Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. CF: rarely, hardly, scarcely& barely 这些副词均含“几乎不”之意。 rarely强调不经常,多指频率 hardly指接近最低限度,差不多没有多余,强调困难和程度 scarcely指不太充分,不太够,不足,不能令人满意,强调数量。 barely指仅仅够,一点不多,强调没有多余。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. change the form where necessary. 1)There is enough food. scarcely) eat in restaurants. E rarely 3)They had time to catch the plane. barely) 4)I could hear the speaker. hardly) Useful Expressions 开业行医 settle into one's medical practice 2.把他当成了自己人 accept him as one of their own 3.消息传播得很快 word passes quickly… 4.簇拥 crowd around 5.忍不住眉开眼笑….can' t stop beaming 6.融入我那些少年朋友的圈子 fit in with my teenage friends 7.能管好自己的事 manage quite well on one'sown 8.出于反叛 as an act of re bellion 9.满了十八岁 turn eighteen 10.上了大学 enroll in college 11.把我比作我父亲 compare me with my father 12我会不惜一切地 Id give any thing to 13.尴尬的沉款 an awkward silence 14.靠自己的本事 In one' s own right 15.你开车难道不看路吗? Why didn't you look where you were going? 16.被撞瘪了 sustain serious dents 17.眼泪在眼眶里转 choke back one's tears 18.似曾相识的笑容 a smile of recognition 19.想起了白天的事 recall the day's events 20.用双臂搂着他的肩膀 wrap one' s arms around his shoulders Proverbs and quotations 1. Best to bend while it's a twig 育人当在幼小时9 (= Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.) CF: rarely, hardly, scarcely & barely 这些副词均含“几乎不”之意。 rarely 强调不经常，多指频率。 hardly 指接近最低限度，差不多没有多余，强调困难和程度。 scarcely 指不太充分，不太够，不足，不能令人满意，强调数量。 barely 指仅仅够，一点不多，强调没有多余。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1) There is _____ enough food. (= scarcely) 2) I _____ eat in restaurants. (= rarely) 3) They had _____ time to catch the plane. (= barely) 4) I could _____ hear the speaker. (= hardly) Useful Expressions 1. 开业行医 settle into one’s medical practice 2. 把他当成了自己人 accept him as one of their own 3. 消息传播得很快 word passes quickly … 4. 簇拥 crowd around 5. 忍不住眉开眼笑 … can’t stop beaming 6. 融入我那些少年朋友的圈子 fit in with my teenage friends 7. 能管好自己的事 manage quite well on one’s own 8. 出于反叛 as an act of rebellion 9. 满了十八岁 turn eighteen 10. 上了大学 enroll in college 11. 把我比作我父亲 compare me with my father 12. 我会不惜一切地 I’d give anything to 13. 尴尬的沉默 an awkward silence 14. 靠自己的本事 in one’s own right 15. 你开车难道不看路吗？ Why didn’t you look where you were going? 16. 被撞瘪了 sustain serious dents 17. 眼泪在眼眶里转 choke back one’s tears 18. 似曾相识的笑容 a smile of recognition 19. 想起了白天的事 recall the day’s events 20. 用双臂搂着他的肩膀 wrap one’s arms around his shoulders Proverbs and Quotations 1. Best to bend while it’s a twig. 育人当在幼小时