Unit 3 Art and architecture
一、重难点解析
1.find sb. doing sth. 表示"发现某人做某事";find sth. done 表示"发现某事(被)做成了"。doing sth.和done都是宾语补足语。例如:
He woke up to find himself lying on the beach. "Thank God," he said to himself. 他醒来发现自己躺在海滩上。"感谢上帝,"他自言自语道。
Have you ever found two nouns used together in this way? 两个名词像这样一起用的例子你见过吗?
They came home only to find the rooms broken into. 他们回到家中,结果发现有人闯进过屋子。
2.go against 意思是"违背";"违反"。例如:
Her father is so strict that she is scared to go against his wishes. 她的父亲非常严厉,所以她害怕违背他的意愿。
3.A is to B what C is to D. 这是一个比喻结构,意为"A对B而言正如C对D一样"。
4.The simple style of the buildings and the fact that they are German set them aside as very different from Chinese architecture. 建筑物简朴的风格和德国式样使它们在中国建筑中与众不同。
1)此句的主语是The style and the fact,其中fact带有一个由that引起的同位语从句。句子的谓语动词是set ... aside,后面as引起的是状语部分。
2)set ... aside 意思是"把......放在一边"。例如:
The complaint was set aside as of no important. (对方的)诉苦被看成是无所谓的事而放在一边。
Peter set aside the papers he was marking and reached for his cigarettes and matches. 彼得把他正在阅读的论文放在一边,伸手去拿香烟和火柴。
二、日常用语
1.I’d rather ...
2.I’m much more interested ...
3.In my opinion, ...
4.I really prefer ...
5.I wouldn’t feel happy if ...
6.I’m not very interested in ...
7.I don’t get very excited about ...
8.If you ask me, then ...
9.I prefer something that ...
10.I like seeing something ...
11.What I like is ...
12.I can’t stand ...