1、一、 nation / state / country /motherland这几个词都可以表示国家,但各自的侧重点不同。 country意为国家或国土,包括领土和人民,侧重地理概念。country还可以表示乡下或农村。Holland is a European country.荷兰是欧洲国家。Im from the country. 我是乡下人。 state意为国家或政府,指国家的机构或政府,侧重于政权意义上的国家。在美国也常用来指所属的各州。The railway in China belongs to the state. 中国的铁路归国家所有。There are 50 states i
2、n the United States of America. 美国有50个州。 nation意为国家或民族,指生活在一定疆域内,说同一语言,在一个政府管辖下,形成了共同地域、共同经济、共同心理素质的人群,侧重民族概念。 The whole nation rose up and drove the invaders out of their country. 全国人民奋起反抗把侵略者赶出了他们的国土。The whole Chinese nation loves peace. 整个中华民族都热爱和平。 motherland意为国家或祖国,侧重心理及感情意义。在越南、朝鲜等国家也用fatherla
3、nd。Hong Kong returned to its motherland in 1997. 香港于1997年回归祖国。At the age of ninety, she came back to her motherland. 在她九十岁的时候,她回到了祖国。二、 too much / too many / much too too much意为太多,与much的语法功能相同,修饰不可数名词。Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? I wont take up too much room. 你让我把头探进
4、帐篷取暖好吗?我不会占太多地方的。 too many意为太多,与many的语法功能相同,修饰可数名词。There are too many problems in his mind. 他心事重重。 much too意为太或过分,与too的语法功能相同,修饰形容词或副词。It is much too cold here. 这儿实在太冷了。 You go to bed much too late. 你睡得实在太晚了。 直击高考:Allen had to call a taxi because the box was to carry all the way home. (NMET 2003)A.
5、much too heavyB. too much heavyC. heavy too muchD. too heavy much分析答案是A。much too意为太或过分,这里修饰形容词heavy。三、 engaged in / engaged to engaged in表示从事或忙于,用在连系动词be后作表语,指一种状态,在介词in后接表示工作、活动的名词或-ing动词。She is engaged in making clothes for an orphan. 她正忙于替一位孤儿做衣服。 engaged to表示与订婚,用于连系动词be、get等后作表语,用be时表示状态,用get时表示动作,介词to后接表人的名词或代词。 Shirley is engaged to Scott. 雪莉与斯高特订婚了。
