Unit4 Unforgettable experiences

　　1.take place的用法

　　take place 意為“發(fā)生;舉行”，不能用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)。如：

　　When and where will the wedding take place? 婚禮將于何時(shí)何地舉行?

　　Great changes have taken place in my hometown.我的家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生了巨大的變化。

　　2.Hank was caught in the earthquake. 漢克被困于地透中。

　　be caught in (the rain, a trap)表示“遇(雨)，陷入(圈套)”等。如：

　　Jeff was caught in the rain yesterday and had a cold. 昨天杰夫淋雨患了感冒。

　　I was caught in the traffic, otherwise I would have arrived on time .我遇到堵車了，要不我會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)到的。

　　3.marry的用法

　　1)marry用作動(dòng)詞，意為“嫁;娶;結(jié)婚”等，表示“結(jié)婚”這一動(dòng)作。如：

　　I am going to marry John. 我要和約翰結(jié)婚了。 My uncle didn\'t marry until forty .我叔叔直到四十歲才結(jié)婚。

　　2)get married 表示“已結(jié)婚”這一狀態(tài)。接賓語時(shí)，都要加to。如：When did you get married? 你們何時(shí)結(jié)的婚?

　　Steve got married to an actor last May. 史蒂夫去年五月和一位演員結(jié)婚了。Are you married or single? 你結(jié)婚了還是單身?

　　注意：漢語中說“和(某人結(jié)婚)”，英語中不可用“with(sb)”，而要用“to(sb)”。

　　4.She looked round and saw )ett running. 她環(huán)顧四周，看見杰夫正在奔跑。

　　1)look round 意為“轉(zhuǎn)回頭看;環(huán)顧;到處尋找(for)”。如：Would you like to look round?你想各處看看嗎?

　　2)see sb. doing sth.意為“看見某人正在做某事”，現(xiàn)在分詞表示～個(gè)主動(dòng)的、正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。如：

　　When I came in, I saw them reading China Daily .我進(jìn)來時(shí)看見他們正在看《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》。

　　I can\'t see myself allowing people to cheat me. 我無法想象會(huì)讓人騙了。

　　5. She was so surprised that she couldn\'t move.她大驚訝了以致于動(dòng)彈不得。

　　so...that...導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，意為“如此……以致于…”，so是副詞，后接形容詞或副詞。如：

　　He is so tired that he does not want to go with us.他太疲勞所以他不想和我們一起去。

　　She walked so fast that I couldn\' t follow her.她走得太快了以致于我跟不上她。

　　6. However, before she could think twice, the water was upon her. 然而，轉(zhuǎn)念之閻，洪水已近在眼前。

　　1)however用作副詞時(shí)，表示前后轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，多用逗號(hào)與句子隔開，意為“不過;然而”。如：

　　I\'d like to go with you; however, my hands are full. 我很想和你、塊)L去，可是我忙不過來。

　　We have not yet won; however, we shall try again.我們還沒有取勝，不過我們還要再試一下。

　　2)before用作連詞，后接從句時(shí)，表示“在……之前”。在不同語境中，before往往有比較靈活的譯法，如“趁…”、“還沒來得及…就…”、“過了…才”等。如：I must finish this letter before I go home. 我必須在回家以前寫完這封信。