start与begin同义,都是"开始",但在表示"开动、发动、创办、出发"等词意讲时,start不能用begin. 3. too...to... 太...而不能 eg: a. The boy is too young to dress himself. 这个男孩太小了,还不能自己穿衣服。 b. This house is too big to clean in one day. 这幢房子太大了,一天内打扫不完。 c. She is too young to go to school. 她太小不能去上学。 4.some adjectives to describe people. talented(天才的),loving(慈爱的),outstanding(杰出的), unusual(罕有的),creative(有创造力的),famous(著名的), great(伟大的,很棒的),beautiful(美丽的) 5. at the age of 在...岁时 At the age of 4 Mike began to write peoms 迈克四岁时就开始写诗。 6. take part in 参加(......活动) join -take part in两者都表示"参加",join指"参加"某种组织。take part in 表示参加某项活动。 eg: He joined the Party at the age of 40. 他40岁时入了党。 When did your brother join the Army? 你哥哥什么时候参的军? Do you want to take part in the sports meeting? 你想参加运动会吗? 7.win the first prize 赢得第一名 8.the 70-year history 70年的历史 其中70-year做history的定语,所以year不能用复数。 如:a four-year old girl 一个四岁女孩。 9.年龄表达方法 (1)用基数词表达年龄,可以加上"...years old"three years old. (2)用when引导的从句 when I was three(years old) (3)at the age of +基数词 at the age of three (4)基数词+-year-old three-year-old,注意这种表达常作定语 如a three-year-old boy. Exercises: 一. 写出下列动词的过去式: 1. is _________ 7. have _________ 2. are _________ 8. become _________ 3. start _________ 9. play _________ 4. do _________ 10. take _________ 5. hiccup _________ 11. win _________ 6. learn _________ 12. begin _________ 二. 把下列词组译成英语: 1. 运动明星 _________ 8. 太...而不能... _________ 2. 乒乓球运动员 _________ 9. 开始打高尔夫球 _________ 3. 篮球运动员 _________ 10. 滑冰冠军 _________ 4. 网球运动员 _________ 11. 中国的钢琴家 _________ 5. 足球运动员 _________ 12. 获得第一名 _________ 6. 停止打嗝 _________ 13. 参加 _________ 7. 电影明星 _________ 14. 主修 _________ 15. 清华大学 _________ 16. 在四岁的时候 _________ 三. 选择填空: 1. Deng Yaping _________ born in 1973. A. is B. was C. were 2. She is a great _________ ping-pong player. A. China B. Korea C. Chinese 3. ——_________ did Tara learn ice skating? ——For three years. A. How long B. How old C. How many 4. Tiger woods started _________ when he was only ten months old. A. golf B. golfer C. golfing 5. You are never _________ young _________ start doing things. A. so...that B. between...and C. too...to 6. Is he _________? No, he isnt. A. alive B. live C. life 7. Most of students in our class _________ part in the math match yesterday. A. joined B. took C. made 8. He spends all his free time _________ his grandchildren. A. for B. to C. with 9. Lucy became a famous _________ when she was just 11 years old. A. piano B. violin C. violinist 10. When do Shakespeare stop writing plays? He stopped writing plays _________. A. in 1613. B. for 20 years C. once a week 四. 汉译英: 1. 她在1993年开始上钢琴课。 2. Tony太累了不能跑了。 3. Shirley在三岁的时候成为一名电影明星。 4. Lisa什么时候开始学习滑冰? 5. 他打嗝打了69年零5个月。 (责任编辑:admin) |