Unit 4 Making the news语言点

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学习目标 重点词汇

delighted, assist,eager, acquire, inform,demand, accurate, approve, 小词简析

重点短语

accuse of, in the process of, concentrate on, defend against, have a nose for, depend on, ahead of

重点句型

1. so as to 引导目的状语 2. ... case +定语从句

重点词汇 delighted

【原句回放】We’re delighted you’re coming to work with us. 你来与我们一起工作,我们很高兴。

【点拨】delighted adj. 感到欣喜的,感到快乐的,用于表示人的内心感觉。 常用搭配:

be delighted to do sth. 高兴做某事 be delighted at/ by 因......而高兴 be delighted that 因......而高兴

She was delighted to hear the twitter of the birds somewhere near her window. 她很高兴地听着窗外鸟儿的鸣叫声。

The mother was delighted at the recovery of her baby. 那位母亲因为她的婴儿恢复了健康而非常高兴。

We’re delighted that you’ll be here soon. 你不久就来这里了,我们真高兴。 【拓展】 delight vt. 使(某人)高兴,使(某人)欣喜 n. 快乐,高兴,使人快乐的人或事。

delightful adj. 令人愉悦的 常用短语:

take delight in (doing) sth. 喜爱,以......为乐 to one’s delight 令人高兴的是

with/ in delight 高兴地

He delighted the audience with his humourous words. 他幽默的语言让观众们很高兴。

Jack is a delightful young man. 杰克是个讨人喜欢的年轻人。

Carl takes great delight in teasing his classmates. 卡尔以取笑他的同学为乐。 She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. 使她所有粉丝高兴的是,她很容易地赢得了比赛。

Hearing class was over, the boys rushed out of the classroom in/with delight. 听见下课了,男孩们高兴地冲出教室。

assist

【原句回放】You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you ... 你会发现你的同事们会热情地帮助你...... 【点拨】assist vt., vi. 帮助,支援;促进

assist较正式用语,一般表示“协助”,常常暗指提供帮助的一方所做的事比较简单或不太重要。 常用短语:

assist (sb.) in/with 在某方面给予协助 assist sb. in doing something 帮助某人做某事 assist sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做某事

We’ll do all we can to assist you. 我们会尽全力协助你。 We all assisted in mending the roof. 我们都帮忙修屋顶。 Would you be kind enough to assist me in a small experiment? 你能在这个小实验中协助我吗?

This programme assists the young to find a job easily. 这个节目帮助年轻人容易找到工作。 【拓展1】assistant n.助手,助理 assistance n. 协助,援助

He became an assistant cook after he graduated from the technological school. 从技术学校毕业后他成了厨师助理。

Can I be of any assistance to you? 我可以帮助你吗? 【拓展2】其它表示“帮助”的表示法:

1. help:普通用语,指帮助做某事,使事情变得简单或状况改善。 help (to) do sth./ help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助(某人)做某事 help sb. with sth. 在某方面帮助某人

help sb. out 帮某人度过难关 with help of sb. 在某人的帮助下

2. give sb. a hand通常表示用双手帮助别人做某事,如提东西等。 3. lend sb. a hand指帮助别人,特别是在人手不足时。

eager

【原句回放】You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so ... 你会发现你的同事们会热情地帮助你。 【点拨】eager adj. 热切的,渴望的 常用短语:

be eager for 渴望得到某物 be eager to do sth. 渴望做某事

Students are eager for new knowledge. 学生渴望新知识。 She is eager to please her grandmother. 她急于想让奶奶高兴。 【拓展】eagerness n. 热切,渴望 eagerly adv. 热切地,渴望地 【拓展】eager与anxious

1. 表示“担心的”“焦虑的”时,只能用anxious;表示“为??担心”,一般用介词about /for。

He is anxious about /for her safety. 他担心她的安全。

2. 表示“热切的”“渴望的”时,两者都可用,但anxious后接for,而eager后接for,after或about等。

He is anxious for a bike. 他渴望有一辆自行车。

We are all eager for (或after) knowledge. 我们都求知心切。

3. 两者后均可接“(for sb.)+不定式”,表示“渴望或想要(某人)做某事”。 He is anxious (或eager) to marry her. 他渴望能与她结婚。 4. 两者后均可接that从句,从句谓语多用“should+动词原形”。 I’m anxious /eager that they should win. 我很希望他们会获胜。

acquire

【原句回放】

Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.

只有提出许多不同的问题你才会收集到你所需要的信息。

【点拨】acquire vt. 获得,取得;学得

She acquired a knowledge of the English by careful study. 她经过认真的学习获取了英语知识。

I’ve never really acquired a taste for wine. 我从来没有真正获得过对酒的喜爱。 【拓展】acquired adj. 习得的,养成的,后天的 acquisition n. 获得;(语言)习得;获得物

inform

【原句回放】They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story.

记者必须通过调查研究来获悉被遗漏的那部分情况。 【点拨】inform v. 通知,告知

常用搭配:inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事

Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible. 如地址有变化,请尽快告知。

We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected. 我们很遗憾地通知你申请已被驳回。 【拓展】information n. 信息

注意:information 一般是不可数名词。

demand

【原句回放】It was a dilemma because the footballer could have demanded damages if we were wrong.

事情显得进退两难,因为如果我们错了的话,足球运动员可以要求赔偿。 【点拨】demand v. 要求,需要;询问 常用搭配:

demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求某物 demand to do 需要做

demand that ... (从句用虚拟语气:should+动词原形,should可省略) This sort of work demands great patience. 这种工作需要很耐心。 It seemed that no matter what she did, more was demanded of her. 似乎无论她做了什么,别人要求她的就更多。

He kept demanding to know how it got there. 他不停地要求知道它是怎样到那里的。 He demands that he (should) be told everything. = He demands to be told everything.

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