注意：rather than表示客观事实，它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。

2. settle down 舒适地坐下或躺下;(使)安静、安顿、安心;习惯於新的生活方式/工作等

[典例]

1). She settled down in an armchair to read her book. 她舒适地坐在单座沙发上看书。

2). When are you going to marry and settle down? 你什麽时候结婚过上安定生活?

[短语归纳] 与settle相关的短语：

settle down to… 使某人安下心来做……

3. catch sight of 看见;瞥见

[典例]

He was happy to catch sight of an eagle flying in the sky. 见到一只鹰在天上飞，他很高兴。

[短语归纳] sight短语：

lose sight of 看不见;不再看见

at (the) sight of 一看到(就)

out of sight 看不见;在视线外

4. have a gift for... 对……有天赋

[典例]

1). He has a gift for music. 他有音乐天才。

2). The young man is gifted in art. 那个小伙子有艺术天赋。

[重点用法]

have a gift for (doing) sth.= have the gift to do sth. 对……有天赋;有做某事的才能

a man of excellent gifts一个非常有才华的人

be gifted at doing sth./in sth. 擅长

5. in the distance 在远处;在远方

[典例]

1). We can see the mountain in the distance. 我们从远处就可以看到那座山。

2). Night fell. The hills in the distance turned dark blue. 夜色渐近，远山变成了深蓝色。

[短语归纳] distance短语：

at a distance隔一段距离;距离稍远一些

keep a distance别靠近

[典例]

1). I’ ll walk with you as far as the post office. 我陪你走到邮局。

2). I’ ve read as far as the third chapter. 我已读到第三章了。

[短语归纳] far短语：

as/so far as sb. knows 就某人所知 as far as sb. can see/tell/ remember 就某人看来/所说/所记得

far from sth 毫不;一点也不; 远非 as/so far as sb/sth is concerned 就某人/事物而言

So far, so good. (谚) 到目前为止，一切都很顺利。

7.manage to do 设法做

[典例] The box was heavy but he managed to carry it away.箱子很重，但是他设法扛走了。

3 settle (down) in ... 在……定居下来 settle a dispute/an argument/an issue 解决一争端/争论/问题 keep sight of 使能看得到;保持看得到的距离 in/within sight 可以看见;在视线内 have good/poor sight/eyesight 视力好/差 a gifted/telented person 一个有天赋的、有才华的人 from a distance从远方 keep sb. at a distance对某人保持疏远 6. as far as 远到，直到;至于

[辨析] manage to do try to do

3.重点句子

1. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres. 那里空气湿润，因而树木长得相当高，有的超过90米。(34页)

[解释]1. so...that 如此……以致于，后跟结果状语从目，常用too to或enough to来变为简单句，如： She was so angry that she couldn’ t say a word. = She was too angry to say a word. 她太气愤以致于说不出话来。

①辨析：so...that与such...that：

so...that与such...that意思一致，that均引导结果状从句，但是so为副词，such为形容词，所以二者所接词不一样的。

②some measuring over 90 metres 是独立主格结构。

独立主格结构由名词或代词加上其他成分构成，在语法上是一个独立的短语，不是句子，作用相当于状语从句，可表示时间、原因、条件、行为、方式或伴随情况。

构成形式：名词(代词) + 现在分词/过去分词/形容词/副词/不定式/介词短语。

eg. Time permitting, I shall go to the cinema with you.

The test finished, we began our holiday.

页) not all 不都是，表示部分否定。

3. There is more fresh water in Canada than in any other country in the world. 加拿大的淡水量比世界上其他任何一个国家都多。(38页)

[解释] (1) 用比较级表示最高级，同一范围内比较时，常用“主语+动词+比较级+than any other+单名”

或“主语+动词+比较级+than any of the other+复名”。

(2) 不同范围内比较，常用“主语+动词+比较+than any+单名”。

4.As they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad St Lawrence River , a young man sat down with them.(38页)

looking over the broad St Lawrence River 现在分词作伴随状语。

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