英语素材Unit

英语素材:Unit
Unit 4 课文聊天室Section A 1. Lana said she wasn’t mad at Marcia anymore. 拉娜说她不再生马西娅的气了。

mad 为形容词，意为“生气的；发疯的”，常用于be mad about sth. 或be mad at sb. (for sth.) 等结构中，相当于be angry with sb.。

如：Our teacher was mad at / angry with us for our homework yesterday. 昨天老师因为作业生我们的气了。

2. Y ou want B to pass this message to C: C borrowed your jacket and didn’t return it. 你想让B 给C 传个信儿，C 借了你的夹克衫并且没有归还。

(1) pass sth. to sb. ＝pass sb. sth.意为“把某物传给某人”。

pass 所接的直接宾语为代词时，只可用pass sth. to sb. 结构。

如：Please pass it to me. 请把它递给我。

(2) return = give back 意为“归还”。

如：Please return / give back the book to the library on time. 请按时把书归还给图书馆。

3. Y ou were supposed to meet at the bus stop this morning to return it, ... 你应该今天早上在公共汽车站见面后归还它，…… suppose 意为“假定；认为；期望”。

be supposed to 表示“（按照规则、规律、义务或约定）应该、应当做某事”。

如：He was supposed to wait for me at the train station. 他应当在火车站等我。

Section B 4. In English, I’m better at reading than listening. 在英语方面，我的阅读比听力好。

(1) be better at ... 意为“更擅长……”，其中better 是good 的比较级，其同义短语为do better in, 其中better 是well 的比较级。

如：She is better at / does better in English. 她更擅长英语。

(2) than 意为“比……”，其后可接名词、代词或V-ing 形式。

如：Mary does better in dancing than singing. 和唱歌相比，玛丽更擅长跳舞。

5. I hope you are in good health. 我希望你身体健康。

(1) hope 意为“希望”，它的用法有“hope + 宾语从句”和“hope to do sth.”。

如：I hope you finish your homework on time. 我希望你按时完成作业。

She hopes to visit America with her friends. 她希望和她的朋友们去参观美国。

(2) in good health 意为“身体健康”，相当于形容词healthy，常用作表语。

in bad / poor health 表示“身体不健康”。

如：His grandfather is old, but he is in good health. 他祖父老了，但是很健康。

The little girl is in poor health. 这个小女孩身体状况不好。

6. I had a really hard time with science this semester, ... 这学期，我的科学学得很艰难，…… have a hard time 意为“费劲；艰难”，其后常接with sth. 或doing sth.。

如：I had a hard time passing my English exam. 我花了很多工夫才通过英语考试。