1.study & learn
Sometimes my students get confused about when to use “study” and when to use “learn”. Therefore, I would like to write about that in today’s blog entry.
Both words are used to convey the idea of trying to intake information in order to become more knowledgeable or intelligent. When we put them in order, however, we have to place “study” first, and then “learn” after that. Therefore, when we “study” we are reading, watching or listening to something in order to keep it in our memories. If we do this successfully, we can say that we “learned” it. Let me give you some example sentences using these words.
?I have to study fifty new words for my final exam in Spanish. I hope I can learn all of them. ?I studied really hard in my history class, but I couldn’t learn all of the information.
?I learned a lot in my economics class because I studied every day.
As I said before, learning is successful studying. Therefore, just because you study something doesn’t mean you will learn it. But if you never study at all, then you will never learn.
In addition, it’s possible for us to learn something and then over a period of time, forget it. I’m sure all of us have had this experience when we think about our high school or university days. We can also “learn” something in ways that don’t involve studying. All of us learn things just from living our lives and making mistakes.Some people don’t learn from their mistakes, but I hope that most of us do.
2.plausible & implausible
For today’s blog entry, I’d like to go over the adjectives “plausible” and “implausible”. We use them when we want to talk about something which a person says that is likely to be believed or not believed. We can also use them when we are trying to figure out if something is true or not. Finally, they can be used to talk about the believability of a story in a novel, movie, or TV show. Let me give you some example sentences using them.
?I was late for work because I overslept, but I can’t tell my boss that. I have to think of a plausible excuse for being late.
?I can’t tell my boss that I was mugged on my way to work. This is a safe city, so that would be totally implausible.
?Some people don’t think it’s plausible that a meteor hitting the earth could cause the dinosaurs to die, but I think it’s tot ally plausible.
?Some people think it’s implausible that a meteor hitting the earth could cause the dinosaurs to die, but I don’t agree.
?I like action movies even though most of the time the stories are not plausible at all.
?I like action movies even though most of the time the stories are completely implausible. The word “plausible” is used positively, and the word “implausible” is used negatively, so they are the opposite of each other. However, we can also say “not plausible”, as in my fifth example sente nce. The only difference between “not plausible” and “implausible” is that “implausible” is slightly more formal than the other one. Please note that we don’t usually use words like “very” or “really” to emphasize these adjectives. Instead, it’s more commo n to use words such as “totally” and “completely” in order to emphasize them.
3.little did I know
For today, I want to go over the expression “little did I know”. We can also change the word “I”
to other words such as “he”, “she”, “we”, etc. We use this when we want to talk about a person who doesn’t know an important piece of information about a situation, but they find out about it after it’s too late. Here are some ways to use it in sentences.
?I bought my house last year. Little did I know that the real estate market would drop so much.
I wish I had waited.
?We invested money in ABC Company. Little did we know they would go bankrupt. I wish we had invested in another company.
?My sister really regrets marrying her husband. Little did she know when she married him that he would cheat on her all the time. She’s filing for divorce now.
?My brother and his wife recently moved to a city on the coast. Little did they know there would be so many mosquitoes there in the summer. I hope they’re ok.
With this expressio n, the information that the person didn’t know about is always negative. The idea is that if they had known that information before, they would have made a different choice. Therefore, this is a way to express regret for a bad choice in the past. We use “would” + verb to explain the negative situation after “little did (I) know”.Please note that we can use the word “that” to link “little did (I) know” to the next sentence, but this is optional. If we omit it, the sentence still makes sense.
4.affect & effect
This is my first blog entry for 2016. I hope everyone had a very happy new year! Today I want to write about the difference between the two words “affect” and “effect”. They’re quite similar, especially in spelling, and even native English speakers can get confused between them sometimes. The main difference between them, apart from the spelling, is that“affect” is a verb, and “effect” is a noun.We use the verb “affect” when we want to talk about something or something that makes a change or reaction in a certain person, place, or thing. We use the noun “effect” to talk about the change or reaction itself. Let me give you some examples.
?The bad weather we’ve been having recently is really affecting our business. Our sales have gone down.
?The bad weathe r we’ve been having recently is really having a bad effect on our business.
Our sales have gone down.
?The color of the walls tends to affect my mood. If the walls are green or blue, I feel more relaxed.
?The color of the walls tends to have an effect on my mood. If the walls are green or blue, I feel more relaxed.
As my examples show, both of these words can be used to indicate negative or positive reactions. Please note that we use the verb “have” with “effect” and it is followed by the preposition “on”. We can also place an adjective in front of the word “effect”. The adjectives most commonly used are “good” and “bad”. This is the case of my second example sentence. In the case of my last example, we could also say: Blue or green walls tend to have a good effect on my mood. I hope that is clear to everyone. Have a great 2016 and I’ll write another blog entry next month.
