新标准大学英语（第二版）综合教程4（智慧版）南京师范大学编B4U1.pptxVIP

Languageinuse;Wordformation:compoundnouns

1LookatthesentencesfromthepassageLookingforajobafteruniversity?First,getoffthesofa.

…proudlyclutchedhishonoursdegreeforhisgraduationphoto.

Idon’twanttodobarwork.

Payingforcareerconsultations,trainfarestointerviewsorbooks…

It’sagreatantidotetograduateapathy.

Noticethatthefirstnounineachcompoundhasthefunctionofanadjectivewhichdescribesthesecondnoun.Soapathyexperiencedbygraduatescanbeexpressed,asintheexample,bythecompoundnoungraduateapathy.;Nowwritethecompoundnounswhichmean:

1adegreewhichisawardedafirstclass

afirst-classdegree

2workinahospital

hospitalwork

3aticketforaplanejourney

aplaneticket

4adiscountforstudents

astudentdiscount

5apasswhichallowsyoutotravelonbuses

abuspass

6aroomwhereaninterviewisheld

aninterviewroom

7aperiodspentintraining

atrainingperiod;tryas…might

Weusetryas…mightwhenwewanttosaythatsomeoneismakingagreateffortbutstillcan’tdosomething.

2Lookatthesentence.

Itryveryhardtostaycheerful,butallIevergetishassle.

Youcanrewriteitlikethis:

TryasImighttostaycheerful,allIevergetishassle.

Nowrewritethesentencesusingtryas…might.;

1I’mtryingtofillthislastpage,butIjustcan’tthinkofanything.

TryasImighttofillthislastpage,Ijustcan’tthinkofanything.

2ItrytobefriendlywithMarta,butshedoesn’tseemtorespond.

TryasImighttobefriendlywithMarta,shedoesn’tseemtorespond.

3Itryhardtogettosleep,butIcan’thelpthinkingaboutmyfamily.

TryasImighttogettosleep,Ican’thelpthinkingaboutmyfamily.;4Hejustdoesn’tseemtogetthepromotionhedeserves,eventhoughhekeepstrying.

Keeptryingashemight,hejustdoesn’tseemtogetthepromotionhedeserves./Keeptryin