外研版八年级下册Unit 4-6 重点短语归纳 Unit 4 Helping out 一、 核心短语详解 1. get through 度过（难关）；通过；接通（电话） 【拓展】 在课文中意为“（帮助某人）度过困难时期”。help sb. get through sth. 帮助某人熬过……。 Colouring has helped her get through it. 涂色帮助她度过了那段（痛苦的）时期。 2. by no means 绝不；一点也不 【易错点】 这是一个强调否定语气的短语，相当于 not at all，但语气更强。mean 在这里是名词，意为“方法，手段”。 The work was by no means easy. 这项工作绝不轻松。 3. make up one's mind 下定决心；决定 【拓展】 同义短语：decide to do sth. 或 make a decision。mind 意为“思想，主意”。 So I made up my mind to become one of them. 所以我下定决心要成为他们中的一员。 4. race against time 与时间赛跑；争分夺秒 【注意】 形象地表达在极短的时间内努力做某事。 Day and night, they raced against time to save as many people as possible. 他们日夜奋战，与时间赛跑，以尽可能多地挽救生命。 5. go public 公开；公之于众 【拓展】 此处 go 是系动词，表示“变得，处于……状态”。 Leah's story went public. 莉亚的故事被公之于众（为大家所知）。 6. reduce ... to pieces 使……变成碎片/废墟 【语法】 reduce 在此意为“使……陷入（某种状态）”。课文中是被动语态：be reduced to pieces。 All the other buildings were reduced to pieces. 所有其他的建筑物都变成了废墟。 7. jump to one's feet 跳起来；突然站起来 【注意】 表示动作迅速，通常是因为惊讶、恐惧或急切。 I jumped to my feet and rushed outside. 我猛地跳起来，冲到了外面。 8. spread fast 迅速传播 【注意】 spread 的过去式和过去分词都是 spread (AAA型)。 Word spread fast, and Leah's story went public. 消息传得很快，莉亚的故事众所周知了。 9. offer one's hand 伸出援手；提供帮助 【拓展】 同义表达：give/lend a helping hand。 It was time for me to offer mine (my hand). 是时候让我伸出援手了。 10. care for 照顾；照料；喜爱 【拓展】 相当于 look after 或 take care of。 You helped and cared for sick animals there. 你在那里帮助并照料了生病的动物。 二、 单元短语
组卷网，总分 (Unit 4) I. 单项选择 (5题) 1. The doctors are _____ to save the patient's life. Every minute counts. A. racing against time B. making up their minds C. keeping their promise D. taking a break 2. This math problem is _____ easy. I need your help. A. by the way B. by no means C. by accident D. by mistake 3. She finally _____ to study medicine after seeing the doctors' hard work. A. changed her mind B. lost her mind C. made up her mind D. kept in mind 4. The news about the earthquake _____ quickly on the Internet. A. reduced B. offered C. spread D. raised 5. Listening to music can help you _____ the difficult times. A. look through B. get through C. go through D. break through II. 用所给词的适当形式填空 (4题) 6. After the heavy rain, the old house was _____ (reduce) to pieces. 7. When he heard the bad news, he jumped to his _____ (foot) in shock. 8. The story of the brave dog has _____ (go) public recently. 9. She enjoys _____ (care) for homeless animals at the centre. III. 短文填空 (9小题) 请从方框中选择适当的短语并 ... ...
