徐小红
冬天来了,草地枯黄,树上的叶子都掉光了。一片片雪花从天上飘落下来,不一会儿,地上、树上和屋顶上都变成白色的了。蝈蝈和蚂蚁们一起围坐在火炉边,一边促膝谈心,一边享受着夏天储存的美食。
蚁后:夏天的时候,你和大家讲述了“动词加后缀,变名词”。这次,我来给大伙儿讲讲“动词加后缀,变形容词”。以后缀“-ful”为例:
1. help-helpful(乐于助人的)
She is a helpful girl. She often helps others.
她是个乐于助人的女孩。她经常帮助其他人。
2. care-careful(小心的)
(1)Take care! 小心!
(2)Be careful! 小心!
3. use-useful(有用的)
(1)We use mobile phones to call people.
我们用手机打电话。
(2)English is a useful language.
英語是一种有用的语言。
4. cheer-cheerful(高兴的)
(1)Let’s cheer together! 让我们一起欢呼吧!
(2)He is a cheerful man. 他是一个开朗的人。
5. thank-thankful(感谢的)
(1)Thank you very much for your call. 非常感谢您的来电。
(2)I was so thankful for his support. 我对他的支持非常感谢。
6. forget-forgetful(健忘的)
(1)She never forgets her daddy’s birthday.
她从来不会忘记老爸的生日。
(2)She is a forgetful girl. 她是个健忘的女孩。
蝈蝈:还有动词加后缀“-ing”“-ed”构成形容词的哦!如:
1. excite-exciting(令人兴奋的)-excited(兴奋的)
(1)That was an exciting football match.
那是一场令人激动的足球比赛。
(2)Sam was excited about the fashion show.
萨姆激动于这场时尚演出。
2. interest-interesting(有趣的)-interested(感兴趣的)
(1)What an interesting film!多么有趣的一部电影啊!
(2)Tony is interested in playing football.
托尼对踢足球很感兴趣。
3. bore-boring(无趣的)-bored(感到无聊的)
(1)This party is so boring. 这个派对太无聊。
(2)He is never bored with teaching. 他对教学工作从不感到厌烦。
蚁后:常见的形容词后缀,还有“-ous”“-able”“-less”等。如:
(1)danger-dangerous(危险的), humor-humorous(幽默的)
(2)fashion-fashionable(时尚的), reason-reasonable(合理的)
(3)home-homeless(无家可归的), hope-hopeless(无望的)
雄蚁:你们说的都是“后缀”,有“前缀”吗?
蝈蝈:当然!我最熟悉的“否定词前缀”有“un-”“dis-”“im-”“in-”,如:
1. happy 快乐的;unhappy不快乐的
lucky 幸运的;unlucky 不幸的
kind和蔼的;unkind不亲切的
2. like喜欢;dislike不喜欢
honest 诚实的;dishonest不诚实的
appear出现;disappear消失
3. polite有礼貌的;impolite无礼的,粗鲁的
patient有耐心的;impatient焦躁的,不耐烦的
possible 可能的;impossible不可能的
4. correct 正确的;incorrect不正确的
蝈蝈和蚂蚁们在暖和的窝里,快快乐乐地度过了寒冷的冬天!
蚂蚁和蝈蝈(上)请见2019年7-8合刊
用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. I’m so at the news.
It’s really . (excite)
2. He is very to his mum.
He always her with the housework. (help)
3. There was a show in the park yesterday.
These shoes are . Everyone’s wearing them. (fashion)
4. It’s ! Please don’t touch it.
The house is now in of collapse(倒塌).(danger)
5. The boy is (happy) because he feels hopeless.
(答案请见P48)