Unit 4 TV Programmes（1）
第四单元　电视节目
课文祥解
1. I’m far too busy to go shopping.
　我实在太忙了，没时间去买东西。
★far用作副词，意为“很”“非常”，常修饰形容词、副词、比较级或最高级，强调程度，表示“……很多”。如：
①He’s fallen far behind in his work. 他的工作无远没有做完。
②Their room is far larger than yours. 他们的房间比你们的大很多。
③This room is far too warm. 这个房间太热了。
④He is a man of far sight. 他是一个目光远大的人。
⑤I’m far too busy to go shopping. 我真的是太忙了，没时间去购物。
★far用作副词，意为“远”“遥远”“久远”，指表示空间与时间上的距离。如：
①How far did you go? 你走了多远？
②He always works far into the night. 他总是工作到深夜。
③The plane is flying far above the clouds. 飞机在云霄上飞。
★far用作形容词，意为“远的”“遥远的”。如：
①I like to travel to a far place. 我喜欢到远处去旅行。
②She was sitting at the far end of the room. 她坐到房间的那一头。
③They live in the far south of the city. 他们住在那个城市的南面。
④In the far north, days are short in winter. 在较北的地方，冬日的白天较短。⑤⑥
★as far as意为“与……一样远”，强调到某一地方，as far as还可表示“就……而言”的意思，表示某种程度。如：
①I can’t swim as far as you. 我游不到你那样远。
②We walked as far as the station. 我们一直走到火车站。
③I only walk as far as the foot of the mountain. 我仅走到山脚那么远。
④As far as I know, he will be away for two weeks. 据我所知，他要离开两星期。
⑤As far as I know, she’s not coming, but I may be wrong.
就我所知，她不打算来，但我或许会错。
★so far意为“到目前止”，可以放在句首，也可放在句尾。如：
①So far the weather has been good, but it might change.
直到现在为止，天气都很好，但也许有变。
②I have been here for three months, and so far I’ve enjoyed myself.
我来这里已经有三个月了，我一直过得很愉快。
③I have written to Jim, but I haven’t received his letter so far.
我已经给吉姆写过信了，但到目前为止我还没有收到他的回信。
2. Then I’ll have lunch and a little sleep between 2 and 7.
然后，在两点至七点之间我吃午饭并睡会儿。
★between用作介词，意为“在……和……之间”，常与and连用。如：
①You can sit between him and me. 你可以坐在我和他中间。
②A football match is going on between a Chinese team and a Japanese team.
中国队和日本队之间正在进行一场足球赛。
★between强调在两者之间，而among一般指三者或三者以上。如：
①There is a picture hanging between the two windows. 两扇窗户中间挂着一幅画。
②The animals usually hide among the trees in the daytime. 野兽白天通常藏在树林里。
③I couldn’t find him among the crowd. 我在人群里找不到他。
【注】当表示三者以上的事物每两两之间时，仍用between。如：
④There is a canal between the three cities. 这三个城市之间有条运河。
⑤Agreements have been made between different countries.
不同的国家之间已达成了协议。
3. Every one of them has their own favourite TV programme.
他们每个人都有自己最喜欢的电视节目。
★everyone通常情况下写成一个单词，但在后面接一个表示范围的of短语时，应写成两个单词。如：原句中every one of them。当anyone后面接of时，也写成两个单词，即any one of…。如：
①Every one if the students in the class has passed the exam.
＝All the students in the class have passed the exam.
这个班上的所有的学生都通过了这次考试。
②Every one of the them has their own idea.
他们每个人都有自己的主意。
③Any one of the boys can do what the two grown-ups are doing.
这些男孩中随便哪一个都能干那两个成年人在干的活。
④I like all the novels, any one of them.
我喜欢所有这些小说，它们中的任何一本。
★every用作形容词，表示“每一个”，在句中只作定语，与单数名词连用，着重于整体中每个人或事物，即把分散的项目集中成为一个整体来看待，强调整体。如：
①Every minute is important to us. 每分钟对我们都是重要的。
②There are TV stations in every big city in China now. 现在中国每个大城市都有电视台。
③We make experiments in chemistry every day. 我们每天都做化学实验。
★every与数字连用，可表示“每……一次的”“每隔……的”。如：
①You must change the oil in the car every 5000 miles.
