2、l.tour:为了公务、娱乐或教育参观多处名胜的旅行WewillmakeatourofHainannextweek.习题1). It is tiring to take a long _______ by train from Paris to Moscow.2). The _________ from England to Australia used to take several months.3). We’ll have time for a ______ to France next weekend.4). We went
3、on a guided ______ round the castle.journeyvoyagetriptouranumberof/thenumberof【解释】anumberof意思是“若干；许多”thenumberof意思是“„„的数目”习题1). Today ___________ people learning Chinese in the world is raising rapidly.2). ____________ books in the market are in English.1). the number o
4、f 2). A number of只修饰可数alarge/great/goodnumberofagreat/good/manyquiteafew只修饰不可数agreatdealofalargeamountofquitealittlealargesumofmuch可数，不可数均可修饰plentylfalotoflotsofalargequantitylfbase5. base vt.以…为基础n.基础；基地；Ibased my hopes on the good news we had yesterday.我把希望寄托在我们昨天
5、的得到的好消息上。This provides a good base for the development of new techniques.这为新技术的发展奠定了良好的基础。base sth on sth以某事物为另一事物的根据或基础bebase on以…为基础onthe base of…以…为基础Thestory is based on facts.这个故事是以事实为基础的。Oneshould always base one’s opinions on facts.一个人的观点应该以事实为基础graduallygraduala
6、dj.逐渐的，逐步的→graduallyadv.逐渐地，逐步地Thingsgraduallyimproved.情况已经渐渐地改善。gradualadj.逐渐的，逐步的Thisisagradualchangeinhisattitudetowardshisstepmother.他对待继母的态度正在逐渐改变latterlatter adj.较后的；后半的；后者的She lived a hard life in the latter part of her life.在她的后半生，她过的很辛苦。【注意】the latter (已提到的两者
7、中的)后者，通常与the former(前者)相对应Theyare two choices for us. Many boys support the farmer, but I favour the latter.注意区分later后来late/later/latter/lately/latestlate---------belateforlatter-------threeyearslaterlatter-------thelatter后者theformer前者lately=recently近来，最近（have）latest---
8、-最新的thelatestnewsbecause of1. because of因为；由于1). They are here because of us.他们是因为我们来这里的。because of是复合介词。becau
