Book1
Unit 4
Earthquakes
一，典型句式：
1.It seems (to sb.) that/as if...似乎、好像
There seems to be...好像有……
seem (to be)+n./adj.似乎是……
seem to do/be doing sth./to have done sth.好像要做/正在做/已经做了某事
2.倍数表达法
A is...times
as +形容词原级 + as + B，
A is...times + 形容词比较级+ than+ B，
A is...times + the + n+ of+ B
如：A是B的两倍大:
A is twice as big as B.
A is twice bigger than B.
A is twice the size of B
3. all/every/each/both+…+not
为部分否定=Not all/every/each/both
All the people are not from America.=Not all the people are from America.
4. 10.关于too...to...句式的用法：too...to...太……而不能……
以下too…to do 不定式为肯定意义
（2）not/never too...to...意为“并不太……所以能”。It is never too late to mend.
(3） only/but/ all too...to...相当于very,后面的不 定式也表示肯定。
(4)当too...to...用来修 anxious, eager,,happy 表示态度，情绪的形容词 不定式为肯定意义。
He was too eager to know the result of his test.
二，重点单词和短语
1. burst out + doing sth.=burst into +n.突然……起来
burst out crying/burst into tears
burst in/into 闯进，突然破门而入
2. event
:
重大事件，比赛项目
accident；
意外事故
affair: 其复数往往指事务 international affairs, 风流韵事， have an affair with sb.
incident；政治性的事件，如：事变；另，也指小事
matter:
待解决问题， a matter of 一个…的问题
3. ruin: 毁掉美好的事物：健康/名誉/假期等be in ruins 成为废墟
destroy: 彻底地毁坏，不可恢复
damage； 功能部分受损，可恢复
4. injure
意外伤害，身体部位受伤
hurt
指精神上受伤或身体某部位感到疼痛
wound 指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤
harm
损害，损伤
do harm to
5. Track n.1)轨道，如： track events:竞赛 2)足迹，痕迹
V.追踪 如;track the terrorists
6.trap. n.陷阱 v.使陷入困境 be trapped/caught in 被困在…当中
7.at an end：结束，终结
。
come to an end vi.结束bring/put sth.to an end vt.结束；制止
on end连续,竖直
end up with以…结束;
end up doing /in sth.: 结果为
如：We were going to go out, but ended up watching TV.
by now /so far/up to now（用现在完成时连用）by + 过去时间（用过去完成时连用）
by + 将来时间（用将来完成时）
8. shelter. n. 掩蔽，避身处
v. 庇护，保护 shelter sb. from sth.保护某人免受…
8.judge
judging by/from从……上看；根据……判断Don’t judge a book by its cover.勿以貌取人
9.表示“许多，若干”的短语：
1）后跟可数名词复数，用复数谓语动词
a large/great/good number of
a great/good manya good few/quite a few
2）后跟不可数名词，用单数谓语动词
a great/good deal ofa great/large amount of (large amounts of 作主语，谓语动词用复数)
3）many a+ 单数名词.+单数谓语动词
4)可数不可数均可.
Some/a lot of/lots of, a great/large quantity of，large quantities of , plenty of
另外large quantities of 无论接可数还是不可数名词，谓语动词用复数。