Language points

Unit 18

off 靠近…的海面或海上距…不远处•The story happened in an island off Cornish coast.

•They live on the island off the coast of Fujian.

* They were sailing two miles off shore.

coast bank seaside

* The city lies on the east _____ of USA.•Some boys were digging in the sand by the _______.•Brighton is a famous _______ resort.• There are a lot of trees on the _____ of the Huaihe River.

coast

seasideseaside

banks

be made up of: consist of

This novel is made up of ten chapters.

The earth is made up of several plates.

地球是由几大板块构成的。

56 nationalities make up a large family.

Our teacher told us to make up a dialogue in groups.Actors and actresses always make up before going to stages.

make up (for)

Paper is made from wood.

be made from

The bridge is made of steel.

be made of

He drove faster to make up for lost time.We must make it up to him somehow.

弥补

surround vt *The police surrounded the house.

*The ocean and seas ___________________ are deep blue.( 包围岛屿的 )

*She was sitting on the floor __________________.( 被书所包围的 )

*Is there any danger in your surrounding area? adj.surroundings n.*You don’t see animals in their natural surroundings at a zoo.

surrounded by books

surrounding the islands

on 在… ( 水 ) 旁 , 靠近… ( 水 ); 沿着 ( 水边 )•Wuhan lies on the Changjiang River.

•The story happened in a town on the Mississippi.

不定式作定语 , 用来修饰带 the only 或序数词的名词 , 可表示已经发生的事 .

•I was the last one to leave the classroom.• She was the first person to think of the idea.

It is some 3,500 kilometres from Polynesia to New Zealand.

some used in front of numbers: about

That was some twenty years ago.

The office building is some 200 metres away.

办公大楼大于大约 200 米远。

around 1421: about adv

His salary is around 100,000 dollars a year

He expects the election to be held around November.

settle vi 定居 ，移民 They decided to settle in Canada.

Dust has settled on the desks and chairs.

A bird settle on the branch.

vi 栖息，降落

灰尘落在桌子和椅子上。

vt 解决，决定 They settled the problem in a friendly way.That’s settled, we’ll go tomorrow.

possession U 持有， 拥有， 占有

Dangerous drugs were found in her possession.

The police arrested him and took possession of certain things.

When his father died she came into possession of a large fortune.

We’ve bought the house, but we can’t take possession of it until July.

possess vt 持有， 拥有， 占有

He is said to possess a fortune of more than 20 million dollars.

He was then arrested and charged with possessing an gun.

refer to1. Who are you referring to?

3. If you have any questions, refer to the book.

2. My name was referred to at the meeting.

4. What do these numbers refer to?

我的名字在会议上被提到。

（参考）

( 指的是… )

1. California is referred to as the “Golden State.”

refer to… as…

2. Guangzhou is referred to as the “Flower City”. 将…称作…

1. The relation of mother and child is the closest in the world.

relation

2. There is no relation between these two things.

U 关系 , 联系

relations

那两个国家之间关系日益恶化 .

2. Relations between the two countries are getting worse

1. We have business relations with that company.

in relation to

There are several languages in relation to the languages of Tahiti.

be related toHe is related to the murder case.

All streets must be written in both languages.

in 后面接语言 , 媒介 , 表达方式

with 后面接身体部位 , 工具 , 具体事物

by 后面接交通 , 通讯手段或动名词

1.We talk ____ our legs.

2. Can you sing this song ___ English.3. Do you want to buy death ____ money.4. They put out the fire ___ pouring water on it.5. ___ this way, he became well-known.6. We can’t express our thoughts ___ means of words.

in

with

by

with

In

by

mark vt 标志

1. She has all the qualities that mark a good nurse.

2. The opening of a new factory marked an important stage in the company’s development.3. Each of the boxes ________ with name and date.

is marked

export U 出口 , 输出 C 出口货物

The ______of gold is not allowed in that country.

Wool is one of the main _______ in New Zealand.

exports

export

export v

1. We export goods to over 40 countries.

2. British has exported its language to many parts of the world.

import v

1. They will increase the import of food from abroad next year.

2. Some African countries want to import cars from China.