你必须每行上5000里给汽车换一次油。
②I usually go to my uncle’s every three days(＝every third day).
我通常每三天（每隔两天）去我叔叔家一次。
★every可与other+单数可数名词连用，表示“每隔……”。如：
①Please write on every other line. 请隔行写。
②They planted a tree every other meter along the road.
他们在马路边每隔一米栽一棵树。
★each用作形容词，意为“每个的”，强调一个群体（至少两个）中个别的个体。如：
①Each child learns at his/her own plan. 每个儿童均按自己的进度学习。
②There is a tree on each side of the house. 房子两边各有一棵树。
③Each day is better than the one before. 一天比一天好。
★each用作代词，意为“各个”“每个”，作主语时，谓语用单数。如：
①Each of the houses is slightly different. 每座房子都稍有区别。
②Each of the students had his own bike. 孩子们各有自己的自行车。
★each放在主语后，作主语（一定是复数）的同位语时，谓语用复数。如：
①We each have an orange in the hand. 我们每人手里有一只桔子。
②They each have different opinions about it. 他们对那件事各有不同的意见。
4. on与about
★on用作介词，意为“关于”，意味着具有严肃的学术性内容。如：
①Have you read the article on France in the newspaper?
你读过报上那篇关于法国的文章吗？
②That book is on an important subject. 那本书是讲一个重要的问题。
★about用作介词，意为“关于”，是一个普通用词，强调一般性和通俗性。如：
①They held a discussion about dinosaurs. 他们举办了一次关于恐龙的讨论会。
②He likes watching a TV programme about school life.
他喜欢看有关学校生活的电视节目。
5. They are writing their own TV programmes for a writing competition.
他们正在编写自己的电视节目来参加一场写作比赛。
★one’s own用作形容词，意为“自己的”“特有的”。如：
①That is my own camera. 那是我自己的相机。
②I saw it happen with my own eyes. 我亲眼目睹了那件事的发生
③The orange has its own scent. 桔子有它独特的香味。
★own用作代词，意为“自己”。如：
①May I keep it for my own? 我可以把它作为己有吗？
②I’ll do the work on my own. 我将独立地工作。
③Why didn’t you tell her to use her own? 为什么你不叫她用她自己的呢？
★on one’s own是一个习惯短语，意为“独自”“独立”。如：
①He runs a factory on his own. 他独立经营工厂。
②She still lives on her own. 她仍然独自一人生活。
★own用作动词，意为“拥有”“有”，指具有法律上的所有权，其主语往往是人。如：
①Who owns this land? 这块地为谁拥有啊？
②He used to own a lot of houses. 他过去拥有好几处房子。
③His family owned neither land nor house. 他家既无田地又无房子。
6. A weekly round-up of what is happening in sports, with lots of up-to-date information.
体育方面所发生的事件一周综述，为你提供大量的最新的体坛信息。
★weekly用作形容词，意为“每周一次的”“每周的”。如：
①They are doing the weekly cleaning. 他们在进行每周一次的大扫除。
②Have you read the weekly newspaper? 你看过周报了吗？
★weekly它还可以用作名词，表示“周刊”，monthly表示“月刊”。如：
①I have subscribed to a weekly. 我已经订了一份周刊。
②This is a monthly magazine. 这是一个月刊。
③Our club has a monthly meeting. 我们俱乐部每月开一次会。
★weekly也可以用作副词，意为“每周地”。如：
①He receives his wages weekly. 他每周领一次工资。
②Mr. Davies pays me rent weekly. 戴维斯先生每星期付我一次租金。
7. happen的用法小结
★happen用作不及物动词，意为“（偶然）发生”，指具体客观事物的发生，往往带有偶然的意味，其主语往往是物。Happen不用于被动语态。如：
①This story happened in Shanghai. 这个故事发生在上海。
②A fire happened in his factory last night. 昨晚那个工厂发生了火灾。
★happen to sb. / sth. 意为“某人/物出了某事”，to为介词。主语一般是某物。如：
①If anything happens to the machine, do let me know.
假如机器出了什么毛病，务必通知我。
②What has happened to him (=What’s wrong / the matter with him?)
