(共27张PPT)
一直等她让我很生气。
我宁愿待在家里也不愿去公园。
3. 为什么不去看电影呢?
Waiting for her drove me angry.
I’d rather stay at home than go to the park.
Why don’t you/not go to the movies
4. 汶川在2008年发生了一场大地震。
5. 我们在一起越多,我们就越开心。
A big earthquake happened in Wenchuan in 2008.
The more we get together, the happier we are.
What can make you happy
Read the story and answer
the questions.
3a
Can medicine help the king Why or why not
No. The doctor says there is nothing was wrong with his body. The problem is in his mind and no medicine can help him.
2. Why does power not make the prime minister happy
3. Why does money not make the banker happy
He’s always worried about losing his power, and many people are trying to take his position.
He’s always worried about losing his money, and someone tries to steal his money every day.
4. Why does fame not make the singer happy
He’s always worried about being followed by others, so he cannot be free.
Find words or phrases from the story
with meanings similar to these phrases.
3b
1. did not want to eat _________________
2. was asked to come and help ___________
3. look carefully at _____________
4. becoming less important
__________________
5. get my job ________________
didn’t feel like eating
was called in
examine
take my position
losing … power
Role-play the story with your group.
3c
King n. 国王
Prime Minister
Queen n. 女王
banker n. 银行家
singer
doctor
I’m unhappy. I sleep badly and don’t feel like eating.
It’s all in his mind. Neither medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That’ll make him happy.
Although I have a lot of power, it doesn’t make me happy. I’m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take my position.
Oh, I’m afraid I’m not happy either, I have a lot of wealth (n. 财富), but I’m always worried about losing my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day.
It’s true that I’m famous and everyone loves my songs. But I’m not happy because I’m always worried about being followed by others. I cannot be free!
1. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating.
他的睡眠很糟糕,也不想吃东西。
feel like doing 想做某事
e.g. 我想喝点酒。
I _______________ a drink.
feel like having
2. His face was always pale as chalk.
他总是面色苍白。
(as) pale as chalk是一种明喻修辞结构,“惨白;苍白”。
e.g. You look as pale as chalk today.
What’s wrong
今天你看着面色苍白,哪里不舒服?
汉语描述不健康的人的面部颜色时常用“白”字,如“煞白;苍白;灰白”等等,英语常用pale来表达。
e.g. He suddenly went pale.
他突然面色苍白。
3. One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king.
一天,医生被传唤去给国王检查身体。
call in 召来,叫来
e.g. 他只等了两分钟就被叫了进去。
马上去请医生来。
He only waited two minutes before
he was called in.
Call in the doctor at once.
call短语
call back 唤回,叫回;
回电话,再打电话
call up (给……)打电话;
想起,回忆起
call away 叫走,叫开
4. Neither medicine nor rest can help him.
药物和休息对他都无帮助。
neither ... nor ... “既不……也不……”,表
示对所连接并列成分的全部否定。当连接
的两个名词或代词作主语时,句谓语动词
在人称和数上要与nor后的名词或代词保持
一致。
e.g. Paul neither knows nor cares what
happened.
Neither Tom nor I have been to Beijing.
【运用】Ⅰ. 单项选择。
I could speak _____ French _____ Chinese, but luckily I could talk with them in English.
A. both; and B. neither; nor
C. either; or D. not only; but also
Ⅱ. 句型转换,每空一词。
I am not good at playing badminton. Gary isn’t,either. (合并为一句)
_________ Gary _______ I am good at playing badminton.
Neither nor
B
both, either & neither
neither“两者都不”, 作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。
e.g. 他的父母都不是医生。
_________ his parents ___ a doctor.
both“两者都”,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
e.g. 他的父母都是医生。
_______ his parents ___ doctors.
Neither of
is
Both of
are
either“两者中的任何一个”,作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。
e.g. 他的父母中有一个是医生。
________ his parents ___ a doctor.
【链接】
both ... and ... 连接主语时,谓语动词用复数形式;either ... or ... 与neither ... nor ... 连接主语时,谓语动词常与离它最近的主语在人称和数上保持一致。
Either of
is
e.g. Both my sister and my mother are teachers.
Either Tom or I have to clean the room.
Neither the twins nor John knows how to spell the word.
将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 那两个双胞胎女孩都有礼貌。
2. 她的两个哥哥都不喜欢垃圾食品。
3. 他或者我准备去参加会议。
Both of the twin girls are polite.
Neither of her brothers likes junk food.
Either he or I am going to the meeting.
5. I’m always worried about losing my power. Many people are trying to take my position.
我总在担心失去我的权力。 很多人都想要取代我的位置。
1) be worried about =worry about 担心
e.g. We are all worried about my
grandpa’s health.
我们总是担心我爷爷的健康。
2) take one’s position 取代某人的位置
同义词组:take one’s place
e.g. He takes my position/place.
他取代了我的位置。