Unit1 How do you study for a test 
Key points
(No. 9 Middle School   Song Qun) 
  
1. “by”之方式知多少 
1)“by+v-ing形式”,用来表示“以、靠、借助、通过、用(某种方法或手段)”而达到某种预期的目的。例如: 
His father makes a living by teaching. 他的父亲以教书为生。 
2)“by+交通工具”,用来表示交通方式。此时它与名词之间不用任何限定词。例如:Every day he goes there by train. 他每天坐火车去那里。 
We shall go back by boat.  我们将乘船返回。 
【拓展】 
 by 还可以表示: 
1)意为“在……旁”、“靠近”。 
如:有的在大树下唱歌跳舞,有的在湖边画画儿。 Some are singing and dancing under a big tree. Some are drawing by the lake. 
2)意为“不迟于”、“到……时为止”。如:  Your son will be all right by supper time. 你的儿子在晚饭前会好的。   How many English songs had you learned by the end of last term?   到上个学期末你们已经学了多少首英语歌曲?   3)用于被动句中,表示行为主体,常译作“被”、“由”等。如:   English is spoken by many people. 英语被许多人所说。(即“许多人讲英语”)  4)组成其它短语。     by the way : 意为“顺便说”、“顺便问一下”,常做插入语。如:     By the way , where’s Li Ping? 顺便问一下,李平在哪儿?     by oneself : 意为“单独”、“自行”。 
如:I can’t leave her by herself. 我不能把她单独留下。  
by、in和with的区别 
1) with表示“借助于某一具体的工具、材料或人体器官”。例如: 
We work with our hands.  我们靠手工作。 
He often writes with his left hand. 他经常用左手写字。 
2) “in+名词”表示“用某种方式、原料或语言”。例如: 
They talked in a low voice. 他们低声谈话。 
You should do your homework in ink. 你应该用钢笔做作业。 
Can you express your idea in simple English?  
你能用简单的英语表达你的想法吗? 
2. afraid   adj.害怕的;  
常用短语: 
①be afraid to do sth. 害怕做某事 
如:He is afraid to go alone. 他害怕一个人走路。 
Don’t be afraid. Your mother is going to be back soon. 
别害怕,你妈妈一会就回来。 
②be afraid of sb. / sth.意为“害怕某人 / 某物”  例如: 
   The little girl is afraid of that black dog. 这个小女孩怕那只黑狗。 
③be afraid of doing sth. 害怕做某事 
   I’m afraid of flying in the plane.我害怕坐飞机。 
④I am afraid that(从句)意为“恐怕……”。 例如: 
   I’m afraid (that) he is ill. 恐怕他生病了。 
⑤用于简略句中  如: 
1)—Is it going to rain?         —Yes, I’m afraid so. 
2)—May I smoke here?     —I’m afraid not. 
3. unless  conj. 如果不;除非。 
在句中引导条件状语从句,相当于if...not,引导的从句常用一般现在时态表示将来意义。例如: 
  Unless it rains, the game will be played. 如果不下雨,比赛将照常进行。 
I won’t let you in unless you show me your pass. 
= I won’t let you in if you don’t show me your pass.  
如果不把通行证拿给我看, 我不会让你进。 
4. talk about 谈论,议论,讨论   
talk to sb. = talk with sb. 与某人说话 
如:The students often talk about movie after class.  
She doesn’t like talk to/with others. 
5. 表示提建议的句子: 
①What/ how about +doing sth.?   
   ②Why don’t you + do sth.?   
   ③Why not + do sth. ?      
   ④Let’s + do sth.              
⑤You should + do sth.     
⑥Could you please + do sth? 
⑦Would you mind +doing sth? 
⑧You’d better + do sth. 
⑨Shall we/ I + do sth.? 
6. a lot  许多  修饰动词,常位于动词之后  
如:I eat a lot. 我吃了许多。 
      He knows a lot about Chinese history. 他对于中国历史了解很多。 
a lot of= lots of 许多,修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词。 
如:There are a lot of flowers in the garden.花园里有许多花。 
    I have lots of homework to do. 我有很多作业要做。 
7. too…to 太…而不能   
常用句型 too+adj./adv. + to do sth.  
如:I’m too tired to say anything. 我太累了,什么都不想说。 
同义句:①so+ adj./adv.+that从句      
I’m so tired that I can’t say anything. 
②not+ adj./adv.+enough+ to do sth.    
  I’m not strong enough to say anything. 
