to be brief 简单地说, 一句话 (2)briefly adv.简要地;短暂地 briefly speaking简洁地说 ①To begin with,I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work. 首先,我想简要谈谈这项工作的重要性。
②To be brief/Briefly speaking,he was happy with the result. 简言之,他对这个结果感到高兴。
2.Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts.(教材P38)歌迷们表现出极大的热情,他们等几个小时来购买音乐会的门票。 devotion n.投入;热爱;挚爱;献身;虔诚
(1)with devotion悉心地 归纳 拓展 devotion to...对……的贡献/热爱/忠诚 (2)devote v.献身;为……付出 devote oneself to致力于/献身于…… ①He showed great devotion to his master. 他对主人表现出极大的忠诚。 ②She nursed her sick child with devotion.
她悉心看护她那生病的孩子。
③He devoted himself to protecting(protect) the wild animals.他献身于保护野生动物。
[名师点津] devotion to.../devote oneself to中的to都是介词,后需接名词、代词或动名词。
3.Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall.(教材P38)现在当弗雷迪走进音乐大厅时感到非常自信。
confident adj.自信的;确信的
(1)be confident of (doing) sth对(做)某事有把握;确信某事 归纳 拓展 be confident about对……有信心 be confident that...确信/肯定/自信…… (2)confidence n.信心;信任;信赖;把握 have/show confidence in对……有信心 ①We are confident about our future. 我们对未来充满信心。
②The team is confident of winning. 这个队有把握取胜。
③He lacked confidence(confident)and he didn't trust himself.他缺乏自信,不相信自己。 4.Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.(教材P38)弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到哪儿都有人跟踪。
not...without...是一个双重否定结构,该结构表示肯定含义,意思是“没有……就不……”。这种结构可以归纳为“no/not/never等+without...”。 ①Man cannot live without food and plants cannot grow without sunshine. 人没有食物不能生存,植物没有阳光也不能生长。
常见的双重否定结构还有: 归纳 拓展 no/not等+表示否定意义的形容词或名词 no/not/never/nobody/few等+具有否定意义的动词或短语 not+否定意义的副词hardly/barely/scarcely等。 ②No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前无险路。
③I could not hardly believe my ears. 我几乎不相信自己的耳朵。
5.What if we...?要是我们……,会怎么样呢?(教材P39)
本句是一个省略句,补充完整应该是:What will happen if we...?“What if...?”为常用句式,What if后面跟一个完整的句子,且句子通常用现在时或过去时。该句式有如下含义:
(1)如果……怎么办?要是……会怎么样呢?(尤指令人不愉快的事情发生时) ①What if the train is late? 火车要是晚点怎么办?
②What if we failed in the last exam? 要是我们上次考试不及格会怎么样呢? (2)如果……怎么样?(用于表示提出有益的建议)
③What if we go and see a film tomorrow night? 我们明晚去看一场电影如何? 6.Above all,just have fun!(教材P40)
最重要的是,要开心!
above all最重要;首先
first of all首先,第一(强调顺序) at all 根本,全然 归纳 拓展 not at all一点也不 in all 总共,共计 after all 终究,毕竟 all in all 总之,总的来说 ①How many people were there in all at the party? 晚会上一共有多少个人?
②He has faults, but, all in all, he is a good helper. 他虽有缺点,但总的说来,他是一个好帮手。
③You shouldn't depend on your parents at all, and after all you have been over eighteen;above all you should earn money by yourself.
你一点都不应该依靠父母了,毕竟你已经过十八岁了。最重要的是你应该自己挣钱。

