人教版英语八下第六单元第四节思维导图

Are your grandparents still living？ 你的祖父母还健在吗？

alive 和 living 表示“活着的”，两者含义很接近，只要句法适合，有时可互换

Who is the greatest living poet? Who is the greatest poet alive?

若需严格区分，两者仍有差别：living 通常是客观描述某人“尚在人间”或“健在”

而 alive 则主要指生与死的“界限”

He was still alive when I reached the hospital. 当我赶到医院时他还活着

live 通常只用作定语（前置），可用于动物或植物，但一般不用于人

作形容词，常用表语或定语，此时其反义词是full

He took his empty coffee cup back to the counter.他把空咖啡杯送回到柜台

We walked in the empty street. 我们走在空旷的街上

作动词，后常接宾语，此时其反义词是fill

He emptied his tool bag.他腾出自己的工具袋。

She emptied the box.她倒空了箱子

set about sth.／doing sth. 着手做某事。

We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.

set aside 放在一边，搁置；存蓄，留下。

My parents set aside a bit of money every month.我的父母每个月都存点钱。

set off 动身，出发； 燃放（鞭炮等），使..爆炸或发出响声。

After we had finished eating, he proposed to set off immediately.

set out 动身，出发； set out to do sth.打算或着手做某事。

They set out as the sun was rising. 太阳升起时，他们就出发了。

set up 竖起来，支起来；建立，成立。

The school has set up a special class to help slow students.

You see I was right after all.你看，毕竟还是我对了

invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事

Lily invited me to have dinner.莉莉请我吃晚饭

around the world == all over the world 全世界

pick up 捡起、挑选（捡起的意思考的较多）

He picked up his hat. 他捡起他的帽子

start 的用法属于常考内容，记住它的这两个用法

He started reading= He started to read. 他开始读

be used to do 被用于做..be used for doing 被用于做.

used to do 过去常常做.I wash clothes everyday. But I'm used to it. 我每天都洗衣服，但我习惯了

I am used to washing clothes. 我习惯于洗衣服了。

The knives are used to cut things. 小刀被用来切东西。

The knives are used for cutting things. 小刀被用来切东西。

She used to watch TV after school. 她过去放学后常常看电视。