5. seem像是，似乎

seem +(to be )+表语　　　 seem +to+v.　　　 It seems+(that)从句

e.g. It seems that I can’t win.

两种否定式为：

They don’t seem to like him.

They seem not to like him.

seem 与look

seem 暗示有一定根据的判断，这种判断往往接近事实。

look 着重由视觉得出的印象。

例 There 　　　　to be no need to go now.

A. seems　　　 B. looks　　 C. is　　 D. are

4. Do you help your friends when they are in trouble?

be in trouble有困难，有麻烦

He’s in trouble again.

If you can’t pay the money, you will be in trouble.

3. Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today?

put off(until) 推迟，延期

They put off the picnic because of the rain.

They put off the meeting until next Friday.

2. Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for somebody?

get annoyed变得烦恼起来

I got annoyed by the flies.

She got annoyed at your saying that.

1. find it + adj. + to do 发现……很.……

He found it hard to explain his difficulties to his parents.

They found it impossible to keep doing it every day.

2. sentence structures:

1) be + adjectives

e.g. I am　　　

　 You are

　 He/She is　　　　 honest.

　 They/We are

2)系动词+adjectives

e.g. He looks absent-minded.

　 I feel lonely.

　 He gets hungry.

(七)Useful expressions

1. Adjectives to describe personality.

friendly友好的　　　　　　　 lazy　 懒惰的　　　　　　　　　　　

helpful有帮助的　　　　　　 moody喜怒无常的

lonely孤僻的　　　　　　　 hardworking努力工作的

flexible灵活的，随机应变的　 impatient缺乏耐心的

self-centered自我中心的　　　 generous慷慨的

honest诚实的　　　　　　　 absent-minded心不在焉的

3. at all用于否定句加强语气。

e.g. He is rather stubborn.

　 I am a little careless.

　 She is a bit absent-minded.

　 He is extremely patient.

　 I am not serious at all.

　 They’re quite friendly.

(四)to give reasons and purposes

e.g. 1)-Why did you get a pet?

-To have company.

2)-Why do they use animals for treatment?

　 -Because they help people relax.

3)-Why do you talk to your parents about everything?

　 -So they trust me.

4)I want a pet to take it for walk.

5)Animals are good listeners because they don’t stop you.

To表示目的：Doctors use animals to help people feel better.

Because表示原因：I love cats because they are very clean.

So表示结果：People have pets so they don’t feel better.

(五)to make contrast between two things with different phrases

e.g. Eric is hardworking, but Danny is very lazy.

While Eric is funny, Danny is quite serious.

Danny’s bedroom is very messy. Eric’s, on the other hand, is very tidy.

but, while, on the other hand 都表示转折。

(六)To talk about personality.

2. really, extremely, quite 可起到强化形容词的作用。

1. rather, a bit, a little 可减轻形容词的绝对性。