Lesson 4 City and Country

Words and Phrases

1. imagine想象，设想

Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain? 你能想象得出英国城市和乡村的生活方式吗？

一、表示"想象"、"设想"、"以为"

1．Imagine+n.

You can imagine the situation there. 你可以想象那里的情况。

2．Imagine+V-ing。

I didn't imagine becoming (become) a teacher in my childhood．在童年时期，我并未想象成为一名教师。

I can't imagine my marrying (marry) a girl of that sort．我难以想象我与那种女子结婚后的情形。

Can you imagine Tom cooking (cook) dinner for twenty people？你能想象出汤姆为20个人做饭的样子吗？

3. Imagine+that从句。

I imagine that you are tired from the journey．我料想你是由于旅行而疲劳了。

4. Imagine what/why/how/when....想象什么/为何/怎样/何时

I can't imagine what he means．我想不出他的用意。

I can't imagine what he looks like. 我想象不出他是什么长相

5. Imagine＋n/pron．＋（to be）n./adj．"

Imagine yourself（to be）a teacher．想象一下你是一位老师。

I imagined the ship（to be）very large．我想象那船很大。

8. Imagine＋n./pron.＋as＋n．"

I imagined you as a big tall man．我以为你是个高大的人。

二、表示"认为"、"想"

1. 后面接复合宾语。

He imagined himself very rich．他认为自己很富有。

2.后面接that-clause作宾语。若 that-clause是否定意义，可用主句的否定形式表示从句的否定意义，that可省略。

I don't imagine（that）they will come tomorrow．我认为他们明天不会来。

Ex.:

Can you imagine living with (live with) such a boring man?

I can't imagine what has happened. 我想像不出发生了什么事。

I didn't imagine becoming a doctor in my childhood. 我童年的时候没有想象我会成为一名医生.

Can you imagine how much surprised when I saw you? 你能否想象我见到你时是多么吃惊啊.

Can you imagine the life in the university? 你能想象大学的生活吗？

词汇拓展

Imagination想象力

Imaginary假想的，虚构的

Imaginable能想象的，可想象的

Imaginative富有想象力的

用Imagine的正确形式填空