初中英语中有很多常用短语意义相近却不相同;学习中需要理解、对比记忆。同时这也是初中英语学习的重点和中考英语必考的知识。希望同学们多总结记忆。人教学习网在这里给大家汇总:
1.happen , take place
二者都有发生的意思。
happen指事情的发生,往往带有偶然的意思。
It happens that I am free today. 恰好今天我没有事。
take place指事先安排或策划好而后发生,没有偶然的意思。
2. must, have to
must表示说话人的主观看法;而have to则表示客观需要。mustnt意为不可以;不允许dont have to意为不必。如:
(1)My father had to work when he was ten years old.
(2)The play is not interesting. I really must go now.
3. arrive , reach , get to
三者都有到达之意。
reach为及物动词。They reached Tianjin yesterday.昨天他们到达天津。
arrive为不及物动词,后面接介词in或at。
get to常用于口语,可代替前二者。
4.because , because of
二者均表示因为
because是连词,引导状语从句。
We stayed at home because it rained. 因为下雨,我们呆在家。
because of是短语介词,后面接名词性词语。
We stayed at home because of the rain . 因为下雨,我们呆在家。
5. in front of, in the front of
in front of意思是在前面,指甲物在乙物之前,两者互不包括;其反义词是behind(在的后面)。如:He walked in fount of me.他走在我的前面。There are some flowers in fount of the house.房子前面有些花卉。
in the front of 意思是在某一空间内的前部,即甲物在乙物的范围之内;其反义词是at the back of(在范围内的后部)。如:There is a big desk and a blackboard in the fount of our classroom.我们的教室前边有一张大桌子和一块黑板。
Our teacher stands in the fount of the classroom.我们的老师站在教室前
6. look , see , watch
三者都有看的意思。
look是看的过程。I looked , but saw nothing . 我看了,但什么也没看见。
see是看的结果。see a film看电影;see a play看戏(话剧)。
watch是看移动的事物或定晴地看。watch a football match看足球比赛。watch TV看电视。
7. sometime; sometimes; some time; some times
sometime是副词,可与过去时或将来时连用,表示(在过去)某个时候或(在将来)某个时候。如: I saw him sometime in May.
some time多数情况下作名词短语,意为一些时间;一些时候它还可以作副词词组,用来表示一个未肯定的时刻,此时它可与sometime互换。如: Ill be away for some time.
sometimes是一个表示时间频率的副词,意为有时候。如:Sometimes I help my mother with the housework.
some times是几次、几倍之意。如:They have been there several times.
8. how long, how often, how far, how soon
how long意为多久、多长时间,主要是对一段时间进行提问,答语通常是(for)three days/weeks/months等时间段,它可用于各种时态。
How long do you stay in Beijing every year? 每年你在北京住多久?
how often意为多久次、是否经常,用来提问在某一特定的时间进行某个动作的次数,答语通常是always,usually,often,sometimes,once/twice a day/month等。
How often do you get to school very early? 你多久早到校一次?
how far意为多远,对距离提问时用。How far is that? 那有多远?
how soon意为还要多久,是对从某个基本时间到将来某动作结束或某动作发生这段时间提问,常用在一般将来时态的句子中,其答语通常是in + 一段时间。
-How soon can you finish the work? 还要多久你能完成这项工作?
-In half an hour. 半小时后。
9. agree with,agree to,agree on
两者都有同意、赞成的意思。
agree with 后面常接表示人或意见(看法)的名词作宾语。agree with 还有适合、符合的含义。如:The climate here doesnt agree with him.他不适合这里的气候。
agree to 后面一般接表示提议、办法、计划之类的名词作宾语。
agree on就达成一致的意见。
10. across , cross, crossing, through, past
(1)cross 意为横过, 穿过为动词,相当于walk(go,run)across
Look both ways before you cross the road.
(2)across意为横过,穿过为介词,不作动词,不能作谓语,常放在动词之后,如:go across
He walked across the field.
(3)through 是介词,含有从中间穿越之意,表示四周含有物体的穿越。
The ball went through the window.
(4)past既可作形容词也可作副词,做副词时有:穿过,越过之意。
Will you be going past my house on your way home?
(5)crossing意为渡口,人行横道,(铁路与公路的)交叉点。
All the cars should stop before the zebra crossing.