江苏省沭阳高级中学2011届高三第一轮复习英语学案

Unit 1 School life （Module 1）

【考点释析】

1. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.

这意味着我可以比以往晚一个小时起床，因为在中国学校上午8点之前就开始上课。

　mean "意味着"， 常用结构：mean doing sth；mean that-clause

　This new order will mean (us) working overtime.

　= This new order will mean that we should work overtime.

　这张新的订单意味着我们得加班加点。

【拓展】mean其它常见词义及用法：

　①"意欲、打算"，常用结构：mean to do sth；mean sb to do sth

I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.

我今天早晨本打算去跑步，但是我睡过头了。

　②"意指，意谓"。

　　Whom do you mean? 你指的是谁？

　③"意思是"。

　 What does this sentence mean? 这个句子什么意思？

2. This sounds like my school in China.

sound link v. "听起来"，

　常用结构：sound + adj./like/ (to sb) as if/as though

　His explanation sounds reasonable.

　It sounds to me as if there is a tap running somewhere.

　听起来好象哪儿有水龙头在淌水。

　The music sounds like wolves' crying.

【拓展】be/fall sound asleep 酣睡 (sound是副词，酣畅地 )

a sound night's sleep 睡一夜好觉(sound是形容词，酣畅的，沉的)

3. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was

a bit challenging for me at first.

　a bit = a little = a little bit"稍微；有点"，修饰形容词或副词的原级或比较级。

　It is a bit cold today.

　He is feeling a bit better.

【拓展】a bit of "一点，一块，一些"，修饰不可数名词（= a little）。

　　　　a bit of luck/time/water/money 一点运气/时间/水/钱

not a bit 一点也不； not a little 非常

4. My English improved a lot. 我的英语有了很大的提高。 (improve vi.)

I improved my English a lot. 我的英语有了很大的提高。 (improve vt.)

5. I do like eating desserts after meals as you mentioned in your article.

do (does/did) 用在祈使句、一般现在时态或一般过去时态的动词前以示强调。

I did tell it to him yesterday. 昨天我确实告诉过他了。

Do be still! 安静！

He does like surfing the Internet. 他确实喜欢上网。

6. Upon finishing his studies, he started traveling in China.

upon / on + V-ing "（刚）一...就"