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高中英语课外辅导:高二册1-2单元词语辨析
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  I. since then / from then on / ever since / ever before

  1. since then意为 "从那时以来",通常与动词的现在完成时连用,指从过去某一时刻起到现在为止的一段时间。例如:

  She has lived here since then. 从那时以来,她就一直住在这儿。

  2. from then on意为 "从那时起",通常与动词的一般过去时连用,指过去某一时刻之后的时间。例如:

  From then on he was a model student. 从那时起,他成了一个模范学生。

  3. ever since意为"从那时起一直到现在",其中since是副词。解作"从……时起一直到现在",通常与持续性动词的完成时态连用。例如:

  He went to Tibet in 1956 and has lived there ever since. 1956年他去了西藏,从那以后就一直住在那里。

  4. ever before的意思是"在以往任何时候",其中before是副词,ever before常出现在than后面,其中ever用以加强before的语气,有时before可以省略。例如:

  It's raining harder than ever(before). 雨比以前下得都大。

  II. result from / result in

  这两个词组均为"动词+介词"构成的短语动词,均表示主语和介词宾语之间的一种因果关系,但其在用法上是不同的。

  1. result from意为"是……的结果";由于……而发生……",即主语表示结果,介词from的宾语则表示原因,主语的结果是由宾语的原因引起的。例如:

  His death resulted from an overdose of drugs. 他的死是由于药物服用过量引起的。

  2. result in意指"结果是;导致;结果造成",其主语表示原因,介词in的宾语则表示结果,主语的原因导致或造成了宾语的结果。例如:

  These measures resulted in a great victory.由于采取了这些措施,结果打了一个大胜仗。

  Eating too much often results in sickness. 过度饮食往往导致生病。

  3. result from与result in有时可以互相转换。例如:

  Success results from hard work. 成功来自努力。

  →Hard work results in success. 努力终归成功。

  III. means / manner / method / way

  这四个名词均可表示"方法;方式"。

  1. means用作单数或复数名词均可,尤指为达到某一目的而采用的方法,means前常与介词by连用。例如:

  One means has not been tried. 有一种方法还没有试过。

  We must get it finished by some means or other. 我们总得想一个办法把它完成。

  He succeeded by means of perseverance. 他依靠坚持而获得成功。

  注意:means是可数名词,单数与复数形式相同。表示单数意义时,谓语动词用作单数形式;表示复数意义时,谓语动词用作复数形式;单复数意义不明确时,用作单数或复数皆可。例如:

  Every means has been tried. 每一种方法都用过了。

  Is / Are there any means of getting there before dark? 有什么办法可以在天黑以前到达那里吗?

  2. manner指规范、独特的方式,manner前常与介词in连用。例如:

  She greeted me in a friendly manner. 她态度友好地和我打了招呼。

  注意:manner表示"方式;方法"时,是可数名词,常用作单数形式;表示"态度;举止"时,只用作单数形式。例如:

  I love duck cooked in the Chinese manner. 我喜欢吃中国烤鸭。

  He has a very rude manner. 他的态度很粗鲁。

  3. method着重系统的、 科学的方法。例如:

  Do you know any new method of teaching a language? 你知道语言教学有什么新方法吗?

  I have a new method of doing the experiment. 我有一个做这个实验的新方法。

  4. way多指思想、行动、办事的方法,way前常与介词in连用。例如:

  You shouldn't go on living in this way!你总不能一直就这么生活下去吧!

  They are trying to find ways to prevent the disease. 他们在设法寻找防止这种疾病的方法。

  注意:用way表示"做某事的方法",定语可用 of doing sth.或 to do sth.,不可用for doing sth.。例如:

  He doesn't like American way of living. 他不喜欢美国的生活方式。

  典型错误:

  做那件事只有一种方法。

  There is only one way for doing that.(×)

  There is only one way of doing that. (√)

  There is only one way to do that.(√)

  IV. be known as / be known for / be known to

  这三个短语在使用中均与连系动词be连用,只是在意义上有所不同。

  1. be known as意为"被称为;被大家公认为;叫做",主语是人时后面常接表示"身份"的名词。例如:

  Jia Sixie is known as one of the pioneers of farming. 贾思勰被认为是农业科学的先驱者之一。

  Today he is well known as a model leader. 今天他是有名的模范领导人。

  This was known as "panning for gold". 这就是人们所熟知的"淘金"。

  2. be known for意为"因……而出名",for引出某种事物或某个人出名的原因。例如:

  This mountain is known for its tea. 这座山以产茶出名。

  Guilin is known for its beautiful sceneries. 桂林因风景优美而出名。

  3. be known to意为"为(某人)所知"。此处的介词to后面的名词或代词,表示为谁所知,此处的介词to不能改成by。例如:

  Your neighbor is known to the police, so you'd better lock your door. 你的邻居是警察熟知的坏人,所以你最好把门锁上。

  Professor Li is known to everybody. 李教授是众所周知的人物。

  难点聚焦:

  将含及物动词know的主动句变为被动句时,要用be known to这一结构。

  主动句: We all know the doctor.