5.find & find out
Recently, one of my students was having trouble understanding the nuance between “find”
and “find out” in English. So, I’ve decided to write about that today.
I think the easiest way to think about the difference between these two is to realize that we use “find” when talking about discovering something that is tangible or physical such as a person or an object. However, we use “find out” when talking about discovering or learning some kind of information. Here are some examples to help you:
?I need to find an apartment downtown which is not so expensive, but it’s really hard.
?I found this watch when I was cleaning the house. Is it yours?
?Can you find out what Harold’s phone number is?
?I just found out that my coworker got married last weekend! I’m so happy for her!
It’s important to note that both of these can be used when talking about actively looking for something or some information or passively discovering it by accident.In the case of my first sentence with “find”, the person is actively searching for a physical thing (an apartment); in the second sentence, the person accidentally discovers something (the watch).
In the case of my first sentence with “find out”, the person actively wants to know some information (the phone number); in the second sentence, the person accidentally discovers some information during a conversation (the marriage). You can also think of “find out” as the first step in the process of knowing something. First, we “find out” some information, and then we “know” it for a long time, unless we happen to forget it. I hope this is clear to anyone who has ever been confused about these words.
6.religiously
This time I’d like to write about the word “religiously”. We use it when we want to talk about a person who never misses doing something. In other words, they always do it when they’re supposed to or when they have a chance to do it. Here are some example sentences using it.
?My sister brushes her teeth three times a day religiously.
?My mother watches that TV show religiously. She never misses a single episode!
?Recently, Tom has been going to the gym religiously five times a week, so he’s really in good shape now.
?I used to read the newspaper religiously, but I don’t do that anymore. I’ve really become out of touch with what’s happening in the world.
When we use this word, it has nothing to do with being a religious person. The reason we say “religiously”to mean doing something all the time is that most religions require people to do certain things regularly and often as a way to show that their faith is strong. In the same way, people who are very passionate about something will do it regularly and often.
As you can see from my examples, we place this word at the end of a sentence or clause. Also, please note that it can be used for all types of sentences: past, present and future.
7.take exception to
Today, I want to go over the grammatical expression “take exception to”. We use it when we want to say that we don’t like what another person has said or done, and we feel offended by it. Let me give you some ways to use it in sentences.
?I take exception to the fact that you think I’m stupid just because I didn’t go to university.
?A: You probably don’t understand modern music because you’re over 50.
?B: I take exception to that!
?I don’t know how to use polite forms in Japanese. I hope my coworkers in Tokyo don’t take
exception to that.
?Be careful what you say to Cheryl. She’s very sensitive and takes exception to many things. We can use this expression in all types of sentences: positive, negative and questions. We often put the words “the fact that” after this term. This is then followed by another sentence explaining the thing the person is offended by. This is the case of my first example.
It’s often used as a direct response to a statement. This is the case of my second example.
It’s not really clear why “take exception” means to be offended. Perhaps it’s be cause the word “exception” means that something is different. Therefore, “I take exception to that.” could be seen as meaning “I feel differently about that than other people do and am therefore offended by it.”This term can be used in both daily conversat ions and business situations.
8.tackle
This blog entry is about the verb “tackle”. We often use this word in business situations when we want to talk about starting to deal with a problem at work. Let me give you some examples of how to use it.
?We’re havi ng a big problem with the employees over the issue of vacation time. How do you think we should tackle this problem?
?People are constantly late for work, and the boss said he would tackle the problem himself. I wonder what he’s going to do.
?I’ll tackle the problem of low morale at the office if you deal with the customer complaints we’ve been getting recently.
?Our sales have been going down steadily since January. If we don’t tackle this problem soon, we’ll go out of business.
It’s important to note that when we say we will tackle a problem, it means we haven’t started to deal with that problem yet. If the process has already started, then we say we’re handling the problem or dealing with the problem.
You might be interested to know that we can also use the word “tackle” when talking about American football. When a football player attacks a player from the opposite team in order to stop him from running with the football, we say he “tackles” him. So I suppose that’s why we use it when talking about problems; we are attacking a problem in order to stop it.
9.in one’s sleep
I have another interesting grammatical expression for you: “in one’s sleep”. We use it when we want to talk about something that we know very well, or something that we are very skillful at. Here are some example sentences using it.
?I know the way to Stephen’s house very well. I’ve been there so many times I could get there in my sleep.
?Sharon has fixed this kind of computer so many times that she could do it in her sleep.
?A: Do you know how to make beef stew?
?B: Are you kidding? I used to make it for my mother at least twice a month. I can do it in my sleep.
?I’m going to train you very well. By the time we’re finished, you’ll be able to use this machine in your sleep.
