以-f或–fe结尾的名词变复数

1、,Language points: 1. while 他在狱中写出第一部小说。,While in prison, he wrote his first novel. 上班的路上他一边开着车一边听收音机。,He listens to the radio while driving to work. 尽管我承认有问题,但我不同意这些问题不能解决。,While I admit that there are problems, I dont agree that they cant be solved. 我爱喝清咖啡而他喜欢加奶油的。,I drink black coffee while he pre

2、fers it with cream.,2. belief 信念，信条，复数为beliefs,以-f或 fe结尾的名词变复数 1）变-f, -fe 为-ves: half ,knife , leaf, self, thief, wife, life, loaf, shelf, wolf 等。 2）直接加-s: belief, gulf, reef, dwarf, chief, proof, cliff等。,Her belief in God is very firm.,I havent much belief in his honesty.,What she said is beyond be

3、lief.,Tom came to you in the belief that you could help him.,v. aim at sb/sth 瞄准 aim at the target 瞄准靶子 aimless a. 无目标的，无目的的 aimlessly ad. aimlessness n.,3. aim n. 目的，目标,achieve ones aim 达到目的 miss ones aim 打不中目标,She led an aimless life.,The hunter aimed his gun at the tiger but missed it.,4.symbol b

4、e a symbol of / for 鸽子是和平的象征。,The dove is the symbol of peace.,The lion is the symbol of courage.,O is the symbol for oxygen.,O是氧的化学符号。,symbolic a. symbolism n.象征主义 symbolize v.,我将暂时代替我的父亲。 准确讲，事故是何时发生的？ 婚礼昨天举行。,Ill take the place of my father for a while. =Ill take my fathers place for a while.,Whe

5、n did the accident take place exactly?,The wedding took place yesterday.,5. take the place of = take ones place代替 take place 发生,6.value : worth n. 价值，重要性 这本书对我们的学习有很大价值。 美金价格下跌了。,The book is of great value(=is very valuable) to us in our studies.,The value of the American dollar has fallen.,valueles

6、s a.无价值的,珍惜时间: set a high value on ones time,7.focus on 聚焦于使成为兴趣的焦点 我要把镜头对准那儿的一群重要人物。 所有的目光都集中到他的身上。,Ill focus on the main group of people over there.,All the eyes were focused on him.,Please focus your minds on the following problem.,Im so tired I cant focus (on anything) today.,8. possession n.拥有，

7、占有，财产 个人财产,personal possessions,He lost all his possessions in the fire.,- Does the young man standing there _ the company? - No. The company is _ his father. A.have of; in of B.in of ; in the of C.take of ; in the of D.have of ; in of,9.convince vt. convinced convincing = persuade 表说服的结果 try to per

8、suade / convince 表劝说的动作 advise sb to do sth 我说服他放弃尝试。,I persuaded him to give up the attempt. =convinced persuade sb (not) to do sth,persuade sb into doing sth劝说某人去做某事,昨天晚上他吃了很多。 他跑得比我快得多。,He ate a great deal for supper yesterday.,He ran a great deal faster than I.,10.a great deal= a good deal 修饰不可数

9、名词 ,还可做副词，名词 那项目花费了大量的钱。,A great deal of money was spent on the project.,A great many buildings have been built along the street.,1._ the students in our school go to college in their teens. A good many B. A great many of C. A great deal of D. A lot of 2. He is _ better now. Dont worry about him. A.

10、more B. a great deal of C. a number of D.a great deal,11.The impressionists were the first artists to paint outdoors.,He is always the last one to leave the classroom.,12.Scores of 修饰可数名词 score 20个 数词+ score+（of) 那件事我已经听过很多遍了。 很多人参加了那个特殊的演出。,I have heard that scores of times.,Scores of people attended the special performance.,有20人参加了聚会. 那些人中有40人想乘飞机去那儿.,A score of people were present at the party.,Two score of those people wanted to fly there.,13.attempt v.尝试，企图 第二道题太难了，我连试都没试。 我想开口说几句，但有人叫我别做声。,The second question was so difficult; I didnt even attem