Unit 2 The Olympic Games
compete, admit, charge, bargain, deserve, take part in, as well, work out, nor / neither + 系动词 / 助动词 / 情态动词 + 另一个主语,as…as…
1. compete vi. 比赛;竞争
compete with / against sb for sth 为争取某物和某人对抗
compete with sb / sth 与…媲美,比得上
compete in 参加…比赛 / 竞争
competition n. 比赛
competitive adj. 有竞争力的
competitor n. 比赛者;对手
eg: We can’t compete with them on price.
He’s hoping to compete in the
The songs of the birds competed with the sound of the church bells.
2. admit
admit + n. / doing (having done) / that-clause
承认某事 / (已经)做了某事
admit to sth / to doing sth 承认
admit sb / sth to be 承认某人 / 某物是…
admit sb to / into 准许某人进入(或加入)…
admit of… 容许
It is admitted that… 人们公认…
辨析allow / permit / let / admit:
1 allow强调“默许”。用法:allow sb to do / allow doing sth
2 permit有时可与allow通用,不过它的语气更强,也更正式,可用于“明文规定允许或不允许”,其用法为:permit sb doing / permit sb to do sth eg: The policeman permitted him to park here.
3 let与上面两个可以通用,不过更口语化,而且用法不同,其用法为:let sb do sth。
4 admit其实只是表示“允许进入,接收(入学、入会等)”,其用法为:admit sb to…,这里to是介词。除此之外,admit还可以解释为“承认”。
eg: She admits (to) being strict with her children.
They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn.
He admitted having driven the car without insurance.
Women were only admitted into the club last year.
3. charge
n. 费用;主管
charge sb for sth 收费,要价
charge sth to sth 记账
charge sb with sth / doing sth 指控,起诉,指责
free of charge 免费
in charge of 主管,负责
in the charge of 由…负责 / 掌管
take charge of 主管,负责
eg: Do you think museums should charge for admission?
He was charged with murder.
He took charge of the farm after his father’s death.
4. bargain vi. 讨价还价;讲条件
n. 便宜货
bargain with sb about / over / for sth
(和某人就某事)讨价还价
bargain sth away 做亏本交易
bargain for / on 预料到,料想到(常用于否定句)
make a bargain with sb 和某人达成协议
a good / bad bargain 买得(不)合算
eg: In the market dealers were bargaining with growers over the price of coffee.
He and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything.
The car was a bargain at that price.
5. deserve vi.&vt. 应受(报答或惩罚);值得
deserve consideration / attention 值得考虑 / 注意
deserve to do 应该
deserve doing sth 应该,值得
deserve all / everything you get 罪有应得
eg: The report deserves careful consideration.
They didn’t deserve to win.
He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did.
= He deserves locking up for ever for what he did.
6. take part in 参加
辨析join / join in / join sb in (doing) sth / take part in / attend:
1 join“参加”,指加入党派、社会团体、军队等并成为其中一员。
2 join in表示“参加某种活动”,in可为介词,也可为副词。
3 join sb in (doing) sth表示“参加某人所从事的活动”。
4 take part in指参加群众性活动、会议并在其中起作用。
5 attend是正式用语,指参加会议、婚礼、典礼;听报告、讲座等。一般指成为观众或听众。
eg: How many countries took part in the 29th Olympic Games in
Many young girls join aerobics classes to keep slim.
I’m sure you’ll all join me in wishing Ted and Lawra a very happy marriage.
The meeting was attended by 90% of share holders.
7. as well 也;又;还
1 as well as用作连词,连接两个相同的成分,如名词、形容词、动词、介词等,通常不位于句首。此时as well as强调的重点在前面,不在后面,意为“不但…而且…;既…又…;除了…之外,还有…”。翻译时要先译后面,在译前面。
2 当主语含有as well as时,谓语动词须和as well as前面的主语在数上保持一致。
3 as well as作介词,相当于besides,in addition to,意为“除…之外”,后面通常接名词或动词-ing形式。
4 as well as结构还可表示比较,引导一个比较状语从句,意为“和…一样好”。
5 as well相当于too和also,用于肯定句中,表示“也,又,而且”,用于句尾。
eg: He is sensible as well as kind.