As you can see from my examples, we use words such as “can”, “could” or “be able to” with
this expression. The idea with this expression is that we know how to do something so well that we could do it automatically even in an unconscious state. Obviously, this is not true, and if we are asleep, we could not do it. However, this is a typical example of exaggeration in English. We often use exaggeration as a way to emphasize something when we’re speaking. It’s used far more often in spoken English than in written English.
10.in a row
The entry for today is about the grammatical expression “in a row”. We use it when we want to talk about two or more things happening consecutively. In other words, they happen one after another with no breaks in between. Let me give you some example sentences using it.
?Next week, I have four days off in a row! I’m so excited!
?My favorite baseball team lost seven games in a row. All their fans are really disappointed! ?My girlfriend has given me something really special for five birthdays in a row. I hope she gives me something nice again this year.
?My family and I have gone on vacation to Hawaii for three years in a row. I really want to go somewhere different this year.
So, we use this to talk about time. We use such words as: days, weeks, months, years, etc.
We can also use it to talk about things that happen according to a regular schedule such as sports games or meetings at the office. My second sentence is an example of that.
In the case of my first example, there is a big difference between having four days off and having four days off in a row. For example, if we have Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday off, we would say “I have four days off”. We couldn’t use the expression “in a row” because we had to work on Wednesday. However, if it’s Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we use “in a row” because there is no interruption.
11.time and time again
This time I want to write about the grammatical expression, “time and time again”. We use it when we want to talk about a situation which happens very frequently. Here are some example sentences using it.
?I’m so annoyed with Jack! He’s late time and time again when we make plans to get together.
?Time and time again my sister says she’s going to break up with her boyfriend, but she never does.
?Joyce come s over to borrow things time and time again. She’s really getting on my nerves.
?This author uses water as a metaphor time and time again in his novels.
It’s important to note that this expression is often used to complain about something or someone. I think this is clear with my first three example sentences. However, in the case of my last example, when the person says the author uses that metaphor “time and time again”, it sounds a little negative and as if he/she doesn’t like that habit of the author. If the person wants to sound less negative, they would say something like “This author often uses water as a metaphor in his novels.”
12.temperamental
This blog entry is about the adjective “temperamental”. We use it to describe a person or a
machine which is very sensitive and unpredictable. Let me give you some example sentences using it.
?I heard that actress is really temperamental, so nobody wants to work with her.
?My new boss is supposed to be really temperamental, so I’m really worried about working for him.
?Please be aware that this photocopier can be quite temperamental. Sometimes you have to hit it to make it work.
?I’m really frustrated with my car these days. It still works, but it’s become really temperamental.
When we use this word to talk about a person, as in my first two examples, they are very sensitive emotionally and their behavior cannot be predicted. When we use this word to talk about a machine, as in my last two examples, it is very sensitive physically and whether or not it works properly cannot be predicted. In English, both ways of using this word are equally common. In all cases, this word is considered negative.
13.slowly but surely
This time I’m going to write about the expression “slowly but surely”. We use it when we want to talk about making gradual progress with something when trying to achieve a goal. Here are some ways to use it in sentences.
?I’m still not great at speaking Spanish, but I’m improving slowly but surely.
?If you keep working hard, slowly but surely you’ll become s uccessful.
?This is a difficult problem to figure out but, if we work together on it, we can do it slowly but surely.
?When I first moved to this city I didn’t have any friends. However, slowly but surely I was able to make friends here.
As you can see from my examples, we can use this expression to talk about situations that are happening now, in the future or in the past. We can place the expression “slowly but surely” either at the end of the sentence or in the middle. We can even put it at the beginning of a sentence, but it’s usually placed after a word such as “however”. This is the case of my last example. In this expression, “surely” means “definitely”. Therefore, the meaning of this expression is that something will definitely happen, but it will take a long time.
