Education复习
she got a scholarship to combridge but dropped out a year later .她获得了剑桥大学的学籍，但是一年后她辍学了。2.drop 动词“降落、落下”“指人或动物筋疲力尽地倒下”“降低、减少”e.g. the bottle dropped and broken . 瓶子落下来，摔碎了。the climmer slipped and dropped to death .登山者滑了下来，摔死了。his voice dropped to whisper .他的声音降到了耳语的程度。3.drop 相关短语drop in on sb. (= call on sb .) 拜访某人drop in at a place (= call at a place ) 访问/参观某地in some countries parents are particularly unwilling to send their daughters to school because the custom is to educate boys rater than girls .在一些国家，父母尤其不愿把女孩子送到学校读书，由于习惯上重男轻女的缘故吧。 [点拨]：unwilling 形容词“不愿意的”“不情愿的” 反义词是willing 1. willing adj. 相当于 ready or eager to help 意思是“愿意”e.g. are you willing to accept responsibility ? 你愿意承担责任吗？2. will 助动词，表示对未来事物的预料，还可表意愿等；e.g. you will be in time if you hurry . 如果你抓紧，你会准时到。he will start school soon , won’t he ?他不久就上学了，是吗？he’ll take you home---you only have to ask .他愿意带你回家，你只要请求一下。3. will 名词，意思是“意志、意愿”e.g. she shows great strength of will . 她显示出了坚强的意志力。where there is a will ,there is a way .有志者，事竞成。 [点拨] 有关rather than 的用法： 1. rather than可连接两个并列成份，表示“---而不是---”rather than e.g. the colour seems green rather than blue . 这颜色似乎是绿色而不是蓝色。it was what he meat rather than what he said .这是他的意愿而不是他的原话。2. 句型would do --- rather than do ---也可写成would rather do --- than do “宁愿做---而不愿做---”e.g. he would rather listen to others than talk himself .可换为： he would listen to others rather than talk himself . 他宁愿听别人谈而不愿自己说。he would deal with a man rather than with a woman .可换为：he would rather deal with a man than with a woman .他愿意和男人打交道而不愿意和女人打交道。3. would rather +从句 “宁愿某人做某事”，从句谓语动词用过去式，表示希望现在或将来的事；从句谓语动词用过去完成式，表示希望已过去的事情；若用进行式，表示希望正在进行的事情。e.g. she would rather the children called on her the next day . 她宁愿孩子们第二天来看望她。
