2)at first sight 乍一看,第一眼看到...
At first sight his demand seemed reasonable.
3)at the sight of 一看见
They ran away at the sight of the police.
4) in/within (sb's) sight 看得见
The train is still in sight.
还能看得到那列火车
5)out of (sb's)sight看不见
The house was out of sight behind a wall. 那房子被墙挡住看不见了
6) the sights名胜
同义辨析: scenery scene view sight
Scenery 〔U〕指该地区"整个风景",由多个scene构成的景色
Scene 指一眼可以浏览的"部分风景",但多半包括其中的人及其活动。
View 〔C〕强调从远处或高处看到的"部分风景"
Sight 指风景,名胜。常用复数形式,指人文景观。
练习: 1)The ________ of the movie is set in Paris in the1920s.
2) The ________ from the top of the building is very beautiful.
3) We'll take you to see the ________ of London.
6. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city.
她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔,因此就在市内游览了一番。
1)not...until... 表示"直到...才..."常与表示瞬间的动词连用。
The children won't come back until it is dark.孩子们直到天黑才会回来。
2)not until 的强调句结构为:
It be not until +被强调部分+ that +主语+谓语+其他
→It is not until it is dark that the children come back.
3) not until 位于句首时,主句用部分倒装(即把谓语动词的一部分移到主语前面)
→Not until it is dark will the children come back.
思考:
1. Mr. Smith didn't know what kind of country it is until he came to China.
强调句:___________________________________________________________________
Not unitl置于句首:__________________________________________________________
2. The noise of the street didn't stop until midnight.
强调句:____________________________________________________________________
Not until置于句首:___________________________________________________________
7. It's too bad you can't go as far as Ottawa, Canada's capital.
形式主语 Ottawa的同位语
很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。
此句真正的主语为(that)you can't go as far as Ottawa.
1)as far as 远至,到...程度
This is as far as we go. 我们就到这里了
2)as/so far as I know 据我所知
3)as far as sb./sth. be concerned 就...而言
4)so far 到目前为止(常与现在完成时连用)