必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world
重点短语
1. take place
发生;举行
In the meantime, an economic crisis took place in that country.
在此期间那个国家发生了经济危机。
The Olympic Games take place every four years.
奥林匹克运动会每四年举行一次。
联想拓展
take one’s place=take the place of... 代替……
take the first place 获得第一名
in place of 代替
易错辨析:take place/happen/break out/occur
take place 通常表示计划、安排之内的“发生”。
happen指事情偶然的发生,常带有未能预见的含义;另外,还有“碰巧”之意。
break out指火灾、战争或瘟疫的突然爆发。
occur指按计划发生,常指(某想法、某事)出现在某人的头脑中。常见结构:It occurs/occurred to sb. that表示“某人想起某事”。
It occurred to me that I had forgotten my keys.
我想起了我忘了带钥匙。
2. in memory of
=to the memory of 纪念;追念
Many ceremonies are in memory of famous people.
很多典礼是为了纪念名人的。
The statue was built in memory of the famous scientist.
这个雕像是为了纪念那位有名的科学家而建的。
联想拓展
in honour of 为了纪念……;向……表示敬意
in praise of 歌颂;称赞
in favour of 赞同, 支持
in charge of 负责
in need of 需要;缺少
in search of 寻找
in possession of 拥有
3. dress up
dress作“打扮自己或打扮某人”讲,与介词as/like连用或用于dress up as sb./dress up for sth.结构。
We are supposed to dress up as movie characters for the party, what a novel idea!
我们在晚会上要装扮成电影中的角色,这是一个多么新奇的主意啊!
They dress up for the occasion.
为了参加这个活动,他们都穿上了盛装。
She dress up in Elizabethan costume for the fancydress ball.
她穿上伊丽莎白一世时代的服装去参加化装舞会。
联想拓展
be dressed in 穿着……衣服
be dressed as 打扮成
be well dressed 衣着讲究
dress oneself 穿衣,打扮
dress sb. 给某人穿衣服高手过招
4. play a trick/tricks on sb.
搞恶作剧;诈骗;开玩笑
The children played a trick on their teacher on April Fool’s Day.
孩子们在愚人节那天捉弄了他们的老师。
Remember not to play any tricks on the disabled.
记住不要戏弄残疾人。
联想拓展
play a joke on sb. 开某人的玩笑
make fun of sb. 取笑某人
laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人
smile at sb. 向某人微笑
make a fool of 愚弄;嘲笑