《Travel journal》
Explanation
1.Which kind of transport do you prefer to use;bus or train ?
你愿意使用哪种交通方式,乘公交车还是坐火车?
prefer:vt(preferred;preferred)
表示“宁愿...而不...;喜欢...而不喜欢...”
1) prefer...to...
I prefer tea to coffee 。我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡。
I prefer walking to riding . 我喜欢步行而不喜欢骑车。
2) prefer to do sth rather than do sth
= prefer to do sth instead of doing sth
He preferred to die rather than give in .
他宁死不屈。
rather than do sth 可放在句首,表强调。
Rather than go by bus.I prefer to walk there.
我喜欢步行而不愿意乘公交车。
2.Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each form.
考虑一下每种方式的优点和缺点。
相关短语:
take advantage of 利用;对...加以利用
(=make use of)
have an/the advantage of 有...的优势
have an/the advantage over 比...有优势
Language points
1.Ever since middle school,my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.
从高中开始,我和姐姐王薇就一直梦想着要作一次了不起的自行车旅行。
1)ever since 从那时起;此后一直;(常与完成时连用)
I have taught English in the school ever since I graduated.
2)since 作“自从...”解可作prep,conj
主句常用完成时,从句用过去时或过去完成时
He hasn't eaten since breakfast.
他早饭后什么也没吃。
She has lived in the city since she left college.
她自从大学毕业就一直住在这个城市。
3) It is/has been...since...自从(动作结束)
...到现在已经多长时间了。
It is/has been 9 years since I left college.
我大学毕业已经9年了。
It is 2 years since he smoked.
他戒烟(不抽烟)已经两年了。
It has been some time since he lived here.
他已经有一段时间不在这儿住了。
3.Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling
王薇很快就让他们对骑自行车产生了兴趣。
1) get vt
(1)get sb/sth done 让某人/某事被...;遭遇某事
I won't get my friend beaten.
我不会让我的朋友挨打的。
It was best to get things done quickly.
He got his leg broken while playing basketball.
他打篮球时腿骨折了。
4.After graduating from college,we finally got the chance to take a bike
trip.(=After we graduated from college...)
大学毕业后,我们终于有了机会去旅行。
graduate n 毕业生;大学毕业生 vi 毕业
graduate from 毕业于...,从...毕业
graduation n 毕业;毕业典礼
Tom graduated from college at a very young age.
汤姆大学毕业时很年轻。
5.It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
是我姐姐首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅行的。
本句整体是一个强调句,强调的成分是句子的主语my sister.
6.I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming.
我喜欢我姐姐,但是她有一个严重的特点。
be fond of;喜爱;喜欢。
fond adj 喜爱的,慈爱的,宠爱的(仅做表语)
be fond of +n./pron./doing
同义词:like,love.enjoy,feel like
He is fond of watching NBA.
他喜欢看NBA比赛。
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袁老师
女,中教高级职称
长期担任高三毕业班英语教师,能因材施教,在最短的时间内总结一套适合学生的教学方法。