新目標英語八年級（上）Ｕｎｉｔ　８知識要點精講精練

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gift, present

gift著重于誠意和份量，一般指上級或同級所贈的禮物，用于表示好感、友誼、尊敬。它也可指天生的、令人敬佩的品質或才能。例如：

The watch was a Christmas gift from his father. 這塊表是他父親贈給他的圣誕禮物。

He is a man of many gifts. 他是個多才多藝的人。

present通常指一般同級或下級所贈的花錢不多的禮物，多用于口語中。例如：

Flowers and fruits are always fit presents.花及水果總是合適的禮品。

win, beat

兩者在表示“戰勝，贏得，打敗”這一意思時，后接賓語有所不同。beat后面的賓語通常是人或比賽對手，而win后面的賓語通常是match, game, war, prize等名詞。試比較：

I can beat you at swimming. 在游泳比賽中我能贏你。

He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle. 他想得到一個去歐洲的旅游獎，但是如果他能得到一輛新自行車，他會非常高興。

Who do you think can win the volleyball match in the end? 你認為誰最終能贏得這場排球賽？

We played the top class at football but we couldnt beat them. 我們踢足球的水平一流，但是卻不能戰勝他們。

beat與win的反義詞是lose，常用的結構是lose (sth.) to sb.。例如：

We lost to a womens football team. 我們輸給了女子足球隊。

Our team has never lost a match. 我們隊從未輸過一場比賽。

future, in future, in the future

future意為“未來、將來”，可構成in future, in the future短語，前者是“從今以后”的意思，后者是“未來”、“將來”的意思。例如：

I wish you a happy future. 祝你有個美好的將來。

You must be more careful in future. 你今后要更加小心些。

Who can tell what will happen in the future? 誰能說將來會發生什么？

else, other

else可以用作副詞，主要用在who, whose, what 等疑問代詞或nobody, nothing, somebody, something, anybody, anything等不定代詞之后。例如：

Where else are you going to stay? 你們還要在什么地方停留？

I took someone elses coat by mistake. 我錯拿了別人的外衣。

other意為“另一個，其他的”，一般位于名詞之前。例如：

Ask other students questions about it.關于這個問題請問別的學生。

This story is more interesting than the other ones. 這個故事比其他故事更有趣。

at the end of, in the end

at the end of 意為“在……末尾”，“到……盡頭”；in the end意為“最后”，“終于”，用作狀語。試比較：

At the end of the term we shall have another exam. 在這個學期末我們會有另一次考試。

In the end I agreed to go. 最后我同意去。

In the end he found out all the secrets. 他終于把所有的秘密都弄明白了。

練習：

根據句意用所給詞語的適當形式完成句子。

1. gift, present

① On his birthday he received a lot of________.

② The teacher gave each student a________ on New Years Day.

③She has a ________ for languages.

2. win，beat, lose

① But still we werent sure if we could_______ them.

② —Who _______ the race?

—I won but David came second.

③ They had never _______ a match to the girls before.

④ They _______ three matches, drew（平） one and _______ two.

⑤ We played very well, and we ________ the team from No. 3 Middle School.

3. future, in future, in the future

① I would like to be a teacher ________.

② Our ________ seems very uncertain.

③ People always try to live better________.

④ Theres no ________ in trying to sell furs in a hot country.

⑤ I will work hard on my English _______.

4. else, other

① ________ people may not think that way.

② I am afraid I cant help you. Youll have to ask someone ________.

③ Do youhave any ________ books on this subject?

④ He has nothing ________ to do today.

⑤ Whom ________ did you see?

5. at the end of, in the end

① ________ this class well go over the Eng-lish song.

② ________ we reached the city.

③ The Reads live in the house ________ the street.

④ ________ they had to leave their home.

⑤ Why did the monkey laugh ______?

⑥______ the road youll see the hospital.

Keys:

1. ① presents / gifts

② gift / present ③ gift

2. ① beat ② won ③ lost

④ won; lost ⑤ beat

3. ① in the future ② future

③ in the future

④ future ⑤ in future

4. ① Other② else

③ other④ else⑤ else

5. ① At the end of

② In the end

③ at the end of

④ In the end

⑤ in the end

⑥At the end of