1、2. a couple of 1) 两个，一对，一双 如： I saw her a couple of days ago. 我两天前看过她。2) 两三个，几个人 如： I asked him a couple of questions. 我问了他几个问题。3. 1）would rather 宁愿而不愿；与其，倒不如 ，后常跟不带to的动词不定式。并与than连用。其否定式为would rather not do sth。如：I would rather drink tea than coffee. 我宁愿喝茶而不愿喝咖啡。I would rather not go. 我宁愿不去。I would
2、 rather go today than tomorrow. 我宁愿今天去，而不愿明天去。would rather 也可跟从句，且从句常用一般过去时。如：Id rather we had dinner now.我倒愿意现在就吃饭。Id rather you knew that now, than afterwards. 我宁愿你现在就知道，而不是后来。2）prefer to do相当于rather than do，意为“比较喜欢而不喜欢”。如：She preferred to stay at home rather than go out.她宁愿呆在家里而不出去。prefer to 意为“喜
3、欢甚于，宁要而不要”。如：He prefers skiing to skating. 他喜欢滑雪，较不喜欢溜冰。II. Cultural cornerIntensive Reading Read the passage and answer the following questions. 1. What kind of differences in schools does this passage describe? 2.What is the relationship between teachers and students in some countries like France
4、and Britain?3. Whats the main difference between state schools and private schools?Fill in the blanks according to the text.The relationship between teachers and students in Germany, and Spain is _ _ where _ and _ for the teacher is considered very important. The same is _ _ Russia. In northern Euro
5、pean countries, _, the relationship between teachers and students is _ _and_ _. In America, students and teachers are quite _ _ each other.Language Points 1) relationship n. 关系 relationship between And B with sb (人、团体、国家之间的)关系, 联系 She has a very close relationship with her sister. 她和她妹妹关系非常的亲密。 I ha
6、ve established a good working relationship with my boss. 我已经和我的老板建立起良好的工作关系。a father-son relationship 父子关系 2) formal 正式的, 礼节的 反义词informal The Prime Minister made a formal declaration. 首相发表正式文告。 formal clothes礼服 拘泥形式的, 刻板的 You neednt be so formal with me.你对我不必要如此拘谨。 3) relaxed adj. 轻松的, 松懈的, 宽松的 He a
7、ppeared relaxed and confident before the match. 比赛之前, 他显得镇定而自信。 She had a relaxed manner. 她的举止特别自然。relaxing 令人放松的, 轻松的a relaxing talk/walk/evening 4) be true of (某种情况)适用于, 宜于; 合乎事实的 It is true of everybody. 这件事适用于每个人. come true 变成现实 5) have problems with会碰到的问题 Para 2 Check the following sentences tr
8、ue or false. State schools are paid for by the government, but in private schools, the parents pay for the education of their Children. Britain, Russia, America, Germany, and France have both states and private schools. In America, the private schools can be very good.Language Points1) similarly 相同的
9、, 同样的(可以修饰动词,也可以修饰整个句子) Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers. 夫妻俩在各自选择的事业上都很成功III .Grammar 1) 常见的直接接动词-ing形式的动词有:admit, avoid, advise, allow, appreciate, consider (考虑), delay, enjoy, escape, fancy, finish, forbid, imagine, keep, mind, permit, practise, risk, suggest等。2)
10、 常见的直接接动词-ing形式的短语: feel like, give up, cant help, be used to,keep on, insist on, look forward to, put off, devoteto , stick to, object to, thanks to, be busy in, get down to, have some trouble /difficulty /problems (in)等。如：I am looking forward to seeing you. 我盼望着再次见到你。 The doctor advised taking mor
11、e exercise. 医生建议多运动。The boy refused to admit stealing my money. 这个男孩拒绝承认偷了我的钱。We missed the 5:30 bus, which means waiting for another hour. 我们误了5:30的班车，这意味着还得等一个小时。I really enjoyed working on the farm. 我真的喜欢在农场干活。She had finished listening to the news. 她听完了新闻。注: 有些动词如: remember, forget, stop, try, m
12、ean，regret等后既可以跟动词-ing形式，也可跟动词不定式作宾语，但意义不同。如：remember doing sth 记得曾经做过某事 动作已发生remember to do sth 记住做某事 动作还没有发生I remember seeing you somewhere in Beijing. 我记得在北京什么地方见到过你。Do you remember to post the letter? 你记住寄这封信了吗?forget doing sth 忘记曾经做过某事 动作已发生forget to do sth 忘记去做某事 动作还没有发生I shall never forget he
