Module3SlaveryandtheAmericanCivilWarPeriod2GrammarandusageStep1:GeneralintroductiontoGrammar1and2——languageinuse(1)and(2)The“little”wordsinEnglishmakeupalargepercentageofthelanguage.Theydonotalwayshaveclearmeaninginthewayothervocabularydoes.However,wordslike“at;all;too;put;used;being”areoftenpartofeverydayexpressionswhichareveryusefultotryandlearn.1.WarmingupWarmupbyreading.Readthefollowingsentencesandpaymuchattentionto“at”ineachsentence.1.Thethreemenstayedatahotel.2.Lincolnwaskilledatabout10o’clockintheevening.3.SolomonNorthrupwasgoodat(playing)theviolin.4.Lookatthepictureofthecottonplantation.5.Atthebeginning,itwasacollectionof13differentstates.6.Solomonoftenstayedathomeplayingtheviolin.7.Theywereallveryexcitedatthenewsthattheywerefreeeversincethen.8.From1861to1865thewholenationwereatwar.2.Summaryabout“at”Weuse“at”nearlyeveryday.Usuallyitisusedasapreparationandcanbeusedinmanysituations.1.verb+at其中at表示“指向某一目标，到达某地”：arriveat抵达callat访问某地catchat(it)当场抓住comeat攻击fireat向…开glanceat瞟一眼glareat怒目而视grieveat忧伤knockat敲laughat嘲笑lookat看一眼pullat拉扯rejoiceat对…高兴smileat向某人微笑shootat朝…射击stareat怒目而视thrustat刺向tearat撕trembleat颤抖wonderat吃惊workat工作Don’tletmecatchyouagainatit.不要再让我当场逮住你。Wemust“shootthearrowatthetarget”.我们必须有的放矢。2.be+形容词/过去分词+at其中at表示“情绪、情感的原因，或对某物具有某种感情”：beangryat恼怒于bealarmedat对…保持警觉beastonishedat对…吃惊bebadat不擅长becleverat对某事很灵巧bedelightedat高兴bedisgustedat厌恶bedisappointedat对…失望begoodat擅长bemadat狂热于beimpatientat对…不够耐心bepleasedat对…感到高兴bepresentat出席besatisfiedat满意besurprisedat吃惊beshockedat对…非常震惊beterrifiedat受到…的恐吓bequickat对…很机敏Theywereoverjoyedathisreturntowork.他们对他重返工作感到欣喜。用心爱心专心116号编辑Theyarealarmedatthegrowthoftheliberationmovementinthecolonies.他们对殖民地日益壮大的解放运动警觉起来。3.at+名词构成的词组:atadistance在一定距离ataloss不知所措atatime一次atall一点也不atanycost不惜一切代价atbest最好也只是atfirst起初athand手头atheart在内心里athome在家;无拘束atlast最后atleast至少atmost最多atonce马上atpresent目前atsea不知所措attimes有时atwill任意地atwork起作用atworst最坏。4.其它含有at的短语：workhardat勤奋工作dropinat顺路拜访高考链接1.JohnbecameafootballcoachinSealionMiddleSchool_________thebeginningofMarch.(2005上海)A.onB.forC.withD.at2.----Youknow,Bobisalittleslow_______understanding,so…----SoIhavetobepatient________him.(2005重庆)A.in;withB.on;withC.in;toD.at;for3.Duringtheten-dayvacation,theytraveledtoFrance______theirownexpense.(2005海淀)A.onB.withC.atD.in4.MrSmithsoldthatmagnificentcottageofhisonthesea_______2,000dollars.(2005西城区)A.atB.forC.toD.by5.HetoldmethatifIlookedforbest______people,Iwouldgetthebestinreturn.(2005山东)A.onB.inC.atD.aboutKeys:1-5DACBB3.Summaryabout“all”1.成语中的allUsedasadj.allattention全神贯注allears聆听allenergy干劲冲天alleyes目不转睛alllegs瘦长allsmiles满脸笑容allthumbs笨手笨脚alltears眼泪汪汪这些词组在句中多作表语，表示状态和情绪等。类似的词组还有:allbones瘦骨伶仃allages各种年龄allkindness非常亲切allheart待人真诚allflesh众生allappearance显然allone’slife一生allthetime一直allthefashion极时髦alldisappointment令人失望allsweetness非常亲切用心爱心专心116号编辑Theywereallattentioninclass.他们上课时聚精会神。Whentheteacherwaste...
