Module 4 Fine Arts-Western, Chinese and Pop Arts核心单词1. prefer v.更喜欢，宁愿常用结构：prefer+n. doing sth./to do sth. sth. to sth. doing sth. to doing sth. sb. to do sth. to do sth. rather than do sth.•I prefer going by bus. 我宁愿乘公共汽车去。•I prefer you to go at once. 我倒希望你马上走。•I prefer coffee to tea.我宁愿喝咖啡也不喝茶。•Say which one you prefer.说一说你更喜欢哪一个。•易混辨析would rather/prefer• 两者含义基本相同，意为“宁愿，宁可”。其差异主要在搭配形式，如上prefer 有多种表达形式，而 would rather 后面常跟动词原形或 that 引导的宾语从句，从句中常用一般过去时或过去完成时。•Rather than ride on a crowded bus, he always prefers to ride a bicycle. 他宁愿骑自行车也不愿乘坐拥挤的公共汽车。2. adopt •vt.采取，采纳；收养，领养•常用短语：•adopt an idea/a child •采纳一个主意/领养孩子•He’s not my real father, I’m adopted.•他不是我的生父，我是被收养的。•a style of painting adopted by a group of artists用心 爱心 专心•一群艺术家所采用的一种绘画风格•易混辨析•adopt/adapt•adopt 表示“采纳（意见/计划/方法),采用，收养”等。•adapt 表示“适应”，常用结构为:adapt oneself to,意为“适应”。•He adapted himself to the cold weather.•他适应了寒冷的天气。•3. observe •vt. 观察，仔细看;遵守（法律，习俗，规章）；庆祝•常用结构：•observe sb. do/doing sth.看到某人做某事/正在做某事•observe on/upon ...评论……•observe a rule 遵守规则•observe Christmas 庆祝圣诞节•They were observed entering/to enter the bank. •有人看到他们进入银行。•They observed how the tiny wings were fitted to the body. •他们观看了微型机翼的安装情况。•Qi Baishi observed the world of nature very carefully, and his paintings are special because of this. •齐白石观察自然界很仔细，他的画很特别也是基于这个原因。•易混辨析•observe/look at/see/watch/notice/glare at•/stare of/gaze at•observe 表示带有目的性的“观察；仔细看”。•...
