Unit1_Festivals_around_the_world_Reading(包括语言点)

1、1.starve 1)vi./vt. （使）挨饿，（使）饿死 They got lost and starved to death. Boxers sometimes starve themselves for several days to control weight. 2)vi. 渴望，急需要 starve for sth; starve to do sth Shes starving for your attention. She has been starving to see you. 她一直 渴望见到你。 be starved of 需要，渴望，缺乏,2.be difficult

2、 to find:_ sth. be + adj. + to do : sth.是do的逻辑宾语，意思是to do sth be adj. 类似形容词有：_ _, _ e.g.1) English _in a short time. 英语难以在短时间内学好。 2) The problem _ 这个问题很难算出来。 3) My boss_ 我的上司很容易相处。,难以找到，难以发现,easy, hard, difficult,interesting, pleasant, nice, fit, unfit, bitter, light,heavy ,dangerous, important, swe

3、et, necessary.,is difficult to learn well,is really hard to work out.,is easy to get along with.,即境活用,The chair looks rather hard, but in fact , its very comfortable to_. A. sit B. sit on C. be sat D. be sat on,3. because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. lead sb. to + n. _

4、 lead sb to do sth. _ lead to + n. _ e.g. 1) This street_. 你沿这条街走就可以到达车站。 2) What _it? 什么使你相信它？ 3)_. 条条大路通罗马（殊途同归） 4)_ _. 勤奋就能成功，而懒惰导致失败。,带领某人通往/到,使做,引领，通向；导致，招致,leads you to the station,led you to believe,All roads lead to Rome,Hard work leads to success,while laziness leads to failure,4. feast : (

5、1) n. 盛宴,宴会,节日,享受, eg. a wedding feast Spring Festival is an important feast to us. The evening was really a feast for music lovers. (2) vt.宴请,款待 feast sb (with /on sth) : (用.)款待. He feasted his friend with fish.,(3) 使(耳目)享受， feast ones eyes on . 尽情享受，大饱眼福 eg. Theyre feasting their eyes on the beaut

6、iful scenery in the countryside. vi. 尽情地吃. feast (on sth) eg. We feasted on the best food and drink.,5.They offer food, flowers and gift. offer, provide, supply offer 主动提供。offer sth to sb; offer sb sth provide 供给（所需物，尤指生活必需品）。 provide sth (for sb); provide sb with sth. supply: 供应（所需要或所要求之物）。 supply

7、sth to/for sb; supply sb with sth,When I meet difficulty, my roommates will_me help. 他们悬赏找回丢失的珠宝。 They_a reward for the return of the lost jewels. 政府得提供这些老人们吃穿。 The government need to_these old people with food and clothes. 每个月都得供应足够的电。 Electricity should be _enough every month.,offer,offered,provid

8、e,supplied,6.all day and all night: =day and night = night and day整日整夜 all day long : 整天 day after day :日复一日(动作的重复) day by day: 逐日地 (动作的变化),They think of their motherland day and night. It went on raining day after day. The little boy grew up day by day.,7.clothing n. u 总称 衣服,服装， eg.The shop sells w

9、omens clothing. 【辨析】clothing/clothes/cloth 1)clothing u 无复数形式，后面接单数动词，“一件衣服”要说an article of clothing或a piece of clothing，但不可以说a suit of clothing eg. childrens clothing 童装 Were well provided with food and clothing. 我们吃得好，穿得好。,2）clothes 统指身上各种服装，是复数名词，不能直接与数词连用，但可以和some,many,these 等词连用，后接复数动词。可以说a sui

10、t of clothes 3)cloth 当“布料” 讲时u, “一块布”要说a piece of cloth; cloth 有时表示“特殊用途的一块布”c eg.a table cloth 一块桌布,I need _cloth,for Im going to make_ clothes. A. a lot of; many B. much; much C. many; many D. many; a lot of I wanted to buy some _for my little daughter,so I went to a shop selling childrens_. A. cl

11、othes;clothes B. clothes; clothing C. clothing;clothes D. clothing;clothing,8. as though= as if 好像，仿佛 可以引导表语从句或方式状语从句 虚拟语气(从句所用的时态比前面真实句所用的时态倒退一个时态.) He behaved _.他行动起来好象什么也没发生一样。,as though nothing had happened,He talks_.他说起来好象他知道每一件事情 He treated me as if / as though _ 他对待我好象我是他的女儿 They two stranger

12、s talked as if _ 这两个陌生人交谈起来就好象他们是朋友很多年了,as if he knew everything.,they had been friends for years.,I were his daughter.,2. 陈述语气 :(表示很可能的事实就用陈述语气), 常与seem ,look, smell, taste 连用。 Look at the clouds ! It looks as if/ though it is going to rain.,He remembers everything as if it _ yesterday. A. was happening B. happens C. has happened D. happened,D,9.permission n. 允许，许可，批准 Did he give you permission to take that? ask sb.for permission（to do sth.） 请求某人允许（做某事） with/without ones permission 经/未经某人的允许 permit vi./vt. sb to do sth. permit doing sth You should a