中考词汇辨析 §1 a bit/ a little 这两个词都意为“一点儿”有时可以互换，但有时不能。 Ⅰ．二者作程度副词修饰形容词、副词、动词或比较级时，意义相同，为“一点儿”“有些”。如： ①I am a bit / a little hungry. 我有点饿。 ②He walked a bit / a little slowly. 他走路有点慢。 Ⅱ．二者都可以作名词词组，充当主语或宾语。如： ①A little / bit is enough for me. 我有一点儿就够了。 ②I know only a little / a bit about her. 我对她的情况只了解一点。 Ⅲ。a little可直接修饰名词；a bit后须加of才可以。如： ①.There is a little water in the bottle. = There is a bit of water in the bottle. [注意]a little of后的名词通常特指，表“……中的一些”，如： ①May I have a little of your tea? Ⅳ. 否定形式not a little 作状语，相当于very/ quite, “很”，“非常”；作定语和宾语时，相当于much, 意为“许多”。而not a bit 作状语时，相当于not at all, 意为“一点也不”，作宾语时则相当于not much. Eg: ①He is not a little (=very) hungry. 他饿极了。 ②He is not a bit (=not at all) hungry.他一点也不饿。 ③She ate not a little (=much). 她吃得很多。 Ⅴ. Not a bit中的not 可以分开使用；not a littl e中的not 则不能分开。Eg: ①He felt not a bit tired. = He didn’t feel a bit tired. 他觉得一点也不累。 ②He felt not a little tired. 他觉得非常累。但不能说：He didn’t fell a little tired. §2 a few/ few/ a little/ little Ⅰ. a few和few修饰可数名词，a little和little修饰不可数名词；a few和a little表示肯定意义，few和little表示否定意义，可受only修饰。如： ①Few people will agree to the plan because it’s too dangerous. ②This text is easy to understand though there are a few new words in it. ③T here is little water left in glass. Will you please give me some ④Don’t worry, we have a little time left. §3above/over/on/upon Ⅰ. 方位介词，“在……之上” Ⅱ. above 着重指：在……上方，不一定含有垂直在上的意思。反义词为：below. ①The sun rose above the horizon. 太阳升到了地平线上。 ②The aero plane flew above the clouds.飞机在云层上飞行。 Ⅲ.over 表盖在……上面，或铺在……上面。此时不能用above.代替。含有垂直在上的意思。反义词为under. ①Spread the tablecloth over the table.把桌布铺在桌子上。 Ⅳ. on 含有与表面相接触的意思。 ①The book is on the desk. ②There is an oil painting on the wall. 墙上有一幅油画。 Ⅴ.upon 也含有和表面相接触的意思。与on没有多大的区别，但较正式，口语中较少用。 ①He laid his hand upon the boy’s head. 他把手放在孩子的头上。 [注]up 与以上几个不同，它表示向上方或高处，含有由下而上，由低而高的意思。常和表示运动的动词连用。作副词时，表示在上方或高处。 ①We run up a hill. 我们跑上山。 ②The plane was high up in the air.飞机在高空中。 §4accept/receive Ⅰ. accept “接受”，表示其行为是由主观意愿决定的。 ①I accepted it without question. 我毫无疑问地接受了它。
中考英语易混易错单词+短语+句型 how much和how many的区别用法 how much和how many的区别：how much用来询问事物的数量，后接不可数名词；how many用来询问事物的数量，后接可数名词复数。 1.所修饰词不同 how much用来修饰不可数名词，表示数量，也可单独使用。 how many用来修饰可数名词的复数，它的句式是:How many+复数名词+一般疑问句+? 例句： How much milk is there in the glass? 玻璃杯里有多少牛奶? How many books are there on the desk? 有多少本书在桌子上? 2.用法不同 How much 表示多少钱，用来问价格。 例句： How much is this dress? 这个连衣裙多少钱?
How many 表示多少，用来问数量。 例句： How many apples do you have? 你有多少苹果? in和on的区别用法 当我们表示某些东西被其他东西所包围时使用“in”这个词。而“on”用于描述物体被放置在其他物体上方或外部的情况。in可表时间，表地点，表手段、方法、材料。on表示时间、地点、方位等。 1.意思不同 in：prep.在... 里；在... 地方；在... 期间 on：prep.在... 之上 2.用法不同 in：in着重一段时间的过程,常用于重复动作或延续动作。in表示从现在时间算起推移到将来的一段时间之后,一般与将来时态连用。 例句： He is a layman in economics. 他对经济学一窍不通。
英语易混淆单词辨析 amuse与entertain amuse:强调把注意力吸引到感兴趣的事情上去，多是轻松或引人发笑的事。 entertain:意味着通过公共活动或别人的活动来提供娱乐或消遣，多用于正式场合。 former/preceding/previous/prior former:可表示以前的，即时间上在前的，也可表示前者的，即已提及的两个事物中的前一个。 preceding:表示时间、位置、顺序上紧接在他物之前的，强调中间没有间隙。 previous:指在时间上较早的、顺序上在前的，表示一事做于另一事之先或指目前某事之前一件事，常用于修饰预先准备的行动。 prior:表示时间上早一些，除可用在名词前作定语外（have a prior engagement 预先有约会），还可后接介词to作后置定语或表语（an appointment prior to this one 先于此次约会的一次约会），还常表示更重要的、优先的（a prior consideration 优先考虑）
