重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)用法
1．seldom的用法
seldom['seld+m] adv. 一般放在實(shí)意動(dòng)詞之前，be動(dòng)詞之后，意為“不常；很少”。例如：
①I've seldom seen such a big apple. 我很少看到這么大的蘋果。
②They seldom go out for dinner. 他們不常到外面用晚餐。
③She seldom, if ever, reads a book. 她很少讀書。
④He seldom goes to see the film, does he?
他很少去看電影，是嗎？
【注】seldom視作否定詞，故上述句子都應(yīng)視作否定句，若后面跟反意疑問(wèn)句，應(yīng)用肯定式。類似例詞還有hardly, rarely, scarcely, never等。
2．matter的用法
matter['m$t+]n. 物質(zhì)(與‘精神’對(duì)應(yīng))；問(wèn)題，事情；事態(tài)。the matter通常指“困擾的事，麻煩的事；故障”。例如：
①It is organic matter.它是有機(jī)物。
②What kinds of matter is the earth made up of?
地球是由什么物質(zhì)構(gòu)成的？
③Political matters interest him greatly.
他對(duì)政治問(wèn)題深感興趣。
④Matters are different from country to country.
情形因國(guó)而異。
⑤Is anything the matter? 有什么麻煩嗎？
⑥Something is the matter with the computer.
這部電腦好像有點(diǎn)毛病。
【注意】與matter搭配使用的短語(yǔ)常用的有：as a matter of course(當(dāng)然，當(dāng)然的事)，as a matter of fact(實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上)，no matter what/which/who/where/when/how(不論什么/哪一個(gè)/誰(shuí)/哪里/何時(shí)/如何)，it matters + (to+somebody)+wh-從句(意為“對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)……是重要的”)。例如：
①As a matter of course, he was elected mayor.
他當(dāng)選市長(zhǎng)是理所當(dāng)然。
②As a matter of fact, she was responsible for the accident.
實(shí)際上，她應(yīng)對(duì)這次事故負(fù)責(zé)。
③No matter what happens, don't be discouraged.
無(wú)論發(fā)生什么事，都不要?dú)怵H。
④It doesn't matter to me whether she is pleased or not.
她滿意與否對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)并不重要。
3．meet
1)meet用作動(dòng)詞，意為“碰到，遇到”。
①I met her in the sheet, 我在街上遇見(jiàn)她。
②We met each other quite by chance我們彼此相遇純屬偶然。
③I met a lot of difficulties in the work工作中我遇到了很多困難。
④The two teams meet next Saturday in volleyball.
下周二這兩支排球隊(duì)相遇。
2)meet用作動(dòng)詞，還表示“接(人、車等)”
①Will you meet me at the airport? 到機(jī)場(chǎng)接我好嗎？
②I'll meet your bus。我到汽車站接你。
③The hotel bus meets all the trains.
旅館的班車在火車站接各班車的旅客。
3)meet用作動(dòng)詞，還表示“接觸，聯(lián)結(jié)”。
①His hand met hers. 他的手碰到了她的手。
②These trousers won't meet round my waist any more.
這褲子瘦得系不上了。
4)meet還表示“支付，償付(費(fèi)用)”。
①You have to meet all the bills. 你必須償付所有賬單。
②The cost will be met by the company. 費(fèi)用由公司支付。
5)meet with sb. 表示“偶遇”或“與某人會(huì)晤”。
①I was fortune to meet with my uncle at the airport.
真幸運(yùn)，我在機(jī)場(chǎng)碰到了叔叔。
②The president meet with senior White House aides at breakfast.
早餐時(shí)總統(tǒng)會(huì)見(jiàn)了白宮的高級(jí)助手。
6)meet with sth. 表示“偶遇”或“遭受，遇到”。
①I was fortune to meet with a complete Lu Xun at the Shanghai Market.
真幸運(yùn)，我在上海市場(chǎng)遇上了一本《魯迅全集》。
②You will probably meet with many difficulties.
你將可能遇到許多困難。
4．hopefully
有一類副詞，多表示說(shuō)話人的觀點(diǎn)，常獨(dú)立用于句首。主要有frankly, seriously, personally, luckily, obviously, roughly, generally, undoutedly, fortunately, actually, unexpectedly等。例如：
①Fortunately, no one was hurt. 幸虧沒(méi)有人受傷。
②Frankly, I'm not satisfied with your work.
坦誠(chéng)地說(shuō)，我對(duì)你的工作不滿意。
③Obviously, he needs help. 顯然他需要幫助。
5．brain & brains
brain指“腦”。而brains可用來(lái)指“頭腦、智力”或“智力超群的人們”。
①The brain is the centre of the nervous system.
大腦是神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的中樞。
②The human brain is a complex organ.
人腦是個(gè)復(fù)雜的器官。
③You need brains to become a university professor.
當(dāng)大學(xué)教授要有才智。
④He is one of the leading brains in the country.
他是國(guó)家