Unit 3　Tomorrow's world【1】 besides adv. & prep. 除……以外(还有……)

　　They all went there besides Tom.

　　除汤姆去了以外，他们也都去了。

　　I don't like the color of the dress. Besides, it's too expensive.

　　我不喜欢这裙子的颜色，另外它也太贵了。　

　　【注意】beside prep. 在旁边，与……相比

　　　He sat beside her all night.

　　　整个晚上他都坐在她身边。

　　　My painting looks childish beside yours.

　　　同你的相比，我的画显得很幼稚。

　　except, except for, except that, but, apart from

　　(1)except 意思是“除了……之外”，指仅有某事物不包括在内。

　　I enjoy doing anything in the holiday except doing homework.

　　假期里我什么都愿意干，就是不想做作业。

　　(2)except for 是except引申出来的一个词组，它所指代的除去的部分和主题不是一个层次的。

　　Your article is quite good this time except for some spelling mistakes.

　　你的文章很好，就是有几处拼写错误。(这里的文章和拼写错误不是一个层面上的东西)

　　(3)except ＋从句　除了……

　　He never goes out except when he needs to buy something.

　　除了需要买东西外，他从不出门。

　　(4)but prep. 除了……，相当于apart from; except。

　　I could come every day but Thursday.

　　除了星期四，我每天都能来。

　　(5)apart from 除……外还，也指仅有某事物不包括在内，相当于besides和except综合的用法。

　　Apart from the injuries to his face and hands, he broke both legs.

　　除了脸和手受伤外，他的两条腿也断了。

　　I would go with you, ______ I have to work that day.

　　A. besides

　　B. except

　　C. besides that

　　D. except that

　　D　那天如果我要工作则不能和你一起去，所以选择except，同时其后跟的是宾语从句，从句的结构与意义均完整，用连词that引导。

　　【2】 set n．一套，一组 vt.(set，set)设置(布景，背景)，安排，布置，分配

　　The novel is set in France in the early 19th century.

　　这部小说是以19世纪早期的法国为背景的。

　　A committee has been set up to organize social events in the college.

　　委员会的成立是为组织大学里面的社交活动。

　　She has set herself a difficult task.

　　她为自己安排了一个艰难的任务。

　　a set of six chairs 6把成套的椅子

　　setting n．环境，背景

　　It was the perfect setting for a wonderful Christmas.

　　气氛环境无可挑剔，正是一个美好的圣诞节所需要的。

　　set 相关短语参见M2U2

　　【3】 fear n．&v. 害怕；恐惧，担忧

　　Most older employees fear unemployment.

　　大多数年长的员工害怕失业。

　　Her parents fear for her safety.

　　她的父母为她的安全而担忧。

　　for fear that/of sth. 担心某事将会发生

　　They wouldn't let their cat outside for fear (that) it would get run over.

　　他们不敢让猫出门，因为害怕会被轧死。

　　I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up.

　　我不想动，担心会把她吵醒。

　　①我们悄悄说话，以免惊醒警卫。

　　______________________________ the guards.

　　②我只好逃走，生怕他有一天把我杀了。

　　______________________________ one day.

　　③他的雇员都怕他。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　①We spoke quietly for fear of waking

　　②I had to run away for fear that he might kill me

　　③All his employees fear him.

　　【4】 impress vt. 给……留下极深的印象

　　be impressed with/by 给……留下深刻印象

　　We're very impressed with the excellence of the children's works.

　　这些儿童作品水平之高，给我们留下了深刻印象。

　　impress (sth.) on/upon (sb.) ＝ impress on/upon sb./ sth. 使某人对某物印象深刻

　　The great changes in China are strongly impressed on the foreigners.

　　中国的巨变让外宾印象很深。

　　My father impressed on me the value of hard work.

　　我父亲让我明白了努力工作的重要性。

　　impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的；感人的

　　impression n. 印象；感觉

　　leave/make a deep impression on 给……留下深刻的印象

　　She was very impressive in the interview.

　　她在面试中表现得十分出色。

　　My first impression of him was favourable.

　　他给我的第一印象不错。

　　The scenery here is ______ and all the visitors are deeply ______.

