Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?
Language Points
Objective
To master some phrases and sentence structures
Vocabulary Learning
1.switch on=turn on把開關打開；接通
switch off=turn off關掉；關上
switch over (to)…轉換頻道；
練習：
First, you should switch the machine on.
首先你要把機器電源接通。
He switched off the television because he did not like those television programmes.
他把電視機關了，因為他不喜歡那些電視節(jié)目。
I usually switch over to BBC2 to watch the latest movie review.
我通常轉到BBC2看最新的影評。
2．at weekends=at the weekend在周末
on weekdays在工作日
練習：
Our office is closed at the weekend. = Our office is closed at weekends.我們辦公室周末關閉。
Most school libraries are open on weekdays.
大部分學校圖書館工作日開放。
3． live this lifestyle過這種生活
live / lead a (happy/poor)…life 過……的生活
dream a …dream做……的夢
練習：
Now farmers of China live a much happier life than before.現(xiàn)在中國農民過上了比以往更幸福的生活。
I dreamt a strange dream last night.我昨晚做了一個怪夢。
4． in the evenings = in the evening
on the evening of… = on … evening
練習：
How about going to see a film on Sunday evening?
=How about going to see a film on the evening of Sunday?
Do you have to go to school on the evening of Saturday?
=Do you have to go to school on Saturday evening?
5. at one’s desk = at desk在伏案工作
at the desk在書桌旁
at the table在飯桌旁
at table在吃飯
練習：
She is sitting at the desk, reading English.
她坐在書桌旁讀英語。
Don’t interrupt her. She is at desk.
別打擾她，她在工作呢。
The family is at table.
他們一家人在吃飯。
After supper, they were still sitting at the table talking about home affairs.
晚飯后，他們仍坐在飯桌旁談論著家事。
6．Work one’s way through努力完成（工作），實現(xiàn)（目標）
Li Lua plans to work her way through Beijing University.
李華的打算是努力學習，考上北京大學。
我爸爸正在努力完成他的工作。
My father is working his way through his work.
7．take up
Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. 占據(jù)時間
The new sofa has taken up much place of the sitting room.占據(jù)空間
He took up a job as a teacher three years ago.開始從事某事（尤指職業(yè)）
take down
Who could help me to take down the curtains? 拿下，取下
The old school gate was taken down yesterday. 拆除
Please take down the useful expressions while listening.記下
take off
The rocket took off in a flash. （飛機等）起飛
Take off your shoes before entering the bedroom.脫下（衣帽等）
Mp4 has taken off recently. （觀念、產品等）突然大受歡迎
take on
Many places in China have taken on a new look in recent years. 呈現(xiàn)
練習：
我知道你很忙，我不會占用你很長時間的。
I know you are busy and I won’t take up too much of your time.
我把很多時間都用在工作上。
A great deal of my time is taken up with working.
這飯桌占了很多空間，我們要一張小一點的。
The table takes up too much room and we need a smaller one.
湯姆開始了畫畫，但不久就失去興趣了。
Tome took up painting, but soon lost interest.
8．Be filled with…= be full of…裝著……；裝滿……
Fill … with…把……裝進……
練習：
那瓶子裝滿了油。
The bottle is filled with oil. ＝ The bottle is full of oil.
別把油裝進瓶子里。Don’t fill the bottle with oil.
9．Complain about sth. 抱怨，投訴，發(fā)牢騷
complain (to sb). about sth.向某人抱怨、投訴某事
complain (to sb). of sth. 向某人抱怨、投訴某事
Complain (to sb) that向某人抱怨、投訴某事
Complaint n. 抱怨、埋怨、不滿
Complaint about/ of sth. 對…的抱怨、埋怨、不滿
練習：
She always complains to her parents about/of the school meals.
她總向父母抱怨學校的飯食。
We have a number of complaints about their service.
對他們的服務我們有些怨言。
I’ve really got nothing to complain of/about.
我確實沒有什么可抱怨的。
He complained to the waiter that his meals were cold.
他向服務員抱怨他的飯菜是涼的。
He complained that the exam was too hard.
他抱怨考試太難了。
He complained to the police of/about the boy’s stealing his apples.
他向警方控告那些男孩偷他的蘋果。
They complained about/of the food
他們抱怨這糟糕的食物。
10．get bored變得厭煩 （get+adj.）
bored 厭煩的（指人的感受）
boring 令人厭煩的（指物）
類似用法的詞有：
surprised / surprising;
excited /exciting
frightened /frightening
moved /moving
puzzled /puzzling
練習：
He got/became bored by her boring speech.
