U9 The wind is blowing 知识点精讲
一、重点单词
1. competition (n.) 竞赛
◆compete (v.) 竞争.参赛 competitor (n.) 参赛者
We will have a maths competition next Friday.
He is my competitor in the competition.
◆compete with....... 和......竞争
2. paragraph n. 段，段落
Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.
◆ paragraph v. 将……分段
The teacher asked the students to paragraph an essay in class.
3. correct adj. 准确无误的；精确的；正确的
Your answer to the question is correct.
◆ correct v. 改正；纠正
Would you help me correct my pronunciation?
◆ correction n. 修正；改正；校正
I’ve made a few small corrections to your report.
correctly adv. 正确地：He answered the teacher’s question correctly. 他正确地回答了老师
的问题。
【近义词】 right adj. 正确的；对的
【反义词】 incorrect adj. 错误的；不正确的 wrong adj. 错误的；不正确的
4. order n. 顺序；次序
The names are in alphabetical order.
◆ order 作名词时，常见含义有：
(1)命令；指示：He gave orders that the job must be done in three days.
(2)秩序：The young teacher can't keep order in her class.
(3)订单：The company received a large order for computers.
(4)点菜：May I take your order now?
◆ order v. 命令；嘱咐；吩咐
The officer ordered them to fire.
◆in order to 为了... =so as to+短语=in order that/so that+句子
In order to make a kite, we should listen to the teacher carefully.
5. strength n. 体力；力气；力量
He hasn't got enough strength to remove that stone.
I haven't the strength to carry you.
【近义词】power n. 力；力量；体力；精力
【拓展】 strong adj. 强壮的
6. proud adj. 骄傲的；自豪的；得意的
She is proud that she is the cheerleader of the school.
I'm proud to be your friend.
◆pride n. 自大；骄傲；傲慢；自豪
He looked at his painting with pride.
◆ be proud (of sth/sb)=take pride in （为某事/某人）感到骄傲
I’m proud of my work.=I take pride in my work.
7. * sweat v. 出汗；流汗
He was sweating buckets.
◆sweat n. 汗
There was sweat on his forehead.
◆sweater n.毛线衫
She wore a sweater and jeans.
8. stick n. 棍；棒 v. 粘；贴( stuck, stuck)
Grandpa still walks without a stick. 爷爷不拄拐杖仍能走路。（stick 作名词，意为“拐杖”）
They stuck the notice on the wall. 他们把通知贴在墙上。(stick 作动词，意为“粘贴”)
9. rise v. 升起 (rose, risen)
The river has risen several metres.
The sun has not risen yet.
◆rise n. 上升；增加
There will be a rise in salary next year.
指点迷津: rise 与 raise
(1) rise 用作不及物动词，是“上升；上涨；起床；站立”的意思。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 日出于东而落于西。
The chairman rose from his chair. 主席从椅子上站了起来。
(2) raise 用作及物动词，是“使升起来；举起，养育，提出，引发，筹集，提高”，它的过
去分词
和过去式都是 raised。
Heavy rains raised the river.
His speech raised my interest.
10. * dive v. 俯冲
The seagulls soared then dived. 海鸥翱翔着，然后俯冲下来。
◆跳水
He dived into the river to save a drowning child.
◆dive n. 潜水；跳水，俯冲 What a beautiful dive!
11. sail v.（船）航行；（人）乘船航行
The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake. 小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
He sailed the boat between the islands.
◆sail n. 帆；篷；乘船旅行
How many days' sail is it from Dalian to Guangzhou?
◆sailor n. 水手：He was a sailor in the army.
12. lean v. 倾斜；屈身(leant, leant 或 leaned, leaned)
The trees leant in the wind.
He leaned on the back of the sofa.
◆lean adj. 肉少的；瘦且健康的：He was tall, lean and handsome.
◆leaning n.倾向；偏向：a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy.
13. speed v. 快速前行(sped, sped, speeded, speeded)
Tom was fined for speeding.
The ambulance sped to the hospital.
◆speed n. 速度：The train is travelling at a speed of sixty miles an hour.
