自考“英語(一)”筆記(81)

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7. I expect you understand all those, except perhaps “proximity”。 動詞expect通常有如下用法:
    1)except + 賓語(名詞或代詞)
    I am expecting a letter. (我在等信。)
    The teacher is expecting you. (老師在等你。)
    2) expect +(賓語)+ 動詞不定式
    I expect to be back next week. (我預(yù)計下周回來。)
    I didn't expect him to come so early. (我沒料到他會來得這么早。)
    3) expect + that從句
    He didn't expect that the work could be so difficult. (他沒料到這工作會如此艱難。)
    They expected that the war would end soon.(他們期望戰(zhàn)爭早日結(jié)束。)
    在本課文的句子中,except后面跟的是省略了that的賓語從句。
    8. A person who holds a hand over his mouth when he is talking is signaling that he is lacking in confidence.
    在第十六單元中我們學(xué)過lack這個詞。lack可以用作動詞或名詞,lacking用作形容詞。lack和lacking用法如下:
    1)lack用作名詞:(for) lack of (因)缺乏
    He showed a complete lack of confidence. (他顯得毫無信心。)
    The case was dismissed for lack of evidence. (因缺乏證據(jù),那個案子被駁回了。)
    2)lack用作及物動詞:lack sth
    Your article lacks concert example. (你的文章缺少具體的例子。)
    She lacks patience in dealing with children. (與孩子打交道她缺少耐心。)
    3)lacking用作形容詞:be lacking in sth.
    Philip was not lacking in ability. (菲力普并不缺少能力。)
    His reception of us was lacking in warmth.(他對我們的接待缺少熱情。)
    9. These are both pretty obvious signals.
    通常pretty用作形容詞,而在本句中pretty作副詞用。如:
    1)She was happy to live in the pretty valley. (住在美麗的山谷里她很開心。)
    2)The pretty little girl brought much delight to her family. (那個漂亮的小姑娘給全家?guī)砹四蟮目鞓?。?BR>    3)I will be back pretty soon. (我不久就回來。)
    4)She felt pretty tired. (她感到相當(dāng)累。)
    5)I am pretty certain the performance will be a success. (我相當(dāng)有把握演出會成功。)
    10. In fact, non-verbal communication car, as the saying goes, speak volumes.
    as the saying goes意思是“正如成語所說,俗話說”。在本句中,as the saying goes做插入語。
    speak volumes意思是“很有意義;含義很深;充分說明”。如:
    1)The one photograph speaks volumes. (這一張照片就很有意義。)
    2)The look on her face spoke volumes.她的臉色意味深長。)
    3)Her silence spoke volumes for her attitude. (她的沉默清楚地表明了她的態(tài)度。)
    本課主要詞組
    1. means of
    2. involve sth/doing sth
    3. refer to
    4. agree with
    5. communicate sth. to sb.
    6. tie to / be tied to
    7. in order to
    8. be categorized into
    9. be common to
    10. fiddle with
    11. be lacking in
    12. start doing sth.
    13. and so on
    14. in fact
    15. give off
    16. look away
    17. in embarrassment
    18. for short
    19. as the saying goes
    20. speak volumes
    Text B body talk
    短語表達
    1. talk a liking to
    He couldn't understand why the boss suddenly took a liking to him.
    2. chances are that…
    Chances are that he will not be able to get the job.
    3. anything… but
    It is not anything you say but something you do that counts.
    4. devote to
    Father asked him to devote his attention to his study.
    5. apart from
    Apart from this consideration, there is no other reason why we should not go.
    6. be involved in
    He was not involved in the scandal.
    7. tend to
    He tends to get irritated if you press him for an answer.
    8. be aware of
    He is not aware of the mistake he has made.
    9. according to
    You have to do according to what he said.
    10. complain of
    The moment he got in, he began to complain of the weather.
    11. let alone
    He wouldn't hesitate to die for her, let alone give her some help.
    12. be hostile to
    No knows why he is so hostile to his brother.
    13. impress sb. with sth.
    He impressed us with his sincerity.
    14. take note of
    He didn't take note of the weather forecast and was caught in a heavy rain.
    15. go on
    I didn't know anything about what was going on outside.