Module 2 Highlights of mey senior Year-Section 2 The Analysis of the Difficult Sentences素材Section 2 The Analysis of the Difficult Sentences from Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year1. I can hardly believe it, but my school life is almost over.我简直无法相信学校生活就要结束了。在这句中，人称代词it指代抽象的事物，指的是my school life is almost over，例如： It really surprised me when they came together that cold November day.2. Its a good thing that the exams are finished.考试结束，这是一件多么好的事啊!本句中，句首的it都是形式主语，代替后面真正的主语that主语从句。文中类似的句子还有1)and its clear that this kind of work can really help people.很明显，这种工作确实能帮助人。2) Its well-known that Americans are competitive众所周知，美国人喜欢争强好胜。3) For an American girl, its so important that you have a good time at the prom.对于美国女孩来说，在舞会上玩得快活太重要了。4) Its a great pity that its probably the last time this will happen.真遗憾，这样美妙的夜晚很可能不会再有了。但是4)后半部分its probably the last time this will happen中的it不是形式主语。 3. Something else Ive greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students. 另外一件我非常乐意做的事情是做同伴调解人，就是帮助学生们解决同学之间的问题。work as 以某一种身份做工作，例如：Those days, he worked as an English teacher in a village school in China.I want to work as a logistic manager.have problems with和之间有问题，出现了麻烦，例如：What problems do you really have with him?How many low-income immigrants and their families have problems with access to mental health treatment because of a language barrier and a deep cultural divide.4. At the start of the school year, we were given training in how to do this新学期开始，我们就接受了培训，学习怎样做这种工作。how to do this为带疑问词的不定式，做介词in的宾语。有时要在不定式前加一个疑问词作动词或介词的宾语，例如He often teaches us how to pronounce English words.Have you got an idea of where to get help?5.and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races! 不管什么时候只要我赢了比赛，我都会为此欣喜万分！do或did放在动词原形前，加强该动词的语气。例如： I do think we should start as soon as possible. He did tell me he would leave for London. Do come to China next time.Do come to my birthday party. 一定来参加我的生日宴会。 I did go there. 我确实去那儿了。 I do miss you. 我确实想你。 句中的it是人称代词，代表抽象的事物，指的是whenever I won our races。 whenever引导时间状语从句，意思为every or any time，例如： You may use my dictionary whenever you want to. He was always in his lab whenever I went to see him.6. It took two hours but it was worth it, as everyone told me I looked very elegant! 这花了我两小时，不过很值得，因为每个人都说我看起来端庄典雅。在it took two hours but it was worth it.这句中第一个“it”指的是“做头发这件事” - to have my hair done第二个“it”指的也是“做头发这件事” -to have my hair done第三个“it”指的是“两小时的时间” -the time of two hours, 在这里，可理解为：worth it=worthwhile在上下文意思明确时，我们可以说worth it，表示一个很好的理由去做某事、值得去做某事。这里的it代表什么，可以通过上下文去理解，例如：It was hard work, but it was worth it in the end.The dictionary costs 80 yuan, which is worth it for learning English.7. For some students and their parents, high school sport is considered more important than academic achievements.一些学生和家长把中学里的运动看得比学习成绩还要重要。consider大致有两种含义。含义不同，用法有别。现归纳如下。1) consider作“考虑”解，常用于以下句型：All things considered全面地考虑，在句中作状语，用于概括或总结。a. consider+名词/代词/动名词。Youd better consider my suggestion. 你最好考虑我的建议。Im considering going abroad some day.我一直考虑有一天出国。I will consider your offer and tell you my decision tomorrow. 对于你的提议我要考虑一下，明天告诉你我的决定。b. consider+从句或“疑问词+不定式”。Have you considered what he suggested? 你们考虑他的建议了吗？We must consider what to do next.我们必须考虑下一步要做什么。All things considered, our old car is no good, so we should buy a new one now.总的来说，我们的旧车已经没有用了，所以我们现在应该买辆新的。Considering how sick he is, he should go to the doctor.鉴于他病得那样厉害，他应去看医生。2) consider作“认为”解时，常用于以下句型：a. consider sb./sth+.(as)+形容词/名词。其中，as可以省略。We consider him honest.我们认为他很诚实。At first they considered me as a doctor.起初他们认为我是医生。He was considered as a great leader. 他被认为是一个伟大的领袖。b. consider+sb./sth.+不定式。其中，不定式通常是to be(可以省略)或其他动词的完成式。We consider this matter to be very important.我们认为这件事很重要。We all consider him to have stolen the bike.我们都认为他偷了自行车。He considers this to be one of the best books on the subject.他认为这是关于这个课题最好的书之一。He is considered to have broken the window. 有人认为是他弄坏了窗。c. consider+it+形容词/名词+不定式短语。We all consider it important to learn English. 我们都认为学好英语是重要的We consider it hard to study English well.我们认为学好英语很难。I consider it my duty to help you with your studies.我认为帮助你学习英语是我的职责。d. consider+宾语从句。We consider that the music is well worth listening to.我们这首音乐很值得一听。8. They do this in order to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.他们这样做来鼓励观众为他们的运动队加油。cheer 为加油；向喝彩；欢呼The crowd cheered when he appeared.当他出现时，人群发出欢呼声。I went to cheer our team on.我去为我们的队伍加油。cheer感到振奋，感到高兴The news cheered the family.那消息使那家人振奋不已。He was cheered by the good news.他受到好消息的鼓舞。cheer up（使）感到振奋；（使）感到高兴Your presence will cheer him up. 你的出场将使他振奋。