新世纪大学英语综合教程2 Unit 1 Text B单词详解2013.3

1. prince n. (often cap.) a son or other near male relation of a king or queen [C](常用大写) 王子；王孙；亲王；国王或王后的男性近亲；诸侯

--- princess n. [C]公主

拓展：[C]小国的君主 a ruler of a small country

[S]巨头,巨子 a very great, successful, or powerful man of the stated kind

① The magician metamorphosed the frog into a prince.魔术师把青蛙变成了王子。

② For all I do know he may be a prince in disguise.从我所知道的一切来看，他可能是一个隐姓埋名的亲王。

2. fantastic adj. extremely good; wonderful [非正式] 顶呱呱的，非常出色的，了不起的 拓展：荒诞的，奇异的，古怪的 wild and strange

极大的；异乎寻常的 very large; extraordinary

极好的，极出色的，了不起的 excellent; marvellous

常见句型：用作形容词(adj.)

(1)用作定语: ～+ n.

It is a fantastic story.这是一个荒诞的故事。

It is a really fantastic idea.这确实是个异想天开的想法。

What a fantastic goal!这球进得多漂亮!

(2)用作表语: S+be+～

Have you heard his new opera? It is fantastic.你听过他的新歌剧吗?那好极了。

I passed my test! Fantastic! 我测试及格了!太棒了!

① We watched a fantastic play yesterday evening.昨天晚上我们看了一场非常精彩的演出。

② She has got a lot of fantastic ideas which are impossible to be put into practice.她有一大堆不切实际的想法,这些想法不可能付诸实践。

注意：fantastic无比较级和最高级形式。

3. aware adj知道的，明白的，意识到的 拓展：知道; 意识到; 明白 aware(that...)knowing or realizing sth.

察觉到; 发觉; 发现 noticing that sth. is present, or that sth. is happening

对…有兴趣的; 有…意识的 interested in and knowing about sth., and thinking it is important

(1)aware后可接of或that从句。

He is aware of her presence.他知道她会出席。

He is aware that we are here.他意识到我们在这。

(2)用在how，what，when等词前时，aware后的of可省略。

I am not aware how long he has lived here.我不知道他在这住了多久了。

(3)作为标语形容词，通常用well来修饰aware，而不是very。

I am well aware of that.我知道这事。

① If you were aware of all that, you would change your mind.如果你知道了那一切,你会改变主意的。 ② Then he became aware that they were regarding him with interest.这时,他意识到他们都在饶有兴趣地看着他。

注意：

Ⅰ. aware主要指根据感觉器官听、视或根据敏锐的智力推断而得知自身或外界的实际情况。aware还可作“懂事的,明智的,敏锐的”解。

Ⅱ. aware是表语形容词,常接of短语或名词从句。aware of后接除what以外的wh-从句时of可省略。aware后接that从句可看作是aware of the fact that...省略了the fact。