? ? 自現(xiàn)象級英語
BE HOME TO
1. 英英釋義:be the place where something or someone is located?
例句:Zhongguancun?is home to?about 9,000 hi-tech companies.?
2. 體會這個詞 (進階篇)?
我們都熟悉“home”的意思是“家”,be home to 常用來表示“某人或某物的所在地”,“某地擁有”,比如“中國有十四億人”就可以說成“China is home to 1.4 billion people”。home 的這種用法是一個常見的、經(jīng)常被忽略的好用表達。?
當(dāng)我們介紹一個地區(qū)的特色時,就可以用到 be home to。注意這里的 home 不可數(shù),只能用單數(shù)形式。比如中國的黑龍江省大慶市是中國的石油之城,我們介紹的時候就可以說:?
Daqing?is home to?China’s largest oil reserves.
北京有 7 處歷史文化遺產(chǎn)入選聯(lián)合國教科文組織頒布的“世界文化遺產(chǎn)名錄”,我們就可以說:?
Beijing?is home to?seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
北京的中關(guān)村有近 9000 家高科技公司,我們就可以說:?
Zhongguancun?is home to?about 9,000 hi-tech companies.
《衛(wèi)報》在報道中國科幻電影《流浪地球》時說:?
China?is?already?home to?a thriving science and speculative fiction literary scene.
《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》在提到加州的教育改革時說:?
Since California?is home to?around one in eight American children aged five and under, and also has the nation’s highest poverty rate, what happens there matters a great deal.
3. 從認識到會用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:?
埃塞爾比亞有 80 多個民族。 (重點:民族 ethnic groups)
Ethiopia is home to over/more than 80 ethnic groups.?
造句:
例1:The Marvel Universe, a fictional universe, is home to many superheroes with infinite superpowers. 漫威宇宙遍布超級英雄?
例2:By 2035, Tongzhou District, Beijing's sub-center, is projected to be home to 1.3 million permanent residents. 到2035年,北京城市副中心通州常住人口控制在130萬
例3:Morocco is already home to a wide range of hammams, from low-cost neighbourhood ones to ?luxury ones. 摩洛哥的蒸汽浴應(yīng)有盡有
個人拓展:
home computer 家用電腦
the home team/side 主隊
home advantage 主場優(yōu)勢
a nursing home 養(yǎng)老院
背誦:
Daqing?is home to?China’s largest oil reserves.