新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons34

词汇学习 Word study

1．与call有关的短语动词

动词call与不同的小品词连用可以构成意义不同的短语动词。

（1）call at表示“对（某个人家或地方）进行短暂访问”：

He calls at every house in the street once a month.

他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次。

He was asked to call at the police station.

他被告知去警察局一趟。

（2）call on 表示“拜访”、“探望”：

Have you called on George recently?

你最近去看过乔治吗？

（3）call out表示“大声叫喊”：

Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat.

岸上的一些人对着小船上的那人高喊。

（4）call up在美国英语中表示“打电话（给某人）”：

Jane called me up the other day.

前几天，简给我打过电话。

If you want my help, just call up.

你如果需要我的帮助，来个电话就行。

（5） call off 可以表示“取消（某项活动）”：

For some reason, they have called off the party / the meeting.

由于某种原因，他们把晚会/会议取消了。

2．most

（1）adj．用于最高级，表示“最……”：

This is the most beautiful can/ garden I've even seen.

这是我见过的最漂亮的车/花园。

The most intelligent girl in this class is Jane.

这个班上最聪明的姑娘是简。

（2）adj．大多数的，大部分的：

Most doctors don't smoke.

大多数医生不吸烟。

Most women have to stay at home in this country.

在这个国家，大部分妇女都得呆在家里。

（3）adv．非常，很（相当于very，
但通常用于表达主观感情、见解等）：

This is a most interesting/ exciting story.

这是个非常有趣/激动人心的故事。（说话者的观点）

Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.

丹听到这个消息后，惊奇万分。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．关键句型练习答案

A 1 Dan Robinson has been worried all the week.

2 Dan was asked to call at the local police station.

3 Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police.

4 Dan was told at the station that his bicycle had been found.

5 Dan's bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.

6 The bicycle is being sent to Dan's home.

7 Dan was surprised and amused when he heard the news.

8 Dan was amused because he never expected the bicycle tobe found.

9 The bicycle was stolen twenty years ago.

2．难点练习答案

1 on  2 off  3 out  4 at

3．多项选择题答案

1 d  2 a  3 b  4 c  5 a  6 d

7 c  8 b  9 c  10 b  11 c  12 a