中学英语基本词汇语法解析allow和almost和alone等 allow [ə'laʊ] v. ①准许，允许；②给予   They allowed the children to go to the park. 他们让孩子们到公园去。[allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事] They don’t allow smoking here. 他们不允许在这里抽烟。[allow doing sth. 允许做某事] 【易错警示】allow/ permit  allow allow表示“允许”、“让”时往往含有同意、默许、听任、不加禁止等意味。同时allow还表示“承认”，“让…得到”等意思。例如：  I allowed her to go the party. 我允许她去参加聚会。 permit permit 表示“许可”、“允许”时，比allow语气较强，含有积极地，从正面地“允许”、“准许”的意思。例如：I permitted him to go home. 我允许他回家。 almost ['ɔːlməʊst] adv. ①几乎，差不多；②将近 Almost no one took any rest. 几乎没有一个人歇过一下。 【易错警示】almost/ nearly nearly 当要表示“接近”或“就要到了”时最好用nearly，The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. 那球重重地打在他身上，他几乎掉下水去。 almost 当表达“不足”或“尚差一点儿”时用almost；句中有no, none, nothing, never等词时，只能用almost。I almost fell down. 我差一点儿没跌倒。 背单词的好方法 随时随地背单词 不知不觉背单词 单词不用记 alone [ə'ləʊn]  adj. 单独的；‖adv. 单独地，独自 You are not alone. 你并不是孤单的。 【易错警示】lonely与alone alone alone 指“独自一人”，强调客观事实，不含感情色彩，常做表语。例如：He was alone in the room. 他独自一人在屋里。 lonely lonely 指“孤单的”、“孤独的”，指人时含有很浓烈的感情色彩。例如：I am lonely without you. 没有你，我是孤独的。 along [ə'lɒŋ]  prep. 沿着，向前；‖adv. 共同，一起 Go along this street，you will see the station. 沿着这条街走，你就会看到车站。 I knew the truth of the matter all long. 那件事情的真相我始终是清楚的。[all along 始终，一直] Yesterday I went along with my brother to the shop. 昨天我和我的弟弟一道去了那家商店。[along with 于……一道] We should get along with our friends.我们应当和我们朋友相处好。[get along (well) with sb.与某人相处（好）] aloud [ə'laʊd]  adv.  出声地；大声地  The teacher read the poem aloud to the pupils.教师向学生大声朗诵这首诗。[read aloud大声朗读] 【知识拓展】 同义词：loudly As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs，more Chinese and Americans are working side by side.These cross­cultural partnerships，while beneficial in many ways，are also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience，pay levels and communication. In the last few years，a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to China for employment，attracted by its faster­growing economy and lower jobless rate.Their Chinese co­workers are often around the same age.But the two groups were raised differently.The Americans have had more exposure to freemarket principles.“Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment，”said Neng Zhao,28，a senior associate at Blue Oak Capital，a private firm based in Beijing.“We weren't.So the workplace is a unique learning process for my generation.” Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience.Foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts，said Michael Norman，senior vice president as Sibson Consulting，an American firm.That imbalance does not go unnoticed by Chinese workers.“There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work，”said Ting Wang,25，an associate at Wild China，a travel company based in Beijing.On the other hand，Chinese workers have a deeper understanding of the influences，like Confucianism and Communism，which play a part in their country's culture and economy. It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust，said Mr.Norman，who works on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia. “In the West，there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly，but when you come to work in China，you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business，”he said. 1．More Americans go to China to take jobs because________. A．they want to experience different cultures B．Chinese workers are easier to cooperate C．they can't find proper jobs in America D．the economy of China is developing rapidly 2．What is mainly talked about in the passage? A．Cross­cultural conflicts. B．Cross­cultural partnerships. C．Multi­national companies in China. D．Different pays for the same work. 3．What can we learn from the passage? A．Americans benefit more from working in China. B．Chinese and American employees have the same experience. C．Young Chinese can benefit from cross­cultural partnerships. D．More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate. 4．What does the underlined word “imbalance” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Unfair pay levels. B．Different working experience. C．Unequal opportunities. D．Different upbringing environment.