Art Period 2 Language Study
……画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来……
【观察探究】
(1)all attempts to control pollution have failed.一切控制污染的努力都白费了。
(2)he made an attempt to break the world record.他试图打破世界纪录。
(3)they attempted to finish the task before july.他们试图在七月以前完成这项任务。
(4)he attempted at convincing me,but failed completely.他曾试图说服我,但失败了。
【归纳总结】
attempt n.& vt.意为“努力,尝试,企图”。
“试图做某事”可表达为 attempt to do sth./attempt at doing sth.。
【即景活用】
(1)he ______to escape from the prison,but were stopped by the guards.
a.advised b.succeeded
c.attempted d.offered
(2)a man is being questioned in relation to the ______ murder last night.
a.advised b.attended
c.attempted d.admitted
suggested answers:(1)c (2)c
5.a great deal (p2)
【原句再现】
in the late 19th century,europe changed a_great_deal,from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.
19世纪后期,欧洲发生了巨大的变化,从以农业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会。
【观察探究】
(1)he talks a great deal but does little.他说得多做得少。
(2)it's a great deal faster to travel by plane than by bus.乘飞机旅行比乘汽车快得多。
(3)his work has been attracting a great deal of attention.他的工作一直吸引广泛关注。
【归纳总结】
a great deal/a good deal意为“许多,大量”,可以用作名词或副词,即在句中作主语、宾语,或者用于形容词、副词比较级前加强程度,也可用来修饰动词作状语。a great/good deal of后只接不可数名词。
【知识链接】
表示“许多;大量”的短语有:
修饰可数名词 many;a few;a good/great many;a large/small number of;many a+单数名词;more than one+单数名词
修饰不可数名词 much;a good/great deal of;a large amount of;large amounts of
修饰可数/不可数名词 a lot of/lots of;plenty of;a large quantity of;large quantities of
【即景活用】
(1)______ work has been done to improve the people's living standard.
a.many b.a great many