Unit four

Unit four学习笔记，适用于预习、复习的参照。适用于考前复习，也可以综合其他资料使用。

Unit four

• 语音
  • ə
    • humorous
    • silent
    • interview
    • shyness
    • private
    • European
    • African
    • seldom
    • influence
    • absent
    • general
    • introduction
  • aɪ
    • silent
    • shyness
    • private
    • require
    • pride
  • e
    • helpful
    • insect
    • insect
    • seldom
    • general
  • 二重
    • require
    • exactly
• 重点短语
  • used to wear glasses
  • be brave enough to ask questions
  • turn red
  • get good grades/ scores
  • the sense of humor
  • in silence
    • silently
  • take up singing
  • deal with shyness
  • dare to sing in front of her class
  • tons of attention
  • private time
  • hang out with friends
  • give up normal life
  • imagine doing sth.
  • a European country
  • come from Europe
  • an African country
  • come from Africa
  • teach British English
  • come from Britain
  • give a speech in public
  • hate scary movies
  • a lot of vegetables
  • be nervous about
  • all the time/ always
  • a normal 15-year-old boy
  • influence his schoolwork= have an influence on his schoolwork
  • be absent from
  • fail examinations
  • fail to do sth
  • find life there difficult
• 重点句子
  • You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on.
  • It has been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. = Three years has passed since we last saw our primary school classmates. = It is Three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
• 重点词用法
  • use
    • used to do
    • be used to do
    • be used to doing
    • used to be n./adj.
    • use sth do sth
      • do sth with sth
  • prepare
    • be prepared to do
    • prepare to do
    • make preparations for
  • famous
    • be famous for sth.
      • 以... 闻名
    • be famous to sb.
      • 对... 出名
    • be famous as ...
      • 作为... 很有名
  • tons of+un./cn.pl.
    • 修饰可数名词
      • many/ dozens of/ a number of +cn.(pl)
    • 修饰不可数名词
      • much/ an amount of/ a great deal of +un.
    • 既修饰可数又不可数
      • a lot of/ lots of/ plenty of/ tons of
  • require
    • require sb to do sth
    • sth. require doing
  • influence
    • influence sth.
    • have an influence on
  • advise
    • advise doing