Unit 5 The silver screen重难点讲解
一、重点词汇
1. career n.
1)（个人的）事业 He had a very successful career. 他的事业很成功。
2)职业 There are many more careers open to women now than 50 years ago.
现在比50年前有更多的职业向妇女开放了。
3)可作定语，表“生平”、“生涯”
He’s a career teacher; it’s the only job he’s ever done.
他是个职业教师，这是他做过的惟一的一个工作。
2. scene n.
1) 故事/事情发生的地方
This is the scene of accident which happened last night.
这个故事发生的地方是个村庄。
2) 剧中的布景，场；风景，景象
We missed the first few scenes of the movie.电影的开始几个场景我们没看到。
Taxis and buses are part of the street scenes.出租车和公共汽车是街道的风景。
behind the scenes 到后台，在幕后
come / appear on the scene 出现
on the scene在现场，到现场
3. choice n.选择，选择的人或东西；adj. 精选的，高级的
We each had to make a choice. 我们每人都的作出选择。
The shop has a large choice of hats. 这个店里有很多帽子可供选择。
have no choice but to do…不得不做某事
We had no choice but to do what we were asked to do.
我们没有办法，只好做被要求做的事。
I bought some choice apples in the market. 我昨天在市场上买了些上等的苹果。
4. degree n.
1) 度，级
The summer months has an average temperature of more than 30 degrees centigrade.
夏天平均温度超过30度。
2）程度 He has a high degree of ability. 他能力很高。
to a ……degree 到……程度, 在……程度上
I agree with you to some degree.在一定程度上我同意你。
3）学位
He took his degree in physics at the university last year.
他去年在大学里获得了物理学位。
5. speed
1）n. 速度，常与固定的介词搭配使用，如：
with great speed以很快速度
at top (full, low, safe, high, ordinary) speed
以顶尖速度/ 以全速/ 以低速/ 以安全的速度/ 以高速/ 以一般的速度
at a speed of 100 kilometres an hour以每小时100公里的速度
如以某个东西的速度为参照, 则为at the speed of, 要用定冠词。如：
at the speed of sound以光的速度
2）v. 表快速地前进之意，其过去式、过去分词sped
He sped down the street. 他沿街快速前进。
The time sped quickly by. 时间飞快地过去。
6. win v. 表示“赢得，获得，在……中获胜, 争取到……”，要注意后面搭配的宾语：
win a victory获得胜利/ a game/ a match比赛获胜/ a prize获奖 the Oscar/获奥斯卡奖/ the war战争获胜/ praises获表扬/ a hundred pounds获得一百镑/ her respect赢得她的尊敬/ his friendship获得他的友谊等都是常见搭配。
He won the first prize for his invention.他获得了发明一等奖。
n. winner 获胜者
7. cruelty n. 残酷 He was treated with great cruelty. 他被很残酷地对待。
adj. be cruel to…对某人残忍的
It’s cruel of sb to do sth.某人做某事很残忍
It was cruel of the parents to beat the child to death.
父母把这孩子打死了真残忍。
8. owe vt. 用法如下：
1）欠(钱、物、债等)，后常接直接宾语和间接宾语，即owe sb sth 或owe sth to sb. 如：
I owe him ＄10 [＄10 to him]. 我欠他十元。
I owed John 60 dollars when I was in Paris. 我在巴黎时，欠约翰60美圆。
2）应该……归功于……
I owe it to you that I’m still alive. 我现在还活着，应该感谢你。
If I have improved in any way, I owe it all to my teacher.
如果说我有一些进步，这应该全部归功于我的老师。
We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation. 我们全靠牛顿才知道引力的原理。
3）应当给予……
I owe you many thanks.我非常感谢你。
We should do the duty which we owe to our country.