interval/gap/length/distance interval:两件事之间“间隔的时间”、戏剧两幕之间的“间歇”或两物体之间“间隔的空间” gap:（墙壁等的）“裂缝，缺口”，（思想、意见的）“分歧”（generation gap 代沟） length:（物体的）“长度”，（时间的）“长短” distance：（两地之间的）“距离” limit/confine/control/restrict/restrain limit：指限制在允许或可能的最大或最小的数量、程度、时间等范围内 confine:暗示束缚性、限制性地或阻挠性地限制，常指把人限制在狭窄的范围内，可指把人关闭起来 control:指通过权力或影响加以监督和控制，也常指控制自己的情绪 restrict:指把行为、选择等限制在规定的范围内 restrain:多指感情上、情绪上的克制 accumlate/gather,collect/assemble accumlate:意为“积聚，堆积”，指逐渐地，而且通常是无意识地，使数量越来越大 gather和collect均可表示“收集”，但collect有
一、选择题 1．—What do you think of the performance today? —Great! ________ but a musical genius could perform so successfully. A．All B．None C．Anybody D．Everybody 2．—Jerry looks so tired. He works too hard. —He has to ________ a family of four on his own. A．offer B．support C．provide D．remain 3．That path ________ directly to my house.You won't miss it. A．leads B．forms C．repairs D．controls 4．I don’t want to go. __________, I am too tired. A．However B．And C．Besides D．But 5．— Mr. Wilson, can I ask you some questions about your speech? — Certainly, feel __________ to ask me. A．good B．patient C．free D．happy 6．Some animals carry seeds from one place to another, ________ plants can spread to new places. A．so B．or C．but D．for 7．People who always do sports are in spirits than those who don't. A．high B．higher C．tall D．taller 8．He is wearing his sunglasses to himself from the strong sunlight. A．prevent B．stop C．keep D．protect 9．—Have you got Kathy’s________ for her concert? —Yes, I’d like to go and enjoy it. A．interview B．information C．invitation D．introduction 10．You should be careful to pay over the Internet, ________it’s not always safe. A．so B．because C．after D．as soon as 11．I didn't know which dictionary was better, so I took ________. A．none B．neither C．each 12．一Where is Mr. Brown? 一I think he's _____________ the music hall. A．on B．in C．over D．from 13．—Can you ________ some of the famous tourist attractions in Paris? —Sure. There is Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, etc. A．call B．tell C．name D．talk 14．—Bill, do you like________? —Yes. They’re healthy. A．ice-cream B．carrots C．salad 15．—Is that blue cup Paul's?
1.aloud（大声地）--cloud（云） 2.bad（坏的）--sad（难过的） 3.bank（银行）--rank（军衔） 4.bed（床）--red（红的） 5.beg（请求）--leg（腿） 6.better（更好的）--letter（信） 7.dig（挖）--pig（猪） 8.bike（自行车）--like（喜欢） 9.bit（一点儿）--hit（击中） 10.block（大块）--clock（钟） 11.boot（靴子）--foot（脚） 12.box（盒子）--fox（狐狸） 13.built（建造[过去式]）--quilt（被子） 14.but（但是）--cut（割） 15.cap（帽子）--map（地图） 16.car（汽车）--jar（坛子） 17.card（卡片）--hard（努力地） 18.carry（运送）--marry（结婚） 19.cast（投掷）--east（东） 20.class（班级）--glass（玻璃） 21.crop（庄稼）--drop（使滴下） 22.deal（分配）--meal（一餐） 23.deed（行为）--need（需要） 24.door（门）--poor（可怜的） 25.dump（垃圾堆）--jump（跳） 26.fast（快的）--last（最后的） 27.fever（发烧）--never（从不） 28.fire（解雇）--hire（雇用） 29.fish（鱼）--wish（希望） 30.five（五）--live（生活） 31.fix（安装）--mix（混和） 32.fool（愚蠢的）--pool（小池） 33.grade（年级）--trade（贸易） 34.grain（谷物）--train（火车） 35.hide（躲藏）--ride（骑） 36.hot（热的）--not（不） 37.house（房子）--mouse（老鼠） 38.into（到……里面）--onto（到……上面） 39.jeep（吉普车）--keep（保持） 40.just（恰好）--must（必须） 41.kick（踢）--pick（捡） 42.kind（种类）--mind（介意） 43.kiss（吻）--miss（错过）https://www.doczj.com/doc/2c17086262.html,ter（后来）--water（水） 45.lest（唯恐）--rest（休息） 