　　A. impressive; impress

　　B. impressed; impressionists

　　C. impression; impressionists

　　D. impressive; impressed

　　D　第一空是说风景“给人印象深刻的”；第二空的意思是“对……印象深刻”。

　　【5】 deliver vt. 转交；投递；发表；宣布；接生；解救

　　The doctor delivered a baby.

　　这个医生接生了一名婴儿。

　　They prayed to God to deliver them from danger.

　　他们祈求上帝把他们从危险中拯救出来。

　　The professor usually delivers his class in a lively way.

　　这个教授总是以一种非常生动的方式讲课。

　　deliver sth. to/over sb. 把某物交付某人

　　deliver a message 带信，传话

　　deliver a speech 发表讲话

　　deliver over/up (to) 移交，交给

　　①我们承诺在48小时内送到。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　②陪审团(jury)终于宣布了裁决(verdict)。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　①We promise to deliver within 48 hours.

　　②The jury finally delivered its verdict.

　　【6】 voice v. 表达，吐露 n．说话声，语态

　　If you have any questions or comments, you can use this time to voice them.

　　如果大家有任何疑问或评论，可以利用这个时间段来提出。

　　Her voice shook with emotion.

　　她激动得声音颤抖。

　　voice, noise, sound

　　voice 用作名词，多指人类发出的“声音”；用作动词，指“表达”、“吐露”。

　　noise 名词，多指各种声音或响声搅和在一起时的“杂音”、“嘈杂声”。

　　sound 用作名词，多指一下一下地“响声”；用作动词有“听起来”，“发出声音”和“使发出声音”之意。

　　The construction site gives off too much ______ day and night, and the people living nearby have no choice but to ______ their complaints to the government.

　　A. sound; voice

　　B. noise; sound

　　C. noise; voice

　　D. sound; noise

　　C　第一空为名词“嘈杂声”，第二空为动词“表达”、“吐露”。

　　【7】 accuse v. 控告，告发

　　Man often accuses nature for his own misfortunes.

　　人类常把自身的不幸归罪于天。

　　accuse sb. of sth./doing sth. 指控某人做某事

　　the accused 被告

　　rob sb. of sth. 抢走某人某物

　　inform sb. of sth. 通知/告诉某人某事

　　warn sb. of sth. 告诫某人某事

　　remind sb. of/about sth./sb. 使某人想起某人或某事；提醒某人某事物或某人

　　①They ________ him ________ bribes.

　　他们指控他犯有贿赂罪。

　　②Tom has always thought of himself as a good cook and never fails to________ everyone of it.

　　A. remind

　　B. remember

　　C. know

　　D. introduce

　　①accused; of taking

　　②A　句意：Tom总以为自己是一个好厨师，并且总是使所有的人知道这一点。 remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事；提醒某人某事。

　　【1】 put forward 调快(钟表，时间)，提出(观点、议案等)，推荐

　　The clock slows down. Please put forward the hands of it.

　　钟慢了，请把指针调快些。

　　I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward.

　　他所提出的任何论据都不能说服我。

　　She has decided to put her name/put herself forward as a candidate.

　　她打算推荐自己作为候选人。

　　put/set/lay aside 搁置一旁；把(钱，时间等)留存起来，储蓄；抑制(愤怒等)；忽视(忠告等)

　　put away 收拾起来，放好；储蓄＝put aside

　　put back 放回；拨回钟表的针

　　put down 放下，使乘客下车；记下，写下；镇压

　　put off 推迟；脱去，除去

　　put on 穿上；增加(速度，体重等); 上演

　　put out 伸出；扑灭；生产

　　put together 组合，拼凑

　　put up 举起；建造，挂起；提高(价钱)

　　put up with 容忍

　　put an end/a stop to 制止，使停止

　　put…to bed 使……上床睡觉

　　put…to death 处以死刑，杀死

　　①It's reported that Changsha has ______ the general plan for city－building.

