Unit 2 重点词组与句子

Unit 2 The Olympic Games (By Kane)
1. in ancient times在古时候/古代—in modern times 在现代
2. comepete in在…中比赛compete with/ agaist与…相比赛/竞争compete for为了…而比赛/竞争
3. admit sth. / doing sth. / that-clause 容许, 承认, 接纳admit ... to be/as 接受…为… be admitted as 被接受为…be admitted into/to允许进入
4. “every+基数词+复数名词”结构相当于“every+序数词+单数名词”，都表示“每（隔）…”提问用“How often…?”
every three days/every third day 每三天/每隔两天
e.g. He usually comes here every two weeks. 他通常每两周/每隔一周来这里一次。

“every other+单数名词”意为“每隔一…”。

every other day=every two days=every second day每隔一天/每两天
注意：every后面不用冠词。

如”每隔几天“是every few days，而不是every a few days.
5．That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics.那就是它们被称为冬奥会的原因。

why引导表语从句，此时相当于the reason why。

e.g. That’s why I have come to see you. 那就是我来看你的原因。

That’s why… 可作”…的原因“，表结果。

because引导表语从句时表示事情的原因，why表示结果。

e.g. That’s why we were worried about you. 这就是我们担心你的原因。

（结果）
His coming late was because the traffic was too heavy. 他迟到是因为交通太拥挤。

(原因)
注意：主语是reason时，表语从句用that引导。

The reason for his coming late was that the traffic was too heavy. = The reason why he was late was that the traffic was too heavy. 他迟到的原因是交通太拥挤。

6. in honour of sb./sth. 为向某人/某事物表示敬意on one’s honour 以某人的名誉担保
do sb. an honour 给某人带来荣誉have the honour of doing sth./to do sth. 有幸做某事
7.in place of 介词短语：代替；取代。

instead of 介词短语：代替；而不是。

take the place of 动词短语：代
替；取代。

8.so...that… 如此…以至于… so+adj.（+a/an +n.) + that so+adv. +that
9.promise (not) to do sth. 答应（不）做某事promise sb. sth./promise sth. to sb. 答应某人某事
promise + n./pron./that从句make/give a promise 许诺keep a promise 遵守诺言break a promise 不守诺言
carry out a promise 履行诺言
10. join sb. in sth. 加入某人某事中11. stand for①代表；象征；表示②主张；拥护；支持③容忍；忍受
stand by 袖手旁观stand aside 站在一旁；不参与stand out 突出；显眼
12. charge sb. with sth. = accuse sb. of sth. 指控某人某事in charge (of) 主管；看管
13. bargain with sb. about / over sth. 就某物跟某人讨价还价make a bargain with sb. 和某人达成协议
14. one after another = one by one 一个接一个地
15．deserve to do sth. 值得做某事deserve doing /to be done 某事值得(被)做
16. at present = at the present time = now = at the moment 目前in the present situation 在目前的形势下
17. on a regular basis 按惯例
18. allow sth. 允许某事allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事allow doing sth. 允许做某事
19. as well = too 也；又as well as 也；又；和；同（后接n./pron./adj./介词短语）
20. as much + n. + as …和…一样as + adv./adj. +as 与…一样
21. be/feel proud to do sth. =take the pride in doing sth. 自豪/骄傲地做某事
22. replace sth. with/by sth. 用某物代替某物
23. marry sb. = get married to sb. 和某人结婚marry sb. to sb. 把某人嫁给某人be married 已婚（不用with）
24. let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事
25. see sb. do sth. 看见某人做某事be seen to do sth. 被看见做某事
25. stop to do sth. 停下来去做另外一件事
26. pick up 捡起；拿起；得到；获得；用车接某人；学得bring up 抚养；教育；提出look up 向上看；好转；改善；查阅
27. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
28. imagine doing sth. 想象做某事
29. request sb. to do sth. = sb. request that sb. (should) do sth. 请求某人做某事。