1、优质文档优质文档Unit 13 PeopleDescribing and guessing(描述和 猜测)【日常用语】(1)DescribingShe has short hair and her nose is very big.她留着短发,鼻子很大。He is an outgoing boy and likes singing popular songs.他是个外向的男孩,喜欢唱流行歌曲。When she was 18 years old, she was a beauty.她十八岁的时候是个美人。(2) GuessingI guess that shes about 30.来源: 学科网
2、 ZXXK= I guess her to be about 30.我想她大概 30 岁。 He must have done it yesterday.来源: 学#科#网他一定是昨天干的这事情。It seems (that) he is lying. = He seems to be lying.他好像在撒谎。 It looks as if its going to rain.好像要下雨。 You look as if you slept badly.你看起来好像没有睡好觉。【情景会话】George: I am absolutely certain Im go ing to fail my
3、English test.我敢肯定,我英语考试不会及格的。Ann: What ma kes you so sure and why are you so pessimistic?什么让你这么肯定?你 为什么这么悲观呢 ?George: Because it is impossible to improve listening level within a week. Im not being pessimistic. Im being rea listic.因为我不可能在一周之内提高听力水平。我这不是悲观,是现实。Ann: This is your only reason?这就是你的原因?Ge
4、orge: Yes, I know my vocabulary and reading comprehension are pretty good. But my liste ning hasnt changed at all in a long time. It seems so hard to improve it and Im not exactly sure why.是啊。我知道我的词汇和阅读理解非常好,但我的听力这么长时间了都没有一点变化。看起来很难提高了。我也不知道是什么确切原因。来源: 学#科#网Ann: Dont worry about it. Practice makes p
5、erfect. Ill lend you some listening materials so that you can practice more before the exam. I believe you can pass the exam w ith good preparation.别担心。熟能 生巧。我借你一些听力材料,你可以在考试前多加练习。我相信,如果你好好准备,你会通过考试的。George: Oh, thank you. Thats very nice of you.噢,谢谢。你真是太好了 。【典例剖析】典例 1 You know who came yesterday? Y
6、ao Ming? We had a basketball match._ He came and watched the game.A. You guessed it!B. How did you know that?C. Well done!D. That was good news!剖析:此处是对于对方的猜测表示的一种肯定。You guessed it!表示“你猜对了!”英语中表示猜测的句型有:I guess that ;I guess n ot; He must have done等。答案:A来源:学科网 ZXXK典例 2 Its been raining for a whole week. I think itll get fine soon._. We are getting into the rainy season now.A. Yes,it will来源:学,科, 网B. Of course notC. Its possibleD. Its hard to say剖析:一方认为 “天很快会转晴” ,另一方则表示一种“不肯定”的看法:很难说(Its hard to say.) 。英语中表示不十分肯定的表达法还有:It seems that ;It looks as if答案:D