1、Unit 5 The silver screen 重点词汇解析 1. career n. 1)(个人的)事业 He had a very successful career.他的事业很成功。 2)职业 There are many more careers open to women now than 50 years ago. 现在比50年前有更多的职业向妇女开放了。 3)可作定语,表“生平”“生涯” Hes a career teacher; its the only job hes ever done.他是个职业教师,这是他做过的惟一的一个工作。 2. drama n. 1)剧本He h
2、as written a historic drama.他写了一个历史剧。 2)戏剧 (u) She wants to study drama and become an actress.她想学戏剧当一名演员。 3)戏剧性(u),戏剧性的事件 The history of space exploration is an exciting drama.太空探险的历史是一个激动人心的戏 剧性事件。 adj. dramatic(有关)戏剧的 戏剧性的 adv. dramatically戏剧性地 n. dramatist剧作家 3. prize n. 奖 My sister won the first
3、 prize for her singing.我姐姐唱歌获一等奖。 4. hero n.英雄, 主人公 national heroes民族英雄, the hero/heroine of the film电影的男/女主人公 5. scene n. 1) 故事/ 事情发生的地方 This is the scene of accident which happened last night.这个故事发生的地方是个村庄。 2) 剧中的布景,场/风景,景象 behind the scenes 到后台,在幕后 come / appear on the scene 出现 on the scene在现场,到现
4、场 6. choice n.选择,选择的人或东西 have no choice but to do不得不做某事 adj. 精选的,高级的 7. degree n. 1) 度,级2)程度3)学位 to a degree 到程度, 在程度上 8. law n.1) 法律(u) 作法律统称或作为整体时多加the, 作为学科或指某类法律时常不加冠词) 2)n.定律, 规律 Newtons Law牛顿定律 the laws of nature 自然规律 3)指具体的法律 规律, 定律, 法则 The laws of grammar语法规则 9. speed 1)n. 速度 with great spee
5、d以很快速度 /at top (full, low, safe, high, ordinary) speed以顶尖速度/ 以全速/ 以低速/ 以安全的速度/ 以高速/ 以一般的速度 at a speed of 100 kilometres an hour以每小时100公里的速度 如以某个东西的速度为参照, 则为: at the speed of, 用定冠词。 2)v.快速地前进 过去式sped 10. win v. 赢得,获得,在中获胜, 争取到 win a victory获得胜利/ a game/ a match比赛获胜/ a prize获奖 the Oscar/获奥斯卡奖/ the war
6、 战争获胜/ praises获表扬/ a hundred pounds获得一百镑/ her respect赢得她的尊敬/ his friendship获得他的友谊 n. winner 获胜者 11.cruelty n. 残酷He was treated with great cruelty.他被很残酷地对待。 adj. be cruel to对某人残忍的 Its cruel of sb to do sth.某人做某事很残忍 12.owe vt. 1)欠(钱、物、债等),后面通常接直接宾语和间接宾语,即owe sb sth 或owe sth to sb. 2)应该归功于 3)应当给予 I owe
7、 you many thanks.我非常感谢你。 because of的用法区别: because of指原因,意为“因为”,用以指出理由。 We stayed at home. This is because of rain.我们呆在家里,因为下雨。 thanks to 即可表达正面意义(亏得,多亏,幸亏),又可表示讽刺意义(近乎反语“感谢”)。 owing to 由于,应归功于 13. accept 接受,指经过考虑,由主观意志来决定接受,动作者本身是主动的。 receive 接到, 指收到某物这一动作,本身有一定的被动性,不包含本身是否愿意接受的意思。14. live 1) adj. 现
8、场播出 2)adj. 活的(多作定语) I saw a live mouse there. 我看见一只活老鼠在那儿。 3)v. 活着, 住, 生活 Eat to live, bout do not live to eat.吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为吃饭。 辨析:live表示“活着的”,用于指物,放在名词前,只作定语用;alive多用于指人,作表语或放 在所修饰的词后;living既可指人,也可指物,放在所修饰的名词前,如带短语则放在名词后。 重点短语解析 1. take off 1)脱下(衣服等), 解(除)掉 He took off his wet shoes.他脱下了湿鞋子。 2)(飞机
9、)起飞 3)匆匆离开 2. go wrong v. 走错路, 误入岐途, (机器等)发生故障 3. in all adv. 总共 4. stay away v.外出 5. look up 查询(如宾语为代词,则代词放中间) Look up the word in the dictionary.在字典里查单词。 相关词组:look for 寻找;look after照顾,照料; look forward to期待;look into调查; look on旁观;look out注意;look out for注意,留心,提防;look over翻阅,查看,检查; look around环视;look