14. among prep. 在……中；周围是
指点迷津：among 与 between
among 一般用于三者或三者以上，意为“在……中间”。
They hid themselves among the trees.
I found it among a pile of old books.
此外，among 还用于下列情况：
◆用来引出最高级的比较范围。
The book is the best among the modern novels.
◆表示“是……当中的一个”(相当于 one of)。
Paris is among the largest cities in the world. 巴黎是世界上最大的城市之一。
◆ between 一般指两者之间；between......and 在......之间
There was a fight between the two boys.
I'm usually free between Tuesday and Thursday.
15. slide v.（使）滑动；滑行(slid, slid)
The car slid into the river.
◆slide n. 滑梯；幻灯片
The children were taking turns on the slides on the playground.
They are attracted by the slide show.
二、重点句型
1. I think Mr Sun is stronger than Mr Wind. 我认为太阳先生比风先生厉害。
I think 后可跟 that 引导的宾语从句，引导词 that 可省略，表示“我认为……；我想……”的
意思。
I think(that) you can do it yourself.
I think(that) he has probably gone to Japan.
◆I think 后如果跟否定句，须将否定成分转移到主句部分，即变为 I don't think 的结构。
如：
I don't think (that) he is a good boy. 我认为他不是一个好男孩。(√)
I think (that) he isn't a good boy.(×)
◆know，guess，remember，forget 等词后也可跟类似结构。如：
I know (that) he likes music.
I guess (that)I will stay at home and study.
◆有些形容词的用法，也和上述动词很像，如：
I'm afraid (that)I can't go.
I’m glad (that) you like Chinese food.
I'm sure (that) he stays at home.
2. Did Mr Wind and Mr Sun become friends in the end?风先生和太阳先生最后成为朋友了
吗？
become friends 意为“成为朋友”。
Let's become friends! =Let's be friends!
◆make friends with sb. “与……交朋友”
I want to make friends with Peter.
◆in the end 意为“最后；终于”=at last(最后，最终)=finally(adv.最后；最终)
◆In the end, things will mend. 【谚】车到山前必有路。
Peter and Tom made up in the end.
=Finally, Peter and Tom made up. =At last, Peter and Tom made up.
3. He liked showing off his strength all the time. 他总是喜欢炫耀他的力量。
all the time 意为“总是；一直”，=always
I've kept on thinking about that all the time.
4. People always think that we're as strong as each other.人们总是认为咱俩力量相当。
as...... as 意为“和……一样”。形容词用“原级”。
◆两者一样：as 十形容词原级十 as，表示“A 和 B 一样”的意思。
This building is as beautiful as that of yours.
His bedroom is as tidy as his old sister's.
◆两者不一样：否定句+as/so+形容词原级+as, 表示“A 和 B 不一样”的意思。
He is not so tall as his father.
It is not as hot as yesterday.
5. Soon it became warmer and warmer. 不久，天气变得越来越暖和。
◆“比较级 + and + 比较级”表示“越来越… ”（形容词为单音节）
When winter comes, days get shorter and shorter.
◆ “more and more+形容词原级”（形容词为单音节）
China is playing a more and more important role in the world.
6. Today, I'm going to teach you how to make a kite. 今天，我要教你们如何做风筝。
句中画线部分是疑问词后加动词不定式的结构，这样的结构常常跟在某个动词后作宾语。
Can you tell me where to go?
Do you know when to set off?
Please tell me what to do next.
7. To makeakite, you need some thin sticks, some pieces of coloured paper and a reel of
string.
要做一个风筝，你需要一些细的木棍、几张彩纸和一卷细绳。
这里的动词不定式表示目的。
To answer this question, you need to do a survey first.
To find out the thief, the police searched nearly everywhere.
8. Finally, tie the frame to a reel of string. 最后，把这个（风筝的）骨架系在一卷细绳上。
tie…to…意为“将……系在……上”。
The robber tied him to a chair.
◆tie A with B 表示“用 B 将 A 绑起来”。
He tied the papers with string.
◆tie A and B 表示“将 A 和 B 绑在一起”。
Please tie this stick and the pencil together.
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