4. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live as rich and full a life as you do.接受他们的现状，并给他们予鼓励，让他们和你们一样过着丰富多彩而充实的生活。

[解释]… to live as rich and full a life as you do.具有以下结构

“as+adj.+a/an+n.+as”表示像……一样的……”

[典例]

Mary is as friendly a girl as Julie.　 Mary和Julie一样友好

I have never met with as clever a boy as he is before, who has really impressed me a great deal.

我从来没见过像他一样聪明的男孩,他的确给我留下了非常深刻的印象.

[练习] 汉译英

1)我不像你们中任何一个那样是个好选手.

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2)今天像昨天一样热

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Keys: 1)I am not so/as good a player as any of you.

　　 2)It is as hot a day as it was yesterday.

3. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself.

生活太忙了，我可没时间闲坐着顾影自怜。

[解释] “sit around”无所事事；feeling sorry for myself现在分词短语做伴随状语。

[典例]

She is not the type to sit around doing nothing.她不是那种闲坐着无所事事的人。

A beggar sits around staring at the last leaf on the tree.

有个乞丐闲坐着，眼睛盯着树上的最后的一片叶子。

Don’t sit around, it’s time to set down to your work.别闲坐了，到时间干活了。

[练习] 汉译英

1)因为无处可去,他只好整个假期陪伴着他的奶奶.

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2)他心地很好，他把所有的家产用去帮助有需要的人。

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Keys:　 1) With nowhere to go, he had to spend all his winter holiday accompanying with his old granny.

2) He is a kindest person with all his fortune to help people in need.

2. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I just ignore

them.有些同学看不到我的内心世界,但我并不生气，只是不理会他们罢了。

[解释] see the real person inside one’s body “了解某人内心深处”是一种比较形象的说法。

[典例]

　In the film the Black Book, the captain cannot find a friend who is able to see the real person inside his

body. 在电影《黑皮书》中，那个上尉无法找到一个可以理解他的朋友。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 我们只愿意相信理解我们内心的朋友，并和他们分享秘密。

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2) 他最终选择了理解他的女孩当自己的妻子。

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Keys: 1)We are only willing to trust and share the secrets with the friends who can see the real person inside our bodies. 2)He finally chose the girl who could see the real person inside his body as his wife.

1. She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two laps(800

metres) this year.她很骄傲她参加了比赛而且在今年的800米长跑中打破了记录。

[解释]to have taken part in…为不定式的完成时，表示的动作在谓语动作前发生，意为“已经做了”。

[典例]

I am sorry to have kept you waiting for such a long time.对不起，让你等了那么久。

AIDS is said to have been the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past

few years.据说，在过去的几年里，爱滋病已经成为那个地区男性以及女性的最大的健康隐患。

[练习]汉译英

1)当老师问起时，他假装读过了这篇课文。

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2)据说他的作品被译成了多种文字。

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Keys: 1)He pretended to have read the text when asked by his teacher.

　　 2)His works are said to have been translated into many languages.

6.　 as well as 也, 又; 和……一样好(可连接并列的名词,代词,形容词,动词,介词短语等;注意:连接两谓语时,两动词的时态要保持一致)

[短语归纳]

as good as和...一样好

as well也, 又(常做状语), 相当于too; also

[典例]

1) She can sing as well as her sister.她唱得和她姐姐一样好。

2) He directed as well as act in the film.他导演了这部影片并且在里边扮演了角色。

3) I am going to study abroad and my brother is going as well.我要到国外留学，我弟弟也要去。

4) His story is as good as a play.他的故事很有趣。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 她既擅长数学又擅长英语。

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2) 海伦和我一样都渴望参加晚会。

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3)　　　 她的钢琴弹得和你一样好。

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Keys: 1) She is good at math as well as English. 2) Helen as well as I is eager to take part in the evening party. 3) She plays the piano as well as you.

VI 重点句子 (旨在提供句子结构等所需材料)

5.　　　　 all the best一切顺利

[短语归纳]

at (the) best至多，充其量也不过……

do one’s best竭尽全力

make the best of 最有效地利用

best of all尤其,特别

[典例]

1) My father loves golf best of all. He goes for it every weekend.

我父亲特别喜欢打高尔夫球,每个周末他都会去打一次.

2) I wish you all the best during the journey.我祝愿你旅途一切顺利

[练习] 汉译英

1) 我祝福你在新的国度一切如意。

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2)我们祝愿她的工作顺利。

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Keys: 1) I wish you all the best in a new country. 2) We wish her all the best in her new job.

4.　　　　 make fun of　 取笑　

[短语归纳]

have fun with sb.(和某人在一起)娱乐，开心

for fun为了快乐，闹着玩地

play a joke on sb.开某人的玩笑

play a trick on sb.捉弄某人

[典例]

1) We should not make fun of the classmates when they can not answer the questions correctly.

当同学不能正确回答问题时，我们不应该嘲笑他们。

2) Nobody likes being made fun of.没有人喜欢被嘲笑。

3) Children draw pictures for fun.孩子们在画着玩呢。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 大多小孩都喜欢玩小猫。

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2) 中国人总喜欢在除夕夜和家人在一起。

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Keys: 1) Most children like to play a trick on kitty. 2) People in China always have fun with families on the Spring Festival eve.

3.　　　　 out of breath　 上气不接下气

[短语归纳]

hold one’s breath屏息

catch one’s breath松一口气

take a deep breath深深地吸了一口气

out of control失控

out of sight看不见

out of order坏了

out of reach够不着

[典例]

1) He became out of breath after running back to the classroom.跑回教室后他变得上气不接下气。

2) He ran as fast as he could and finally caught up with his teacher but got out of breath.他飞快地跑着，最终追上了他的老师可是已经上气不接下气。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 为吓下他的同学,他屏住呼吸然后又突然间跳了出来.

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2) 这老奶奶太老了以致于才走了短短的路就上气不接下气了.

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Keys: 1) To frighten his classmate, the boy held his breath and jumped out suddenly. 2) The granny is so old as to be out of breath going only a short distance.

2.　　　　 cut out　 切掉,删掉

[短语归纳]

cut down砍倒; 削减,压缩

cut up切[破]碎

cut off切断, 停掉;隔绝, 挡住

[典例]

1) I cut this article out of the newspaper.我从报纸上剪下了这篇文章。

2) Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass.由于人们砍树挖草导致了沙漠的产生。

3) The flood cut off their supplies.洪水切断了他们的供养。

[练习]用恰当的介词填空。

1) I would cut _____ the bit about working as a waitress.

2) The car industry cut ______ production.

3) The woodchopper cut _______ the tree and cut it _______.

Keys: 1) out　 2) down　 3) down; up

1.　　　　 in other words　 换句话说

[典例]

1) You can stay at home and needn’t come here any longer. In other words, you are fired.你可以在家呆着以后都不用来了。也就是说，你被解雇了。

2) He found his first job. In other words, he needn’t depend on his father any more.他找到了他的第一份工作，换句话说，他再也不用依靠他父亲了。

[短语归纳]

in a word=in one word总而言之

in words用语言

have a word with sb.与某人谈话

have words with 与某人争吵

[练习]选用短语并用恰当的形式填空。

1) She has a good handwriting, and is good at writing articles. __________, she is a qualified secretary.

2) The beauty of sunset can not be described _________.

3) The person who _______________my father is one of my relatives.

4) The couple _________________ each other in the street ignoring the eyes of passers-by.

Keys: 1) In a word　 2) in words 3) has a word with 4) have words with