1、牛津英语七年级下册第八单元 U8 Pets一、课文知识讲解1.Please bring me something to eat.请给我拿些吃的东西。Bring sb sth= bring sth to sb,意为“给某人拿来某物”如:Would you please bring me some chalk?= Would you please bring some chalk to me?请给我拿些粉笔来好吗?拓展:类似这样用法的词还有 show, give, take, teach, pass 等Please show me the magazine.= Please show the ma
2、gazine to me.请让看一下那本杂志。辨析:bring, take, get, carry(1) bring, “拿来,取来”指从别处把某人或某物带到或拿到说话者所在的地点。如:Why not bring him here? 为什么不带他来这儿呢?(2)take, “带走,拿走”与 bring 相反,指从说话者所在地把某人或某物带走或拿走。如:Take the umbrella with you. 把伞带走。(3)get“拿” ,指从某地到别处去把某人请来或把某物拿来。如:Ill go and get a doctor for you. 我去给你请医生。(4)carry , “携带”
3、,不说明固定的方向。如:The monkey carried her baby on the back. 猴子把它的婴儿背在背上。2. I love my parrot because he can sing, and I want to teach him to speak.我爱我的鹦鹉,因为他会唱歌,我还想教他说话。teach sb to do sth 意为“教某人做某事”如:Simons father is teaching him to make a kite.西蒙的父亲正在教他做风筝。拓展:teach sb sth 意为“教某人某事” 。结构中的 sb 如果用人称代词,则要用人称代词
4、的宾格形式。如:Mr Zhang teaches us English this term.张老师这学期教我们英语。3. I like goldfish because I like watching them swim around.我喜欢金鱼是因为我喜欢看它们游来游去。(1)本句是包含 because 引导的原因状语从句的复合句。若对 because 后的从句提问,则用 why。如:-Why do you like goldfish? 你为什么喜欢金鱼?-Because I like watching them swim around. 因为我喜欢看它们游来游去。(2)watch sb t
5、o do sth 意为“观看某人做某事” ,若要表示“看正在进行的动作” ,则使用 watch sb doing sth.如:She likes watching the cat run here and there.她喜欢看猫跑来跑去。She watched the cat sleeping.她看到猫正在睡觉。拓展:类似用法的动词还有:see, hear, feel 等(3)swim around= swim here and there 游来游去4. My dog is the cleverest animal of all.我的狗是所有动物中最聪明的。cleverest 是 clever
6、 的最高级形式,意为“最聪明的” 。形容词最高级用于三者或三者以上的人或物之间的比较。最高级前面一般加定冠词 the。如: Marry is the thinnest of us there. 在我们三个中玛丽是最瘦的。Is Daniel the best student of all. 丹尼尔是所有学生中最优秀的吗?5. With eyes open wide, he hunts when I hide.他把眼睛睁得大大的,当我藏起来时,他就找我。(1)with + n.+ adj./ prep./ v.-ing,在句中作伴随状语。如:He fell asleep with the ligh
7、t on/burning.灯开着,他睡着了。(2)wide 既可以作形容词,也可作副词,意为“尽可能远地,充分地”如:Please open the window wide. 请把窗户开大。6. Some people are afraid of him. 一些人害怕他。(1)be afraid of 意为“害怕” ,后接名词、代词或动词-ing 形式。如:Dont be afraid of any difficulty.不要怕任何困难。Theyre afraid of climbing that tall tree.他们害怕爬那颗高大的树。(2)be afraid to do 意为“害怕做,
8、不敢做”如:Dont be afraid to ask if you dont understand.你要是不懂,尽管问好了。(3)be afraid for(doing) sth 意为“为、 、 、 、而担心 ”如: Many of us are afraid for finding our jobs.我们许多人都为找工作而担心。(4)be afraid (that)意为“担心;恐怕”如:Im afraid you cant speak to Ann.Im afraid he is out at that moment.Im afraid so.Im afraid not.7. We lea
9、rnt about how to look after them.我们了解了如何照料它们。(1)learn about 意为“听说的事,了解 的事” 。如:How did you learn about the meeting?有关会议的情况你是怎么知道的?I am deeply sorry to learn about the accident.获悉此事故我深感悲哀。(2)how to look after 意为“如何照料” ,是“疑问词 +动词不定式”结构,这种结构在句中常可用作主语、宾语、表语等。如:What to do is a big problem.做什么是个大问题。Do you
