说......

whisper that... 小声说...... It is whispered that... 据说......

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). He whispered a word _______ (介词) my ear.

2). He whispered _______ (介词) her so that no one else would hear.

3). It _______ (whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.

Keys: 1). in 2). to 3). is whispered

V 重点词组 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. badly off 过得很差；穷的；缺少的 [做表语或定语]

[典例]

1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。

2). We shouldn't complain about being poor --- many families are much worse off. 我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天 -- 许多人的家境更糟。

[重点用法]

反义词：well off 过得很富；富的；富有的[做表语或定语]

[练习] 根据句子的意思翻译。

1). In the old days people ______ ______ ______ (过得很差).

2). Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is ______ ______ ______ ______ (并不如你想的那么穷) as

you think.

3). In fact most people are _______ _______ _______ (要富裕) they were five yeas ago.

Keys: 1). were badly off / were very poor 2). not as/so badly off 3). better off than

2. pick out 挑出；辨别出

[典例]

1). He picked out the ripest peach. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。

2). The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十分显眼。

[重点用法]

pick out sb./sth. from...... 从......中挑出/辨别出某人/物

pick up 捡起；让某人搭车；继续；摔倒后站起来；便宜地买到；接收(节目)；无意中学会

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语。

1). She _______ _______ _______ from thousands of applicants for the job.

2). We' ll _______ _______ where we finished yesterday.

3). She soon _______ _______ French when she went to live in France.

4). _______ _______ those books that you'd like to read.

Keys: 1). was picked out 2). pick up 3). picked up 4). Pick out

3. cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等)

[典例]

1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。

2). If you don' t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不立即付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气。