人教版英語必修四知識點
英語是高中學習課程，那麼必修四英語都有哪些知識點呢?接下來小編為你整理了，一起來看看吧。
：重點單詞
1. represent vt. 代表;象徵;表現, 描繪
representation n. 代表;象徵;表現, 描繪
representative n. 代表;代理人
The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.
這幅畫描繪了豐收的景象。
The Foreign Minister represented the country at the conference.
外交部長代表該國出席大會。
The dove represents peace.
鴿子象徵和平。
2. curious adj. 好奇的，感興趣的
The child was curious about everything around him.
這個孩子對他身邊的每一件東西都感到很好奇。
I was curious to know the results of the exam.
我極想知道考試的結果。
It’s curious that he didn’t tell you that thing.
他沒有告訴你那件事，真是反常。
知識拓展
curiosity n. 好奇
I asked out of mere curiosity.
我只不過是出於好奇問問罷了。
Her father tried his best to satisfy her curiosity.
她的父親想盡一切辦法來滿足她的好奇心。
3. approach
1vi. & vt. 接近, 走近, 靠近
Walk softly as you approach the bed.
當你接近床時, 步子輕些。
Christmas was approaching/ drawing near.
聖誕節快到了。
2 n. 接近，靠近;方式，方法;途徑，
Our approach drove away the birds.
我們一靠近，鳥兒全飛走了。
The approach of the exam is making her very upset.
考試的臨近使她非常地不安。
All the approaches to the airport were blocked by the police.
所有通往機場的道路都被警察封鎖了。
His approaches to the problem are wrong.
他處理這個問題的方法是錯誤的。
知識拓展
英語中表示“方式，方法”的搭配還有：
We are required to deal with the problem in a different way/manner.
我們被要求用不同的方法來處理這個問題。
We should improve our teaching method, with which we can make ourselves understood better.
我們應該改善我們的教學方法，用這些方法，我們可以使學生更好地理解我們。
We arrived there by means of plane.
我們坐飛機到達那兒。
4. defend vt. & vi. 保衛，防禦;保護;辯護，辯解
defence n. 防禦;保衛
When a dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick.
當一隻狗攻擊我時，我拿起一根棍子自我防衛。
She defended herself successfully in court.
她在法庭上成功地為自己進行了辯護。
They tried to defend the country against/ from the enemy.
他們竭盡全力保衛國家不受敵人的侵害。
More and more women today have learned to arise in defence of their legal rights.
現在越來越多的婦女學會站出來維護她們的合法權益。
知識拓展
辨析：defend/protect/guard
defend是指抵禦或擊退外來威脅或攻擊，另外，defend還有辯護的意思。
protect指採取保護措施，使之不受傷害或損傷
guard是指小心謹慎地對可能發生的危險進行防禦，以維護安全，含警告之意。
She wore the sunglasses to protect her eyes from the sunlight.
她帶上太陽鏡以保護她的眼睛不受太陽光的照射。
The dog guarded the house against strangers.
狗守著房屋，不讓陌生人進去。
5. major
1 adj. 主要的;重要的;主修的
There are two major political parties in theUS.
美國主要有兩大政黨。
This could create major traffic problems.
這會產生嚴重的交通問題。
2 n. 主修科目;專業;專業學生
His major is French. = He is a French major.
他的專業是法語。
3 vt. 主修;專攻
He majors in history. That is, his major is history.
他主修歷史。也就是說，歷史是他的主修科目。
6. ease
1 n. 舒適;安逸;容易, 不費勁
In his retirement, he lived a life of ease.
退休後，他過著舒適安逸的生活。
The question was so easy that I could answer it with ease.
這個問題如此簡單以至於我回答得很輕鬆。
His mind was at ease knowing the children were safe.
聽說孩子們都很安全，他才放心。
I never feel at ease = feel ill at ease in his company.
我跟他在一起總是感覺不自在。
He had been dreading their meeting, but her warm welcome soon put/set him at ease.
他對彼此相見一直忐忑不安，可是她的熱情相迎使他很快就無拘無束了。
2 v. 減輕、緩解痛苦，憂慮等;使寬慰、安心
It would ease my mind to know that she was settled.
知道她已安頓下來會使我安心些。
The medicine eased him of the pains.
這藥減輕了他的痛苦。
7. anger
1 n. 怒氣;怒火
He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated.
他因遭受如此待遇而怒火滿腔。
He slammed his fist on the desk with anger.
他氣憤地捶打著桌子。
Once he burst into anger, he would throw anything at hand out of the window.
他一旦勃然大怒，就會把手邊的任何東西扔出窗外。
2 vt. 使發怒;激怒
His impolite words angered his teacher.
他出言不遜，激怒了老師。
知識拓展
angry adj. 發怒的;憤怒的;生氣的
Please don’t be angry with me. It wasn’t my fault.
請不要衝著我發脾氣。這不是我的錯。
The passengers grew angry at / about the delay of the flight.
航班的延誤使乘客氣憤起來。
：重點短語
1. However, people from places like Spain，Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.
不過，來自西班牙、義大利和南美等國家的人會站在離別人很近的地方，而且更可能會用身體接觸對方。
△ be likely to do “很可能……;有希望……”，主語既可以是人也可以是物。
She is very likely to ring me tonight.
