(共11张PPT)
A Boy’s Best Friend
Unit4 Developing ideas
Language points
1. “Yes. He’s at the rocket station, going through the tests. (P1,L4)
...there are plans to introduce flying taxis that will be stationed on
rooftops around busy cities. (P57, Activity9 L13)
名词动化 v. 安置;驻扎
station:n (车)站;驻地;岗位;电台
go through
经历;完成;仔细检查;通过,穿过;浏览;用完,耗尽
1) Not until he went through real hardships did he realize the importance of family. _________
2) I always start the day by going through my mail. _____________
3) The boy went through two whole loaves of bread. ____________
4) We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey._______
经历
浏览
吃完
穿过
2. I haven’t really seen one _______ I left Earth 15 years ago. (P1,L6)
since
1) since +一段时间+ ago;
2) since +从句;
3) It is +一段时间+ since从句;
4) since +过去一个时间点(如具体的年、月、日期、钟点等)。
since+时间点,要求谓语动词用现在完成时,而且必须是延续性动词。
since+一段时间+ago,要求谓语动词用现在完成时,而且必须是延续性动词。
1. I __________(stay) in that country since 1995.
2. They have lived in that house _______ two years ago.
3. Lily has stayed at home since she _____ school.
4. It _______________ (be) three months since he moved to this city.
5. It has been three months since he worked in that school.(翻译)
have stayed
since
left
is / has been
他不在那所学校工作有三个月了。
延续v.表终止或否定
2. Robutt, who could hear him by radio, squeaked (发出吱吱声) and bounded after.(P5 L2)
v. to run with long steps, especially in an enthusiastic way 跳跃着跑
adj. ① (~ to do / be sth) certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth
一定会;很可能会
那些狗在前面蹦蹦跳跳地跑。
明天肯定又是阳光灿烂。
② ~ (by sth) / ~ (by sth) (to do sth) forced to do sth by law, duty or a
particular situation 受(法律、义务或情况)约束(必须做某事)
我们不受该决定的约束。
The dogs bounded ahead.
It is bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
We are not bound by the decision.
3. The slope was a gentle one and even the weight of the spacesuit couldn’t keep Jimmy from racing up it in a floating hop(跳跃) that made the gravity seem nonexistent. (P4,L12)
gentle:not steep or sharp 平缓的
race v.
① (使)快速移动;快速运转
② ~ (against) sb / sth(和……)比赛;参加比赛
③(因为害怕、兴奋等)急速跳动;快速转动
He raced up the stairs.
Who will he be racing against in the next round
My mind raced as I tried to work out what was happening.
exist/ existent/ nonexistent/ existence
n.赛跑;竞争;人种;种族;血统v.赛跑;竞赛
Translation:
斜坡很平缓,甚至宇航员的重量也无法阻止吉米在漂浮
的跳跃中向上飞奔,跳跃使得重力似乎不存在。
Keep…from doing… 阻止…..做……
3. Jimmy, expert though he was, couldn’t outrace Robutt, who didn’t need
a spacesuit...(P6,L1)
比…速度快;超过
as和though的倒装句(让步状从)
Child as/though he is, he knows to help others.
=Although/though/While he is a child, he knows to help others.
2) Successful as/though he is, he is still working hard every day.
3) Much as/though I like Paris, I couldn’t live there.
Hard as/though they tried I couldn’t make her change her mind.
4) Dislike him as we may, we must acknowledge his greatness.
5) Raining hard as it is, I’m going out for a walk.
Surrounded as we were by the enemy, we managed to march forward.
一、名词+as/though+主+动
二、形容词+as/though+主+动
三、副词+as/though+主+动
四、动词+as/though+主+动
五、分词+as/though+主+动
引导让步状语从句,as必须用倒装;though可倒可不倒;although和while不能倒。
引导非限制性定语从句
4. Jimmy couldn’t go wrong while Robutt was around, tripping him when he was too near a rock, or jumping on him to show how much he loved him, or circling around and squeaking low and scared when Jimmy hid behind a rock, when all the time Robutt knew well enough where he was.
trip: n. 旅游,幻觉,绊倒
v. 绊倒,轻快地走,产生幻觉
变形:过去式: tripped; 现在分词:tripping; 过去分词:tripped;
Jimmy was always safe while Robutt was with him. Robutt would knock him out of trouble when he was too near a rock, jump on him to show how much he loved him, or go round in circles making noises as if he was scared when Jimmy hid behind a rock. Robutt always knew very well where Jimmy was.
Paraphrase
P6
5. Jimmy looked at Robutt, who was squeaking again, a very low, slow squeak that seemed frightened. (P15 L2)
What are you frightened/afraid of
frightened(adj.) “受惊吓的,害怕……的”,可作表语,也可作定语。
afraid “害怕”,只能作表语,而不能作定语,后接of短语或不定式短语(be afraid to do sth.)。
A frightened girl is crying.
v. frighten 吓唬;使惊吓;使惊恐
对不起,我没有吓唬你的意思。
Sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you.
adj. frightening 令人害怕的;骇人的
想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。
It’s frightening to think it could happen again.
frightful 可怕的;(口)糟糕的
你怕什么?
6. I love Robutt and that’s what counts. (P20 L4)
① to be important 重要
这场比赛每一分都很重要。
Every point in this game counts/matters.
② ~ (sth) (up) 计算(或清点)总数
她开始计算他们得邀请多少位客人。
She began to count up how many guests they had to invite.
③ (被)正式接纳,正式认可
7月1日以后收到的申请书将不予受理。
Applications received after 1 July will not be counted.
这是父亲笫一次在危急时刻依赖我。
count on / upon 依靠;依赖;指望
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency.
count down (某一特殊时刻之前)倒计时;倒数
她已经在对这一重大日子/高考倒计时了。
She’s already counting down to the big day (the college entrance examinations).
词族:count/ countable/ uncountable/ countless
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