Which kind of character do you prefer: Wang Kun’s or Wang Wei’s?

Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s characters

Wang Kun Wang Wei

Doesn’t care about detailsDetermined

CarelessStubborn

Carefulcare about details

Thoughtful

…

Ever since middle school, Wang Kun and Wang Wei have d______about taking a great bike trip. When they g________from college, they decided to c____along the Mekong River and p_______ their cousins to join them.

Wang Wei is very s______. Once she is d________to do something she will never c_____her mind or g__ ___to others, and she doesn’t c___ about details. Actually, she doesn’t know the best w____of getting to places. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she i______that they find the s_____of the river and begin their journey.

reamedraduated

ycle

tubborneterminedhange

nsistedource

ive in are

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Care about sth.: E.g. She cares deeply about the fashion.

Care about sb. ：E.g. They care deeply about their teacher.

Care for sb.:

E.g.1. She moves to home to care for her elderly parents.

E.g.2. He cared for her more than she realized.

Care about (L20)关注，在意，担忧

关心

照顾；非常喜欢某人

Care to do sth.

我们不喜欢考试。

愿意干；想；喜欢干

--Would you care for a cup of coffee?

--No, thank you. I’d care to have a cup of tea.

Care for sth. 希望或喜欢（某事），常与 would 连用

We would not care to have exams.

I prefer Wang Kun’s character.

I am fond of Wang Kun’s character.

I like Wang Kun’s character better.

be fond of + n. / doing sth.

What is Yaoming fond of ?

He’s fond of playing basketball.

1.  prefer + n./doing/to do

Eg.1 Do you prefer basketball or football?

Eg.2 Do you prefer playing basketball or palying computer games?

Eg.3 Do you prefer to play basketball or to play computer games?

Prefer (P17)

2. Prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth.

3. prefer + to +A+ rather than + (to) B

E.g. 1. She prefers Lee Hong to Tao Zhe.

E.g. 2. I prefer staying at home to going out.

I preferred to study rather than (to) play games.

在本句型中， A 与 B 是平行结构。

我宁愿学习，不要玩游戏。

Graduate (L11) v. 毕业

Xiao Li graduated from Yuecheng NO.2 Middle School.

graduation n. 毕业n. 毕业生

He is a college graduate.

小李毕业于乐成二中。

他是大学毕业生。

他一直梦想在 NBA 打篮球。He always dreams about

playing basketball on NBA.

dream about (line2)= dream of 梦想

Finally, his dream came true.

Finally, he realized his dream.

One’s dream comes true/ realize a dream 实现梦想

persuade sb. to do sth.

persuade sb into doing sth.

persuade sb. not to do sth.

persuade sb out of doing sth.

I persuaded him to do/into doing it.

Compare !

我已说服他做这件事。

Persuade (L4) vt. 说服 ; 劝服 ; vi. 被说服

如果“劝说”不成 , 不能直接用 persuade,

而应用 try to persuade 或 advise, 或者用 per

suade 的否定式。e.g. Some of us________________________

him to change his mind but no one could____

_____ him to do so. 　

注意

advised/tried to persuade

persuade

1. I __ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary.

A. persuaded 　 B. advised 　 C. hoped 　　　 D. suggested 　　2. I was able at last to ____ my mother to foll

ow my advice. A. suggest 　　　 B. advise 　　　　 C. persuade 　　 D. leave off 　　

Bear them in mind!

make up one’s mind (to do sth.) 下定决心做某事Keep/bear…in mind 记住

change one’s mind (L22) 改变某人的主意

她一旦下定决心做一件事情，她就会把这件事牢记在心。

Once she is determined to do something, she will bear it in mind.

Insist (L17): 坚持认为；坚决主张(1) Insist on/upon doing sth 坚持干某事 e.g. 我认为应该同他们一起走。I insisted on/upon coming with them.

(2) Insist + that +sb (should) do.

表示一个主张或一种看法。e.g. I insisted that we (should) come with them.

(3) 坚持说 ( 表示一个事实 )。

E.g. He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag.

按需要选择时态

他坚持说他没偷那女孩的包。

I insisted that a doctor __ immediately.

A. has been sent for B. sent for

C. will be sent for D. be sent for 　　

他坚持说他没做错。

He insisted that he hadn’t done anything wrong.

give in (L25)

1) He prefers to die rather than give in.

2) Wang Kun had to give in because he

knew his sister well.

3) Please give in your examination papers

when you’ve finished.

屈服

让步

上交

向……屈服，让步

give in to sb./sth.他最终向我屈服了。 Finally, he gave in to me.

give up 放弃； 认输 give out 耗尽；分发give away 捐赠；泄露

Give up, give in, give away, give out

1. I was persuaded by him, so I had to _______.

2. Though he thought that English was difficult, he never_______ Finally, he succeeded.

3. He __________ most of his money to the poor.4. Please keep the secret, don’t ____ it _____.5. His strength finally_________.

give in

gave up

gives awaygive away

give out

---Smoking is bad for your health.

---Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ___.

A. give it up B. give it out

C. give it in D. give it away√

1. It was because of bad weather ___ the fo

otball match had to be put off.

A. so B. so that C. why D. that

　　2. Was it ___ that I saw last night at the concert?

A.you B. not you C. you not D. that yourself

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3. —Who is making so much noise in the garden?

—______ the children.

A. It is B. They are 　 C. That is D. There are

　　

把这个句子的不同成分改成强调句。

John sent a rose to Mary on Valentines’ Day.

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It is John that/who sent a rose to Mary on ….

It is Mary that/who John sent a rose to on ….

It is a rose that John sent to Mary on….

It is on Valentine’s Day that John sent a rose to Mary.