2018-2019学年人教版高中英语必修四 专题总结 学案:Unit4 Body Language文本研读课一
2018-2019学年人教版高中英语必修四 专题总结 学案:Unit4 Body Language文本研读课一第3页

  put sb at ease 使某人感到舒适、不拘束等

  Her smile put us at ease.

  她的微笑使我们感到放松。

  with ease 毫不费劲地,轻而易举地

  The question was so easy that I could answer it with ease.

  这个问题如此简单,我回答得很轻松。

  【尝试运用】

  He felt completely     ease    Mary.

  A.at;with B.at;to C.with;with D.to;to

  4.defend...against/from 保卫......以免受;防御

  We should defend the island against the enemy.

  我们应该保卫这个岛免遭敌人的侵犯。

  【词汇辨析】

  defend,protect与guard

  defend是指抵御或击退外来威胁或攻击,另外defend还有"辩护"的意思。

  protect指采取保护措施,使之不受伤害或损伤。

  guard是指小心谨慎地对可能的危险进行防御,以维护安全,含警告之意。

  She wore a pair of sunglasses to protect her eyes from the sunlight.

  她戴了一副太阳镜以保护她的眼睛不受阳光的照射。

  The dog guarded the house against strangers.

  狗守着房屋,不让陌生人进去。

  【尝试运用】

  The newspaper defended her     the accusation(谴责).

  A.against B.with C.in D.of

  5.be likely to do 很可能......;有希望......

  She is not likely to leave next week.

  她下个星期不可能离开。

  It's very likely that he will not agree.

  很有可能他不会同意。

  【词汇辨析】

  likely,possible与probable

  likely是常用词,指从表面痕迹来看很有可能。主语既可以是人也可以是物。可以说sb/sth be likely to do,但是不可以说 It is likely for sb to do sth.。

  possible强调客观上有可能,但含有实际上可能性很小的意思。主语不可以是人,只能是用it作形式主语。构成It is possible for sb to do sth.。

  probable 语气比possible强,含有"很有可能,十有八九"的意思。构成It is probable for sb to do sth.。

  I'm likely to be very busy today.

  我今天可能很忙。

  It is possible that he will come late again.

  他有可能又迟到。

  It seems probable that he will arrive before dusk.

  他很有可能黄昏前到达。

【尝试运用】