ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety
希金斯教授是一位语音学专家,他认为一个人的英语水平决定了他(她)的社会地位
convince信服convincesb(ofsth/that)使(某人)信服;使(某人)明白beconvincedof/that坚信…,确信
Iamconvincedofhishonesty/thatheishonest
Wecan’tconvincehimofhismistake
Whilewatching,hemakesnotes
他一边观察,一边做笔记
▲whilewatching为whilehewaswatching省略句
在以when,while,if,unless等引导的状语从句中,如果从句中的主语与主句主语一致且从句谓语动词含有be动词的形式,往往将从句中的主语及be动词省略,而以动词的-ing形式或过去分词形式来代替
①Afterfinishingthework,hewenthome
完成工作后他就回家了
②Afterbeingdiscussed,theplanshouldbecarriedoutatonce
计划讨论后,应立即实施
③Whilecrossingthestreet,lookoutforcarspassingby
过马路时,小心过路车辆
1)When_____help,oneoftensays“Thankyou
”or“It’skindofyou
offeringB
toofferC
tobeoffered80D
offered2)While______theriver,hesawabigcrocodile
tocrossB