　他怎么了？
③What finally happened to the boy? 这男孩最后怎样了。
★happen to do sth. 意为“碰巧做某事”，如：
①Her birthday happens to be New Year’s Day. 她的生日碰巧是元旦这一天。
②I happened to be out when you called. 你来访时我碰巧出去了。
③He happened to be watching TV when his father came home.
　父亲回来时，他碰巧晨看电视。
★It happened that + 从句。意为“碰巧……”。如：
①It happened that I saw him yesterday. 昨天我碰巧见到他了。
②It happened that she was thinking of something when the teacher called her.
当老师叫她时，珍妮碰巧在想事情。
③It happened that he had seen the film. 他碰巧看过那部电影了。
【注】happen注意其否定句中否定词的位置转移。如：“我碰巧身上没带钱”可有多种译法。
　I happened not to have any money with me.
I didn’t happen to have any money with me.
I happened to have no money with me.
It happened that I had no money with me.
It happened that I didn’t have any money with me.
★take place也表示是“发生”的意思，指事先布置或策划好，然后发生，没有偶然的意思，是不及物动词词组，没有被动语态。如：
①Great changes have taken place in our city in the past 5 years.
过去的五年里，我们市发生了巨大变化。
②The October Revolution took place in 1917.
十月革命发生在1917年。
③Great changes have taken place in my hometown since 1980.
自从1980年以来，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。
④He asked me whether the sports meet would take place the next week.
他问我运动会是否在下星期召开。
8. up-to-date的用法
★up-to-date是复合形容词，意为“现代的”“新式的”“最新的”。如：
①This book is up-to-date. 这本书是最新的。
②The equipment here is really up-to-date. 这里的设备很新式的。
★out of date意为“过期的”“过时的”。如：
①Her clothes are about ten years out of date. 她的衣服已经过时十年了。
②This information is out of date. 这资料已经过时了。
9. The programme covers different sports, such as basketball, swimming, badminton and football.
本节目涵盖了不同的体育项目，诸如篮球、篮球、游泳、羽毛球和足球。
★cover用作动词，意为“包含”“包括”“涉及”。如：
①The lectures covered a lot of subjects. 这些讲座涉及的内容极为广泛。
②The survey covers all aspects of the business. 调查包括这个企业的各个方面。
③The exhibition covers an area of 5,000 square metres.
展览会展出面积为5,000平方米。
★cover用作动词，也可以“盖”“遮盖”。如：
①Flood water covers our fields. 洪水淹没了我们的田地。
②Lies cannot cover up facts. 谎言掩盖不了事实。
③Please cover the bowl with a piece of paper. 请用纸把碗盖上。
④A passing lorry covered us in mud from head to foot.
一辆驰过的卡车溅了我们一身泥。
★cover用作动词，意为“报道”“（记者）采访”。如：
①He is covering the sports meeting. 他正在报道运动会的情况。
②He was sent to cover the traffic accident. 他被派去采访了那起交通事故。
★cover用作动词，还可表示“行过”“走过（路程）”。如：
①They covered three hundred miles that day.
那一天他们走了三百英里。
②He wants to cover 100 miles before it gets dark.
他想在天黑之前走100英里。
③I covered 10 miles today. I never guessed that I could walk that far.
我今天走了10英里路，我从没想过我能走那么远。
★be covered with意为“覆盖”“遮盖”，表示一种状态。如：
①The ground is covered with snow. 地上覆盖着雪。
②The trees are covered with fruit. 树上结满了水果。
③The table is covered with dust. 桌子上都是灰尘。
★cover也可作名词，表示“盖子”“罩”“封面”。如：
①The cover of a pot is called a lid. 盖壶的盖子叫作壶盖。
②My book needs a new cover. 我的书需要一个新封面。
③He always reads the paper from cover to cover. 他总是把报纸从头到尾看一遍。
10. However, if you are not a football fan, you might find this week’s programme a bit boring.
然而，如果你不是一个足球迷，那么你可能会觉得本周的节目有点乏味。
★原句中的a bit boring是谓语动find的宾语补足语。find可接多种形式的宾语补足语。如：
①You will find it a difficult book. 你会发现这是本很难的书。（名词）
②He found