13、aring her singing that song. 我将不会忘记听她唱那支歌的情景。I have forgotten to bring my umbrella. 我忘了带伞。stop doing 停止做某事 stop to do sth 停下来去做某事 如：Please stop talking aloud. 请不要大声说话。They stopped to listen, but there was no more sound. 他们停下来一听，但已经没有什么声音了。try doing 试着做某事try to do sth 尽力去做某事 “想要努力去做”之意，但实际上有没有做是另一回事。
14、Why not try doing it in some other way? 为什么不用其他办法试一试呢？I tried to solve the problem but I couldnt. 我试图解答那个数学题，但我解不出。mean to do sth 打算做某事mean doing 意味着 如：Missing the bus means waiting for another hour. 赶不上那班巴士就要等一个小时。I am sorry I hurt you, but I never meant to. 抱歉我伤害了你，但我本来没有这个意思。regret doing 对于感到遗憾/后
15、悔regret to do sth 因感到遗憾I regret lending him so much money. He never paid me back. 我很后悔借给他那么多钱。他从来没有还过我。I regret to tell you that you failed the test. 我遗憾的告诉你你没有通过考试。 动词like, love, prefer后接不定式或动词-ing形式作宾语均可。但有一些细微的差别。如表示经常性、习惯性的动作常用动词-ing形式，如表示特定情况或具体动作则常用动词不定式。如：I like listening to music of this kin
16、d. 表示一般情况I like to listen to this song. 表示特定情况They prefer going to the beach in summer. 表示一般情况They prefer to be alone now. 表示特定情况.need表示“需要”，require表示 “要求”，want 表示“想要”时后面接动词-ing形式或 to be done结构。如： The house wants/needs/requires repairing. The house wants/needs/requires to be repaired.Exercise1. In s
17、ome parts of London, missing a bus means_ for another hour. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting2.The discovery of new evidence (证据) led to _.A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caughtD. the thief to be caught3.One learns a language by making mistakes and _ the
18、m. A.correct B. correcting C. corrects D. to correct4.She meant _ but the look on your face suggested “No”. A.explaining B. to explain C. explanation D. to be explained5. When did you go to the States? I remember _ there when I was ten. A. having taken B. to be taken C. being taken D. to take6. He i
19、s so busy that he cant help _ the classroom. A. cleaning B. to cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned7. I have been knocking at the door, but no one answers. Why not _ at the back door? A. try knocking B. try to knock C. to try knocking D. to try to knock8. As a young man from a rich family, can you imagin
20、e _ in such a small and dirty place? A. to work B. yourself to work C. working D. work9. My uncle is considering _ his heath. A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. to be improved 10. We should keep _ English every day. A. to practise speaking B. practise speaking C. practising speaking D. practis
21、ing to speak 11. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldnt risk _ the good opportunity. A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost 12. She was so angry that she felt like _ something at him. A. to throw B. to have thrown C. throwing D. having thrown13. Jean did not have time t
22、o go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her examination. A. to prepare B. to be prepared C. preparing D. being prepared 14. The form needs _ in ink. A. filling in B. to fill in C. being filled in D. to be filled 15. Does your shirt require _, sir? A. being pressed B. to press C. to
23、 be pressed D. to be pressing 16. That you gave him such a book to read meant _. A. to waste his time B. wasting his time C. being wasted his time D. to be wasted his time 17. Mr Smith had meant _ here the next day, but he changed his mind. A. leaving B. being left C. having left D. to leave 18. Smith enjoys _ football on Sunday afternoon, doesnt he? A. to be playing B. to playing C. to play D. playing