Unit4Publictransportation一、重点词汇考点-1.convey【教材原句】Horse-drawnbuses,trams,cabsandcarriageswereusedtoconveypeopletoandaroundthecitycentre.(P50)马拉车、有轨电车、计程车和非机动车被用来将人们送往市中心及其周围一带。【例句研读】根据英语句子完成英语句子①Ourfacialexpressionsconveyouremotions,suchasanger,orjoy,ordisappointment我们的面部表情，如愤怒、喜悦或失望。②Wordscan'tconveyhowdelightedIam!话语我是多么高兴！③Wouldyoupleaseconveymygoodwishestoyourmother?请向你母亲，好吗？④Thistrainconveysbothpassengersandgoods.这列火车。⑤Ataxiconveyedustotherailwaystation.一辆出租车。⑥Airisthemediumbywhichsoundwavesareconveyed.空气是声波。【自主归纳】conveyone'sfeelings表达感情conveyone’semotions传达情感conveynews/informationtosb.把消息/信息传给某人conveymeanings传达意思conveysb.sth./conveysth.tosb.向某人传达某事conveyspassengers/goods载客/运货【即时巩固】单项选择题①IwassoexcitedatthenewsthatIcouldhardly________myfeelingsinwords.A.carryB.conveyC.surveyD.communicate②Whatisitthattheauthorwantsto______tohisreadersthroughthestory?A.sendB.conveyC.takeD.talk考点-2.postpone【教材原句】However,newtrainshadtobedevelopedandtheplanrequiredraisingalargeamountofmoney,sothediggingwaspostponeduntil1860.(P50)但是，新式列车得加以研发，并且这个计划需要筹集大量的资金，所以地下隧道的挖凿被推迟到1860年。【例句研读】根据英语句子完成英语句子①Igoteverythingreadyyesterday，butonlytolearnthatthesummercampwaspostponed.昨天我做好了一切准备，却没想到。②Theypostponedmakingadecisionandwejusthadtowait.他们，那我们就只能等了。③ThesportsmeetingwillbepostponedtothefollowingSaturdaybecauseoftherain.由于下雨，运动会。【自主归纳】postpone(doing)sth.推迟(做)某事postponesth.to/until...把……推迟到……delay,postpone,putoff三者均可表示将某事推迟到原订时间之后的某一时间进行，其后可接名词或动名词(但一般不接不定式)。为了表明推迟到何时，可用介词to,till,until等。Theydelayed[postponed,putoff]leaving.他们推迟动身。Hedecidedtodelay/postpone/putoffhisholidayto/till/untilnextmonth.他决定把假期推迟到下个月。几点区别①delay除表示推迟日期外，还可表示暂时阻挠或阻挡，因此有“耽搁”、“拖延”等意。如：Theheavyraindelayedmyjourney.大雨耽搁了我的行程。②postpone和putoff主要用于延期，两者常可换用，只是后者较通俗和口语化；但是putoff有时以人作宾语，表示借辞推脱或搪塞某人、推迟或取消与某人的约会、使某人不高兴或反感、打扰某人、让某人下车等，此时不宜用postpone。Hetriedtoputmeoffwithmorepromises.他想用更多的诺言来敷衍我。We’veinvitedfriendstodinnerandit’stoolatetoputthemoffnow.我们已邀请朋友来吃饭，现在取消来不及了。Don’tbeputoffbythetitle－it’sareallygoodbook.别介意这书名不好，它真是本好书。Don’tputmeoffwhenI’mtryingtoconcentrate.我正要集中注意力呢，别打扰我。注：delay也可以人作宾语，但强调的是耽搁某人的时间Iwasdelayedbythetraffic.因交通堵塞，我迟到了。③delay除用作动词外，还用作名词，其余两者不用作名词。如：Wemustleavewithoutdelay.我们必须马上离开。Thatisthereasonofmydelayinansweringyourletter.这就是我迟迟不给你复信的缘故。注：名词delay后可接indoingsth，但不接ofdoingsth或不定式。【即时巩固】单项选择题①Itwasanunpopulardecisionto________thenewhospital.A.postponetobuildB.postponebuildingC.putofftobuildD.decidebuilding②Aftertheearthquake,tomakesurethatrescueworkcouldbecarriedoutassmoothlyaspossible,thepremierhisvisittothatcountry.A.putawayB.putoffC.putupD.putdown③—Whywereyoulateforsuchanimportantconcert?—Theplanearrivedatthe...
