Reading Cultural differences
1. greet sb (with sth)
__________________________________________________ 她以一个微笑跟我打招呼。
2. difference (n)
___________________________________对某人/ 某事物有,没有,有些….作用或影响
The rain didn’t make much difference to the game.
It makes no difference to me what your say. I’m not going.
It won’t make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.
There is a difference in temperature between the day and the night.
____________________________ 辨别出A 和B的不同
different (adj)
be different from与….不同/ 有区别
美式英语和英式英语相当不一样。
___________________________________________________.
3. accumulate: V. [T or I] 积累,聚集
By investing wisely she accumulates a fortune. _________________________________
Dust or dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.____________________________
4. native
native(n)当地人,本国人
A native of London/ Wales/India
When we’re on holiday in Greece, we live like the natives.
native(adj) 出生地的,与出生地有关的
one’s native land, city ,etc
Her native language /mother tongue_________ is German.
Plants native to America(指动/植物等) 原产于某地的
生来就说某种语言的人 native speaker
5. all the time一直地
It rained all the time.
I kept it all the time to remind me of you.
我刚才在寻找的信一直在我的口袋里.
The letter_________________________________________.
at a time 一次；每次
Take the pills two at a time.
Frank took the stairs two at a time.
at one time 一度, 过去，曾经
At one time I lived in Japan.
At one time I used to play a lot of sport, but I seem to have lost interest now.
相关短语:
at times___________ ahead of time______________ for the time being _________
in time ___________ once upon a time _________
on time____________ take one’s time ______________
6. get excited: (变得)兴奋起来
He got excited when he heard the news.
当他听到这个消息的时候变得兴奋起来.
get+ p.p. 使自己处于某种状态和情况；或表被动意义。如：
get _________穿上 get_________ 结婚 get_________ 迷路
get _________烧伤，晒黑了 get_________得以付钱 get drunk___________
get ________ 受伤 get started ___________
高考链接
----Can the project be finished as planned?
----Sure,______ it completed in time, we’ll work two more hours a day.
A. having got B. to get C. getting D. get
7. come to
(1) When it comes to…当谈到…；当涉及到…
When it comes to tennis, you can’t beat her.
当谈到政治， 我一无所知。
__________________________________________________________________
In terms of teachers, the school is very good. However, when it comes to buildings, the school is poor.
Joe is not good at sports, but when it comes to maths, he is the best in the class.
He will be angry whenever it comes to the question.每当
(2) 总计,达到
That comes to 25. 那总计25英镑.
The water comes to my waist.
(3) I can’t remember his name. It’ll come to me in a minute.想起
come to an end 结束.
______________________ 作出决定
_____________________ 获得结论
________________________达成共识
Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it ______ shopping and eating.
A. refers to B. speaks of C. focuses on D. comes to
8. celebrate sth. (one’s wedding anniversary /birthday/ Christmas /victory/success )
have/hold a celebration________________
in celebration of…_______________= __________________
congratulate sb. on sth./doing… congratulations to sb. on sth./doing…
All the teachers and students _________ National Day with a party.
A. celebrated on B. celebrated C. congratulated on D. congratulated
A special gift was given to them ______________ (庆祝…)their success.
9. It’s to do with celebrating the first harvest…(line17)
have/be to do with 关于， 与…有关系/联系
Hard work has a lot to do with his success.
His job is/has to do with telephones.
I’m interested in anything to do with stamps.
How I spend my spare time____________________与你无关
10. Well, if you had joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would have known what…
本句为虚拟条件句, 表示与过去相反的假设。
条件句中谓语动词一般用had done结构, 而主句中谓语动词用would/could/should/might have done 结构
If you had prepared your lessons carefully, you could have passed the exam.
If the hurricane had happened at night, there would have been more deaths.
11. The guests are expected to give presents to the newly-weds (line 33)
_______________________________________________________ 借书的人应该准时还书.
________________________________________________. 要求你周末工作
(2006上海) When he turned professional at the age of 11, Mike _____ to become a world champion by his coach and parents.
A. expected B. was expecting C. was expected D. would be expected
12. clarify vt (clarified/ clarified ) 阐明, 澄清
He clarified his stand on the issue.
An example will help to clarify what I mean.
Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.
________________________________________________
13. participate (v)参加,参与(某活动)
participate in =(___________________)
participate in a competition , discussion
How many countries will be participating in the Olympic Games?
_______________ (n) 参加者 ________________(n)参加
All participants in the debate had an opportunity to speak.
14. adjust vt 调整, 调节, 使适应
I must adjust my watch; it is slow.
adjust (oneself) to sth/to doing sth (/使)适应/适合
It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment.
The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature.
adjustable adj ____________________
The height of the steering wheel is__________________.
adjustment [C or U]
She made a few minor ____________ to the focus of her camera.
15. take off: 脱掉；起飞；成功
take off shoes
__________________________ ___飞机是上午8:30起飞的.
Her singing career had just begun to take off. 她的唱歌事业刚刚开始腾飞。
With the plane _________ in ten minutes, all the passengers on board were asked to turn off their mobile phones.
A. taken off B. taking off C. to take off D. would take off
____________ 呈现, 接纳 承担 ______________接管
______________举起, 拿起 占据, 从事
16. log in/on (电脑上网时的)注册,登记
log off/out (电脑上网时的)注销, 下线, 退出
Log on using your name and password. 用你的名字和密码登录.
原木(圆木), 短的木材(尤指)木柴
sleep like a log 睡得很熟
17. set off
set off for Europe.____________
set off a bomb//fireworks：引爆/燃放
set off an attack of homesickness
18. in other words ___________________
He doesn’t like work. In other words, he’s lazy.
She is very busy. In other words, she isn’t able to come to my birthday party.
in a /one word ______________