高二英语牛津英语模块4unit3_复习课件.ppt

③我宁愿喝红酒而不愿喝啤酒。 ________________________________________________________________________ ④她当了秘书，确切地讲，是私人助理。 ________________________________________________________________________ She worked as a secretary，or rather，a personal assistant. I should prefer red wine rather than beer. 2．It is of chief importance to our future — and to the future of our nation－for us to learn how to use information technology, so we really need to update the computers and other equipment. (P53, L17－19) 译：我们学会如何使用信息技术，对我们的未来——以及对我们国家的未来来说非常重要，因此我们确实需要更新电脑和其它设备。 be of chief importance表示主语的性质，相当于be greatly important。 What the students do in their spare time is of great importance. 学生们在课余时间的活动是至关重要的。 “be of (great / little / some / any / no / much /...)＋抽象名词”结构，表示主语的性质，相当于“be＋形容词”。该结构中常用的名词有use，value，importance，help，benefit等。 Sports and games can be of great value. ＝Sports and games can be very valuable. 体育运动是很有价值的。 It is of no use.＝It is not useful.＝It is useless.这没有用。 思考：“be of ＋名词”除了上面所讲的抽象名词外，还有哪些？和上面的用法有何不同？ ____________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 (1)be of＋集合名词或其它类型的名词，相当于belong to或have。of表示归属关系或“有”的意思。 The army and the people are of one family. ＝The army and the people belong to one family. 军民是一家。 (2)be of后接表示年龄、颜色、形状、高度等的名词，表示主语的属性，名词前可有a / an, different等词修饰。常用于该结构的名词有：kind, age, colour, size, height, shape, type, way, price等。 Several of the stamps were of the unusual kind. 其中几张邮票是不同种类的。 The two coins are of different sizes and weights. 这两枚硬币不一样大，重量也不一样。 (3)be of ＋ 物质名词，表示主语是由某种材料制成或由某种成分构成，相当于 be made of，be built of，be made up of 等。 The necklace is of glass.这条项链是由玻璃制成的。 【趁热打铁】 句型转换： ①China and India are of developing countries. ＝China and India ________ ________ developing countries. ②Our class is of over 50 students, most of whom are girls. ＝Our class ________ ________ ________ ________ 50 students, most of whom are girls. belong to is made up of 中译英： ③这两个男孩年龄一样大。 ___________________________________________ The two boys are of a