1、upside down, help (.) out等重点短语精讲1. upside down 颠倒地,倒置地,混乱地,乱七八糟地。如:Youve hung that picture upside down. 你把那幅画挂倒了。【拓展】 turn sth upside down 把某物弄得乱七八糟,把某物翻了个底朝天。如:The house was turned upside down by the burglars. 屋子里被夜贼弄得乱七八糟。2. help (.) out 帮助(某人)摆脱困境或危难,帮助从里走出来。如:I dont really work here. I am just h
2、elping out until the new secretary arrives. 我并非这儿的工作人员,我只是在新秘书来之前临时帮忙。The driver is helping an old man out of this taxi. 司机正在扶一位老人从出租车里出来。When I lost my job, my father helped me out with money. 我失业时,父亲用钱来帮助我。【拓展】 1) help sb / oneself to sth 为某人(自己)取某物。如:Can I help you to some dessert? 我给你拿点甜点,好吗?2)
3、cant help but do sth 只好做某事。如:Due to the present price level, we cant help but adjust our offer. 由于目前的物价水平,我方不得不调整报价。3. become / be aware of 意识到,明白,知道。如:John has been aware of having done something wrong. 约翰已意识到自己做错了事情。I want you to be aware of the situation before it affects you. 我希望在情况影响你之前,你能察觉到。【
4、拓展】 1) make sb aware of sth让某人明白某事。如:Its time someone made him aware of the effects of his actions. 该有人让他明白他的行为所造成的后果了。2) so / as far as I am aware 就我所知。如:As far as I am aware, he has gone to town. 就我所知,他到镇子上去了。4. (be) scared to death 吓死了。如:My god!Im scared to death by you. 天啊!你要把我吓死了。Oh, sorry, Ann
5、. I just came back from the costume ball. Do you really think the mask is scaring? 噢,对不起,安。我刚从化妆舞会上回来。你真觉得这个面具令人害怕吗?【拓展】 1) scare sb into doing sth 威胁(恐吓)某人做某事。如:Local businessmen were scared into paying protection money. 当地商家迫于威胁缴纳了保护费。2) be scared of sth害怕某物。如:The child was scared of the fierce looking dog. 这个孩子害怕那条外表凶恶的狗。3) be scared of doing sth / to do sth害怕做某事。如:People are scared to use the buses late at night. 人们害怕在深夜坐公共汽车。4) freeze / burn / starve / beat / put / bleed to death 冻 / 烧 / 饿 / 打 / 处 / 流血至死 。如:If it had been any colder we would have frozen to death. 如果再冷一点,我们就要被冻死了。