46.lid（盖子）--rid（去掉） 47.life（生命）--wife（妻子） 48.love（喜爱）--move（移动） 49.mail（邮件）--rail（铁轨） 50.meal（一餐）--real（真正的） 51.mine（我的）--nine（九） 52.moon（月亮）--soon（不久） 53.most（最多的）--post（邮局） 54.mouth（嘴）--south（南） 55.much（许多）--such（这样的） 56.next（下一个）--text（课文） 57.north（北）--worth（值得……的） 58.pork（猪肉）--work（工作） 59.push（推）--rush（冲） 60.reason（原因）--season（季节） 61.ring（响）--wing（翅膀） 62.sea（海洋）--tea（茶） 63.sorry（难过的）--worry（使担忧） 64.talk（谈话）--walk（散步） 65.taste（品尝）--waste（浪费） 66.bad（坏的）--bed（床） 67.bat（球拍）--bit（一点儿）--but（但是） 68.beg（请求）--big（大的） 69.coal（煤）--cool（凉的） 70.dead（死的）--deed（行为） 71.dear（亲爱的）--deer（鹿） 72.dig（挖）--dog（狗）--dug（dig的过去和过去分词） 73.fall落下--fill装满--full满的 74.fan（扇子）--fun（玩笑） 75.farm（农场）--form（建立） 76.fix（安装）--fox（狐狸） 77.glass（玻璃）--grass（草地） 78.hare野兔--here在这里--hire（雇用） https://www.doczj.com/doc/2c17086262.html,ke（湖）--like（喜欢） https://www.doczj.com/doc/2c17086262.html,ke（湖）--lame跛的--late（迟的） https://www.doczj.com/doc/2c17086262.html,st（最后的）--lost（丢失的） 82.live（生活）--love（喜爱） 83.meat（肉）--meet（遇见） 84.month（月份）--mouth（嘴）
初中英语常用易混词汇辨析 汇用法例句above“在……上方”，不一定含有垂直在上的意思。反义词为：belowThe sun rose above the horizon、太阳 升到了地平线以上。over“在……上面”，含有垂直在上的意思There is a bridge over the river、河上有座桥。o n“在…… 上面”，含有与表面相接触的意思There is an oil painting on the wall、墙上有一幅油画。across/through 词汇用法例句across“横过，穿过”，指从……的一边到另一边Be careful when you walk across the road、当你过马路的时候要小心。through “穿过”,强调从内部穿过The river flows through the city from west to east、这条河从西到东流过城市。at all/ after all 词汇用法例句at all“全然，根本不”，一 般用于否定句中加强语气She doesn’t like football at all、她一点也不喜欢足球。a fter all“毕竟，终究，到底”，一般 置于句首或句末作状语After all, he is a child、毕竟,他还是个孩子。f ew / a few / little / a little 词汇含义修饰名 词肯定/否定例句few几乎没有可数否定I am a new comer here, so I have few friends here、我刚来到这里，所以我在这里没 有几个朋友。a few有一些肯定Though the man has been here for only one month, he has a few friends、尽管这个人才在 这里住了一个月，但他就有了一些朋友。l ittle几乎没有不可数
一、选择题 1．—Do you know what the meeting is about? —Yes, of course. It will ________ some important rules we need to know about our new senior high school. A．talk B．achieve C．memorize D．cover 2．In modern life, shopping online is________ used by many people, especially for teenagers. A．exactly B．badly C．heavily D．widely 3．—Oh, my God! I have ________ five pounds after the Spring Festival. —All of the girls want to lose weight, but easier said than done. A．given up B．put on C．got on D．grown up 4．— Mr. Wilson, can I ask you some questions about your speech? — Certainly, feel __________ to ask me. A．good B．patient C．free D．happy 5．He is wearing his sunglasses to himself from the strong sunlight. A．prevent B．stop C．keep D．protect 6．—Have you got Kathy’s________ for her concert? —Yes, I’d like to go and enjoy it. A．interview B．information C．invitation D．introduction 7．These oranges looks nice, but _____ very sour. A．taste B．smell C．sound D．look 8．We should learn_______ each other. A．to B．from C．for D．of 9．He can’t wait to get a ticket to the movie, so he________ for it yesterday. A．spent B．paid C．took D．cost 10．The song Where Is Time Gone sung by Diamond（张碧晨）________the yearly general champion of China’s Voice. A．lost B．won C．beat D．got 11．Kangkang gets up early every day and he is ________ late for school. A．sometimes B．often C．never D．usually 12．It’s ________ of the soldiers to rush into the fire to save people. A．stupid B．proud C．honest D．brave 13．We 'll have a trip to America ______ February. A．of B．at C．on D．in 14．—Mum, I don’t want the trousers. They’re too long. —Sorry. I’ll buy a ________ pair for you. A．big B．small C．short 15．—Billy, you are very confident all the time, how do you make it? —I think confidence is more than just an attitude, it comes from a strong ________ to take
