I.词语辨析:
1、with / by / in:均可解释为"用",但有区别:
with:指用"工具"
e.g. Most of us write with our right hands
You can make some sentences with these words.
by:指用"方式、手段"
e.g. He makes a living by repairing bikes for passers-by.
This car is made by hand. (手工的)
She came here by bike, not by bus.
in:指用"材料"。e.g. in cash, in letters, in words...
e.g. He writes in ink while she writes in pencil.
We express ourselves in English words.
2、disturb / interrupt
disturb:妨碍、打扰、扰乱、使心神不宁
e.g. Loud noises will disturb our studies.
I'll be very sorry if I'm disturbing you.
She was disturbed to learn about the bad result.
interrupt:打断、中断(工作、谈话或正在进行的事)
e.g. Sorry to interrupt you, but I have sth important to tell you.
We have to interrupt our work to discuss the problem.
I don't like being interrupted while speaking.
3、a great deal of / a good many / a lot of / scores of / dozens of / a large number of / numbers of / plenty of / a large amount of
a good many / scores of / dozens of / a large number of / numbers of:只用来修饰可数名词的复数。
e.g. A good many students have seen the film already.
Numbers of books have been donated to the orphan home.
a great deal of 和a large amount of:均用来修饰不可数名词。
e.g. A great deal of / a large amount of water is wasted.
He has spent a great deal of / a large amount of money on the experiment.
a lot of / lots of / plenty of:既可修饰可数名词,又可修饰不可数名词。
e.g. a lot of / lots of / plenty of money / books / people / time / questions ...
注:many / some / several等数词,一般在它们后面直接接名词的复数形式。但假如后面的名词前使用了1)人称代词 2)指示代词 3)冠词,或者后面接的不是名词,而是代词,则必须在many / some / several后面用介词"of."。
Many of the students in our class are from town.
Some of them have been to Beijing once or twice
II.重点词语和句型