初中英语重点短语用法及其区别

not …until，until的用法和区别－初中英语重点短语用法及其区别until表示动作、状态的持续，强调“一直到……为止”，或强调某个动作或状态一直持续到另一个动作或状态出现之前。

常与表示延续性动作的动词连用。

如：He banged on the door until she let him in.他砰砰打门，一直到她开门让他进去为止。

She pored over the problem until she solved it.她深入地思考了这个问题，直到把它解决为至。

The letter passed from one to another until everyone had read it.这封信从一个人转手到另一个人直到每个人都看过。

not … until表示“到……为止；直到……才”，常与表示瞬间性动作的动词连用。

Not until we pointed out their fault to them did they realize it .直到我们向他们指出了他们的错误，他们才意识到。

We'll never find Truth in her entirety, at least not until the Second Coming, and who knows when that will be?我们永远找不到完整的真理，至少在第二次到来之前不能，谁知道那将是什么时候呢？Therefore let us realize that it is not until we have cultivated the better qualities in ourselves that we can expect to find them in others. 因此，我们要意识到在我们自己身上培养出更好的品质之前，我们不能希望在其他人的身上找到这样的品质。

arrive , reach , get to的用法和区别－初中英语重点短语用法及其区别arrive , reach , get to 三者都有“到达”之意。

reach为及物动词。

They reached Tianjin yesterday.昨天他们到达天津。

arrive为不及物动词，后面接介词in或at。

We must clear the room before our guests arrive.我们必须在客人到达之前把房间收拾好。

Workers in a factory must clock in when they arrive.工厂工人到达工厂时必须记录上班时间。

You must hook up with Mr. Ordway once you arrive there.你一到那儿必须马上与奥德韦先生联系。

get to常用于口语，可代替前二者。

They employed the best lawyer they could get to plead their case.他们聘请了能请到的最好的律师为他们陈述案情。

You have to reflect on how to answer his questions before you get to his house.在你到达他家之前你必须考虑好如何回答他提出的问题。

How do you plan to keep all of your reasons in mind so that you can get to where you want to be?你打算怎样记住自己的那些理由到达自己想要到达的地方？我很乐意在评论里听听你的想法。

because , because of的用法和区别－初中英语重点短语用法及其区别because , because of 都是“因为”的意思because是连词，引导状语从句。

We stayed at home because it rained.因为下雨，我们呆在家。

I did it because they asked me to do it!我做这事是因为他们请我做啊！They bumped her off because she knew too much.因为她知道太多，所以他们把她干掉了。

We could not reason out which way the robbers escaped, because we were unable to find any trace of them.我们推断不出这些强盗是从哪个方向逃走的，因为我们找不到他们的任何踪迹。

because of是短语介词，后面接名词性词语。

We stayed at home because of the rain.因为下雨，我们呆在家。

Many motorists were forced to stop over in that town because of floods.由于发大水，许多开车旅游的人被迫停留在那个镇上了。

His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.由于大公司的竞争，他的生意陷入了困境。

Because of the snow, the pilot had to land the plane at an airport in another city.由于大雪，飞行员只得把飞机降落到另一座城市的一个飞机场。

too much. too many, much too的用法和区别－初中英语重点短语用法及其区别too much + 不可数名词They bumped her off because she knew too much.因为她知道太多，所以他们把她干掉了。

Seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it.在电视上看太多暴力，会使人对暴力麻木不仁。

They bumped him off because he knew too much about their illegal activities.他们把他谋杀了，因为他对他们的非法活动知道得太多了。

too many + 可数名词They have too many restrictions.他们有很太多的限制。

One reason for my decision was that all too many people advised me not to do it.我之所以做出这样的决定，原因之一就是有太多的人不想让我来这里。

Versatility is another of your strong points, but don't overdo it by having too many irons in the fire.你还有一个长处是多才多艺，但不要揽事太多而太露锋芒。

much too + 形容词很，非常….One of the big mistakes that I think people make is to do too much too soon.我认为人们常犯的一个大的错误就是在太短的时间里做得太多了。

Look, " he said to his people, "the Israelites have become much too numerous for us.对他的百姓说：“看哪，这以色列民比我们还多，又比我们强盛。

For example, all of these elements are unlikely to be implemented as a single component, since they're much too complicated for this to be the case.例如，所有这些元素都不可能作为一个单一的组件被实现，但是这对于一个用例来说太过复杂了。

ago , before的用法和区别－初中英语重点短语用法及其区别ago立足于现在，表示从现在起，若干时间之前；ago 通常与一般过去时连用不能与完成时连用；I met him three years ago .（距今）三年前，我遇到他。

I met her once several years ago.几年前我曾见过她一面。

They checked out ten minutes ago.他们十分钟前就结账走了。

He and his wife busted up three months ago.他和他妻子三个月前就关系破裂了。

before立足过去，表示从过去某一时刻起，若干时间以前。

before通常与过去完成时连用。

I had met him three years before .（距当时）三年前我见到他一次。

Write her before you go.你去之前先给他写封信。

I have seen him before.我以前曾经见到过他。

You should hibernate before I contact with you.在我与你联系之前，你得潜伏不动。

few, a few; little , a little的用法和区别－初中英语重点短语用法及其区别few, a few; little , a little的用法和区别（1）few, a few是可数的, little, a little是不可数的。

（2）a few, a little含肯定意味，few, little含否定意味。

I met few people congenial to me in the department.在那个单位里我没碰到几个意气相投的人。

The thief mooched few apples when we are not looking.那个小偷乘我们不注意偷了几个苹果。

Year by year a few of these slang terms prove so useful that they graduate into respectable society.年复一年，这些俚语中的一些证明是十分有用的，因而逐渐进入了上流社会。

They have a little ink, don't they?他们有一点墨水，是吗？They have little ink, do they?他们几乎没有墨水，是吗？She has a few Chinese friends, doesn't she?他有几位中国朋友，是吗？She has few Chinese friends, does she?他几乎没有几位中国朋友,是开吗She has a little dog.她有一只小狗。