2014年中考英语易混词组、短语辨析 §1 a bit/ a little 这两个词都意为“一点儿”有时可以互换，但有时不能。 Ⅰ．二者作程度副词修饰形容词、副词、动词或比较级时，意义相同，为“一点儿”“有些”。如： ①I am a bit / a little hungry. 我有点饿。 ②He walked a bit / a little slowly. 他走路有点慢。 Ⅱ．二者都可以作名词词组，充当主语或宾语。如： ① A little / bit is enough for me. 我有一点儿就够了。 ②I know only a little / a bit about her. 我对她的情况只了解一点。 Ⅲ.a little可直接修饰名词； a bit后须加of才可以。如： ①. There is a little water in the bottle. = There is a bit of water in the bottle. [注意] a little of 后的名词通常特指，表“……中的一些”，如：①May I have a little of your tea? Ⅳ. 否定形式not a little 作状语，相当于very/ quite, “很”，“非常”；作定语和宾语时，相当于much, 意为“许多”。而not a bit 作状语时，相当于not at all, 意为“一点也不”，作宾语时则相当于not much. Eg: ①He is not a little (=very) hungry. 他饿极了。 ②He is not a bit (=not at all) hungry.他一点也不饿。 ③She ate not a little (=much). 她吃得很多。 Ⅴ. Not a bit 中的not 可以分开使用；not a little中的not 则不能分开。Eg: ①He felt not a bit tired. = He didn’t feel a bit tired. 他觉得一点也不累。 ②He felt not a little tired. 他觉得非常累。但不能说：He didn’t fell a little tired. §2 a few/ few/ a little/ little Ⅰ. a few和few修饰可数名词， a little和little修饰不可数名词； a few和a little表示肯定意义，few和little表示否定意义，可受only修饰。如： ①Few people will agree to the plan because it’s too dangerous. ②This text is easy to understand though there are a few new words in it. ③There is little water left in glass. Will you please give me some ④Don’t worry, we have a little time left. §3 agree with/ agree on/ agree to (1)agree with(sb.)表示“与……意见一致”。 I don’t agree with you. 我不同意你的意见。 (2)agree to(sth.)宾语一般为suggestion、plan等,“同意计划、安排”。 (3)We all agreed to your plan. 我们同意你的计划。 (4)(3)agree on 表示“双方就...达成一致协议”。 China and the U.S.A. agreed on the place and time for the next meeting. 中美双方就下次会议的时间、地点问题达成了协议。 §4 at times / at all times / all the time Ⅰ. at times “不时；偶尔”如： ①The tide is , at times, very high. 潮水有时涨得高。 ②I make mistakes at times when I speak English. 我说英语偶尔会出错。 Ⅱ. at all times.“随时；任何时候；总是”如： He has a cool head at all times. 他随时都有清醒的头脑。
初中英语易混词辨析． 中考常考同义词或词组 同近义词或词组的辨析题，不仅在平时测验、周考、月考
中常出，也是中考的一个重要考察点，平时我们就应该注意这些词的不同用法以及一些固定搭配，这样不仅对平时成绩有帮助，也会在中考时起一定的作用，下面我们就逐步的总结一下这些重要的常考的同近义词：1．spend, pay, cost, take (1) spend vt. “花费”，主语只能是人； 常用结构： sb. spend 时间/钱 on sth. “在…上花时间/金钱 sb. spend 时间/钱 (in) doing sth. “在做某事上花费时间/金钱”eg: I spend two hours on my homework every day.
=I spend two hours (in) doing my homework every day. spend 还有“度过”的意思。此外，※ 常用结构：with sb. spend…。 's friends“和朋友一起度假”eg: spend one's holiday with one (2) pay vt. & vi. “花费，付款”，主语只能是人；常用结构：“某人为某物付钱” sb. pay 钱 for sth. “某人付钱给某人”= sb. pay钱 to sb. 钱sb, pay sb. 我们必须付他10美元。eg: We must pay him 10 dollars. = She paid 100 dollars for her new shoes. ，主语是物，(3) cost vt.“花费”常用结构： sth. cost sb钱“某物花费某人多少钱”- 2 - eg: This dictionary cost me 50 yuan. =I spent 50 yuan on this dictionary.
