Unit 20 Humour Warming up,Listening and Speaking
词汇讲解
三点剖析
I intend to...
我打算……
intend v. 想要;打算;意指
【典型例句】
The young man intended to become a doctor.
那个年轻人打算当医生。
The youngest daughter was intended by her father to major in medicine.
当父亲的想让女儿学医。
This kind of medicine is intended for children only.
这种药只是给儿童用的。I had intended to attend his wedding ceremony.
我原本打算去参加他的婚礼的。
I intended to have called on you,but I had an unexpected visitor.
我本打算去拜访你,但来了一位不速之客。
【要点归纳】
intend是及物动词,常用以下结构:intend to do sth.打算做某事;intend sb. to do sth.打算让某人做某事;intend sth. for 打算把某物给某人;had intended to do/intend to have done 本打算做。
【相关链接】
intention不可数时意为“意图；意向”;可数时表示“所意图之事,目的”。例如:
I have no intention of selling my house at the moment.
我无意现在就卖房子。
What was your intention in going to France?
你到法国去有何意图?
选择
(1)—You have made another mistake.—I’m sorry,but I __________.
A.didn’t intend to
B.didn’t intend
C.don’t intend to
D.don’t intend
提示:由上一句可知用过去时,完整的句子是“I didn’t intend to make mistakes,”和前面相同的动词可以省略,但to要保留。
答案:A
(2)Education __________ the rich people only in the past,which is unfair for the poor.
A.intended for B.was intended for
C.intended to
D.was intended to
提示:be intended for旨在为……
答案:B
完成句子
(3)I _______________(原打算乘早班车的),but I didn’t get up in time.
(4)The flowers _______________(原本是给你的),but my mother thought them for her.
(5)_______________(我的打算是) to leave for Australia next month.
答案:
(3)had intended to catch the early bus
(4)were intended for you
(5)My intention was