【课文原句】
Jenny hadn't paid attention to Peter when they were younger. (Page 80)
pay attention to意为"注意;留心",to为介词,其后可以接名词、动词的-ing形式或名词性短语。另外,attention为不可数名词,意为"注意;关心;照顾;立正"。attention前可以用great,much,no,little等词来修饰。例如:
You should pay much attention to your handwriting next time.
The boy shows his mother much attention.
The officer ordered them to stand at attention.
有关attention的常见短语:
draw / attract one's attention引起某人的注意
bring sth. to one's attention使某人注意某事
call one's attention to sth.提请某人注意某事
3. in trouble
【课文原句】
"Peter is in trouble," Jenny thought. (Page 80)
in trouble意为"处于困境 / 苦恼中",trouble前一般不加限定词。例如:
He is not in trouble, I hope!
get into trouble意为"遇到麻烦;出事";have no / some / any trouble in doing sth.意为"做某事没有 / 有些困难"。put sb. to the trouble意为"给某人造成麻烦";take (the / some / much) trouble to do sth.意为"不辞劳苦做某事"。例如:
He got into trouble when he was on his way back home.
We had no trouble in finding his house.
She has some trouble in speaking English.
I just didn't wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note.
It's good of you to take the trouble to help me.
III. 【单元热点语法】
倒装
一. 全部倒装的用法
1. 在以there,here开头,谓语一般为be,come,go,exist等的句子中要全部倒装。例如:
There goes the bell.
Here are some examples that you can refer to.
There are two pens and a pencil on the desk.
2. 表示位置移动的副词up,down,in,out,away,ahead,off等位于句首时。例如:
Out rushed a boy.
Up went the airplane into the air.
3. 时间副词then,now,thus等位于句首,谓语为be,come,go,seem,follow等时。例如:
Now comes my turn to answer questions.
Then followed a heavy rain.
注:在以上三种情况中,如果句子的主语是人称代词,则句子不完全倒装。例如:
In he came.
Away they went.