熟记英语300句 中考英语无忧虑
—人教版初中英语高频考点、句型讲练(114)
主题句:You shouldn’t let your parents down.
你不应该使你的父母失望。
考点:let…down的用法以及down的几种常见用法
1. let…down 意为“使……失望”,其中 let 为使役动词,“使,让”;down为形容词,“悲哀,沮丧”。
Work hard and don’t let your parents down.
努力工作,不要让你父母失望。
You have done a good job. You haven’t let us down.
你做的不错,你没有让我们失望。
除了let sb. do sth. 这一重要句型外,let还可用于let + sb. /sth. + adj. /adv. /prep.
Let him in. 让他进来吧。
Let them away from the school.
让他们离开学校。
down的几种常见用法
(1) 介词,意为“沿着……”, 相当于along。
Go straight down this street and you’ll find a book store on your left.
沿着这条街往前走走,你会发现在你的左边有一个书店。
Walk directly down the road and you'll get to the square.
沿着这条路直走你就会到达广场。
(2) 副词, 意为“向下; 在下面; 由强到弱; 由高到低”等,和up 相对。常和某些动词连用,如 sit down 坐下; put down 放下;cut down切下来;come down下来;turn down调低; write down记下; break down (机器)故障,损坏;fall down 跌倒;pull down 拆下,摧毁。
The radio is too noisy. Please turn it down.
收音机太吵闹了,请关小一些音量。
You can write down his phone number and call him.
你可以记下他的电话号码,然后给他打电话。
Be careful not to fall down.
小心不要跌倒。
3. 形容词,意为“悲哀,沮丧”,和sad / upset 意思相近。
When you are down or tired, you can listen to music to relax.
当你感觉悲伤或劳累的时候,可以听听音乐放松一下。
I feel down today because I haven’t passed the examination.
今天我感觉很沮丧,因为我没有通过考试。
小试牛刀:
1. He feels today because he has failed the test again.
A. up B. down C. pleased D. glad
2. ________ your name on the paper and you can get a magazine.
A. Cut down B. Break down C. Turn down D. write down
3. My car and I must have it repaired at once.
A. falls down B. cuts down C. breaks down D. pulls down
4. Just walk this road and you’ll see the museum on your right.
A. at B. by C. down D. for
5. I’m sure that you won’t (让我们失望).