从“礼品”到“天赋”的gift

[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