Unit 11 Section B 2a-2e
Peter kept his eyes on the ground … 彼得盯着地面.......
keep one’s eyes on sth. 意为“盯着......”
e.g. Tina kept her eyes on the book the whole afternoon. 蒂娜一下午都盯着书本。
keep an eye on… 意为“留意；照看”
e.g. I need to go out for a while. Would you please keep an eye on my son
我需要出去一会儿。你能照看下我儿子吗？
2.He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone.当他独自走回家的时候，感到肩上有 沉重的负担。
本句是一个主从复合句，主句是 He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders （"feel like＋从句"句型），从句是 as引导的时间状语从句。
weight为名词，意为"重量;分量"，原形weigh是动词，称重的意思。
What's your weight 你的体重是多少
固定搭配：the/a weight of……的重量
lose/put on/gain weight减 肥 /增肥
I weigh myself after a bath.我洗澡后称了体重。
3. How could he have missed scoring that goal
他怎么能没有踢进那个球呢
本句含有could have done 结构，意为"过去本能够做某事（却未做）"，含有责备的意味。
He could have won， but he failed. 他本来可以赢的但是他输了。
4.He had let his whole team down. 他让整个团队失望了。
let sb.down意为"使某人失望;辜负某人的期望"，是"动词＋副词"构成的短语，宾语为人称代词时，则必须放在两词中间。
let sb.down相当于make sb. disappointed或 disappoint sb.
I'm afraid she let us down badly.恐怕她让我们大失所望。
I’m afraid she let us down badly.
let sth. down 意为“放下；降低；降下”
We let the bucket down by a rope.
5. His team lost the game because of him.他们队由于他输了比赛。
because of 是介词短语, 意为“因为；由于”, 后面可接词
代词、动名词或what引导的名词性从句等。
He walks slowly because of his bad leg.
1) thanks to意为 “由于或因为某人（某事）”, 通常用于好的方面, 译为“多亏”, 但有时作反语；引导的介词短语可置于句首或句末。
e.g. Thanks to the bad weather,the match had been can celled.
2) due to意为“由于； 因…...造成”, 在句中既可作状语（此时一般不用于句首）,也可作表语或定语；作表语或状语时可将due to看作是owing to的同义短语。
e.g. Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend.
在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。
6.He was really worried that his coach may kick him off the team.
他很担心教练会把他踢出球队。
kick sb. off sth. 意为“使某人离开；开除；逐出”, 相kick
sb. out of sth. 。
e.g. You will be kicked off the club if you break the rule again.
如果你再违反规定的话, 你将被逐出俱乐部。
But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.
但不管结果怎样, 不要对自己要求太苛刻。
be hard on sb.意为“对……很严厉；要求很苛刻；苛待(为难)某人”。
e.g. Don't be too hard on him. 别对他太苛刻了。
I think he didn't mean to be hard on you. 我想他并不是有意使你为难。
8. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
rather than 而不是
rather than常用于平行结构中，连接名词、代词、形容词、介词短语、动词-ing形式和不定式短语等。
She will go to Shanghai rather than Hangzhou.
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap.
rather than连接两个并列的不定式短语时，通常省略其后的不定式符号to。
I decided to meet him rather than (to) call him.
9.Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. 除此之外, 输赢只是比赛的一半。
besides 作副词, 意为“而且；还有, 再者”, 用来追加原因及理由。
e.g. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. Besides, the walk will do me good.
我并不在意帮你去商店拿货。再者, 走走 路对我身体也好。
除besides外, also, moreover, in addition等也可表示“而且”。
except “除去”, 表示不包括后面所提到的人或物在内。
e.g. All the students went to the park except Jim. (Jim没去)
Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily. (Lily也去了)
besides 作副词, 意为“而且；还有, 再者”, 用来追加原因及理由。
例：I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. Besides, the walk will do me good.我并不在意帮你去商店拿货。再者, 走走 路对我身体也好。
10.We were so close to winning that game.我们几乎要赢那场比赛了。
be close to意为"几乎（处于某种状态）"，其中 to为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词做宾语。
I was close to tears，but I held them back.我几乎就要掉眼泪了，但我忍住了。
be close to还可指"（在时间、空间上）接近...
My house is close to a supermarket.我的房子离一家超市很近。
11. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
第二天，皮特并没有害怕，而是勇敢地去参加足球训练。
courage n. 勇敢；勇气
He showed great courage and determination.
lose courage 灰心丧气 take courage 鼓起勇气
rather than 是一个并列连词，此处意为“并非；而不是……”。
例：She enjoys singing rather than dancing.她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。
“would rather do...than do...”句式，意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者之中选择其一。
例：She'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
rather than 不与would连用时，表示客观事实，意为“(是……) 而不是……；与其……不如……”。
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。
rather than 前常与prefer to 搭配，构成prefer to... rather than...，意为“宁愿……而不愿……”。
e.g. I prefer to read in the library rather than at home.
我宁愿在图书馆里看书也不愿在家里看书。
