Unit 11 Country Music 语言要点

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A Useful expressions

1 on the radio

You can hear the programme on the radio. His music will be broadcast on the radio.

2 hear sb ; hear of sb; hear from sb

I can’t hear you. Could you speak louder , please?

Have you ever heard of Michael Jordan, who is the best basketball player in the USA? = Do you know anything about Michael Jordan…?

I’m going to hear Micheal Jackson. = I’m going to hear Micheal Jackson singing.

I haven’t heard from my sister for a whole year. = I haven’t received any letters from my sister for a whole year.

3 think well / poorly of sb / sth

Some political leaders are not well thought of because they are not doing enough for the people. =

Some political leaders are not liked by people because…

The students think well of the teacher because of his good teaching. = The students like the teacher…

4 make fun of sb: laugh at sb unkindly

It’s not so kind of you to make fun of the disabled(残疾人)

5 eat up sth / eat sth up (eat it / them up)

The man was so hungry that he ate up the rice left in the bowl.

6 remain + adj. / n. /prepositional phrase(介词短语)

He remained silent / quiet. = He continued to be silent / quiet.

My sister remains unkind to her boyfriend as usual. = My sister continues to be unkind to …

Although they quarreled(吵架),they remain the best of friends.

He remains in high spirit. = He continues (to be ) in high spirit.

7 play the violin / the piano / the guitar… play music play basketball / football…

8 think …to be… = consider…to be …

He was considered to be rich / a rich man = He was thought to be ….

9 no longer

Song writers are no longer writing about the modern values of the USA. = Song writers are not writing any more / longer about the modern values of the USA.

He no longer lives there. = He does not live there any more / longer.

no longer 当一个副词用而不分开,放在主动词后面或动词be的后面;而not any more / longer中的not要放在助动词后面,any more/ longer放在主动词后面。

10 so far: until now / up to the present

So far we haven’t seen Tom. ( so far 通常与现在完成时连用)

B Sentence patterns

1 “but” and “however”

He would like to go, but he can’t. = He would like to go. However, he can’t.

He enjoyed the song very much, but he can’t sing it as beautifully as the singer. = He …much. However, he can’t …

But直接连接两个分句;而however要另起一句,且无论放在句首或句中,需用逗号与其它部分隔开。