我们应当对国家尽我们应尽的义务。
4)owing to表示原因与thanks to， because of的用法区别：
because of指原因，意为“因为”，用以指出理由。如：
We stayed at home. This is because of rain.我们呆在家里，因为下雨。
thanks to 即可表达正面意义（亏得，多亏，幸亏），
又可表示讽刺意义（近乎反语“感谢”）。
Thanks to your help we were successful. 多亏你的帮助，我们成功了。
It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game.
正是由于你的愚蠢, 我们比赛才输了。
owing to 由于，应归功于。如：
Owing to our joint efforts, the task was fulfilled ahead of time.
由于我们的共同努力，任务提前完成了。
9. accept 接受，指经过考虑，由主观意志来决定接受，动作者本身是主动的。
receive 接到，指收到某物这一动作，本身有一定的被动性，不包含本身是否愿意接受的意思。例如：
I received an invitation to the party yesterday, but I refused to accept it.
昨天我收到一份参加晚会的邀请，但我拒不接受。
10. live 常有以下用法：
1) adj. 现场播出
It isn’t a record programme; it is live. 这不是录音节目, 而是现场转播。
The Oscar ceremony is the biggest, most extravagant live event on television.
奥斯卡颁奖典礼是最大、最铺张的电视实况转播
2）adj. 活的(多作定语)
I saw a live mouse there. 我看见一只活老鼠在那儿。
3）v. 活着, 住, 生活
We eat to live, but do not live to eat. 我们吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为吃饭。
【辨析】：live表示“活着的”，用于指物，放在名词前，只作定语用；
alive多用于指人，作表语或后置定语；
living既可指人或物，放在所修饰的名词前，如带短语则放在名词后。
二、重点词组
1. take off
1)脱下(衣服等), 解(除)掉
He took off his wet shoes. 他脱下了湿鞋子。
2）（飞机）起飞
The plane took off on time. It was a smooth take-off. 飞机准时起飞。起飞非常顺利。
3）匆匆离开
The six men got into the car and took off for the park.
这六个人上了车，匆匆离开去公园。
2. go wrong v. 走错路, 误入岐途, (机器等)发生故障
3. in all adv. 总共
4. stay away v.外出
5. look up 查询（如宾语为代词，则代词放中间）
Look up the word in the dictionary.在字典里查单词。
look for 寻找；look after照顾，照料； look forward to期待；look into调查；look on旁观；look out注意；look out for注意，留心，提防；look over翻阅，查看，检查；look around环视；look through翻阅，查看。
6. run after追逐，追求
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两只兔子，你一只也抓不到。
7. bring sb back
8. on the air广播
We will be on the air in five minutes. 我们五分钟以后开始广播。
This programme comes on the air at the same time every day.
这个节目每天在同一时间播出。
9. think highly/well/much of 对……评价很高, 赞赏, 对……印象好
He was highly thought of by the manager. 经理对他非常赞赏。
I think well of your suggestion. 我觉得你的建议很好。
think badly/nothing/little/lowly of 表示“……认为不好, 好……不在意, 不赞成, 觉得……不怎么样 ”
I don’t think much of him as a teacher.我觉得他作为一个老师不怎么样。
10. Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea……
许多看过这部电影的人都不敢在海里游。
afraid 用法说明：
1）害怕人/ 物，如：be afraid of sb / sth
2）不敢做某事，如：be afraid to do sth / of doing sth
He is afraid to go out / of going out alone at night.
3) 担心会发生某事, 如: be afraid of doing sth或be afraid + that clause
He seldom stands on the river bank because he is afraid of falling into the river.
He seldom stands on the river bank because he is afraid that he might fall into the
river.
4) 给人不愉快的信息或不赞同某人意见时, 用I’m afraid…, 如:
I’m afraid I’ve got bad news for you.
I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.
