are feeling down or lonely，there is ________ seeing the smiling face of a good friend.
如果我们感到沮丧或孤独，最好的事情就是看到好朋友的一张笑脸。
②I suddenly realized that ________ I was.
我突然意识到没有人比我更幸福了。
③What a moving novel! I have never read a more moving one.
→It’s ________________ that I have ever read.
知识点14
However，the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home.
convenient adj.便利的，方便的，省事的；实用的
(1)be convenient for sb.……对某人是方便的 It is convenient (for sb.) to do sth.(某人)方便做某事。 (2)convenience n．方便，便利 at one’s convenience在某人方便的时候 for convenience为了方便起见 |
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①Will it be convenient for you ________(cancel) your flight？
②Wearing gloves might be a good choice，but sometimes it is not ________ (convenience)．
③如果你方便的话，应该多进行户外运动，它有助于你保持健康。
→________，you should do more outdoor exercise，which can help you keep healthy.(convenient)
→________，you should do more outdoor exercise，which can help you keep healthy.(convenience)
make＋it＋adj.＋for sb.＋不定式
(1)在该句型中，it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式。 (2)当不定式短语或从句作宾语时，多用it作形式宾语，构成的句型主要有： make＋it＋adj./n.＋that从句 make＋it＋adj./n.＋不定式 make＋it＋no good/no use/no value ...＋doing sth. (3)常用于这种句型的动词还有：think，consider，find，feel等。 |
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①I make it a rule ________(get) up early in the morning and read English for half an hour.
②The situation made it no use ________(quarrel) with me about it.
③Nowadays convenient transport _______to travel around the world within several days.
如今，方便的交通工具使我们在几天内环游世界成为可能。
知识点15
Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations.
previous adj.(仅用于名词前)先前的；以往的；稍前的
(1)previous to在……之前(其中to是介词) (2)previously adv.先前地；早先 |
①Despite the________ rounds of talks，no agreement has been reached so far by the two sides.
尽管进行了前几轮会谈，但双方迄今尚未达成协议。
②Previous to________ (leave) for France，he studied a lot about the country.
他在前往法国之前，对这个国家做了很多研究。
③The room was ________(previous) used as a formal court.
这个房间早先曾被用作正规的法庭。
知识点16
It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve，and...，full of all sorts of dishes: chicken，duck，pork，fish and vegetables
sort n.种类，类别 vt.整理，分类；妥善处理
all sorts of各种各样的 sort of(＝kind of)有点，有几分 sort out分类；整理；解决 |
①There are ________activities at the opening ceremony such as singing and dancing.
开幕式上有各种活动，如唱歌和跳舞。
②The result of the meeting was ________ encouraging.
会议的结果是有些令人鼓舞的。
③Can you ________the toys that can be thrown away?
你能整理一下可以扔掉的玩具吗？
知识点17
From the neat designs of the paper-cuttings on the windows，...everything represents joy，luck and happiness.
represent vt.代表；为……代言；体现；描绘；象征
(1)represent sb.as/to be...宣称某人为…… represent...as...把……描绘成…… represent sth.to sb.向某人说明某事；向某人传达某事 (2)representative adj.典型的；有代表性的 n.代表；典型人物 |
①He ________himself ________a friend of my father’s.
他自称是我父亲的一个朋友。
②The author represents the character in his novel ________the greatest hero in the world.
作者把他小说中的人物描绘成世界上最伟大的英雄。
③Let me represent my ideas________ you in an easy way.
让我用一种简单的方式向你说明我的想法。
④He is a ________(represent) of a large steel company.
他是一家大型钢铁公司的代表。