他被那些令人厭煩的話搞煩了。
get changed 表示對自己身體的外表做某事，動作完成后主語所處的狀態(tài)，此時過去分詞多具有反身意義，
類似用法的詞組還有：get dressed穿衣服get undressed脫下衣服，get shaved刮臉/刮胡子; get washed洗澡
Hurry and get dressed or you’ll be late.快點穿衣服啦，否則你會遲到的。
He could not wash himself or get dressed. 他既不會洗澡，也不會穿衣。
She got washed after she got back home from work. 她下班回到家后洗了澡。
11. matter
一、作名詞
The world is made up of matter．世界是由物質構成的。物質, 作不可數(shù)名詞用
It is of no matter．這無關緊要。要緊事, 作不可數(shù)名詞用
It relates to a matter of time．這涉及到一個時間問題。問題, 作可數(shù)名詞用。
I have nothing to do now. Could you offer me some reading matter? 我現(xiàn)在無事可做。你能給我點兒可讀的東西嗎？ 東西；作可數(shù)名詞用。
3．表示“毛��；麻煩事”，與定冠詞連用，作表語或定語。
Is there anything the matter with her？她出了什么事嗎？
What's the matter with the car？這輛小汽車怎么了？
二、作不及物動詞
表示“要緊；有重大關系”，是不及物動詞，用于否定句、疑問句或條件句中。
It doesn’t matter where she goes. 她去哪兒沒有關系。
It doesn't matter to me what you do．你做什么對我都無關緊要。
表示“有關系”時，也可用于肯定句，常與to連用。
That car matters (matter) a great deal to her．那輛車對她來說事關重大。
It doesn't matter if I miss the train, because there's another later.
我要是誤了這趟火車也不要緊，因為晚些時候還有一趟車呢。
Does it matter a great deal to her whether they come or not？
他們是否來，這與她有很大關系嗎？
練一練：
1．這臺機器怎么啦？
What's the matter with the machine？
2．我們有更重要的事需要考慮。
We have more important matters to think about．
3．你什么時候到無關緊要。
It doesn't matter when you arrive．
12．besides
I have five other books besides this. 除這本以外, 我還有五本別的書�！俺�, 另外還有”, 著重“另外還有”
He has no money beside this. 他除此之外沒有錢了。除了……之外(不再有)
besides 和 except 的區(qū)別
Besides milk and cheese, we need vegetables.
除了牛奶和干酪外，我們還需要蔬菜。
I looked everywhere except there.
我看了每一個地方，就沒看那個地方。
在肯定句 besides 和 except 含義相反，besides 表示“除了……之外，還有……”，except 表示“除了沒有……之外”。
No one passed except Richard. = No one passed besides Richard.除了理查德之外，再也沒有人通過。
在否定句 besides 和 except 含義相同
besides adv.，而且
I need the money. And besides, when I agree to do something, I do it.
我需要那筆錢，而且，當我答應做某事，我就得做。
練習：
Besides English, he has to study German.
除了英語, 他還要學德語。
People choose jobs for other reasons besides money.
人們選擇工作除了金錢之外還有其它原因。
I don't want to come out now. And besides, I must work. 我現(xiàn)在不想出去，而且我還得工作。
13． Suppose認為、認定、假定、猜想
Suppose sb./sth. (to be)+adj./名詞短語
Everyone suppose him (to be) poor, but he is really rich.
大家都認為他很窮，實際上他很富有。
練習：
人們認為他很笨，實際上他很聰明。
People suppose him (to be) stupid, but he is really clever.
她被認為是我們班最優(yōu)秀的學生。
She is supposed (to be) the best students in our class.
Suppose sb./sth. to have done（當猜測的內容發(fā)生在suppose之前）
They supposed the paper to have been lost during the war.
他們認為那份文件在戰(zhàn)爭期間丟失了。
警察逮捕了他，因為他們認為他殺死了那位女士。
The police arrested him because he was supposed to have killed the lady.
Suppose it + adj./n. +to do
I suppose it my duty to help those in poverty.
我認為幫助那些處于貧困的人是我的義務。
----Is he angry?
----Yes, I suppose so. / No, I suppose not.
練習：
她認為現(xiàn)在改變她的想法太晚了。
She supposed that it was too late to change her mind.
She supposed it too late to change her mind.
我猜你已經(jīng)完成了作業(yè)。
I suppose that you have already finished your homework.
I suppose you to have already finished your homework.
14. go off
The alarm clock went off at 6:00 and woke me. （鬧鐘）響
The gun went off by accident. (槍）開火
A few minutes later the bomb went off, destroying the building. 爆炸
Don’t go off with saying goodbye. 離開
練習：
火警警報器一響，我立刻沖出屋子。
As soon as the alarm went off, I rushed out of the house.
炸彈在一條擁擠的街道上爆炸了。
The bomb went off in a crowded street.
湯姆告訴海倫不要不通知他就離開。
Tom told Helen not to go off without informing him.
Sentence structure
1. It takes sb. time to do sth.某人花……時間做某事
It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash dishes everyday.
每天我最多花15分鐘洗碗。
It takes me five minutes to go to school by bike.
我騎自行車上學需要5分鐘時間。
Sb. spend time (in) doing sth
Sb. spend time on sth.
He spent the whole morning in reading the report. (read)
Most of her life was spent in caring for other. (care for)
I spent a whole day painting the room.
我用了一整天的時間粉刷那間房子。
Sth. cost sb. sth.
The sweater cost me 50 yuan.
練習：
那只花瓶花了我200元。
The vase cost me 200 yuan.
我用了一周的時間讀完這本書
It took me a whole week to finish reading this book.
I spent a whole week in finish reading this book.
2.I am always the first person to get to the office.
be + the + 序數(shù)詞＋名詞＋to do sth. 第幾個……做某事
She is always the first person to get to school everyday in our classroom.
在我們班她總是第一個人回到學校的人。
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