Listening and Talking，Reading for Writing重点短语

instead of 代替

[典型例句]

Will you go to the party instead of me?

你能代替我去参加聚会吗？

Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.

现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。

[易混辨析]

instead of/instead

instead of中的of为介词，其后接名词、代词、动名词等作宾语；instead为副词，在句中用作状语。

She never studies.Instead，she plays tennis all day.

＝She plays tennis all day instead of studying.

她从不学习，取而代之的是整天打网球。

make a difference 有影响；有重要作用

[典型例句]

Does his absence make a difference to your work?

假如没有他，对你的工作会有影响吗？

It will make a difference whether you go today or tomorrow.

你今天去还是明天去，这是不一样的。

He wanted his work to make a difference, and it did.

他希望自己的作品与众不同，并且他的作品真的不同凡响。

It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real difference.

这表明急救知识的确能发挥重要作用。

[思维拓展]

make some/no/not much/a great deal of difference

颇有/没有/没有多大/有很大影响

 cut ......out 停止做（或使用、食用）；剪下

[典型例句]

Cut out this article and show it to your bank manager.

将这篇文章剪下来，拿给你的银行经理看。

The engine slowed down and finally cut out.

发动机减慢下来，最后停了。

It would be wiser to cut out all alcohol during pregnancy.

在怀孕期间最好滴酒不沾。

[思维拓展]

cut down砍倒(树木)；砍伐；削减；删节；使降价

cut down on减少……的量

cut up切碎

cut through凿穿；抄近路穿过

cut in插嘴，插入；打断(谈话)

cut off切掉；剪下；切断；打断，(突然)中止，中断

cut away去掉；切掉；砍掉

now and then 有时；偶尔

[典型例句]

I'd like to go to the cinema now and then.

我喜欢偶尔去看电影。

[思维拓展]

from time to time 有时；不时

(every) now and again 时而；有时

from now on 从现在开始；今后

just now 刚才

since then 从那时以来

by now/until now/up to now 截止到现在

now then 提出建议或征询回应

In order to relax themselves, they go to the seaside from time to time.

为了放松一下他们自己，他们不时到海边去。

Every now and again she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep.

她不时到楼上看看他是否还在睡觉。

Now then, that's enough noise.

好啦，别吵了。