人教课标版高二选修 7Unit 4 Language points in readingLanguage points in reading 1. hear from ... 意为“收到……的信” , 相当于 receive a letter from ... 。如：They will be delighted to hear from you. 他们会很高兴收到你的来信的。I hear from my mother every week. 每星期我都收到妈妈的信。 [ 比较 ] hear from 和 receive 都可表示“收到某人的信”。其区别如下：hear from 不是指具体接到信件 , 而是指得到音信、信息 ; receive 往往指收到具体的信件。如： I haven’t heard from him for a long time. 我好久没得到他的音信了。I haven’t received any letters from him for several months. 我已经好几个月没有收到他的信了。 [ 拓展 ] hear sb. / sth. out 听完hear about sth. 听到关于某事物的消息hear of sb. / sth.听说或知道某人 / 物的情况Haven’t you heard of John Denver? 难道你没听说过 John Denver 吗？ hear of 还有“听从”的意思，常用于否定句，与 will / would 连用，例如：He wouldn’t hear of me paying for the bill. 我要他付帐，但他不肯。 2. I know you’re dying to hear all about my life here, so I’ve included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about. 我知道你极想听到我在这儿的生活 , 我这儿有一些照片 , 它们会帮你构思出我要谈到的这个地方。 1) be dying for/ to do sth. 渴望 , 极想 , 渴望做某事 After a long dry season the trees are dying / thirsty for water. Nowadays there are more and more students dying to study abroad.2) 辨析 : hear 与 listen to hear 强调听的结果 listen to 强调听的动作 由动词 die 构成的短语：die away 逐渐消失die down 逐渐模糊die off 相继死去die out 逐渐消失；灭绝 在某些感官动词如 : see, hear, feel, watch, observe, notice, listen to 等后 , 既可接现在分词作宾语 , 也可接不带 to 的不定式作宾补。 Did you hear someone laughing outside?I heard someone read loudly in the morning.He was heard to sing in the next room....