1.study & learn Sometimes my students get confused about when to use “study” and when to use “learn”. Therefore, I would like to write about that in today’s blog entry. Both words are used to convey the idea of trying to intake information in order to become more knowledgeable or intelligent. When we put them in order, however, we have to place “study” first, and then “learn” after that. Therefore, when we “study” we are reading, watching or listening to something in order to keep it in our memories. If we do this successfully, we can say that we “learned” it. Let me give you some example sentences using these words. ?I have to study fifty new words for my final exam in Spanish. I hope I can learn all of them. ?I studied really hard in my history class, but I couldn’t learn all of the information. ?I learned a lot in my economics class because I studied every day. As I said before, learning is successful studying. Therefore, just because you study something doesn’t mean you will learn it. But if you never study at all, then you will never learn. In addition, it’s possible for us to learn something and then over a period of time, forget it. I’m sure all of us have had this experience when we think about our high school or university days. We can also “learn” something in ways that don’t involve studying. All of us learn things just from living our lives and making mistakes.Some people don’t learn from their mistakes, but I hope that most of us do. 2.plausible & implausible For today’s blog entry, I’d like to go over the adjectives “plausible” and “implausible”. We use them when we want to talk about something which a person says that is likely to be believed or not believed. We can also use them when we are trying to figure out if something is true or not. Finally, they can be used to talk about the believability of a story in a novel, movie, or TV show. Let me give you some example sentences using them. ?I was late for work because I overslept, but I can’t tell my boss that. I have to think of a plausible excuse for being late. ?I can’t tell my boss that I was mugged on my way to work. This is a safe city, so that would be totally implausible. ?Some people don’t think it’s plausible that a meteor hitting the earth could cause the dinosaurs to die, but I think it’s tot ally plausible. ?Some people think it’s implausible that a meteor hitting the earth could cause the dinosaurs to die, but I don’t agree. ?I like action movies even though most of the time the stories are not plausible at all. ?I like action movies even though most of the time the stories are completely implausible. The word “plausible” is used positively, and the word “implausible” is used negatively, so they are the opposite of each other. However, we can also say “not plausible”, as in my fifth example sente nce. The only difference between “not plausible” and “implausible” is that “implausible” is slightly more formal than the other one. Please note that we don’t usually use words like “very” or “really” to emphasize these adjectives. Instead, it’s more commo n to use words such as “totally” and “completely” in order to emphasize them. 3.little did I know For today, I want to go over the expression “little did I know”. We can also change the word “I”
一、选择题 1．We 'll have a trip to America ______ February. A．of B．at C．on D．in 2．In modern life, shopping online is________ used by many people, especially for teenagers. A．exactly B．badly C．heavily D．widely 3．I don’t want to go. __________, I am too tired. A．However B．And C．Besides D．But 4．When I as well as my cousins __________ as a volunteer in Beijing, I saw the Water Cube twice. A．were treated B．treated C．was served D．served 5．He is wearing his sunglasses to himself from the strong sunlight. A．prevent B．stop C．keep D．protect 6．—Help yourselves! The drinks are ________ me. —Thank you. You’re always so generous. A．above B．in C．on D．over 7．—Have you got Kathy’s________ for her concert? —Yes, I’d like to go and enjoy it. A．interview B．information C．invitation D．introduction 8．He can’t wait to get a ticket to the movie, so he________ for it yesterday. A．spent B．paid C．took D．cost 9．Mr. Smith gave us some________on how to improve our speaking skills. A．advice B．news C．knowledge D．information 10．The song Where Is Time Gone sung by Diamond（张碧晨）________the yearly general champion of China’s Voice. A．lost B．won C．beat D．got 11．Kangkang gets up early every day and he is ________ late for school. A．sometimes B．often C．never D．usually 12．一Where is Mr. Brown? 一I think he's _____________ the music hall. A．on B．in C．over D．from 13．We loved the food so much, ________the fish dishes. A．special B．especial C．specially D．especially 14．Mary doesn’t like hamburgers________meat. She doesn’t want to be fat. A．or B．and C．but 15．—Do you know what the meeting is about? —Yes, of course. It will ________ some important rules we need to know about our new senior high school. A．talk B．achieve C．memorize D．cover
一、选择题 1．—Billy, you are very confident all the time, how do you make it? —I think confidence is more than just an attitude, it comes from a strong ________ to take responsibility rather than just let life happen. A．present B．care C．promise D．protect 2．We’d better finish our work ________ one go. Don’t put it off till next time. A．in B．to C．on D．for 3．一Where is Mr. Brown? 一I think he's _____________ the music hall. A．on B．in C．over D．from 4．Many people think Erquan rngyue is too sad, _____________ it's my favorite. A．and B．so C．or D．but 5．—Jerry looks so tired. He works too hard. —He has to ________ a family of four on his own. A．offer B．support C．provide D．remain 6．In modern life, shopping online is________ used by many people, especially for teenagers. A．exactly B．badly C．heavily D．widely 7．I once worked for a travel magazine for one year and the ________ helped me get a job as a reporter. A．experiment B．information C．experience D．instruction 8．— Sorry, I can't afford to go abroad. — What about having a country travel with a little________ price? A．cheaper B．higher C．lower D．less 9．Danny looks sad. How I________ telling him the bad news! A．remember B．regret C．refuse 10．I didn't know which dictionary was better, so I took ________. A．none B．neither C．each 11．Kangkang gets up early every day and he is ________ late for school. A．sometimes B．often C．never D．usually 12．Remember to return the book to the school library in time, ________ you will be fined(罚款). A．or B．and C．but D．so 13．He wrote his phone number ________ a piece paper. A．on B．for C．in D．from 14．—Does she have a ________? — Yes, she ________ in a food shop. A．job; work B．job; works C．work; job 15．—Why did Jim look so happy?