易 錯 點 撥 自我完善?誤區(qū)備考

1. earn/gain/win

(1)如果為了錢(或任何其他報酬)而工作,這就是earn,而且含有這些報酬是應得的意思。

(2)win指在競賽、戰(zhàn)爭、比賽中獲勝,并可能由此得到獎賞。

(3)gain指獲得有用或需要的東西,而且與win和earn不同,它用在與錢沒有關(guān)系的場合。

[應用1] (1)She _______________ experience while working for the newspaper.

(2)She _______________ £1 000 a month.

(3)Who is going to _____________ the election?

gained ? ? , ? ? ?earns ? , ? ? ? ?win

2. above all/first of all/first(ly)/at first

(1)above all是從重要性上講的,指重要性在若干事物中位列第一。

(2)first of all雖也強調(diào)重要性,但更多的還是側(cè)重于順序或次序,譯做“首先,第一”。

(3)first(ly)用于列舉若干事物時引出第一項,指次序,但語氣不及first of all強。

(4)at first指時間,譯作“開始,起初”,相當于in the beginning.

[應用2] (1)_________, I didn’t like him, but afterwards I came to appreciate him.

(2)__________, make sure you keep in touch.

(3)__________, let’s welcome our honoured guest, Mr Smith.

(4)I can’t go. ________ I have no time; _________I have no money.

At first ? , ? ? ?Above all , ? ? ??First of all , ? ? ? ?Firstly ?, ? ? ? secondly

3. before引導時間狀語從句

[應用3] (1)—How long do you think it will be______China sends a manned spaceship to the moon?

—Perhaps two or three years.

A. when ? ? B. until ? ?C. that ? ? ? D. before

(2)—It's a long time ______I last saw you.

—Yes, and it will be another month ______we can meet again.

A.before; since ? ? ? ? B.when; before ? ? ? ?C.since; when ? ? ? ?D.since; before

(3)(2009?北京四中)She was so angry that she rushed out into the rain ______I could stop her.

A. until ? ? ? ?B. before ? ? ??C. when ? ? ? D. unless

(1)It will be long/some time before sb. do/does sth.是典型句式。意為“要過很久/一些時間某人才……”。

答案:D

(2)第一空表示“自上次見到你已有很久不見了”,用 since;第二空表示“再過一個月又會見面的”,用 before.

答案:D

(3)考查 before引導時間狀語從句,意為“在……之前;還沒來得及”。

答案:B