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14. compete in… 参加…比赛 compete with/ against sb. (for sth.)与…竞赛(竞争)
eg. ⑴A total of twenty athletes competes in the shot put.一共有二十名运动员参加了铅球比赛。 ⑵Twenty girls competed in the race. 二十位姑娘参加了赛跑。 ⑶Several companies are competing against/with each other for the contract. 几家公司正为争取一项合同而相互竞争。 ⑷This is the horse that has competed in the Grand National four times. 这就是参加过四次‘英国大赛马’的马。
*competition n. 比赛,竞赛 ⑴He came first in the poetry competition. 他获诗歌比赛第一名。 ⑵We are in competition with several other companies for the contact. 我们与另几家公司角逐争取这项合同。 ⑶She took the second place in the beauty competition. 她在选美比赛中获得了第二名。
*competitor n. 竞争者,比赛者 competitive adj. 比赛的,竞争的,不亚于或超过他人的 ⑴The firm has better products than its competitors. 这公司的产品比其对手的好。 ⑵Our firm is no longer competitive in world markets. 我们公司在世界市场上已不占优势。
15.tie v. 绑,系;打成平局 *tie …to… 把…和…系在一起 tie (with sb.) 与(另一参加者)得分相同 tie sb. up 捆绑某人;缠住某人使之无暇顾及他事 tie sth. up 捆或扎某物,难以动用(资金)
⑴The prisoners’ hands were tied back.犯人的手被绑在身后。 ⑵He tied his dog to a big tree.他把狗栓在一棵大树上。 ⑶The two teams tied (with each other).这两个队不分胜负。 ⑷I tied up the parcel.我捆好了包裹。 ⑸Most of the money’s tied up in property.他大部分资金都投在房地产上无法动用。 ⑹The thieves left the night-watchman tied up and gagged. 窃贼把夜班守卫员捆住,把他的嘴也堵住了。 ⑺I’m tied up in a meeting until 3pm.我开会直到三点钟方可离开。
*tie n. 领带,连接物,束缚,平局 ⑴Each team scored twice and the game ended in a tie. 每个队都有两次得分,比赛不分胜负。 ⑵The firm has ties with an American corporation. 该公司与美国一家公司有关系。 ⑶He was wearing a white shirt and a red tie. 他身穿白色衬衫,戴着一条红色领带。 ⑷Pets can be a tie when you want to go away on holiday. 要想外出渡假时,宠物会成为牵累。
16. join 指参加某个组织或团体,成为其中一员 join (sb.)in sth./ doing sth.指参加活动或比赛,多用于日常口语。 attend 正式用语,及物动词,指参加会议或仪式(如婚礼、葬礼、典礼等;上学、上课、听报告等) take park in 指参加会议或群众性活动等,强调参加这一活动的人在此项活动中所起的作用 go in for指参加某项比赛、活动、考试等;还有“爱好”的意思。 enter for指报名参加某项比赛
⑴Will you join me in a walk?你和我一起去散步好吗? ⑵The teacher joined them in the experiment.老师和他们一起做实验。 ⑶Almost all the class teams joined in the basketball match. 我校几乎所有的班队都参加了这次篮球赛。 ⑷How many people entered for the competition? 有多少人报名参加比赛? ⑸Jack has gone in for the high-jump, but I don’t think he has a chance to win. 杰克去参加跳高比赛了,但我觉得他获胜机会很小。 ⑹He goes in for gymnastics.他喜欢体操。
⑺We will take part in social activities during the summer vacation. 我们暑假期间将参加社会活动。 ⑻He’ll attend an important meeting tomorrow. 他明天要参加一个重要的会议。 ⑼They didn’t attend the wedding.他们没参加婚礼。 ⑽He attended school at the age of six. 他六岁上学。 ⑾My wish is to join the army after graduation. 我的愿望是毕业后参军。 ⑿ Her husband joined her in her search for this unknown radiation. 她丈夫和她一起寻找这种不知名的射线。
17.Why not? Why don’t you? 为什么不…? 这两种句式都是向对方提出忠告或建议,前者是后者的省略形式,所以后接动词时不带to如: ⑴It looks like rain. Why not take a raincoat? 快要下雨了,你为什么不带件雨衣呢? ⑵Since you have to stay at home, why don’t you do some reading? 既然你必须呆在家里,为什么不读点书呢?
另外,Why not? 也可以单独使用,表示“为什么不行?”“好啊”“请别客气” eg. ⑴ ---You shouldn’t go out with me. ---Why not? “你不该跟我出去。” “为什么不行?” ⑵---Let’s go to the cinema. ---Why not? “我们去看电影吧。” “好啊。(为什么不呢?)”
注:Why+不带to的不定式用来表示某动作没有必要或意义。如: Why argue with him? He’ll never change his mind. 为什么要跟他争论?他永远也不会改变看法的。
高考题例: ① ----Let’s go to a movie after work, OK? ----_______.(2005全国高考山东卷) A. Not at all B. Why not? C. Never mind. D. What of it?
分析: Not at all用来回答Thank you; Never mind.用来回答道歉; What of it?=So what?表示“那又有什么重要的?”; Why not?“为什么不呢”表示非常同意对方.根据句意应选B,表示同意对方的建议.在选择交际用语时要注意说话的情景及说话者的真正含义. 答案:B
② ----How about putting some pictures into the report? ------________. A picture is worth a thousand words.(2005全国高考江苏卷) A. No way. B. Why not? C. All right? D. No matter.
分析:前者问对方在报告中插入一些图画如何,后者回答一副画能抵得上一千个单词,说明后者非常赞同前者的提议.No way 表示拒绝对方要求的应答,No matter表示“没关系,不要紧,没什么大不了的”,All right表示“行吗?合适吗”,显示说话者的语气不确定.所以只有B选项Why not?含有鼓励和赞同的意思,符合句意. 答案:B
18.prepare vt. ﹠ vi. 准备 *prepare sth. 准备某物 prepare for sth. 为某事做准备 prepare to do sth. 准备做某事 prepare sb. for sth./ to do sth. 使某人准备好做某事 be (well) prepared for sth./ to do sth. 为做某事做好了准备
⑴They are preparing a book fair.他们正在筹备书展。 ⑵Mother is preparing dinner in the kitchen.妈妈正在厨房里准备晚饭。 ⑶We are preparing for the coming English exam.我们正在为即将到来的英语考试做准备。 ⑷If the bus doesn’t come, we must be prepared to walk. 如果公共汽车不来,我们必须准备步行。
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