  被动句: The doctor is known to us all.

  V. burn down / burn out / burn up

  1. burn down "烧掉; 焚毁"。例如:

  A number of houses were burnt down in the fire. 在火灾中,好多房子给烧毁了。

  2. burn out意为"烧完; 烧掉; 烧坏"。例如:

  The engine has burnt out. 引擎烧坏了。

  注意:burn out可指灯泡、设备等"烧坏",它还可以表示"用火将……赶出"。例如:

  I turned on a switch but the light had burnt out. 我打开电源,但电灯已经烧坏了。

  We'll burn the rats out of the hole. 我们要用火把老鼠赶出洞。

  3. burn up 意为"烧掉(毁);(炉火)旺起来"。例如:

  The fire burnt up suddenly. 炉火突然旺了起来。

  这三个词组在表示"烧光;烧尽"时,可通用。例如:

  The big fire burned out / up / down two tall buildings. 这场大火把两座高楼烧掉了。

  VI. rather than / other than / would rather(...than)

  1. rather than是连词,前后两端所连接的词性是一致的,通常译为"而不是;与其说是……不如说是",有时可用短语介词 instead of替代。例如:

  He was engaged in writing a letter rather than(= instead of) reading the newspaper. 他在写信而不是看报纸。

  John ought to go rather than(= instead of ) Bob. 应该去的是约翰,而不是鲍勃。

  These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. 这些鞋子谈不上漂亮,但穿起来倒很舒服。

  有时为了强调,rather than可用于句首。例如:

  Rather than cause trouble,he left.他宁可离开,也不愿惹麻烦。

  Rather than be criticized,he should be praised. 他就是不该受到批评,而是应该受到表扬。

  2. other than有两种意思:一是用来表示否定意义,即"不同于",相当于different from,或"非",等于not;二是用来表示排除意义,即"除了",相当于except。例如:

  The truth is quite other than what you think. 事实真相和你们想的完全不一样。

  She can hardly be other than grateful. 她除了感激之外还能怎么样呢?

  3. would rather表示选择或主观上的愿望,其中的would亦可解作had,意为"宁愿;宁可",如果要把取舍的双方都表达出来,则应该用would / had rather ... than...,表示"宁愿……也不……"的意思。例如:

  I am sure they would / had rather die than give up. 我深信他们一定会宁死不屈。 He would rather resign than take part in such a dishonest transaction. 他宁愿辞职,也不愿参与那样不诚实的交易。

  难点聚焦:

  would rather后也可接that从句,that通常省略,从句中动词的过去式形式表示虚拟。例如:

  I would / had rather he came on Monday. 我宁愿他星期一来。

  直击高考:

  Rather than ________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ________ a bicycle.

  A. ride; ride B. riding; ride

  C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding

  [分析]答案是C。只要掌握prefer to do A rather than do B或prefer doing A to doing B句型,便很容易选出C项。

  VII. even / even though(if) / though

  1. even是副词,作"甚至"解,用来强调语气。它在句中的位置应靠近所强调的词或短语,否则会引起歧义。试比较:

  She would not even enter my room. 她甚至不进我的房间。

  Even she would not enter my room. 甚至连她也不进我的房间。

  She would not enter even my room. 她甚至连我的房间也不进来。

  2. even though (= even if)和though都是连词,前者意为"即使;纵使",表示退一步设想,引导一个条件状语从句,有时含有不肯定的意味;后者意为"虽然",引导一个让步状语从句,表示的是一种事实。例如:

  He will not tell us the secret, even though / even if he knows it. 即使他知道这个秘密,他也不肯说出来。

  He will not tell us the secret though he knows it. 虽然他知道这个秘密,但却不肯说出来。

  (文/蒋建平; 英语通高二版 04~05学年度第8期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。)


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