一、 對(duì)全句進(jìn)行解釋或說明
表明依據(jù)、來源、態(tài)度、可能性、肯定與否定、引起注意、征求同意、感情色彩等。
正如我們所知 as we know / as we see
信不信由你believe it or not
考慮到 considering that
坦率地/ 一般地/ 嚴(yán)格地/ 開誠布公地frankly/generally / honestly / strictly speaking
在某種程度上 in a way / sense
據(jù)說it is said
根據(jù)判斷judging from / by ...
顯然 obvoiusly
說來也奇怪strange to say
果然sure enough
說到talking of
太好了wonderful
照我看來 as I see it
我敢說 I dare say
我確信/ 猜測(cè)/希望/猜想/的意思是/認(rèn)為/ 不知道 I believe/ guess / hope / mean / suppose / think / wonder
我恐怕/ 肯定 I`m afraid / sure
以我之見in my opinion/ view
似乎 it semms to me
就我個(gè)人而言personally
肯定surely
說句公道話 to be fair
坦率地說 to be frank
老實(shí)說to be honest
的確/無疑地to be sure
告訴你實(shí)話吧 to tell you the truth
幸好fortunately
算某人幸運(yùn) happily / luckily for sb.
不幸的是unfortunately
使我失望/欣慰/ 滿意/ 驚訝much to my disappointment / joy / satisfaction / surprise
事實(shí)上as a matter of fact = in fact
畢竟/ 別忘了after all
我說 I say
我告訴你 I tell you
正如你所知道as you know
正如你所說的as you say
你認(rèn)為... do you think / suppose
你難道不認(rèn)為 don`t you think
你知道 you know
你瞧 you see
Exercises1 :
Exercises1 :
1.____ , the more expensive the camera, the better its qualty . (2005)
A. General speaking B. Speaking general
C. Generally speaking D. Speaking generally
2. It is no nice to hear from her , ______ , we last met more than thirty years ago. (2002北京）
A. What`s more B. That is to say
C. In other words D. Believe it or not
3. This is Mr White ,_______ I think has something interesting to tell you .
A. which B. whom C. that D. who
4. I made a call to my parents yesterday . To my disappointment , ______ of them answered it .
A. either B. none C. neither D. nobody (2005 福建)
5. The winter of 1990 was extremely bad . ______ most people say it was the worst winter of their lives. (2004浙江)
A. At last B. In fact C. In a word D. As a result
6. People may have different opinions about Karen , but I admire her. __ , she is a great musician .
A. After all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual
7. Mum is coming . What present ______ for your birthday ? (2005 福建)
A. You expect she has got B. you expect has she got
C. do you expect she has got D. do expect has she got
二、 起連接作用，使前后語句語義貫通，銜接緊密
二、 起連接作用，使前后語句語義貫通，銜接緊密
表示列舉、順序、總結(jié)、增補(bǔ)、等同、轉(zhuǎn)折、對(duì)比、因果、轉(zhuǎn)換話題
例如 for example = for instance / such as / like
第一/ 首先 at first = first of all
首先to begin with= to start with
總的來說 all in all = in total
總之in a word = in conclusion
簡而言之in brief= in short
概括地說 / 一般說來in general = in summary = to sum up
此外in addition
更確切地說 or rather = to be exact
另外 還有what`s more = besids = also
換言之/ 換句話in other words
類似地similarly
也就是說/ 即 that is (to say )
確切地說to be exact
盡管如此all the ame
即使這樣 even so
然而however
反過來 in turn
同時(shí)meanwhile
否則 / 不然的話otherwise
盡管 though
恰恰相反on the contrary
另一方面on the other hand
當(dāng)然of course = certainly
難怪/怪不得no wonder
因此therefore
為了安全起見to be safe
結(jié)果as a result
順便說一下by the way
最重要的是above all = most important of all
比這更好的是and even better
更何況 / 況且besides= moreover=what`s more
更糟糕是 what`s =worse still = worse than all = to make things worse
如果有的話if any / if ever
如果不是if not 如果是if so
如果你不介意的話if you don`t mind
如果你喜歡if you like
要是那樣的話in that case
與...相比較compared with / to
Exercises 2:
Exercises 2:
8. If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly , _____ , by dipping in water , it will be very hard but will break easily . (2005 黃岡)
A. what`s more B. for example C. in general D. on the other hand
9. --- Do you think I should get a good guide book ?
--- Yes , of course. ______ , you also need a good camera and comfortable shoes
A. What`s more B. In other words C. By the way D. All in all (2004 北京春)
10. Your performance in the driving test didn`t reach the required standard ---_____ , you failed .
A. in the end B. after all C. in other words D. at the same time (1999)
11. --- Have you been to New Zealand ?
--- No, I`d like to , ____ .(2005 山東)
A. too B. though C. yet D. either
12. Your uncle seems to be a good driver , _____ , I wouldn`t dare to travel inhis car. (2005 江西)
A. even so B. even thogh C. therefore D. so ]
13. Tom works very hard . His brother , _____ , doesn`t do much at all . (2005海淀區(qū))
A. what`s more B. on the contrary C. for one thing D. even worse
14. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever ; _____ he could neither eat nor sleep.
A. as a result B. after all C. any way D. otherwise (2004 江西)
15. --- Brad is Jane`s brother !
--- _____ he reminded me so of of Jane ! ()
A. No doubt B. Above all C. No wonder D. Of course
16. I don`t mind picking up your things from the store . ______ , the work will do me good .
A. sooner or later B. Still C. In time D. besides ()
17. Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves and , ______ , she gets well paid for it .
A. sooner or later B. what`s more C. as a result D. more or less ()
18. John plays football ______ , if not better than , David. ()
A. as well B. as well as C.so well D. so well as
19. --- I`m afraid Mr Wood can`t see you until 4 o`clock .