10、know how to pronounce the word?你知道如何读这个单词吗?8. She has long, grey fur and white paws.她有着长灰色毛发和白色的爪子。long, grey fur 长灰色毛发在英语中,当名词前有多个形容词修饰时,其顺序为:限定词-数词- 描绘词(大小、长短、形状、新旧、颜色)-出处-材料性质 -类别- 名词a small round table 一张小圆桌a tall grey building 一幢高的灰色大楼a dirty old brown shirt 一件又脏又旧的褐色衬衫9. When she is hungry, sh
11、e will miaow.当她饿时,她会喵喵地叫。本句是一个含有时间状语从句的主从复合句。When she is hungry 是时间状语从句,she will miaow 是主句。在这种复合句中,当主语是一般将来时,时间状语从句中的时态要用一般现在时表将来;时间状语从句的位置可放在主句的前面,也可放在主句的后面。如:He will ring me up when he arrives in Australia.= When he arrives in Australia, he will ring me up.当他到达澳大利亚时,他将给我打电话。二、语法知识讲解(一)形容词形容词是用来修饰名
12、词或代词,表示人或事物的性质、特征、状态或属性的词。如:busy, beautiful, easy, difficult, exciting 等1.形容词描述事物,作为修饰语,常常放在名词前。如:It was a rainy day。那是一个下雨天。2.形容词描述事物常常放在连系动词后面。英语中常见的连系动词有:be, become, feel, get, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, turn 等如:He is honest and helpful.他诚实而又乐于助人。The school looks so beautiful.学校看起来很美。
13、The questions seem easy.这些问题似乎不难。(二)不定代词1. someone/ somebody, anyone/ anybody, no one/ nobody(1) someone/ somebody, anyone/anybody, no one/ nobody 都是指代人的不定代词。当我们不确定所谈论的人的名字或者不需要提及他/她的名字时,就可以用这些不定代词指代(2)someone/ somebody 可以用来表示一个未指明的或未知的人,常用于肯定句。如:Someone wants to speak to you on the phone.有你的电话。Some
14、body gave me a ticket for the pop concert.有人给了我一张流行音乐会的门票。(3)anyone/ anybody 可以表示 “任何人,随便哪个人。 ”如:Anyone will tell you where the house is.随便哪个人都会告诉你那个房子在哪。Would anyone like a drink?有谁想喝一杯吗?(4)no one/ nobody 意为“没有人,没有任何人” 。No one 常用于书面语,nobody 在口语中更常用。如:No one saw Tom go out.没有人看见 Tom 出去。Nobody knew w
15、hat to say.谁也不知道该说什么。(5)someone/ somebody, anyone/ anybody, no one/ nobody 都具有单数含义,因此后面的谓语动词要用单数形式。如:Someone is waiting for you at the school gate.有人在校门口等你。(6)可以有所有格形式,指某个人所拥有的东西,相应的代词一般也用单数。如:I dont want to waste anyones time.我不想浪费任何人的时间。2.something, anything, nothing(1)something, anything, nothing
16、 常指代物,代表不确定的某样东西或不需要提及名字的某样东西。(2)something 用来表示一个未指明或未知的事物,常用于肯定句。如:Something is better than nothing.有总比没有好。(3)anything 可以表示“任何东西/事情”或“不一定是哪一件东西/ 事情”如:He will do anything for a quiet life.为了过上安静的生活,他什么都愿意做。You cant believe anything she says.你不能相信她说的任何话。(4)nothing 表示 否定含义如:I have got nothing to do.我没有什么事可做。(5)形容词修饰不定代词的时候常位于其后,作后置定语。如:Do you want anything else?你还想要点其他什么东西吗?Im looking for someone special.我在寻找一个特殊的人。(6)一般来说,something 用于肯定句,anything 用于否定句和疑问句;但当问话人认为对方确实需要某物或该做某事而希望得到肯定回答时,在问句中用something如:Can you do something for me? I really need your help.你能为我做件事吗?我真的需要你的帮助。 (某件很确定的事,而且希望对方能答应)