8. aloud / loud / loudly的用法  
  三个词都与"大声"或"响亮"有关。 
①aloud是副词,重点在出声能让人听见,但声音不一定很大,常用在读书或说话上。通常放在动词之后。aloud没有比较级形式。 
如: He read the story aloud to his son.他朗读那篇故事给他儿子听。 
②loud可作形容词或副词。用作副词时,常与speak, talk, laugh等动词连用,多用于比较级,须放在动词之后。 
如: She told us to speak a little louder. 她让我们说大声一点。 
③loudly是副词,与loud同义,有时两者可替换使用,但往往含有令人讨厌或打扰别人的意思,可位于动词之前或之后。 
如: He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. 他不当众大声谈笑。 
9. ① end up doing sth    终止做某事,结束做某事  如: 
    The party ended up singing. 晚会以唱歌而结束。 
  ② end up with sth.    以…结束 如: 
    The party ended up with her singing. 晚会以她的歌唱而告终。 
10. ①make mistakes/ make a mistake 犯错  
②make mistakes in sth/doing sth 在某方面出错 
如:I often make mistakes. 我经常犯错。 
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes in learning English.学英语不要害怕犯错。 
③mistake…for  把…误以为 
I often mistake Jim for his brother. They look the same. 
我经常错把吉姆当成他的哥哥,他们看起来几乎一模一样。 
④by mistake 错误地 
I answered the question by mistake. 我错误地回答了这道题。 
11. make up 编造;组成、构成  
The mother often makes up stories for her son.妈妈经常给她的儿子编故事。 
12.Laugh at = make fun of 嘲笑;取笑 
Don’t laugh at her.不要取笑她。 
13. one of +(the+ 形容词比较级)+名词复数形式  …其中之一 
如: She is one of the most popular teachers. 她是最受欢迎的教师之一。 
14. It is +形容词+(for sb. ) to do sth. (对于某人来说)做某事… 
   如:It’s difficult (for me ) to study English. 对于我来说学习英语太难了。 
(句中的it 是形式主语,真正的主语是to study English) 
注意比较: 
sb find it is(要省略)+形容词+(for sb. ) to do sth 某人发觉做某事… 
I find it difficult (for me ) to study English.  
(句中的it 是形式宾语,真正的宾语是to study English) 
15. practice doing 练习做某事   如: 
    She often practices speaking English. 她经常练习说英语。 
16. decide  动词  “决定” 
decision  名词 “决心” 
常用短语: 
decide (not)to do sth. 决定(不)做某事  
make a decision 做决定,下决心  如: 
   LiLei has decided to go to BeiJing . 李雷已经决定去北京。 
I think I should make a decision for myself.我觉得我应该自己做决定。 
17. deal with 处理  
如:I dealt with a lot of problems. 
在构成疑问句时,用how提问 
如:How did you deal with the problem? 
18. worry about…  担心… 
=be worried about… 
 如:Mother worried about his son just now.  
= Mother was worried about his son just now.  
妈妈刚才担心他的儿子。 
19. be angry with sb. 对某人生气 如: 
   I was angry with her. 我对她生气。 
20. go by (时间) 过去  
如:Two years went by. 两年过去了。 
21. see sb. / sth. doing sth 看见某人正在做某事  强调正在发生 
see sb. / sth. do sth    看见某人做完某事 如: 
   如:She saw him drawing a picture in the classroom. 
       她看见他正在教室里画画。 
22. regard… as … 把…看作为….  如: 
  The boys regarded Anna as a fool. 这些男孩把安娜看成傻瓜。 
23. too many 许多 修饰可数名词复数 如:too many girls  
too much 许多 修饰不可数名词  如:too much milk  
   much too 太  修饰形容词   如:much too beautiful 
24. change… into… 将…变为…  
如:The magician changed the pen into a book.  
      魔术师把这支笔变成了一本书。 
25. with the help of sb. == with one’s help 在某人的帮助下 
   如:with the help of LiLei == with LiLei’s help  
    在李雷的帮助下 
26.  instead 代替,反而; 用在句末,副词(字面上常不译出来) 
    instead of sth. / doing sth. 代替,而不是; 用在句中,动词 
 如:Last summer I went to Beijing. This year I’m going to Shanghai instead. 
去年夏天我去了北京, 今年我将要去上海。 
   I will go instead of you. 我将代替你去。 
   He stayed at home instead of going swimming. 他待在家而不是去游泳。 
27. “做…有困难”的表达方式:  
①have a hard/difficult time + with sth/ (in) doing sth 
②have trouble/problems/difficulty + with sth/ (in) doing sth 
如:I have a hard time with my math. 我学数学很吃力。 
He had much difficulty in working out the problem. 他做这道题很困难。 
28.  the best way +to do sth/of doing sth 做某事的最好方法 
如:I think the best way to learn English is to use it often. 
= I think the best way of learning English is to use it often. 
我认为学习英语最好的方法是经常运用它  |