Unit 8
1. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.
full of 满是……的;(有)大量的;(有)丰富的
full of 在此处作后置定语,修饰 island。be full of 意为“充满……”,相当于 be filled with。
She received a basket full of flowers.
If you read a lot, your life will be full of pleasure.
2.treasure n. 珠宝;财富;贵重物品;珍品 v. 珍惜 珍视
treasure 作“珠宝;财富”讲时为不可数名词。作“贵重物品;珍品”讲时是可数名词,经常用复数。
We shall take the buried treasure away to a safe place.
The gallery has priceless art treasures.
3.due adj. 预期;预定
due 作形容词,通常用作表语,后面引出预期的时间、地点等。be due to do sth. 表示“预计做某事;预定要做某事”。
When is the baby due? 孩子什么时候出生?
Rose is due to start school in January.罗斯预定一月份开始上学。
due to 意为“因为,由于”,相当于 because of,但due to一般不置于句首, because of 可以。
He was absent from work due to/because of illness.
4.fight over 为……而争吵/打架
fight against 与……作战;与……作斗争
fight with 与……打架/作战
fight for 为……斗争
5.abroad adv. 在国外;到国外
go abroad 出国
at home and abroad 在国内外
She worked abroad for a year.
The writer is famous both at home and abroad.
aboard为 abroad 的形近词,可作副词和介词,意为“在(船或飞机等)上;上船;登机”。go aboard 意为“上船;登机”。
His mother often goes abroad on business. She is going aboard the plane to America now.
come to do sth. 逐渐;终于
come to do sth. 常与 know, realize, understand 等动词连用,强调渐变过程。
He came to know the importance of the family.
We come to understand how important education is.
7.actually adv. 真实地;事实上
actually 作副词,由“形容词 actual (实际的) + -ly(副词后缀)”构成,强调情况的真实性,与 in fact 意思相近。
Actually, Grandpa is over 70.
8.ever since 自从
ever since 相当于 since,ever 起强调作用。ever since 后可接短语或句子,也可单独使用。在含有 ever since 引导的时间状语从句的复合句中,主句常用现在完成时,从句常用一般过去时。
I haven't heard from him ever since last year.
That night, everything has changed ever since my car crashed into a tree.
9.belong v. 属于;归属
belong 是不及物动词,不可用进行式。后接宾语时用 belong to。belong to sb. = be sb.’s。
Mr. Wu keeps telling his students that the future belongs to the well-educated.
They need to have a sense of belonging(归属感).
The yellow car belongs to me. = The yellow car is mine.
10.each other/one another 互相
one another 与 each other 同义。两者常用作动词或介词的宾语,不