10、 through翻阅,查看。 6. run after追逐,追求 7. bring sb back 8. on the air广播 9.think highly/well/much of对评价很高, 赞赏, 对印象好 think badly/nothing/little/lowly of认为不好, 好不在意, 不赞成, 觉得不怎么样 I dont think much of him as a teacher.我觉得他作为一个老师不怎么样。 重点句型解析 1. What story do you think its telling?你认为它讲述的是一个什么故事? 这里的do you think是
11、插入语,还有类似的do you suppose, you know, I suppose, do you believe 等。陈述句中,插入语可放在句中、句尾;特殊问句中放在句中,结构为:疑问词+插入语+陈述语序。 2. While still a student, she played roles in many plays. 当她还是一个学生时,就多次在话剧中扮演角色了。 While still a student 相当于While she was still a student.在英语中有些表示时间、条件、方 式或让步等的从句有时可省略一些成分:如果从句的主语和从句的主语一致(或者是从句
12、的主语是it) ,而且从句谓语中又包含be,那么这个主语和be动词都可以省略。 3. Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea 许多看过这部电影的人都不敢在海里游。 afraid 用法说明: 1)害怕人/ 物,如:be afraid of sb / sth 2)不敢做某事,如:be afraid to do sth / of doing sth He is afraid to go out / of going out alone at night. 3) 担心会发生某事, 如: be afraid of doing
13、 sth或be afraid + that clause 4) 给人不愉快的信息或不赞同某人意见时, 用Im afraid , 4. After that it still took seven years before they finally got married. 从那以后过了七年他们才结婚。 before(以后)才。 注意before的特殊用法: 1)不等就, 2)(不多久)就 3)宁愿,也不 高考衔接点拨考点目的状语的表达法。透视常考的表达法有:for,on等介词短语;不定式;in order toso as to,前者可用于句首、句中,后者不能用于句首;so thatin ord
14、er that 从句;so that也可引导结果状语从句,意为“因此”。in case(that)(以免,以防)从句。考点 高考热点词but的用法。透视but作连词,表示前后相反,意为“但是”;不能同时与although,though连用;与however的区分;作连词时,在题干中往往是选出正确答案的关键信息词,这是历年高考考查的重点。作介词,意为“除了”,常用have no choice but to do sth等搭配。考点please及其同根词的区别。透视please与satisfy同义,常用于be pleasedsatisfied with sbsth, be pleasedsatis
15、fied to do结构;pleased满意的,用来修饰人;pleasant舒服的;愉快的,用来修饰物;pleasing使人愉快的;合意的,用来修饰物;pleasure愉快;满足。考点other一词的用法。透视onethe othersomeothers短语;与数词连用时,放在数词之后;用于比较级中,排除自我比较,即:than any other名词;every other每隔一,other than(than后接动词原形)除了。课堂同步练习 Choose the best answers1. She is old enough to get married _.A. by law B. by
16、 the law C. to the law D. with the law2. A film _ is the place where films are made.A. play B. scene C. view D. sight3. In this film, he played the _ of the brave policeman.A. roles B. part C. actor D. man4. What do you think _ to him just now?A. did happen B. did he happenC. did it happen D. happen
17、ed5. _ of the party, we sang a song together.A. In the beginning B. At the beginningC. At first D. First6. _ , he won his first Oscar.A. In the thirty B. In the thirtiesC. In his thirties D. In his thirty7. The boy has won a prize _ his little invention.A. of B. by C. with D. for8. It was a long tim
18、e _ I realized it was late.A. after B. before C. since D. when9. The girl said she _ her success _ her teachers.A. owed, to B. gave, to C. owed, for D. thanked, for10.His success _ him respect of all the people in the company.A. won B. got C. send D. caused翻译填空1. 我牙疼得要命, 一夜没有睡着。 Ive got an awful toothache. It _ _ _ _ _ _.2. 这使我们没法进行下去。 This _ _ _ for us _ _ _.3. 他取得成功*运气好多于*下苦功。 He _ _ _ _ _ rather than to hard work.4. 他太穷, 请不起大夫, 才四十多岁就死了。 _ _ _ _ _ _, he died in his forties.5. 机器出什么毛病了吗? Has anything _ _ _ _ _?