重點詞語用法

1．certain 的用法

certain adj．一定的；必然的；確信的；有把握的。例如：

①I am certain to be successful. 我一定會成功。

②We are certain of winning the game.

比賽中我們有把握能夠獲勝。

③I'm certain that he will come to the party in time.

我確信他會及時來參加晚會的。

④I am not certain whether she will come or not.

我沒有把握她是否來。

【注意】certain 還可以用作定語，表示“某一；某種；一定的”的意思。

例如：

⑤A certain comrade is waiting for you at the school gate.

有一位同志在校門口等你。

⑥Bad things can be changed into good ones on certain conditions.

在一定的條件下，壞事可以變為好事。

2．control 的用法

control [k+n'tr+ull] vt．＆ n．控制，調節。例如：

①The drunk man could hardly control his car.

那個醉漢幾乎抑制不住自己的車。

②At last the car was out of control and knocked at the wall.

最后小汽車失控撞到墻上。

③Can you control yourself when you get very angry with your children?

當你對孩子十分氣憤時，你能控制住自己嗎？

④The firefighters couldn't control the fire before the house was burnt down.

消防隊員控制不住大火，房子被燒毀了。

3．majority

1)majority 作名詞，意為“多數，大半”解。

①The company hold a majority of the stock.

該公司擁有半數以上的股份。

②The majority will go to him. 多數人會投他的票。

③He was elected by a majority of 120 against 70.

他以120票對70票的多數當選。

2)當用作主語時，要注意主謂一致的問題。一般由of后的名詞決定

①The majority of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health.

大多數醫生認為吸煙有害健康。

②The majority of the people love peace.

大多數人愛好和平。

③The majority of the damage is easy to repair.

這次損害大部分容易補救。

【注】當把多數看作一個整體與少數人相對比時，用單數動詞。

Who says the majority is always able to impose its will on the minority?

誰說大多數人總是能將其意志強加在少數人身上呢？

3)majority 還可表示“成年，法定年齡”。

He will reach his majority next month.

下月他將達到法定的成年年齡。

4．see的用法

1)see 作動詞，表示“看見，看到”或“見面，會見”。

①Do you see that ship on the horizon?

你看見地平線上的那艘船了嗎？

②I saw him cross the road. 我看見他穿過馬路。

③I saw him crossing the road. 我看見他在過馬路。

④The prisoner was seen to take the money.

有人看見這個犯人偷了錢。

⑤I don't see much