　　A. put out

　　B. put forward

　　C. put up

　　D. put away

　　②As teachers and students, we need to ______ our old ideas and prejudices and learn to be more ______ in both our teaching and study. (2010江苏宝应学情调查)

　　A. put away; flexible B. put out; clever

　　C. put down; clever D. put aside; flexible

　　①B

　　②D　put away 收起来；put out 扑灭；put down 记下，镇压；put aside 储蓄；抛在一边。根据句意，我们应把我们旧的观念和偏见抛在一边，在教学和学习中学会更加“灵活”。故选D项。。

　　【2】 at the moment 在此刻

　　I'm afraid she's not here at the moment.

　　恐怕她现在不在这儿。

　　for the moment 暂时

　　Stop discussing for the moment, please.

　　请暂时不要讨论。

　　at any moment 随时

　　The firefighters rushed into the burning building though it might fall down at any moment.

　　尽管正在燃烧的那栋房子随时都可能会倒塌，但是消防员还是冲进了大火中。

　　the moment还可以充当连词，引导时间状语从句。

　　He stopped what he was doing the moment the teacher came in.

　　老师一进来，他就停止了手头上做的事。

　　The classroom is big enough ______， but we'll have to move if we have more students.

　　A. for the moment

　　B. on the moment

　　C. in a moment

　　D. for a moment

　　A

　　【3】 at a speed of

　　以某种速度

　　New maglev train nowadays can travel at an amazing speed of 430 km/h.

　　目前的磁悬浮火车能以每小时430千米的惊人速度行驶。

　　at top/full speed 以全速

　　He was driving at top speed down the street when the accident happened.

　　当事故发生时他正沿着街道高速驾驶。

　　speed up 加速

　　This drug may have the effect of speeding up your heart rate.

　　这种药物能够使你的心率加速。

　　at a safe/dangerous/low/high speed 以安全/危险/低/高的速度

　　pick up/gather speed 加快速度

　　【4】 come across 偶然碰到；走过来；出现于

　　I came across his name on the list.

　　我无意中在名单上发现了他的名字。

　　She came across an old school friend in Oxford Street this morning.

　　今天早上她在牛津大街碰到一位老校友。

　　— Have you ______ some new ideas?

　　— Yeah, I will tell you later.

　　A. come about

　　B. come across

　　C. come up with

　　D. come out with

　　C　考查come相关的词组的辨析。come about 发生；come across 偶然碰到；come up with 想出，提出；come out with 发表，公布；说出。

　　【1】 Not only is every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma felt by the viewer, but also the cold, the tiredness, the food, the smells, the sights and the sounds of the mountain can all be experienced.观众不仅能够感受到攀登珠穆朗玛峰的每一步的艰辛，还能体验到寒冷、劳累，品尝到食物，闻到香味，欣赏到山上的风景，以及聆听到自然界的声音。

　　(1) not only…but also 应连接两个相对称的并列成分(主语、谓语、宾语、状语或分句)。

　　She not only sings well but also dances beautifully.

　　她不仅歌唱得好，舞也跳得不错。

　　(2) not only…but also 连接两个分句，并且 not only 位于句首时，第一个分句中的主语和谓语要部分倒装。

　　Not only does the sun give us light but also (it) gives us heat.

　　太阳不仅给我们光，还给了我们热。

　　Not only is this young man clever but also he is hardworking.

　　这个年轻人不仅聪明，而且努力。

　　(3) not only…but also 不能用在否定句中。

　　误： They don't fear not only hardship but also death.

　　正： They fear neither hardship nor death.

　　正： They don't fear either hardship or death.

　　(4) not only…but also 连接两个主语时，谓语动词要和与其最近的主语保持人称和数的一致。

　　Not only the students but also the teacher was against the plan.

　　不仅仅学生，而且老师也反对这个计划。

　　Not only the teacher but also the students were against the plan.

　　不仅仅老师，学生也反对这个计划。

　　(5) not only…but also 连接两个并列成分时，not only 不能分开使用，但 but also 却可以分开使用，而且可省略but或also。

　　The area was not only hit by an unexpected heavy rain, but some bridges were also washed away.

　　突如其来的暴雨不仅侵袭了这个地方，而且把一些桥梁也冲走了。

　　I not only heard it but saw it. ＝ I not only heard it also saw it.