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t of the “In Search of Roots” summer camp program. (P116)……作為“尋根”夏令營活動(dòng)的一部分。in search for是固定短語,for 后面的名詞同樣必須是“尋找的目標(biāo)”,不是“搜尋的對(duì)象”。search前常出現(xiàn)a 或one’s等詞對(duì)search加以限定或修飾,這個(gè)短語也常作目的狀語。The soldiers were sent in a search for the missing aircraft. 士兵們被派去搜尋失蹤的飛機(jī)。So far, they have been unlucky in their search for gold and have no money at all.到現(xiàn)在為止,他們尋找金子的運(yùn)氣一直不好,而且他們身上也沒錢了。知識(shí)拓展search的基本用法(1)search的動(dòng)詞用法?!?search不與介詞或副詞搭配時(shí)是及物動(dòng)詞,表示“搜查”的意思,其后通常接處所或人物名詞,表示搜查的對(duì)象。He even searched my home without any reason.他甚至毫無理由地搜查了我的家。I’ve searched my memory, but can’t remember that man’s name.我苦思良久,仍然記不起那人的名字。They searched every part of the building. 他們對(duì)全樓進(jìn)行了搜查?!?search用不及物動(dòng)詞,后面接介詞for 和after,構(gòu)成及物性動(dòng)詞短語,兩者是“搜尋,尋找”的意思,表示花費(fèi)極大的氣力去搜尋某個(gè)特定的目標(biāo),常含有對(duì)立或不對(duì)立的意味,兩者可以通用,只不過search for 更常見些。For a whole day they searched for/after the lost child.他們找了一天這個(gè)丟失的孩子。7. ...and so far has brought thousands of overseas Chinese students... (P116) ……到目前為止,它帶來了成千上萬的海外華裔學(xué)生……so far 意思是“到目前為止”,常用于完成時(shí),表示動(dòng)作從過去開始一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在,強(qiáng)調(diào)到目前為止的情況,可位于句首,也可位于句末。So far, no man has traveled farther than the moon.到現(xiàn)在為止,還沒有人到過比月球更遠(yuǎn)的地方。How many travelers have been to Disneyland so far?到現(xiàn)在為止有多少旅客到過迪斯尼樂園?So far we haven’t got any news from them.到目前為止,我們還沒有得到他們的任何消息。8. Most, like Robert, can hardly speak any Chinese, and have never been to China before. (P116) 像羅伯特一樣,大多數(shù)人幾乎都不會(huì)說中文,而且以前從來沒有到過中國。(1)hardly是一個(gè)否定副詞,表示“幾乎不,簡直不”,相當(dāng)于almost not,含有否定的意義,故在句中不能另加否定詞。切莫將hardly誤認(rèn)為是由hard+ly構(gòu)成的副詞。此外,hardly 位于句首時(shí),要用倒裝語序。I hardly know what to say. 我簡直不知道說什么好。Hardly can I move this heavy desk. 我簡直移不動(dòng)這張重桌子。— Can you catch what I said?你能聽懂我說的話嗎?— Sorry, I can hardly understand ,我?guī)缀趼牪欢#?)have been后面接to表示某人“去過某地,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)回來了”,可用于各種人稱。Have you ever been to Shanghai? 你曾經(jīng)去過上海嗎?He has been to America twice. 他到美國去過兩次。have gone to與have been in的用法have gone 表示某人“去某地了”,不論是在途中還是到了目的地,重點(diǎn)是強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)人已經(jīng)不在說話人所在的地方了,常用于第三人稱;have been in,則表示一直“呆在某個(gè)地方”,常與表示一段時(shí)間狀語連用。Henry has gone to London. 亨利到倫敦去了。They have been in Beijing for two weeks. 他們?cè)诒本┮呀?jīng)有兩個(gè)星期了。10. Thanks to In Search of Roots... (P116)多虧“尋根”……【知識(shí)歸納】thanks, thanks to與thanks for的用法◎ thanks是名詞thank的復(fù)數(shù)形式,意為“感謝”。表示“感謝”之意,可以說:Thanks a lot.Many thanks.A thousand thanks.◎ thanks to是介詞詞組,后面可以接名詞或代詞,意為“多虧”;“由于”,在句中作原因狀語。Thanks to the old man, we found the lost child at last.多虧那個(gè)老人,我們最后找到了失蹤的孩子?!?thanks for用于對(duì)別人已做的事表示感謝,后接名詞,代詞,或ving形式。Thanks for sending me such a nice 。A thousand thanks for your 。Unit 15 1. In 1972, it was discovered that they are endangered.(P119) 1972年,人們發(fā)現(xiàn)它們已經(jīng)瀕于滅絕。was discovered是一般過去時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài),discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”,近義詞為find和invent。discover, invent與find◎discover指發(fā)現(xiàn)過去所不知道的東西,新奇或意外的東西。Coal was first discovered and used in China.中國首先發(fā)現(xiàn)并使用了煤。Columbus discovered America on the 12th of October, 1492.1492年10月12日,哥倫布發(fā)現(xiàn)了美洲。◎invent意為“發(fā)明”,即創(chuàng)造出以前從未存在過的東西。Edison invented the electric 。Radio had just been invented ?!騠ind意為“找到”,側(cè)重于找到過去丟失的人或物,但有時(shí)也表示憑經(jīng)驗(yàn)或偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種東西。Today, corn is found all over the ,全世界都有了玉米。She found him a very g