= It is very likely that she will ring me tonight.
她今晚很有可能給我打電話。
詞語辨析：
likely/ possible/probable
△ likely是常用詞，指從表面痕跡來看很有可能。主語既可以是人也可以是物，常用的句式為：It is likely that …或Sb./Sth. be likely to do。
△ possible強調客觀上有可能，但含有實際上可能性很小的意思。主語不可以是人，只能用it 作形式主語。構成句型為：It is possible for sb. to do sth.或It is possible that …
△ probable 語氣比possible強，含有“很有可能，十有”的意思。
2. In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroad.
但總的說來，在當今文化交融的世界，學習不同國家的習俗肯定能幫助我們避免交往中的困難。
△ in general 總的說來;通常;大體上
In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare.
日本汽車通常是很可靠的，發生故障的情況極少。
In general, the more expensive the computer is, the better it is.
一般來說，電腦越貴越好。
知識拓展
△ general adj.總的;大體的;普遍的;一般的 n. 將軍;上將
I don’t understand everything, but I understand the general idea.
我並不全懂，但我明白大意。
The general opinion is that the meeting was a success.
普遍認為這次會議是成功的。
△ generally adv. 普遍地，廣泛地;通常，一般地
I generally get up at 6 o’clock.
我一般六點鐘起床。
Generally speaking, young women like “Ms” better than old women do.
一般來說，年輕的婦女比年長的婦女更喜歡用“Ms”。
3. There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone “loses face” and smile to hide it.
有些微笑並非表示高興，比如說當有人“丟了面子”而用微笑來掩飾。
△ lose one’s face 丟臉，丟人
You’ll lose face if you don’t keep your promise.
你如果沒有遵守諾言，會丟臉的。
He was afraid of failure because he didn’t want to lose face with his colleagues.
他害怕失敗，因為他不想在同事面前丟臉。
知識拓展
英語中常見的與face搭配的短語還有：
The two have never met face to face before.
兩個人過去從未見過面。
She showed great courage in the face of danger.
面對危險她表現出極大的勇氣。
Rather than admit failure, Frank made a face in order to save face.
弗蘭克為了保全面子，沒有承認失敗，而是做了個鬼臉。
4. In most cases around the world, frowning and turning one’s back to someone shows anger.
在世界上的很多地方，皺眉和背對某人表示憤怒。
△ turn one’s back to 背對;背棄
It’s impolite to turn your back to others while talking.
在交談時，背對對方是不禮貌的。
You can’t turn your back to him when he is in trouble.
當他遇到麻煩時，你不能背棄他。
知識拓展
英語中常見的與back搭配的短語還有：
Stand back to back and we’ll see which of you is taller.
背靠背地站著, 我們好看一看你們中哪一個較高。
It is impolite to talk about other people behind their back.
背地裡說人閒話是不禮貌的。
本單元其它重要的短語
communicate with 與…交流
share…with 與……分享
look around 四處張望
introduce…to… 把...介紹給...
kiss sb. on the cheek 吻某人的臉頰
put up one’s hands 舉起手來
reach one’s hand out 伸出手
be close to 靠近;接近
on the contrary 相反
nod at sb. 對某人點頭
as well 也，還，而且
means of communication 交流方式
all kinds of 各種各樣的
even if/though 即使
nod the head up and down 點頭
shake the head from side to side 搖頭
look away from 把目光從…移開不看
in most cases 在大多數情況下
give a hug to… 擁抱…
stand at a little distance 站得稍遠一點
be willing to 願意…
：重點句型
1. The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.
第一個到達的是來自哥倫比亞的託尼·家西亞，隨後緊跟著的是來自英國的茱莉亞·史密斯。
△ 句中closely followed by…是過去分詞短語作伴隨狀語，一般現在分詞作伴隨狀語的時候較多，但如果伴隨的動作與所修飾的名詞構成被動關係，則用過去分詞。
He came into the classroom, followed by a group of students.
他進入教室，後面跟著一群學生。
2. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.
各種文化背景下的人們互致問候的方式不盡相同，身體接觸的程度和相互間距離也並不一樣。
△ 本句中not all“並不是所有的”，是部分否定，在英語中有一些用來表示“全體”或“完全”意義的總括詞，如all, both, every, everything, entirely, completely 等，與not連用時， 無論not 在它們前面還是後面，都構成部分否定，意為“並非所有……都”，“並非每一……都”。
Not every student has passed the exam.
= Every student has not passed the exam.
並非每一個學生都通過了考試。
3. These actions are not good or bad, but are simply ways in which cultures have developed.
這些行為都無所謂好壞，只不過是文化發展的不同方式而已。
△ 句中ways 後面跟的是in which 引導的定語從句。當先行詞是way時，後面的定語從句如果缺少方式狀語，引導定語從句的引導詞有三種方式：in which, that 或不用任何引導詞。
We are surprised at the way in which/ that he treats the animals.
他對待動物的方式讓我們感到吃驚。