重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)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(huì)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(huì)及時(shí)來(lái)參加晚會(huì)的。

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

我沒有把握她是否來(lái)。

【注意】certain 還可以用作定語(yǔ)，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?yōu)楹檬隆?/p>

2．control 的用法

control [k+n'tr+ull] vt．＆ n．控制，調(diào)節(jié)。例如：

①The drunk man could hardly control his car.

那個(gè)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(dāng)你對(duì)孩子十分氣憤時(shí)，你能控制住自己?jiǎn)幔?/p>

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

消防隊(duì)員控制不住大火，房子被燒毀了。

3．majority

1)majority 作名詞，意為“多數(shù)，大半”解。

①The company hold a majority of the stock.

該公司擁有半數(shù)以上的股份。

②The majority will go to him. 多數(shù)人會(huì)投他的票。

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

他以120票對(duì)70票的多數(shù)當(dāng)選。

2)當(dāng)用作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，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(shù)醫(yī)生認(rèn)為吸煙有害健康。

②The majority of the people love peace.

大多數(shù)人愛好和平。

③The majority of the damage is easy to repair.

這次損害大部分容易補(bǔ)救。

【注】當(dāng)把多數(shù)看作一個(gè)整體與少數(shù)人相對(duì)比時(shí)，用單數(shù)動(dòng)詞。

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

誰(shuí)說(shuō)大多數(shù)人總是能將其意志強(qiáng)加在少數(shù)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(dá)到法定的成年年齡。

4．see的用法

1)see 作動(dòng)詞，表示“看見，看到”或“見面，會(huì)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(gè)犯人偷了錢。

⑤I don't see much