重点词语讲与练

1. alone

alone作形容词，意为“单独的，独自的”。如：

He was alone at home last Sunday. 上星期天他独自一人在家。

拓展： alone还可作副词，意为“独自地，单独地”，相当于by oneself。如：

He lived alone after his wife died.=He lived by himself after his wife died. 他妻子去世后，他独自生活。

[练习]

① When he was young, he was _____ (独自的) in that city.

② 他喜欢独自生活。(汉译英)

He likes _______________.

2. surprise

surprise作名词，意为“惊奇，诧异”。如：

I have a surprise for you! 我要告诉你一件你意想不到的事！

surprise作动词，意为“使惊奇，使诧异”，宾语通常为人。如：

The news surprised us. 这则消息使我们感到意外。

拓展： surprised为形容词，意思是“感到吃惊的”，surprising也是形容词，意思是“令人吃惊的”。如：

We were surprised to hear the surprising news. 听到这惊人的消息我们感到吃惊。

[练习]

① His coming _____ (使惊奇) me.

② To our s_____, he could finish the work in so short a time.

Key： 1. ① alone ② living alone

2. ① surprised ② surprise

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