⑸ symbol n. 象征
例句:The lion is a symbol of courage.
译文:狮子是勇武的象征。
⑹ behave v. 举动;表现
例句:She’s been behaving rather oddly.
译文:她一直表现得颇为古怪。
⑺ shock v. 震惊
例句:It shocked me to see how my neighbours treated their children.
译文:见到邻居如此对待他们的孩子,我感到吃惊。
3、 核心短语讲解
⑴ take up 占据,占用(时间或空间)
通常是物作主语,表示事物占用了时间或空间。例如:
Writing this novel takes up most of her time. 写这本小说占用了她的大部分时间。
My books take up too much room. 我的书占据了太多的空间。
⑵ get along with 与。。。和睦相处,与。。。合得来
在了解人们之间相互关系的时候,通常用该词组,后面接人。例如:
She doesn’t get along with her sister very well. 她和她的姐姐相处得并不好。
How do you get along with your new boss? 你和你的新老板相处得怎么样?
⑶ belong to 归属,属于
主语通常是物,own是‘拥有’的意思,通常主语是人。例如:
This book belongs to me. 这本书是我的。
These valuable cultural relics belong to China. 这些珍贵的文物属于中国。
⑷ be made of 由。。。制成
be made of 表示‘由。。。制成’的意思时指原材料显而易见,而与之相对的be made from 表示‘由。。。制成’的意思时则看不出原材料。例如:
What is the adjustable desk made of ? 这张活动课桌是由什么材料做的?
Clouds are made of little drops of water. 云是由小水滴形成的。
Bread is made from flour and water. 面包是用面粉和水制成的。
⑸ take up 开始从事,占据
take up 表示‘开始从事’的意思时通常是人做主语,指某人开始从事某事;表示‘占据’的意思时通常是物做主语,指某事(物)占用了时间或空间。例如:
He took up art while at school. 他上学时开始对艺术感兴趣。
Expurgating this book took up most of my time. 修订这本书占用了我大部分时间。
These boxes of yours are taking up too much place. 你的这些箱子占了太多的地方。
4、 核心句型讲解
⑴ For more than 50 years ,Albert Einstein has stood alone as the world symbol of brain power.
译文:作为大脑能量的世界标志,阿尔伯特?爱因斯坦已经独自地站立了50多年的时间了。
讲解:for 引导的是时间状语,as 引导的短语做stood 的状语,指‘作为。。。’。例如:
He is very strict with students as an excellent teacher. 作为一名优秀教师,他对学生要求非常严格。