Unit 15 AFamous Detective

1、 unit 15 a famous detective n1. affair 常用复数常用复数 n foreign affairs n international affairs n personal affairs n business n be on business办公事办公事 n travel on business出差出差 n mind your own business/ affairs n event 具有重大意义的历史事件具有重大意义的历史事件 ntom was sent to cover the great events. 2. v. delay sth. delay doi

2、ng sth.= put off doing sth. n. without delay= at once a delay of two hours 3. v. quarrel with sb. about/over sth. n. have a quarrel with sb. about/over sth. argue with sb. about/over sth. 4. fasten/ fix/ tie (意思相近意思相近) fasten sth. to a place 将将.拴到拴到.上上,闩住闩住 fix sth. to a place 将将.固定到固定到.上上 tie sth.

3、to a place 将将.系到系到.上上 eg. a. have you fastened all the doors and windows? b. fasten your coat, please. c. i can see a piece of rope fastened to a nail. d. fasten a lock on/ to the door e. he fastened two pieces of paper together. 5. see to + n./ -ing 处理处理,负责负责 eg. i have some personal affairs to see

4、 to. your cough ought to be seen to. n see to it that= make sure that n see to it that all the windows are shut n before you leave. n see sb. off 送别某人送别某人 n see sb./sth. through 看穿看穿,识破识破 6. its (high) time that 主语主语+ did/ should do its (high/ about) time for sb. to do sth. its the first/ second tim

5、e (that) 主语主语 have done eg. 你该上床睡觉了你该上床睡觉了 its time you went to bed. (its time for you to go to bed.) 这是我第一次来中国这是我第一次来中国 its the first time i have come to china. 7. furniture un a piece/ an article of a set of 以下名词都是不可数名词：以下名词都是不可数名词： a piece of information/ clothing/ jewelry /equipment/ advice/ 8.

6、be supposed to 应该，应当（表示应该，应当（表示“本来本来 应该应该”,但但 事实相反或事实相反或“应该做应该做”,与与should词词 义相近）义相近） eg. 1. what are they supposed to be doing? 2. they are supposed to go to church on sunday. 3. he is supposed to have come to the meeting, but he didnt . 9. dare 1) 情态动词情态动词 一般不用于肯定句。主要用于表示疑问、一般不用于肯定句。主要用于表示疑问、 否定、条件

7、的句子中。没有数的变化否定、条件的句子中。没有数的变化 （无第三人称单数（无第三人称单数),但可以有时态的变但可以有时态的变 化。后接动词原形。化。后接动词原形。 否定：否定：dare not do/ darent do 2) 实义动词实义动词 和其他实义动词一样用和其他实义动词一样用,但在否定但在否定,疑问句疑问句 中中dare 后的后的to 偶尔可省略偶尔可省略. need 也是既可以做情态动词也可做实也是既可以做情态动词也可做实 义动词情态动词也一般义动词情态动词也一般不用于肯不用于肯 定句没有数的变化和时态变化定句没有数的变化和时态变化. 实义动词：实义动词：need sth./sb.

8、 need doing/ to be done repairing. eg. the house needs to be repaired. i dare say 我敢说，我揣测可能，或许我敢说，我揣测可能，或许 eg. i dare say he will do it. daring adj. 勇敢的，大胆的勇敢的，大胆的 eg. a daring idea 新颖的构想新颖的构想 ex: 1.how _ you speak to your teacher like that? 2.he never _to ask her father any question. 3.he stood the

9、re, not _to lift his head. 4.be a little bit more_. dare dared daring daring 10.there is no doubt about that-clause 不可用不可用its no doubt that i have no doubt that i have some doubt whether/ if i dont doubt that i doubt whether/if ex. 1. there is no doubt _ john will come on time. a. if b. why c. that

10、d. how 2. there is some doubt (about) _ he will pass the examination. c whether 11. silence n. silent adj. 1. the silence was broken by a loud cry. 2. silence was the young mans key to success. 3.there was a long silence before someone spoke. n归纳归纳: in silence n keep silent n break silence 12. immed

11、iately the moment =as soon as the minute directly on doing sth =on the point of doing sth 一一就就 ex. 1. immediately _ he sat down , he fell asleep. a. that b. / c. as d. since 2. 一到那里，他就给他的朋友打电话一到那里，他就给他的朋友打电话 b immediately he arrived there, he telephoned to a friend of his. 课堂检测课堂检测 n1.- why were you

12、 late for such an n important concert? n - the plane arrived at the airport n after a_ of three hours n a delay b rest c tour d request n2. he is supposed to _ to the meeting, n but he didnt. n a. come b. have come n c. be coming d. came n3. it suddenly _ me how we could n improve the situation. n a

13、. struck b. happened n c. occurred d. realized 4. if i see_ the car out, will you see _ the window? a. to get, to close b. to getting, to close c. to get, to closing d. to getting, to closing 5. its high time he _ a new life. a. start b. started c. to start d. starting n6. the little girl _ out after dark. n a. didnt dare to go b. dared not to go n c. dares not to go d. dares not go n7. we must keep a secret of the things n _ here. n a. discussing b. being discussed n c. being disc