新人教英语必修四unit4知识点讲解
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人教新课标必修四unit4知识点讲解

1. major, local & represent

【课文原句】They will be meeting at a major hotel with local business people and people who represent the Chinese government. (P25)

【名师点拨】(1) major adj. 表示"主要的;较大的;重要的",句中a major hotel 意思是"大酒店";major经常用作名词,意为"主修课程;专业课";可作动词,主要用于major in,意为"主修"。如:

Many people wish to live in a major city.

She decided to take computer as her major.

My friend majored in economics at Tsinghua University.

(2) local adj. 表示"地方的;当地的"。含有local的常用词组:local customs意为"地方风俗";local news意为"本地新闻";the local TV station意为"地方电视台";the local court意为"地方法院";the local government意为"地方政府"。如:

My sister studies at a local university.

(3) represent在本句中是"代表"的意思,还有"象征;表现;描绘;扮演"等意思。如:

We must choose someone to represent us. (代表)

The stars in our flag represent the States. (象征)

This picture represents a man riding a horse. (表现)

【知识拓展】meet with sb表示"和某人会晤(商讨问题等)"。但具体句子要具体分析,有时候可表示"偶然遇见"。如:

I met with a friend on the train yesterday. (偶遇)

2. introduce

【课文原句】You introduce them to each other, and are surprised by what you see. (P26)

【名师点拨】introduce表示"介绍;引荐;引进;采用"等意思,常和to连用,即introduce...