2024年4月10日发(作者：)

M4 U3

Grammar---language points

1. Shade

I wondered at the skill of the artists, their use of colors and how they bplayed with

light and shade. 我惊叹于艺术家的技巧，他们对色彩的使用，以及他们如何巧妙

利用光影。

（1）阴影部分；暗部

use strong contrasts of light and shade 利用明暗的强烈对比

（2）背阴处，背阴

→shady a. 在背阴处的

sit in the shade 坐在阴凉处

In the shade 在阴凉处

（3）色度，色调

a deep shade of green 深绿色

twelve shades of green 12种色度不同的绿色

（4）使....黯然失色；相形见绌

put sb in the shade 使我相形见绌

Don't cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不可忘恩负义。

shadow “阴影;影子”,指因挡住光线而形成的阴影。

shade “荫;背阴处”,指任何遮住阳光的地方。

be in/under the shadow of sth.处在……的阴影中

cast/throw a shadow on/over给……投下阴影/影子

beyond/without a shadow of a doubt无疑;毫无疑问

【即时训练】

Ⅰ. 语境串词

I saw him sitting in the of a tree which case a ________ across the road.

(shadow/shade)

【参考答案】shade; shadow

Ⅱ. 完成句子

(1) 阳光透过树叶,在草地上投下阴影。

The sun shone through the leaves, on the lawn.

我们都生活在战争的阴影中。

We are all living .

毫无疑问,这是我有生以来看过的最好电影。

This is the best movie I’ve seen all year.

【参考答案】 (1)casting/throwing shadows (2) under the shadow of war (3)

beyond/without a shadow of a doubt

2. bathe

(1) 以（光线）洒满

be bathed in sunshine 沐浴在光线中

bathe the village in brilliant light使村庄沐浴在灿烂的阳光里

be bathed in the sunlight沐浴在阳光里

（2）用水清洗

bathe his infected finger in the water 把感染的手指放在手中

bathe the wound / cut with …用…清洗伤口

（3）洗澡

bathe the newborn daughter 给刚出生的女儿洗澡

He bathed the children and put them to bed.他给孩子们洗了澡，然后安顿他们上床睡觉。

→bath n. 洗澡；浴室; (Br.E)浴缸;澡盆 (Am.E)bathtub

have/ take a bath洗澡

3. Touch

How was it possible, I wondered, to truly appreciate the human touch of a great

painting when it was reduced to a few million pixels.

（1）风格

an artistic touch 艺术风格

（2）润色

Put finishing 给....做最后的润色

（3）少许，一点儿

a touch 少许，一点儿

keep/stay/be in touch (with sth.)了解某事

get in 和……取得联系

lose 和……失去联系

be in 和……有联系

be out of touch with不了解;失去联系

【即时训练】

完成句子

（1）

（新概念四第

27

课时）

你和他们大多数人都保持着联系，不是吗?

You've most of them, haven't you?

（2）

（

2016

年北京卷）

为了更便于联系我们，你最好将这张卡片放在身边。

To make it easier to us，you’d better keep this card at hand.

（3）

（新概念四第

39

课时）

如果一个作家过于关心读者，他可能会失败，因为他将失去与

创作过程的接触。

If a writer becomes too concerned with the reader, he might fail because he will

the creative process.

【参考答案】（1）kept/stayed in touch with （2）get in touch with （3）lost touch with

4. be reduced to

How was it possible, I wondered, to truly appreciate the human touch of a great

painting when it was reduced to a few million pixels.

reduce sth to sth 使....陷入境地

reduce sb to doing sth 迫使某人沦落到某种地位

reduce sb to tears 使某人流泪

These farmers are reduced to extreme poverty. 这些农民一贫如洗。

5. Wage

vt. 开始，发动(运动，战争等)；

wage war against .....

对

.....

发动战争

The government is determined to wage a war against poverty and disease. 政府下决心要进行一

场消灭贫穷和疾病的斗争。

n. (通常指按周领的)工资，工钱(常用复数)

a high wage高薪

high/low wages 高/低薪

a weekly wage of $ 300 周薪300美元

6. campaign

n. (宣传)活动，(政治/商业/社会)运动；战役；

start/begin/launch/wage/organize/run a campaign for/against…

发起/开展支持或反对…的运动

v. 发起运动，参加运动

campaign to do sth.

campaign for/against…发起运动支持或反对…的

→ campaigner n. 运动领导者，经验丰富的活动家

She launched a publicity campaign to promote her new book.

她发起了一场宣传活动来宣传她的新书。

They are campaigning to save the area from building development.

他们正开展一场反对在这个地区进行房地产开发的运动。