三、重点句型
1. What story do you think it’s telling? 你认为它讲述的是一个什么故事？
这里的do you think是插入语，还有类似的do you suppose, you know, I suppose, do you believe等。陈述句中，插入语可放在句中、句尾；特殊问句中放在句中，结构为：疑问词+插入语+陈述语序。
Who do you suppose telephoned today? 你猜今天谁打电话来了？
What do you think she would feel? 你认为她会感到怎么样？
2. While still a student, she played roles in many plays.
当她还是一个学生时，就多次在话剧中扮演角色了。
While still a student 相当于While she was still a student.在英语中有些表示时间、条件、方式或让步等的从句有时可省略一些成分；如果从句的主语和主句的主语一致（或者是从句的主语是it），而且从句谓语中又包含be，那么这个主语和be动词都可以省略。如：
Don’t talk while (you are) eating.
When (he was) asked how he gained first place, he suddenly became cheerful.
If (they are) operated by computer in the future, many of the trains will have no drivers.
Although (it was) sold by a German company for the first time in 1899, aspirin has been around much longer than that.
They looked around the room as if (they were) looking for something.
The boys will go out to play football whenever (it is) possible.
3. After that it still took seven years before they finally got married.
从那以后过了七年他们才结婚。
before用法较多比较容易混淆，要结合具体的句型加以记忆：
1）……（多久以后）才。一般强调动作的迟缓性，如：
It was a long time before I got to sleep last night. 昨天夜里过了好久我才睡着。
It will be four years before we meet again. 四年以后我们才能再见面。
2）不等．．．．．．就。强调从句动作未及发生就发生主句动作，如：
He went out before I had (had) a chance to tell him the good news.
我还没来得及告诉他这个消息他就已经出去了。
3）（不多久．．．．．．）就
We hadn’t waited long before the bus came.我们没等多久，公共汽车就来了。
It won’t be long before you get well again.不久你就可以恢复健康了。
4）宁愿．．．．．．，也不．．．．．．
He will die of hunger before he will steal. 他宁愿饿死，也决不行窃。
四、根据以上内容完成下了各题：
单选：
1. Tom likes sports _____ I like music.
A. as B. when C. since D. while
2. A film _______ is the place where films are made.
A. play B. scene C. view D. sight
3. I’m sure our team will _____ the Bulls.
A. beat B. win C. get D. hit
4. What do you think _______ to him just now?
A. did happen B. did he happen C. did it happen D. happened
5. –What did the director think of John’s report?
--It couldn’t be any worse. He thought _____ of it.
A. nothing B. highly C. well D. much
6. During the war, he managed to escape _____.
A. catching B. caught C. being caught D. be caught
7. The boy has won a prize _____ his little invention.
A. of B. by C. with D. for
8. It was a long time ______ I realized it was late.
A. after B. before C. since D. when
9. The girl said she ______ her success _____ her teachers.
A. owed, to B. gave, to C. owed, for D. thanked, for
10. His success _______ him respect of all the people in the company.
A. won B. got C. send D. caused
翻译填空
1. 我牙疼得要命, 一夜没有睡着。
I’ve got an awful toothache. It _____ _____ ______ the whole night.
2. 这使我们没法进行下去。
This ______ _______ _______ for us to go to.
3. 他取得成功靠运气好多于靠下苦功。
He ______ ______ ______ _______ _______ rather than to hard work.
4. 他太穷, 请不起大夫, 才四十多岁就死了。
_____ ______ ______ ______ ______ _____, he died in his forties.
5. 机器出什么毛病了吗?
Has anything ______ ______ with the machine?
参考答案:
单选
1. D表示转折。
2. B scene故事发生的地方。
3. A 击败对手用beat，win后加比赛。
4. D 此句型用陈述句语序。
5. A 根据句意可知，此处表示评价不高。
6. C escape doing sth。
7. D prize for ……的奖。
8. B 参看before的用法。
9. A owe sth to sb
10. A 赢得尊敬。
填空：
1. kept me awake 2. made it impossible 3. owed his success to luck
4. Too poor to afford a doctor 5. gone wrong