Unit 2 Onwards and upwards Reading Language points课件

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Unit 2
Onwards and upwards
2
U N I T
Three Days to See
1. What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in their daily lives
残疾人在日常生活中可利用什么特别的援助？
assistant teacher 助教
assist sb. in doing sth.
assist sb. with sth.
assistant n.
助手
assist v.
协助，帮助
assistance n. help or support 协助，帮助
assistance
eg *The task is so tough that I need someone to assist me in accomplishing it.
*You will assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book.
*The task is so tough that I really need your assistance.
*She works as a care assistant in an old people’s home.
make full use of… 充分利用
make good use of… 好好利用
make the most/best of … 充分利用
take advantage of … 利用，占便宜
eg *We could make better use of our resources.
*To improve your spoken English, you’d better make the best of your spare time to practise using it.
make use of … to use something/somebody, especially in order to get an advantage 利用……
2. I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.
We could also say
I have often thought that if everyone became blind and deaf for a few days at some time when they are young, it would be a good thing.
省略that的宾语从句
宾语从句使用了与现在事实相反的虚拟语气
我常常想，如果每个人在青年时期都有一段时间失明和失聪，那会是一件幸事。
eg *flood-stricken area 遭受洪灾的地区
*earthquake-stricken region 震区
*poverty-stricken region 贫困地区
stricken adj. very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc
受灾的; 患病的; 受困扰的; 受苦的
-stricken 作为后缀，与某些名词连用，表示“受……侵袭的”
3. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound. 因为黑暗会使人更加珍惜视力，静默能教人享受声音的美妙。
appreciative adj. appreciative (of something) feeling or showing that you are grateful for something 感激的；感谢的
eg The company was very appreciative of my efforts.
eg an appreciative audience/smile 有欣赏力的观众/会意的微笑
appreciative adj. showing pleasure 欣赏的；赏识的
be appreciative of
对……充满欣赏/感激
appreciate sth/doing sth 感激……
appreciate sb/sth 欣赏某人/某物
I would appreciate it if …
如果……我将不胜感激
appreciative adj.
心怀感激的，珍惜的
appreciate vt.
感激，欣赏
appreciation n.
感激
【语境应用】完成句子。
She said she ___________________(对……感激) Tom’s concern for her health.
__________________(如果……我将不胜感激) you would like to teach me how to use the machine.
was appreciative of
I’d appreciate it if
4. Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see.
我时常测试我那些看得见的朋友，想了解他们看到了什么。
常见近义词有：
sometimes， every now and then，at times，from time to time， on occasion等
eg *He went to see his grandmother every now and then.
*He acts the fool now and then.
*Every now and then he would speak the local dialect.
now and then: sometimes 偶尔；有时；不时地
5. Recently, I asked a friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods what she had observed.
who引导的定语从句，修饰a friend
what引导的宾语从句，作asked的宾语
句意：最近，我问一个刚在林子里散步了许久的朋友看到了什么。
6. How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note
Paraphrase:
I thought it would be impossible to walk for an hour in the woods and see nothing interesting.
正常语序：I asked myself, how was it possible to walk …
句意：我自问，在林子里散步一小时之久，怎么可能没 看到任何值得注意的东西呢？
worthy adj. worthy (of somebody/something) (formal) having the qualities that deserve somebody/something
值得（或应得）……的
eg Very few of his ideas are worthy of further attention.
worthy adj. having qualities that deserve your respect or attention 值得尊敬的；值得赞赏的
eg *a worthy member of the team
*We thought it was a worthy enough objective.
worth, worthy, worthwhile
worth “某物值……钱或某事值得做”，常作表语；其后可直接跟名词、代词或动词-ing 形式
worthy “应该得到(尊重、信任、表彰等)”，可作定语，常用于be worthy of 及be worthy to do 结构
worthwhile “值得花时间(或花钱、努力等)”，可作表语、宾语补足语或定语，常用于be worthwhile to do / doing sth. 结构
一句多译：
这本书值得一读。
This book is worth reading.
This book is worthy of being read.
This book is worthy to be read.
It is worthwhile to read the book. / reading the book.
【语境应用】从worth，worthy，worthwhile中选择正确的词填空。
1) This author’s novels are well __________ reading.
2) The problems arising from the accident are __________ of note.