The organization encourages members to meet on a regular basis, as well as providing them with financial support.
I’m going to
注:和as well as的用法一样,连接主语时,谓语动词和前面的主语保持一致的词或短语还有:with,along with,together with,but,besides,rather than等。eg:Mr Brown together with his wife and three children has been in
8. work out 解决;计算出;设计出;结果;锻炼
work against 努力反对
work as 当…,做…工作
work at 从事
work for 努力促成,为…工作
work on 从事…,继续
eg: I’ve worked out a new way of doing it.
I wondered how their ideas worked out in practice.
He is working on a new novel.
He works out regularly to keep fit.
9. No other country could join in, nor could slaves or women!
1 句型“nor / neither + 系动词 / 助动词 / 情态动词 + 另一个主语”用于否定陈述句之后,表示“也不”,相当于either用于否定句。
2 句型“so + 系动词 / 助动词 / 情态动词 + 另一个主语”用于肯定陈述句之后,表示前句所说的情况也适合于另一个人或物。
3 句型“So it is (was) with + 另一主语”既能表示肯定意义,又能表示否定意义,其主要用于以下情况:上下文有两个分句;上下文有两个或两个以上不同谓语;上下文既有肯定也有否定。
4 句型“so + 主语 + 系动词 / 助动词 / 情态动词”中的主语与前一句的主语通常是指同一个“人”或“物”,主语、谓语不需要倒装。这种句型表示说话者赞同前句所提到的情况或事实,其中so作“不错;确实如此”讲。
5 句型“主语 + do + so”中,so和动词do连用,替代上下文中出现过的动宾结构或动状结构,以避免重复。
eg: I have never been abroad, neither / nor has he.
You can ride a bike. So can I.
---Tom studies hard and is a good student.
---So it is the same with Jack.
10. There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
1 as…as…“像…一样,正如”,第一个as是副词,修饰形容词或副词的原级;第二个as是连词,引导让步状语从句。在否定句中也可改为“not as / so…as…,意为”不如…“
2 有关as…as的短语:
as soon as 一…就…
as / so long as 只要
as much / many as 多达…;达到…之多
so / as far as 远至…;就…而言
as well as 也;又
as…as possible 尽可能
as good as 实际上;几乎等于
eg: I haven’t known him as long as you (have known him).
He was as white as sheet.
She doesn’t play as well as her sister.
Teaching is as much an art as it is a science.
练习:
1. More than 10, 000 competitors from the world came to
A. for; against B. against; with
C. with; for D. for; with
2. The graduates into the company usually receive strict training before they start to work.
A. accepted B. accepting
C. admitted D. admitting
3. Would you please give us an example your opinion on “Two Olympics, equal splendor”?
A. in charge of B. in want of
C. in favor of D. in honor of
4. The children were left charge of a nurse.
A. in B. to the C. in the D. with
5. 我们已经讲好了,他买东西我做饭。
6. 我们没有预料到这样的天气突变。
7. 这些建议值得考虑。
8. 改错:Would you like to join us for the game?
How many of us will take part in?
9. ---You seemed to be deeply struck by his skill.
---Not exactly. It was his courage his skill that really struck me most.
A. rather B. as well as C. but also D. not as
10. People had to deal with the lack of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything, the danger from enemy action.
A. as far as B. as long as
C. as well as D. as soon as
11. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to the investment plan.
A. work out B. put out
C. make out D. bring out
12. If you don’t go to Tom’s party, .
A. I don’t go either B. so will I
C. neither will I D. nor do I
13. Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower sellers to the professor.
A. as much as B. as far as
C. the same as D. as long as
14. ---What is the new bridge like?
---Well, it is now of the old one.
A. more than the width twice
B. twice more than the width
C. more than twice as wide as
D. twice more than as wide as
15. ---It’s getting dark, but Mr Johnson is still at his office.
---No surprise. Who else can he does?
A. do less work than B. work as hardly as
C. work as hard as D. be working hardly like
Unit 2 The Olympic Games
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5. We’ve made a bargain that he’ll do the shopping and I’ll cook.
6. We hadn’t bargained for this sudden change in the weather.
7. These proposals deserve consideration / considering / to be considered.
8. for → in 去掉in
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