pressure词汇短语和句型突破复习精析精练
【原句呈现】I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress.
(查一查字典“stress ”的意思)
【考点聚焦】
①The fast pace of modern life brought him great pressure, so he decided to return to live his hometown.
现代生活的快节奏带给了他极大的压力，所以他决定回家乡生活。
②Affected by the rise of house price, people in big cities live under great pressure.
受高房价的影响，大城市的人们生活在巨大的压力之下。
③Their parents were putting/bringing pressure on/upon them to get married.
他们的父母在对他们施加压力，要求他们结婚。
④The roof gave way under the pressure of snow.屋顶在雪的压力下崩塌。
⑤Parents are advised to take pressure off a child before an exam.建议父母在考试前给孩子消除压力。
给……施加压力put/bring pressure on/upon 给某人消除压力take pressure off sb.
在压力下，迫不得已，被迫under pressure
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对比下列各句：He is under great stress because of his new job.新工作使他感受到沉重的压力。
The boy stole under the stress of hunger.那个男孩因饥饿所迫而行窃。
Many schools put/lay stress on foreign language education.许多学校重视外语教学。
The piano puts a lot of stress on the floor.这架钢琴给地板相当大的压力。
【考题研读】单项选择题
①Jane broke down _______ under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month.
A. On B. Over C. In D. Under
【答案与解析】D。under the pressure of在……逼迫下，在……压力下，因……迫不得已。句意：在工作的压力下珍妮身体垮了，在医院里住了一个月。
②Not until we saw the manager did we know that the bank _______ the company for the purpose of reducing its borrowings.
A. took part in B. caused damage to C. put pressure on D. drew attention to
【答案与解析】C。句意：直到我们见到经理，我们才知道为了减少借贷，银行对这家公司施加了压力。put pressure on给……施加压力；take part in参加；cause damage to对……造成危害；draw attention to引起对……的注意。
③Our English teacher put particular _______ on the importance of reading English aloud.
A. stress B. weight C. attention D. pressure
【答案与解析】A。put stress on极力重视/主张，强调，把重点放在……上，在……上用力……。句意：我们的英语老师特别强调朗读英语的重要性。
1. The boy followed the nobleman here, ___________.
A. a sword in hand B. a sword in his hand
C. being a sword in hand D. sword in hand
2. The boy followed the nobleman here ___________.
A. with a sword in his hand B. with a sword in hand
C. with a sword being in hand D. a sword being in hand
3. He left the office, __________.
A. tears being in eyes B. tears in eyes
C. being tears in eyes D. with tears being in eyes
4. He left the office __________.
A. with tears being in eyes B. with tears in his eyes
C. being tears in eyes D. tears being in eyes
