高考英语 重点词汇归纳 again、age、ahead的用法复习剖析

again、age、ahead的用法

1、again and again

again and again = time and time again = over and over = over and over again再三地

The old man thinks of his happy past again and again. 这位老人再三地想起他幸福的过去。

2、age

(1)n.年龄，时代，时期

The old man died at the age of 80/when he was 80 years of age/when he was 80 years

old.那位老人80岁时去世了。

He is young for his age. 就他的年龄而论，他是年轻的。

What is the age of the church? 这座教堂多少年了？

He was the greatest poet of the age. 他是那个时代最伟大的诗人。

(2)vi./vt. 变老

He is aging fast. Worry ages a man. 他老得很快。忧虑令人老！

I found him greatly aged. 我发现他老多了。

拓展：（1）adj. aged……岁的，年老的

a boy aged ten 一个10岁的男孩 an aged man老人

(2)人生的七期

baby→infant→child→youth→manhood→middle age→old age

婴儿/0→幼儿/7→儿童/12→青年/28→壮年/40→中年/65→老年

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3、ahead

ahead短语归纳

go ahead朝前走，请便（同意对方继续干或同意对方的请求）；go ahead (on)with…继续；ahead of在……前面，早于，优先；ahead of time提前

完成句子

①他朝前走去看看发生了什么事情。He ________ ________ to see what had happened.

②我可以坐这个座位吗？请坐吧。May I take this seat?________ _______.

③那年轻人走在游行队伍最前面。The young man walked at the_______ _______parade.

④她比我早到2个小时。She arrived two hours _______ _______me.

⑤他们已提前三周完成了设计。They have completed the design _______ ______ _______

_______time.

Key:①went,ahead ②Go,ahead③ahead,of ④ahead,of⑤three,weeks,ahead,of

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