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新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons36
watch 表示“看”、“注视”、“注意看”
等,通常持续时间较长:
How long have you been watching the race?
这场比赛你看了多久了?
Do you have to watch me eating my supper?
你非得看我吃晚饭吗?
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously.
明天他将焦急地注视着她。
follow 通常指“跟随”这个动作:
The dog followed me all the way home.
在我回家的路上这只狗一直跟着我。
When she was a girl, she followed her sister everywhere.
她小的时候,
她姐姐走到哪儿她就跟到哪儿。
在特定的时候, follow也可以表示注视,
即用目光“跟随”:
Have you ever seen a cat follow/ watch a bird's every movement?
你有没有见过猫注视鸟的一举一动?
2.solid, firm与 stable
(1)形容词 solid的含义之一是“固体的”(相对于液体的、气体的而言):
She will not eat any solid food.
她将不吃固体食物。
它还可以表示“结实的”、“坚固的”(指家具、建筑物等):
This is a solid table.
这张桌子很结实。(指质地)
(2) firm 可以表示“牢固的”、“稳固的”:
This table is firm. You can stand on it.
这桌子结实。你可以站在上面。
firm 可以表示态度、
信念等“坚定的”、“坚决的”:
He is firm about going abroad.
在出国这件事上他态度很坚决。
firm 用于针对孩子时,可表示“严厉的”、“严格的”:
Mary isn't very firm with her children.
玛丽对她的孩子们要求不严。
(3) stable表示“稳定的”、“稳固的”等含义时,可以用于指抽象的
事物(如工作、机构、环境等),也可用于指具体的事物:
I'm glad that you've got a stable job now.
我很高兴你现在有了稳定的工作。
它用于指人时,表示“可靠的”、“可信赖的”、“稳重的”等含义:
He is not a very stable person.
他不太稳重/可靠。
练习答案 Key to written exercises
1.关键句型练习答案
A What will happen: will set out (1.5); will have(1.9); will not eat (1.9)
What is going to happen: is going to swim (1.1); is going to set out(1.2)
What will be happening: will be watching(1.7); will be waiting(11.9-10)
C 1 We are going to leave at six o'clock.
2 I am going to pay these bills tomorrow.
3 Are you going to write to him?
4 She is not going to look for a new job.
5 When are you going to buy a new car?
2.难点练习答案
1 firm 2 watched 3 look at 4 solid/firm 5 firm
3.多项选择题答案
1 a 2d 3d 4c 5d 6c
7 c 8 b 9a 10 d 11 c 12c