一、Grammar
The Restrictive Attributive Clause and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause
限制性和非限制性定语从句
限制性定语从句是先行词不可缺少的部分,去掉它主句意思往往不明确;非限制性定语从句是先行词的附加说明,去掉了也不会影响主句的意思,它与主句之间通常用逗号分开。如:
This is the car which we bought last year.
The house, which I bought last week, is very bright.
二、聚焦高频考点
1.mean to do“打算,企图”。
She means to stay here for two more days.
mean doing“意味着”
Missing the plane means waiting for another hour.
2.apologise to sb. for sth./doing sth./what从句,为某事向某人道歉
You should apologise to your teacher for coming late.
I apologise for my mistakes.
I want to apologise for what I've done.
make an apology to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人道歉
She has made an apology to me for her carelessness.
3.forgive(forgave, forgiven)饶恕,豁免,宽恕。常指原谅一个人的过失
Just forgive him!
Don't forgive such a person.
excuse表示语气,程度逐渐加强,指轻微的冒犯,失礼。
Excuse me for being late.
pardon多指较正式,客气的请求。
Please pardon me for stepping you on the foot.
4.at the table餐桌旁
We are discussing a question at the table.
at table在进餐
His family are sitting at table.
on the table在桌面上;公开
The wounded solider are lying on the table.
The manager is going to put the question on the table.
5.advice(不可数名词)
a piece of advice/much advice
give; follow/take; ask for advice提出,接受,征求意见
eg: I usually ask for his advice.
Some people don't like taking others' advice.
advise sb. to do sth.劝告(建议)某人做某事
eg: My mother advised me to listen to BBC news.
Advise+从句(从句用should+动词原形,should可省略)
eg: She advised me that I (should) study hard.
6.be busy with sth.忙于某事
be busy doing sth.忙于做某事
三、常用词语和句型
1.fault(性格上)的缺点,毛病,过错
eg: Talking too much is his greatest fault.
error=mistake(理解,判断上的)错误,误会
eg: She has an error in judging that man.
2.to be surprised被震惊
to one's surprise出乎某人意料的事
in one's surprise(内部)惊奇
3.start with/begin with从……开始
eg: The party started with a song.
end with ...以……结尾
eg: The trip ended with an unhappy quarrel.
4.drink to sb's health为某人的健康干杯
eg: Let's drink to Micky's health.
四、日常交际用语
Forgive me. I'm very sorry.
Oh, that's all right.
I apologise for ...
Oh, well, that's life.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ...
It's OK.
Oops. Sorry about that.