I 词语辨析
1、pretty / beautiful / charming / handsome:漂亮、美丽
pretty:adj. 只用于形容较小妩媚的青年女子和孩子,偶尔用于男子时,含有贬义,pretty还可作副词,解释为:相当、很、颇。
e.g. Though she is pretty, she fell from grace at last.
She is a pretty lady in her twenties.
It was a pretty serious accident.
beautiful:adj. 用来形容女性,也可用以修饰给人以愉快印象或美好感受的事物。
e.g. - Who is that beautiful young lady? - She is our new English teacher.
We were struck by the beautiful view of the mountain village.
She has a beautiful voice and we all like listening to her songs.
charming:指女子"有魅力、迷人的、可爱的"。
e.g. Don't you think that young lady is pretty and charming?
The boy's smile is very charming.
handsome:只用于修饰人,主要修饰男子,指"英俊的、仪表堂堂的"。修饰女子时,指"端庄健美的"。
e.g. He was a tall, dark and handsome man.
She looks very handsome tonight, doesn't she?
2、game / sport / match
game:n. 指有一定规则的,双方竞争的游戏或运动,既可以是体力运动(尤指球类活动),也可以是脑力劳动(游戏),以输赢为主要目的。
e.g. Before going to bed, they played a game of cards. / crossword puzzle.
Badminton is a game for the old and young.
My brother likes all kinds of ball games.
sport:指户外游戏或运动,仅限于体力锻炼,包括娱乐性的及竞赛性的;不以胜负为目的。
e.g. Swimming is his favorite sport.
Skating is one of the winter sports.
We have sports every Friday afternoon.
I like outdoor sports better than indoor sports.
sports和games都表示"运动会",但sport一般指小型的运动会,如school sports(校运会),sports meet(ing):运动会; 而game一般指大型的运动会,如:the Asian Games(亚运会),the Olympic Games(奥运会)
match:比赛、竞赛,一般指户外的。
e.g. a football match , a tennis match, win a match,
II 重点词语和句型
1、 stretch:vt. / vi.:伸展、延伸、伸出(手、脚)
e.g. The boy stretched a rubber band to its full extent.
The material stretches well. 这种材料伸缩性好。
The boy stretched out his hands for the magazine.
The woods stretched for miles to the river.