英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第19套

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Test Nineteen

表语从句中的虚拟语气

如果句中主语的中心名词是suggestion, proposal, order, request, recommendation等，那么后面的表语从句一般要使用虚拟语气，其谓语形式为：(should)+动词原形。

His motion is that we should hold another session to discuss the problem.

My proposal was that we cancel the examination and assign the students to write term papers instead.

近义词辨析

beam, shine, glitter, flash, glow

这组词均含有“亮光”的意思。

beam

指由灯塔，日月等发出的“光束，光柱”，又可比喻高兴的表情或微笑。

shine

表示通过磨擦等手段达到的“光亮”。

glitter

指辉煌或灿烂的“光辉”，其光源主要为星、剑、黄金等闪光物体。

flash

表示突然而明亮的“闪光”，光源为电、火药、炮火等。

glow

指由余烬或萤火等发出的闪烁的“光辉”，通常指无焰的燃烧。

如：Look, there’s a beam of light coming through the thick fog.瞧，浓雾里射出了一道光线。

Give your shoes a good shine.把你的鞋擦亮点儿。

We were attracted by the glitter of the Christmas tree decorations.我们被圣诞树上闪闪发光的装饰物所吸引。

His first novel was a flash in the pan.他的第一部小说只是昙花一现。

The glow from the embers warmed us.火红的余烬使我们感到暖洋洋的。