U1(选修六)
1.Abstract
1)Adj.深奥的，抽象的
Astronomy is an abstract subject.天文学是一门深奥的学科。
The word “honesty” is an abstract noun.
Beauty is abstract but a house is not .美是抽象的，房子是具体的。
2）V.
抽取”
1“提炼”“
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The workers are abstracting metal from ore.工人们正在由矿砂提炼金属。Rubber is abstractedfrom trees.橡胶是从树木提取的。
Salt can be abstracted from sea water.盐是从海水中提取出来的。
2“转移（注意）等
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从……上转移开某人的注意力
distract one’s attention from sth
Nothing can distract his attention from his work.
3“概括，写摘要”
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He is abstracting a story for a book review.他在为一篇书评撰写故事摘要。3）n.
an abstract of a lecture一个演讲的摘要
2.Would you rather have Chinese or Western-style paintings in your home?
would rather do sth情愿做…．
would rather sb did sth情愿sb做…
情愿做…．而不愿意做…：
would rather do sth than do sth
= would do sth rather than do sth
= prefer to do sth rather than do sth
= prefer doing sth to doing sth
I would rather stay at home today.我今天宁愿待在家里。
I would rather you came here tomorrow.我宁愿你明天来。
我宁愿你昨天没有告诉我
I would rather you hadn’t told me about it yesterday.
关于它。
我宁愿跟你走而不愿意待在这里：
I would rather go with you than stay here.
I would go with you rather than stay here.
I prefer to go with you rather than stay here.
I prefer going with you to staying here.
3.faithn.信任,信仰
break one's faith with sb.对某人不守信用
keep faith with忠于信仰;守信
I kept faith with him.我信守了对他的诺言。
He who loses faith, loses all.失去信心的人,失去所有。
faithfuladj.忠诚的，可靠的
have faith in相信,信任
in good faith老实地；诚恳地
4.As there are so many different styles of Western art , it would be impossible to describe all ofthem in such a short text．
salad/adv + that…
so+adj+a(an)+(单数可数) (+that…）
so many/few +n (复数) (+ that…）
so much/little (不可数) (+that…）
such+adj.+n.(不可数)/ n (复数)
eg.1) The book is ________interesting that I
want to read it again.
2) It was ________a cold day that the ice in
the river was nearly two feet thick.
3) It was _______cold a day that the ice in
the river was nearly two feet thick.
4) There are _______many mistakes in your
composition that I can’t understand it.
5) He has made ________rapid progress that he got the first in the exam.
so
such
so
so
such
so + adj./ adv.
so + adj. + an / a + c.n (单)
so + many (few, much, little) + n.
such +(a) + (adj.) + n
_______that Maric was able to set up new branches elsewhere.（07陕西）
A. So successful her business was
B. So successful was her business
C. So her business was successful
D. So was her successful business
B
5.consequently adv.所以，因此
I overslept and ____ I was late for work.我睡过头了,所以我上班迟到了。
Mr Foster has never been to China. Consequently, he knows very little about it. 福斯特先生从未去过中国,所以对中国了解得很少。
It rained that day and ___ the baseball game was called off.
A. however
B. still
C. so
D. consequently
