请同学们先翻译一下以下的句子，然后试着体会aware 的用法。

　　1. He said that the government was quite aware of the problem.

　　2. She was not aware of having done wrong.

　　3. I am well aware that this is a tough job.

　　4. I am well aware (of) how risky this investment is.

　　5. He is a politically aware young man.

　　6. There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.

　　[译文]

　　1. 他说政府很清楚这个问题。

　　2. 她没有意识到做错了事。

　　3. 我深知这是一件棘手的工作。

　　4. 我很清楚这项投资要冒多大风险。

　　5. 他是个政治上有觉悟的青年。

　　6. 人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。

　　[帮你归纳]

　　aware多作形容词，意为“知道的；察觉的”，常接of + 名词、代词、动词?鄄ing形式(如1和2)；也可以接从句，此时可以省略介词of(如3和4)，其前常被副词well / quite / fully 修饰。aware还可与politically，environmentally等副词连用，表示“有觉悟；有意识”(如5)。其名词形式为awareness，意为“察觉；觉悟；意识(+ of / that)”(如6)。

　　[跟踪练习]

　　用aware的适当形式填空(必要时，加适当介词或连词)。

　　1. She was no longer ______ the people around her, only of herself and the storm.

　　2. We should educate young people to be environmentally ______.

　　3. Were you ______ Joe had this problem with his knee?

　　4. She was ______ being watched by a tall dark figure.

　　5. It is an expression of the child?蒺s experience at several levels, especially an ______ a love of nature.

　　Key:

　　1. sticks 2. sticks 3. am stuck / has got stuck

　　4. had stuck 5. stuck 6. stuck

　　Key:

　　1. aware of 2. aware 3. aware (that)

　　4. aware of 5. awareness of

　　(作者：湖北 李尚)