1. It was my sister who/that first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. 首先想到沿湄公河骑车旅游的是我姐姐。

　[解释] 强调句型　 It is/was + 被强调部分 + that/who + 其余部分。被强调部分可以是原句的主语、宾语、状语、从句。

强调主语：

It is the ability to do the job that matters, not where you come from or what you are.

关键是你的工作能力而不是你从哪来或你是谁。

强调宾语：

It was Michael that/who I gave this ticket to.　 我把这张票给了麦克。

强调时间状语：

It was about 600 years ago that the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.

大约600年前，第一个有钟面和时针的钟诞生了。

强调地点状语：

It was in Brooklyn that Beckham first met Victoria, so they named their first son Brooklyn.

布鲁克林是贝克汉姆和维多利亚第一次相遇的地方，所以他们给第一个儿子取名布鲁克林。

强调从句：

It was because he is in critical condition that the doctor decided to operate on him.

医生之所以决定为他动手术，是因为他病情危险。

[练习] 中译英

1). 我把这张票给了麦克。

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2). 医生之所以决定为他动手术，是因为他病情危险。

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Keys:

1). It was Michael that/who I gave this ticket to.

2). It was because he is in critical condition that the doctor decided to operate on him.

3. change one’s mind 改变主意

make up one’s mind (to do) 下定决心(做某事)

[典例]

1). Maybe you’ll change your mind after thinking it over. 也许你仔细考虑之后会改变主意。

2). I have made up my mind to leave, and nothing you say will change it. 我已经下定决心，不管你说什么我都不会改主意了。

[短语归纳]

　与mind 有关的常用短语

[练习] 中译英

1). 我决心当医生。

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2). 任何事情都不能使我改变主意。

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Keys: 1). I've made up my mind to be a doctor.

2). Nothing will make me change my mind.

V重点句子 (旨在提供句子结构等所需材料)

2.　 give in 屈服，让步，投降；上交

[典例]

1). Seeing that he could not persuade me, he had to give in (to my view). 由于无法说服我，他不得不认输。

2). It’s time to give in your examination papers. 到了交试卷的时间了。

[短语归纳]

give in (to sb./sth.) 向…让步　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 give up sth./doing　 放弃(做)某事　　

give away　 赠送；泄露　　　　　　　　　　　　 give back 归还；恢复　　　　　　

give off　　 放出，散发(光、热、烟、气味等)　　 give over 交付　　　　　　　　　　

give out vt. 分配；分发；发布　 vi.(食物，燃料，电力等)用光；筋疲力尽

[练习]　用 give 构成的短语的适当形式填空。

1). When will the food supplied of our enemy________.

2). He intended to________ a large amount of money to the Project Hope.

3). Because of his low salary, he had to _________ his dream trip to Europe.

Keys: 1). give out　　　　 2). give away　　　　 3). give up　　　

1. care about 关心，在乎

[典例]

1). The only thing he cares about is money.　 他唯一在乎的东西就是金钱。

2). Family members should always care about each other.　 一家人应该互相关心。

[短语归纳]

care for 喜欢(多用于否定、疑问句)；照顾

I don’t care for coffee.　 我不喜欢喝咖啡。

Could you help care for my child when I am out？ 我外出时能帮忙照顾下我的孩子吗？

[练习] 中译英

1). 她关心的只是她的社交活动。

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2). 他深深地爱着她。

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Keys: 1). All she cares about is her social life.　

2). He cares for her deeply.

4. determine v.　 决定；确定；下定决心

[典例]

1). Attitude determines everything.　 态度决定一切。

2). We determined to go to the railway station at once.　 我们决定立刻去火车站。

3). I wonder what determined her to marry him in the end. 我想知道是什么使她最终下决心嫁给他的。

4). The court determined that the man was guilty of robbery. 法庭裁定那个人犯了抢劫罪。

[重点用法]

determine on/upon (doing) sth.　　　　　　　　 determine + n.

determine to do sth.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 determine sb. to do sth. 使某人下定决心做某事

determine + that-clause

adj.　 be determined to do sth.

[练习] 中译英

1). 你决定好暑假做什么了吗？

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2). 她决心要上哈佛大学。

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Keys: 1). Have you determined what to do in the summer holidays?

　　 2).She was determined to go to Harvard University.

3. insist v. 坚持

[典例]

You can come back later, if you insist.　 如果你一定要坚持，你就稍后再来吧。

[重点用法]

insist on/upon sth./( sb’s) doing 坚持某事/要求(某人)做某事

I still insist on my viewpoint.　 我仍然坚持我的观点。

He insisted on paying for the meal.　 他坚持要付饭钱。

Mother insisted on our washing the clothes by ourselves. 妈妈坚决要求我们自己洗衣服。

[练习] 选择填空

1). The man insisted _______ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.

A. find　　 B. to find　　 C. on finding　　 D. in finding

2). I insist that a doctor _______ immediately.

　　 A. has been sent for　 B. sends for　　 C. will be sent for　　 D. be sent for

3). Some people insisted that the person _____ a thief and insisted that he _____ to the police station.

A. was; be taken　　　　　　　 B. was, would be taken　　

C. should be; should be taken　　 D. be; be taken

Keys: 1). C　 2). D　　 3). A

2. persuade v. 说服；劝说

[典例]

1). We persuaded him to take the job / into taking the job. 我们说服了他接受这份工作。

2). My mother finally persuaded me not to go to the party / out of going to the party.

　 妈妈最终说服我不参加这次聚会。

3). How can I persuade you of my sincerity？ 我如何能让你相信我是真诚的？

4). I am almost persuaded that he is honest. 我几乎相信了他是诚实的。

[重点用法]

persuade sb. to do sth.= persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事

persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb. out of sth./doing sth.　 劝阻某人做某事

persuade sb. of sth.　 使某人相信某事

persuade that-clause　 使某人相信...

[练习] 中译英

　　　 1)他正试图说服他的朋友放弃抽烟。

　　　 2) 我们使亨利相信是他错了。

　　　 3) 我几乎相信他是诚实的。

Key：1) He is trying to persuade his friends to give up smoking.

　　　 　2) We persuaded Harry that he was wrong.

　　　 　3)I am almost persuaded of his honesty.

1. prefer v. (preferred/preferring) 更喜欢，选择某事物(而不选择其他事物)

　[典例]

1). I prefer dogs to cats. 猫狗之中我更喜欢狗。

2). I prefer speaking the truth to lying. 我宁愿讲实话而不愿说谎。

3). Would you prefer that we put off our wedding till next mouth? 你是否更愿意把我们的婚礼推迟到下个月？

[重点用法]

prefer sth../doing　　　　　　　　　　　　 prefer A to B

prefer doing A to doing B　　　　　 prefer (sb.) to do (rather than do)

prefer that-clause

[练习] 中译英

1). 比起乘坐拥挤的公共汽车，他宁愿骑自行车。

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2). 玛丽更愿意我在外面等她。

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Keys: 1). Rather than ride on a crowded bus, he always prefers to ride a bicycle.

2). Mary prefers me to wait for her outside.