--- Oh , _____ , I won`t wait. ()
A. no doubt B. after all C. inthat case D. in this way
20. --- Is that the small town you often refer to ?
--- Right, just the one _____ you know I used to to work for years . ()
A. that B. which C. where D. what
21. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others , ______ , of course , made the others envy him. ()
A. who B. that C. what D. which
22. I`d like to know the time to return . _____ , is there any time for shopping?
A. In all B. However C. On the contrary D. Besides
Exercises3:
Exercises3:
1. 一 How is every thing going on with you in Europe?
--- Quite well.Not so smoothly as I hope, ______ . (NMET2005 江蘇卷 )
A.though B.instead C . either D. too
2 . _____ be sent to work there? (NMET002 上海卷 )
A.Who do you suggest B.Who do you suggest that should
C.Do you suggest who should D.Do you suggest whom should
3. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ____ of course, made the others unhappy. (NMET2000)
A.who B.which C.this D. what
4.Like some of my classmates, I cannot live up to my teacher`s expectations; _____ ,I let them down .( 東城區(qū)05 綜 習(xí)二 )
A.in other words B.after all C.what`s more D.more or less
5.He visited three cities when he stayed in the US, _____ New York,Washington and Houston.
A.such as B.they are C.which is D. th at is (2005 湖北八校聯(lián)考 )
6.He is only too ready to help othem, seldom , _____ refusing them when they turn to him.
A.if never B.if ever C.if not D.if any (2005 湖北八校聯(lián)考 )
7. _____ the temperature might drop,.coal was prepared for warming.(2005 武漢調(diào)考 )
A.To consider B.Considered C.Considering D.To be considered
8.I think she's Swiss, I`m not sure, _______ (2005 武漢調(diào)考 )
A.yet B.either C.though D.although
9. 一 Do you like the place of interest?
一 On the contrary, it's the _____ place that I want to visit.(2005 鄭州 )
A.worst B.last C.best D.latest
10. She gave me mother piece of advice, _____ of great help to the research work
A.which I think it is B.I think which is C.which I think is D.I think it is.(2005 湖南十所 )
11.We sometimes blame others for not understanding what we say. More often than not, ____ ,people couldn't understand us because we didn't make ourselves clear. (2005 大連二模 )
A.however B. there C. otherwise D. instead
12.At first , I was not too sure about the answer to the question of the first importance. However, ______ , I worked it out at last with her help. (2 005 福建達(dá)標(biāo) )
A.to my joy B.To my disappointment C.in a word D.in other words
13.I can't go to the New Year's concert , ____, 100 dollars is just too much for me to spend in one evening.(2004 江西聯(lián)考 )
A.in other words B. that is C.in particular D.I mean
14.Few people can listen to their favorite music without moving their body, _____ a certain part of their body.( 海淀區(qū) 04 )
A.inother words B. for example C.or rather D. more or less
15._____ , most teenagers now listen to rock music . However, John prefers classical music.
A.In a word B.In general C. In particular D.In total (2004 福州達(dá)標(biāo) )
16.--- Henry has been teaching Endish in Beijing University for many years .
--- _____ he can speak Chinese so well and idiomatically. (200 4 福建達(dá)標(biāo) )
A.No wondeful B.No doubt C.No pmblem D. No wonder
17.He will pass two milestones before long, _____ ,he will receive his master`s degree and find a challenging job.( 宣武04.)
17.He will pass two milestones before long, _____ ,he will receive his master`s degree and find a challenging job.( 宣武04.)
A. that is B.which is C.so that D.in other words
18.People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars , and this ___ creates more problems.(03 重 )
A.after all B.once again C.in case D.in tum
19. I went to bed very late that night, _____ ,early the next morning.
A.at least B.in a word C.or rather D.at most (2003 全國大聯(lián)考 )
20. 一 I heard Johnson was badly injured in the accident.
--- _____ ,let's go and see him.
A.What's worse B.If so C.Where poss ible D.When necessary
21. The Chinese government has decided to develop the west of China, _____, I dare say, will benefit the people there , especially those who are still leading a poor life.
A.what B.whatever C.which D.as
22.--- Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today?
--- We'd better not. _____, the problem isn't so burning. What's more, the manager won`t be back until tommmw.
A.Begin with B.Beginning with C.To begin with D.Being begun with
23.John seems a nice person. ____ ,I don't trust him.
A.Even so B.Even though C. Therefore D.Though
24.It seems that he has bought a dictionary, _____ of great value to him.
A.which I suppose is B. that I suppose is C.I suppose it is D.I suppose which is
25.Many great poeple have risen from poverty --- LincoIn and Edison,_____ .
A.instead B.such as C.and so on D.for example
26. _____ ,I don't 1ike the dish she cooked.
A.To tell the truth B.Telling the truth C.Being honest D.I tell you the truth
27.The boy is very clever --- ____ , he knows exactly what I think.
A.beyond expectation B.if possible C.I mean D.I'm afraid so
28.We finished the whole work in less than one day--- seven hours,_____ .
A.to be exact B.to be honest C.to be sure D.to tell the truth
29. 一_____ ?
--- He is a popular singer, I think.
A.Do you think what he is B.Do you think who he is
C.What do you think he is D.Who do you think is he
30.---Is he coming ?
一 I'm not sure.He may be late or, _____ , he may not come at d1.
A.for the moment B.a least C.worse still D.for a while
Keys;
1---5 CDDCB 6---10 ACBAC 11---15 BABAC 16---22 DBBCCDD
1---5 AABAD 6---10 BCCBC 11---15 AADCB 16---20 DADCB
21-- 25 CCAAD 26--- 30 ACACC
