Lesson 4 The New Australians

Language Points

1. attach vt. 缚上, 系上, 贴上

attach A to B 把A与B联系

I am attached to my family.我对我的家依依不舍。

we are attached to the land we live on. 我们对我们的国家依依不舍。

He attached his horse to a tree.他将马栓在树上。

By the way, you should attach importance to the tense.但要注意时态等语法问题。

attach to sth / doing sth使依恋，使参加；附属于，隶属于= belong to

Don't worry--it was an accident and no blame attaches to either of you.别担心，这是个意外，不会责备你们。

Great honour attaches to winning this award. 最大的荣誉就是(属于)获奖。

Also note dark colored wires usually attach to positive leads, and white wires usually attach to negative leads. 注意深色线通常(属于)是正极线而白色线通常是负极线。

2. belong vi.属于

sth belong to sb 某物属于某人 sb belong to sth某人属于某组织

注意：belong to不用进行时、被动语态。

Which school do you belong to?你是哪个学校的？

This book belongs to me.这些书是我的.

Who does this bag belong to?这个包是谁的？

3. vast adj. 巨大的；广阔的

vast指范围、大小、地区或跨度的宽广；幅员"辽阔广大" Very great in area，size, number, amount, or quantity

a vast crowd大群的观众 a vast party规模盛大的宴会

The vast plains stretch for hundreds of miles.辽阔的平原绵延数百英里。

He also founded the vast Yuan Empire.他还建立了幅员辽阔的元大帝国呢。

huge adj. 巨大的; 超大的; 庞大的extremely large in size or amount:尤指尺寸或容量的庞大；体积方面的"巨大"

The road was blocked by a huge rock.道路被一块大石头堵住了。