代表(可数);adj. 代表的;representationn. 表现,代表
【巧记提示】curio(古董)+us(我们),我们对古董好奇。
【经典例句】The boy was curious about everything he saw.
这个男孩对他所看到的一切都好奇。
The question he asked me was very curious.
他问我的问题很古怪。
【考点聚焦】 1)be curious about 对......充满好奇,如:
She was unbearably curious about other people's business.
她爱打听别人的事,实在叫人受不了。
2)be curious+不定式,如:
I'm curious to have a look at it.
我非常想看一看这样东西。
3)be curious+wh-从句,如:
I'm curious whether he passed the exam.
我急切地想知道他是否通过了考试。
4)派生词:incurious adj.无好奇心的;不关心的;curiosity n. 好奇,好奇心,求知欲;curiously adv. 好奇地;奇特地
【活学活用】2.用curious的适当形式填空
1)His father's answers can't satisfy his _________.
2)The girl looked at the animal _________.
3)He doesn't want to know what it is because he is _________ about it.
答案:1)curiosity 2)curiously 3)incurious
【巧记提示】intro(社交场合的介绍)+duce(首领),由首领作介绍。
【经典例句】I must certainly introduce him to you.
我当然一定把他介绍给你。
Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 A.D.
佛教大约在公元67年传入中国。
【考点聚焦】1)introduce...to... 把......介绍给......(to后通常跟人作介词的宾语)
2)introduce...into... 把......引进到......(into后通常跟地点作介词宾语)
3)introduce oneself 自我介绍
4)introduce后面不能接双宾语。通常用introduce sb.to sb.把某人介绍给某人
5)派生词:introduction n.介绍,引进
6)introduce,recommend与 present用法的区别:
三者都可作"介绍"讲,其区别有:
introduce"介绍",普通的用语。
recommend"向......介绍或推荐",带有个人倾向。
present"介绍",正式用语,特指介绍给上一级的人,如把使者介绍给元首,把熟人介绍给显贵,把朋友介绍给诸位客人等。
【活学活用】3.选择
May I _________ you to my parents?