3) Her changes made our effort ___________.
worth
worthy
worthwhile
7. And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
what引导的宾语从句
if引导的条件状语从句，使用了与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，从句中多用过去式（be动词用were）来表示
句意：我想象过，如果我能被恩赐恢复视觉，哪怕只有三天，我最希望看到什么。
8. On the first day, I should want to see the people whose kindness and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living.
第一天，我想见见身边的人，他们用善良、温柔和陪伴使我的生命变得有价值。
companionship n. when you are with someone you enjoy being with, and are not alone
友谊; 友好交往
eg When Stan died, I missed his companionship.
eg *Many old people have pets to keep them company.
*Many old people have pets as their companions.
*Sometimes, their pets can accompany them to the park.
-ship (suffix) 用于构成名词
表状态、性质、品质：ownership 所有制；friendship友谊
表地位、资格、职位：citizenship 公民资格
表集体：membership 全体成员
company (u)n. 陪伴，陪同 (c)n. 同伴，伴侣
keep pany 陪伴某人
accompany v. 陪伴，陪同
companion n.伴侣，同伴
9. The following morning, I should again greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights, new revelations of beauty.
第三天清晨，我要再次迎接黎明，迫切地去探索更多愉悦，发现更多美好。
delight n. something or someone that makes you feel very happy or satisfied 愉快；乐事
delight v. to give someone great satisfaction and enjoyment
使愉快，使高兴
形容词短语作状语，侧重说明动作执行者的状态、特征等
with delight 高兴地
to one’s delight 令某人高兴的是
take delight in doing sth 喜欢做某事
delight sb with sth 用……使某人高兴
delightful
adj. 令人高兴的
delighted adj. 感到高兴的
delight
n. 快乐；乐事
vt. 使愉快
eg *I read your letter with / in great delight.
*To the delight of his parents / To his parents' delight, he has made a full recovery.
*Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.
*I must say she was a delight to teach.
*The comedian delighted the audience with his performance.
*The teacher delights in corresponding with his old students.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思补全句子（每空一词）。
1) 让我们感到高兴的是天气转晴了。
________ ________ ________, the day turned out fine.
2) 在聚会上，他讲了一些有关他自己的笑话逗我们开心。
At the party, he __________ _______ _______ some jokes about himself.
3) 汤姆总是以捉弄我为乐。
Tom always ________ ________ ________ playing tricks on me.
To our delight
delighted us with
takes delight in
10. Today I shall spend in the workaday world, amid the haunts of men going about the business of life.
这天我要过平凡的生活，到那些为生活忙碌的人常去的地方。
eg The villagers were going about their business as usual.
go about to do something that you usually do
做某事(指日常事务)
11. At midnight permanent night would close in on me again.
到了午夜，永夜将再次把我笼罩。
eg Enemy soldiers closed in on them from all sides.
permanent adj. continuing to exist for a long time or for all the time in the future
永久的，持久的 反义词是 temporary
eg The blindness that the disease causes will be permanent.
close in on to move closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them 包围；逼近
12. Only when darkness had again descended upon me should I realize how much I had left unseen.
只有当黑暗再次降临时，我才意识到，我还有那么多没有看到。
“only + 状语” 位于句首时，主句需要倒装。
(即：助动词 / be动词 / 情态动词 + 主语 + 谓语动词)
eg *Only then will I have a chance to achieve my dream.
*Only in this way, can you learn English well.
*Only when he returned home did he realize what had happened.
13. I who am blind can give one hint to those who see: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. But of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
本句中有四个as if引导的方式状语从句，从句均使用了与将来事实相反的虚拟语气。
1. She suffered ____________________ brain damage as a result of the horrible accident.
2. Do not be ____________________ by your failures. Learning from them helps you become a better version of yourself.
选用方框内合适的内容并用其正确形式完成下列句子（每项限用一次）。
blessing, literary, appreciative, permanent, embarrass, worthy of
permanent
embarrassed
3. Mandy has been very ____________________ of her parents' support during the difficult period.
4. The disabled teacher, who has faced many challenges in life, is ____________________ respect for his courage and determination.
worthy of
blessing, literary, appreciative, permanent, embarrass, worthy of
appreciative
5. Though he suffered from an unknown learning disability, F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote The Great Gatsby, didn't allow his illness to limit his _______________ career.
6. Not getting that job turned out to be a(n) _____________, because she got a better offer from another company.
literary
blessing
blessing, literary, appreciative, permanent, embarrass, worthy of