2．[原句]You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 您可能会发现，令人惊讶的是查理在他会说话时就教他唱歌和可以步行时就教他舞蹈。

[模仿要点] 句子结构：find it (形式宾语) + adj. + that引导的宾语从句

[模仿1]您可能会发现，令人兴奋的是你只要上网就可以与在另外城市的朋友取得联系。

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答案：You may find it exciting that you can get in touch with your friends in another cities as soon as you get on line.

[模仿2]您会发现，有价值的是只要你把你的心思投放进去，你英语考试可以得很高分。

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答案：You may find it worthwhile that you can get high marks in English exams as soon as you put your heart into it.

1.[原句]As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 正如维克多雨果曾说过： “笑是阳光，能驱赶人脸上的寒意” ，直到现在为止没有人能比查理卓别林更好地做到这一点。

　[模仿要点] 句子结构：as 引导非限制性定语从句，否定意义的词与比较级连用

[模仿1]正如从文章可以得出结论，保护自己是确保我们的未来，而到现在为止没有人能比刘翔更好地理解这点。

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答案：As can be concluded from the passage, protecting ourselves is ensuring our future and up to now nobody has been able to get a better understanding of it than Liu Xiang.

[模仿2]众所周知，失败是成功之母，而到现在为止没有人能李明更好地理解这点。_______________________________________________________________________________

答案：As is well known to us all, ‘Failure is the mother of success’, and up to now nobody has been more able to understand it than Li Ming.

2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as

he could walk. 你会觉得震惊，卓别林会讲话的时候就被教唱歌，会走路的时候就学跳舞。

[解释] 此句中it作形式宾语，that从句是真正的主语；astonishing是动词-ing形式作宾语补足语。如：

It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate.

动词-ing形式作宾语补足语结构中，宾语与补足语有主动关系，表示“动作正在发生”，v-ing 可用在感官动词(see, notice, watch, look at, find, hear, listen to, feel, catch)和表示“致使”意义的动词(get, have, keep, leave)后作宾语补足语。 如：Can you smell anything burning in the kitchen?

[练习] 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。　

1). It’ s not _______ (surprise) that you’ re putting on weight, considering how much you’ re eating.

2). I’ m sorry to have kept you _______ (wait) for so long.

3). She caught them _______ (steal) her apples.　　

Keys: 1).　　　 surprising　　 2). waiting　　 3). stealing

1. Not that Charlie’ s own life was easy! 倒不是说查理自己的生活是轻松的。　

[解释] not that“并非，倒不是说”，用于句首或短语之前，表否定含义。如：

Who were you with last night? Not that I care, of course. 你昨晚和谁在一起？当然我不计较。

[练习] 根据句子的意思翻译。　　　　

1). Kate had lost some weight --- ______ ______ ______ ______(我倒不关心).　　

2). ______ ______ ______ ______ (我并不是说这个很要紧), but how did you spend the money I gave you?

Keys: 1). not that I care　　　　　　 2). Not that it matters

4. star in 在……主演；担任主角

[典例]

She is to star in a new film. 她将主演一部新影片。

[重点用法] star短语：

star sb (in sth.) 使某人担任主角；由某人主演

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语或介词。

1). Ben Kingsley ________ ________ the film “Gandhi”.

2). The director wanted to star Michael Caine ________ (介词) his new film.

Keys: 1). starred in　　　 2). in　　

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3. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等)

[典例]

1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。

2). If you don’ t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不立即付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气。

[重点用法] cut短语：

cut down 砍倒；削减　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 cut in 插嘴　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 cut up 切碎 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

cut sth in half/two把某物切割成两半　　　　　 cut sth into halves/thirds/quarters/把某物切割成两半/三瓣/四瓣

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的cut短语或介词。

1). The village was ________ ________ from the outside world by the heavy snow for days.

2). She always ________ ________ when other people are talking.

3). I won’ t have a cigarette, thanks --- I’ m trying to ________ ________ on them.

4). He was asking 400 for the car, but we cut him down ________ (介词)￡350.

5). She ________ ________ the vegetables and then put them into the hot pot.

Keys: 1). cut off　　　 2). cuts in　　　 3). cut down　　 　4). to　　 5). cut up　

2. pick out 挑出；辨别出　

[典例]

1). He picked out the ripest peach. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。

2). The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十分显眼。

[重点用法]

pick out sb./sth. from...... 从……中挑出/辨别出某人/物

pick up 捡起；让某人搭车；继续；摔倒后站起来；便宜地买到；接收(节目)；无意中学会

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语。

1). She _______ _______ _______ from thousands of applicants for the job.

2). We’ ll _______ _______ where we finished yesterday.

3). She soon _______ _______ French when she went to live in France.

4). _______ _______ those books that you’d like to read.

Keys: 1). was picked out　 　　　 　2). pick up　　 3). picked up　　 4). Pick out　 　　　

1. badly off 过得很差；穷的；缺少的 [做表语或定语]　

[典例]

1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。

2). We shouldn’t complain about being poor --- many families are much worse off. 我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天 -- 许多人的家境更糟。

[重点用法]

反义词：well off 过得很富；富的；富有的[做表语或定语]

[练习] 根据句子的意思翻译。　　　　

1). In the old days people ______ ______ ______ (过得很差).　　

2). Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is ______ ______ ______ ______ (并不如你想的那么穷) as

you think.

3). In fact most people are _______ _______ _______ (要富裕) they were five yeas ago.

Keys: 1). were badly off / were very poor　　　 　 2). not as/so badly off　　　　　　 3). better off than　

6. whisper v.&n. 耳语；私语；密谈　 　

[典例]

1). “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。

2). He spoke in a whisper. 他低声说话。

[重点用法] whisper 短语：

whisper sth. 小声说某事 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 whisper to sb. 小声对某人说

whisper sth. to sb. 小声对某人说某事　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 whisper to sb. that… 小声对某人说……

whisper that… 小声说……　　　　　　　　　 　 　 　　　　　　　　　　 It is whispered that… 据说……

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). He whispered a word _______ (介词) my ear.

2). He whispered _______ (介词) her so that no one else would hear.

3). It _______ (whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.

Keys: 1). in 　 　2). to 　　3). is whispered

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