文档介绍：Language points
1. Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye
to her family and friends in China
and boarded a plane for London.
六个月以前, 谢蕾告别中国的家人和朋友, 登上了飞往伦敦的飞机。
board n.&v.
1) (船,火车,公共汽车,飞机等)
2) ,布告牌
3) ,付费……膳宿
eg: During his stay in England he boarded with a friend.
与board相关的短语:
above board 光明正大的
across the board 全面的;各阶层的
on board 在(飞机、船、车)上
sweep the board 获得全胜
boarder 寄宿生
boarding school 寄宿学校
a boarding card 登机卡
2. It was the first time she had ever left her motherland.
the first time 的用法:该句使用了句型"It is+ the+序数词+time+ that从句", that从句中的谓语常用现在完成时。
句型: This/ It is the first ( second…) time ( that ) sb. has done sth.
This / It was the first (second…) time (that ) sb. had done sth.
这是我第二次参观长城。
It is the second time that I have visited the Great Wall.
It was the second time that I had visited the Great Wall.
辨析: the first time与for the first time
the first time 作n. 或conj.
for the first time 介词短语用作状语.
I thought her honest ___ I met her.
A. first time
B. for the first time
C. the first time
D. by the first time
C
这句话的意思是: “第一次和她见面时, 我就认为她诚实。”“第一次”英语为the first time, the first time I met her相当于when I first met her。for the first time的意思是“作为第一次”。
如: He cast for the first time. 他撒了第一网。for the first time的作用相当于一个副词。
It’s time for sth. 该做某事了。
It's time that...中, that从句中的谓语动词用过去时或用"should+动词原形"(should不能省略)。
It's time we started.
(It's time we should start.)
3. She is halfway through the preparation
year, which most foreign students
complete before applying for a degree
course.
preparation n. 准备
The boy was very lazy. He did little
preparation for the exam.
这男孩很懒,他对考试几乎没有事先准备。
与prepare相关的短语:
be prepared for sth. / to do sth.
对某事做好准备
prepare for sth. / to do sth.
为某事做准备
make preparations for sth. / to do sth.
为某事做准备
prepare sb.(sth.)for sth. / to do sth.
使某人对某事做准备
in preparation
在准备中
make preparation
做准备