3.) 赏金,小帐[C]
付费(或小帐)给
She feed the waiter.她付给侍者小费。
bonus (Unit 6)---- A sum of money given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation. 奖金;分红,意外的好处
The workers got a Christmas bonus. 工人得到圣诞节奖金。
The win on the pools was a real bonus.
We like our new house and it's a real bonus that there is a swimming pool nearby.
我们很喜欢自己的新房子,加上附近有座游
16. significance .
1.) 重要性, 重要[U]
The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little significance.
他们在会上提出的建议无足轻重。
2.) 意义, 含义; 意思[U][S]
He did not understand the significance of my wink. 他没有领会我眨眼的意思。
What is the significance of this speech?这个讲话有什么意义?
The significance for college students of doing a part-time job means more than money and eXPerience. 大学生打工的意义还不仅在于钱和经验。
significant adj. 重大的;效果显著的;具有特殊意义的; 意味深长的
a significant speech..意味深长的讲话。
17..devotion .
1.) 献身;奉献[U][(+to)]
We appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project.
我们感谢他为这一项目花费的时间和金钱。
His devotion to science is well known. 他对科学的献身精神为人熟知。
2.) 忠诚;挚爱,热爱[U][(+to/for)]
devotion to music 热爱音乐
课堂练习
单项填空
1.The______ a teacher has on children is usually greater than that of their parents.
A.use B.effort C.effect D.energy
解析:由固定词组 have a great effect on可知答案。
2.—Doctor,have I got a bad cold?
—Oh,there’s not______ with you.
A.anything wrong much B.anything much wrong C.much wrong anything D.wrong much anything
解析:修饰不定代词anything的形容词wrong应该放在anything之后;much是副词,修饰wrong,应该放在wrong之前。本句意思是“你没有什么太严重的事情”。
3.New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before______.
A.being fully accepting B.fully accepting C.having fully accepted D.fully accepted
解析:before fully accepted相当于 before they are fully accepted。
4.We should prevent such a silly mistake______ again.
A.occurring B.to occur C.to be occurred D.from being occurred
解析:prevent sb./sth.(from)doing sth.为固定搭配。occur为不及物动词。
5.It’s so nice to hear from her.______,we last met more than thirty years ago.
A.What’s more B.That is to say C.In other words D.Believe it or not
解析:Believe it or not.信不信由你。由于两人最后一次见面距今已经三十多年了,为了让对方相信这个事实,用了这种表达方式。What’s more 另外;That is to say 这就是说;In other words 换句话说。
6.More patients______in hospital this year than last year.
A.treated B.have treated C.had been treated D.have been treated
解析:首先排除主动语态A、B两项;this year应用现在完成时,故选 D。
7.Mr White______at 8:30 for the meeting,but he didn’t show up.
A.should have arrived B.should arrive C.should have had arrived D.should be arriving
解析:表示过去应该干某事而没有干,用should have done,所以选A。
8.Life is tough in the city.In order to lose their______,some people drink alcohol.
A.temper B.mood C.consciousness D.pressure
解析:饮酒是为了去除生活中的压力,应用pressure;temper 脾气;mood情绪,心境;consciousness 知觉。
9.—I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
--Oh,did you? You_____with Barbara.(NMET 1998)
A.could have stayed B.could stay C.would stay D.must have stayed
解析:该题考查:“情态动词+ have+过去分词”
10.—I’ll tell mMary about her new job tomorrow.
--You_____her last week.
A.ought to tell B.would have told C.must tell D.should have tole.
解析:此题考查虚拟语气。表示过去应该干而没有干某事的责备用shou have done
句型转换
完成B 句,使其与A句意思相同或相近。(每空一词)
1.A.It was getting darker.To make matters worse,we got lost in the forest.
B.It was getting darker. ,we got lost in the forest.答案:Worse still/Even worse
2.A.The government should take measures to prevent people from polluting the rivers.
B.The government should take measures to prevent the rivers .
答案:from being polluted
3.A.I advised him to give up smoking,but he didn’t listen to me.
B.I him to smoking,but he didn’t lis
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