[例句秀]
She has got lots of birthday gifts.
她得到了许多生日礼物。
He is a man of gifts. 他是个多才多艺的人。
The boy has a gift for music. 这男孩有音乐天赋。
At five dollars, it is a gift!只卖五美元,那真是便宜!
I decided to gift her with flowers from my garden.
我决定从花园里摘些花赠送给她。
He was gifted with a good voice. 他天生一副好嗓子。
He is a gifted athlete. 他是个有天赋的运动员。
[帮你归纳]
gift为可数名词,既可指“礼品,相当于present;也可指“天赋;才能,这时常接for (doing) sth. 短语,相当于talent (talent 也可作不可数名词用); 在英国英语口语中,gift还可以表示“极便宜的东西;极容易做的事(总用作单数形式)。gift还可用作动词,既可用在口语中,表示“向……赠送,常接 with sth.;也可表示“赋予,也接with短语。形容词gifted,表示“有天资的;有天赋的,相当于talented。
[跟踪练习]
用gift的适当形式以及其意义相近的词或短语填空。
1. There are several ______ shops in the hotel. They have jewelry and souvenirs.
2. What will you ______ her for her birthday?
3. He ranks as one of the most ______ artists of all time.
4. ______ with a high voice, he became the Opera’s leading singer.
5. The last question in my exam paper was a ______.
Key:
1. gift / present 2. gift / give / present 3. gifted / talented 4. Gifted / Born 5. gift / very easy one
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