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Language points in Unit2 voyage可数名词long journey, esp by sea or in spacego on/make/take a voyage round the worldShe usually gets seasick during the voyage.They made a voyage across the Pacific by air.Travel 作“旅行、游历”解，一般表示从一地到另一地旅行这一总的概念，常指长时间、远距离的“旅行”。尤指出国旅行。可作动词和名词。(cn/un)At present, many people are fond of travel in their spare time.They came home after years of foreign travel.Light travels faster than sound. Tour观光、考察等的环游旅行，可作动词和名词。例如： A round - the world tour They are on a wedding tour. trip 一般指时间短、距离近的“旅行、远足”，也可以指长途旅行。在非正式用语中可代替journey。只作名词。例如： I enjoy our trip to the seaside. go on a trip to the country journey通常指陆地上的远距离“旅行”,只做名词 I took a journey from Beijing to Shanghai last year. They decide to take a train journey.because & because of because+clause because of + n. / prepositional phrase因为你的关心，我发现生活充满了希望。1）Because you are concerned about me, I find that life is full of hope.2）Because of your concern, I find that life is full of hope.因为雨下得很大，那个男孩穿过树林回家了。1）Because it rained heavily, the boy went back home through the woods.2）Because of the heavy rain, the boy went back home through the woods.ever beforesuch as: for example(举例) “such as” is used to list similar things. 不用于句首，后面不加逗号，不跟句子。 “for example” is used to illustrate the speakers argument.做插入语，用来列举现象，加逗号takefor example 以。为例 for instanceset a good example to My doctor told me not to eat fatty foods such as bacon or hamburgers. 我的医生叫我不要吃油腻的食物，如咸肉或汉堡包。The differences in pronunciation between AE and BE are greater. For example, Americans say dance daens, and in Southern England they say da:ns. 英国英语和美国英语在发音上区别更大。例如，美国人发daens, 而英国人发da:ns That is (to say), “也就是说，换句话说”， 4. than ever before 比以往任何时候更Youll speak English much better than ever before.在比较级结构中，副词 ever 与比较级和最高级连用，用来加强语气，意为“比以往任何时候更”。 even if ( = even though ): in spite of the fact; no matter whether 即使；尽管 连词词组，用来引导让步状语从句；若主、从句皆表示将来情况，从句中可用一般现在时代替将来时。 Even if it rains tomorrow, we will leave for Beijing.even if 从句所说的不那么肯定。 even though 从句是事实。 Even if he is poor, she loves him. (=He may be poor, yet she loves him.) ( Even ) though he is poor, she loves him. ( = He is poor, yet she loves him.)Even if/ if/ as if 1. Even if I had money, I wouldnt buy it.2. If I had money, I would buy it.3. It looks as if it is going to rain.Come up1. near走近，上来A child came up to me and showed me the way to the station. 2. to be mentioned or dicussed被提出Your question came up at the meeting. came up做“被提出”时，主语是被提出的内容，无被动语态 came up with “提出、宣布、发现” 主语是人The engineers camp up with a solution to the problem.The doctor came up with a cure for the disease.3. occur, arise 发生、出现Ill let you know if anything s up.4.（of plants）appear above the soil发芽The flower havnt .(of the sun) rise 升起The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up. come about 出现；发生come across 偶然遇到或找到 come over (to) 过来，偶然拜访 come on 快点，加油，得了吧 come out 出版，传出，真相大白a number of & the number ofa number of 大量的（其后谓语动词用复数）There are a number of students in ou class.我们班上有很多学生。the number of 的数目（其后谓语动词用单数） The number of students has reached 85.人数已经达到了85人。Many, many a A good / great many A good / large number of + 可数名词复数The majority of A lot of / lots of a quantity of / quantities of plenty of + 可数/不可数名词much a good / great deal of a large amount of / amounts of + 不可数名词at present: now; at this time, at this moment 1) Shes busy at present and cant speak to you. 她现在很忙，不能跟你谈活。2) At present he is a professor of mathematics at Cambridge. 目前他是剑桥大学的数学教授 adj. present 1. 现在的，目前的（作定语） whats your present address? 2.出席的，到场的 All of us are present; no one is absent. n. 礼物 gift v. present 颁发、授予、赠送 present sth to sb = sb with sth I present a medal to each winner. =I each winner with a medal. present sb to sb 把.介绍给 play a part / role (in sth):play a part: to be involved in an activity 1）His parents played a part in his success. 他的成功有他父母的因素在内。2）Her suggestions play a very important part in our decision-making. 她的建议在我们的决定中起了很重要的作用。3）Computers play an important role in modern life. 电脑在现代生活中起着重要作用。 make use of (good, full, the best, the most, much, little, no) We must make the best use of our time. latter adj. 较后的，后半的，（两者中）后者的 pron. the second of two things or people already mentioded 后者 the latter half of the year Many support the former suggestion, but personally I favour the latter. PS. late adj / adv My train was an hour late. Do not stay up late in the evening. lately adv. In recent times , recently Have you seen her lately? identity 本身，身份 The police is trying to make sure the identity of the murderer. identify v.证明，识别 ID = identification (card) UFO = unidentified flying object frequent 频繁的，常见的happening often, habitual1) frequent 经常发生的；频繁的（事）。例如： Frequent failures did not affect his morale. 屡次失败都没有使他泄气。 Rains are frequent here in early summer. 这儿在初夏季节常下雨。 在表示人的名词前用frequent表示：常见的。a frequent caller visitor 常客2) common “普通的”，“平常的”，“共有的”，Jack is a common name.Britain and America share a common language. Common knowledge , common sense 2) ordinary 指符合一般或常规事物标准或相同的规格，因而只具有普通的特性。例如：Although he is rich, he is always in ordinary dress.Not everyone can be a great person. Most of us are ordinary.3)normal 表示“正常的，常态的，正规的”，相对于非正常而言。例如：Do you know the normal temperature of the human body.His growth is normal for that age 4) general意为普通的一般的 This book is intended for the general reader,not for the specialist. 这本书是为了一般读者写的，不是为专家写的 5)usual 通常与人的行为习惯有关，含义为“惯常的，通例的”。例如： Tea is considered to be the usual drink of British