discover和distance的用法英语知识点大全 1、discover discover oneself暴露自己的身份；discover sb. doing sth.发现某人在做某事； discover sth.发现某物；discover sb./sth.to be…发现某人（物）……； discover + that 从句  发现…… 常用搭配：discover one’s mistake/an island/the truth发现自己的错误/一座岛/事实的真相 We ____her _____ ____ a good dancer./We _____ that_____ ____a good dancer.  [应用]完成句子 ①我们发现他是一位出色的舞蹈家。 ②有人发现她在偷东西。 Someone ______ ______ ______ things./Someone discovered that ______ ______stealing things. Key:①discovered，to, be/discovered, she, was ②discovered,her,stealing/she,was 初二下册英语电子课本 速记英语单词方法 高中英语课本人教版 2、distance  n.距离；远处                  When they finish their talk, the two may be quite a distance from the place where they were standing. 当谈话结束时，两个人离他们原来站的地方可能有相当一段距离了。 The waterfall can be heard at a distance of two miles. 在两英里外就能听到这瀑布声。 Hills are blue in the distance.远处的山呈蓝色。 The lion looks dangerous, so I decide to keep a distance away from it. 狮子看起来很危险，所以我决定离它远点儿。 What’s the distance between Beijing and Shanghai? 北京到上海之间的距离是多少？ 3、the + 形容词（分词）  表示一类人的用法 常见的短语有： the old(young; rich; poor; learned; living…).如： The living should carry out what the dead unfinished. 活着的人（后人）应该把前人未竞事业进行到底。 1.surprise=startle( itmeans surprise you slightly), astound( surprise you to a large degree),astonish( the same as astound) 2.enthusiasm=zeal( agreat enthusiasm), fervency( sinere and enthusiasm) 3.quiet=tranquil( calmand peaceful), serene( calm and quiet) 4.expensive=exorbitant( itmeans too expensive that it should be) 5.luxurious=lavish( impressiveand very expensive), sumptuous( grand and very expensive) 6.boring=tedious( ifyou describe something tedious, you mean it is boring and frustrating) 7.respect=esteem( ifyou esteem someone, you respect and admire him/her. FORMAL) 8.worry=fret( ifyou fret about something, you worry about it) 9.cold=chilly( unpleasantlycold), icy( extremely cold) 10.hot=boiling( veryhot)