Unit 1 Point1 dress (sb) up穿上盛装;装扮;装饰;掩饰 dress (oneself) up as...把自己打/装扮成…… get dressed in/dress sb/oneself in穿上(表动作) be dressed in穿着(表状态) Point2 congratulation n.祝贺;恭喜;(pl.)贺词[congratulate vt.向(某人)道贺;(因某事)为自己感到自豪] express/offer/send one’s congratulations to sb向某人致以祝贺 Congratulations!(口语)祝贺你! congratulate sb on (doing) sth祝贺某人(做)某事 注意:congratulate“祝贺,道贺”,宾语是指人的名词,不是指物的名词;celebrate“庆祝,庆贺”,宾语往往是表示活动的名词。 Point3 after all 毕竟,终究;别忘了 first of all首先 above all最重要的是;尤其 in all总计 all in all总的来说 at all(否定句)一点也不;(疑问句)到底,究竟 Point4 range n.一系列;范围,界限 vt.& vi.排列;(在一定范围内)变化;包括 a full/wide range of...大范围的……,各种…… in/within the range of...在射程以内;在……范围内 beyond/out of range of...在射程外;在……范围外 range from...to...在……范围内变动;包括从……到……之间 Point5 figure n.画像;雕像;身材,体形;人物;数字;几何图形 v.认为;认定;计算;是……的部分 keep one’s figure保持体形 figure sth in将某事物包括在内;计算在内 figure out想出;弄明白;计算出 figure that...认为……;认定…… Point6 grateful adj.感激的;表示感谢的 be grateful to sb for sth 因某事而感激某人 be grateful to do sth 因做某事而感激 I would be grateful if you could/would...如果你能……我将感激不尽。 Point7 significant adj.有重大意义的;显著的;重要的(significance n.意义;意思;重要性significantly adv.有重大意义地,明显地,显著地;意味深长地;含义深远地) It is significant that...(=significantly)……很重要。 be very significant=be of great significance有重大意义 Point8 typical adj.典型的;有代表性的;平常的 be typical of sb/sth是……的典型 It is typical of sb to do sth某人经常做某事 Point9 in spite of 不顾;不管;尽管;虽然 in spite of与despite同义,为介词(短语)。 in spite of/despite the fact that...尽管…… 注意:although/though“尽管;不管;不顾”,为连词,引导让步状语从句。 Point10 “no matter+特殊疑问词”引导的让步状语从句 教材原句 However,no matter how different they may seem,all over the world,the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude,love,or peace is common in all festivals.然而,无论它们看起来多么不同,在世界各地,分享快乐、感恩、爱或和平的精神在所有的节日中都是共通的。 句中 no matter how different they may seem 是no matter how 引导的让步状语从句,意为“无论多么……”,此时可与however 互换。 “no matter+特殊疑问词(who/which/what/where/when等)”可引导让步状语从句,可与wh-ever互换。但是“no matter+特殊疑问词”只能引导让步状语从句,而wh-ever不仅可以引导让步状语从句,还可以引导名词性从句(wherever,whenever除外)。 Point11 make+it+adj./n.(+for sb)+to do sth 教材原句 Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. 在线购物网站和社交媒体应用程序极大地方便了人们为至亲至爱花更多钱购买礼物。 make+it+adj./n.(+for sb)+to do sth 此句型中it是形式宾语,动词不定式短语作真正的宾语,it后的形容词或名词作宾语补 ... ...