(共13张PPT)
Unit 2 Making a difference
Language points 2
1. It is August 1939, and a group of
frightened children are boarding a train at Prague’s Wilson Station. (P20)
这是1939年8月,一群担惊受怕的孩子们正登上布拉格威尔逊车站的一列火车。
①Passengers are waiting to board.
乘客们正在候机。
②The ship was boarded by customs officials.
海关官员登上了这艘船。
board v. 上船(或火车、飞机、公共汽车等)
2. These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of Nazis. (P20)
这些孩子大都是犹太人, 他们是尼古拉斯温顿即将从纳粹手里解救的669名儿童中的一部分。
These are among the 669 children that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of Nazis, most of them Jewish.
★These are among the 669 children that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of Nazis, and most of them are Jewish.
★These are among the 669 children that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of Nazis, most of whom are Jewish.
★These are among the 669 children that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of Nazis; most of them are Jewish.
Translation
我有很多朋友,其中很多都是商人。
I have many friends, many of whom are businessmen.
I have many friends, and many of them are businessmen.
I have many friends; many of then are businesssmen.
I have many friends, many of them businessmen.
3. On leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. (P 20)
一离开学校,温顿就在德国和法国的银行里工作了。
On arriving home I discovered they had gone.
=As soon as I arrived home, I discovered they had gone.
我一到家就发现他们已经离开了。
一……就……,相当于as soon as引导的状语从句
on doing sth
Translation
1.一到飞机场,我们所有人就受到热烈欢迎。
★On arriving at the airport, we all were welcomed warmly.
★As soon as we were at the airport, we all were welcomed warmly.
★We all were welcomed warmly the minute we were at the airport.
★We all were welcomed warmly immediately we were at the airtport.
3. He established an office to keep records of the children, and then returned to Britain to find temporary homes for them. (P 20)
他成立了一个办公室记录下孩子们的信息,然后就返回英国为他们寻找临时住所。
Does your factory keep records of all visitors
工厂是否会对所有访客留下记录?
to keep information about sth that has happened 把……记录下来
keep records of
4. At one point, the host asked people in the audience to stand up if Nicholas Winton had saved their lives. (P 21)
主持人一度要求那些尼古拉斯 温顿救过的观众起立。
①At one point, he made up his mind to become a painter.
他曾一度下决心要当个画家。
②At one point, we quarrelled over something silly.
我们一度为一件愚蠢的小事吵了起来。
at one moment 一度;在某一时刻;在某处
at one point
5. A shocked Winton watched as the majority of people rose to their feet. (P 21)
温顿震惊地看着大多数人站了起来。
Now he is in trouble, but I believe he will rise to his own feet again.
他现在是有点麻烦,但我相信他一定会重新站起来的。
rise to one's feet
to stand up 站起身来
6. The programme brought his actions to public attention, and Winton became a respected figure around the world. (P 21)
这个节目让他的行为引起了公众的注意,温顿成为了世界上受人尊敬的人物。
The organization has done more to bring these discoveries to public attention.
这个机构为了将这些发现公之于众做了很多工作。
bring ... to public attention
把……公之于众,……引起大众关注
7. Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015, at the age of 106. (P 7)
尼古拉斯·温顿于2015年7月1日去世,享年106岁。
He unfortunately passed away last year.
他去年不幸逝世。
pass away
go out of existence 去世,消失,度过
at the age of 在……岁
1. board
2. on doing sth
3. keep records of
4. at one point
5. rise to one's feet
6. bring ... to public attention
7. pass away
8. at the age of
ReviewReview
上船(或火车、飞机、公共汽车等)
一……就……
把……记录下来
一度;在某一时刻
站起身来
把……公之于众
……引起大众关注
去世
在……岁
at one point pass away at the age of rise to one's feet keep records of
1.Mary ___________ in her sleep last night.
2. A businessman must ______________ the money he takes in and spends.
3. That bus is too crowded ________.
4. ____________, someone in the crowd started cheering and, after that, everyone joined in.
5. At the end of the game, the whole crowd ________________ cheering crazily.
keep records of
passed away
At one point
rose to their feet
I. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the phrases given.
to board