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Unit 6
UNIT 6 Nurturing nature
The Sky Railway
1. Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to
travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed
was “impossible”.
靠坐在火车的座位上,我仍然不敢相信,我将要沿着许多外国专家声称“不可能建成”的铁路开始一段旅程。
动词-ing形式作伴随状语
句子主干:I can’t quite believe …
that引导宾语从句
that引导定语从句,修饰the railway
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The boy ____________________ (正要开始) but someone spoke first.
2) Hurry up! The train ______________ (马上就要开了).
was just about to begin
is about to start
be about to: be on the point of;be ready to 将要, 即将, 正打算
动作马上就要发生, 常与when引导的从句连用, 不与具体时间状语连用。
e.g. I was about to start when it began to rain.
Be quiet, please. The meeting is about to begin.
2. The words “railways like massive dragons are winding among
the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the
“roof of the world”.
当火车开过“世界屋脊”时,“一条条巨龙翻山越岭”的歌词
变得更加生动鲜活起来。
wind v. if a road, river etc winds somewhere, it has many
smooth bends and is usually very long(道路、河流等)
蜿蜒,迂回
e.g. Highway 99 winds its way along the coast.
99号公路沿着海岸蜿蜒而行。
v. to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to
make it move or start working 上发条
e.g. Did you remember to wind the clock
你有没有记得给钟上发条?
v. to turn or twist something several times around something else
缠绕
e.g. The hair is divided into sections and wound around
heated rods.
头发分成一绺绺绕在加热了的小棒上。
3. Taking years to complete, the Qinghai-Xizang Railway is a
record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult
engineering challenges.
青藏铁路历时数年建成,凝聚着我们攻克种种工程难题的全部心血。
动词-ing形式作状语
不定式短语作定语修饰all of our efforts
4. How to protect the delicate ecosystem was among the top concerns.
其中,如何保护脆弱的生态系统是需要我们高度重视的问题之一。
concern n. 1) something that is important to you or that involves you (关系到你自己的)重要的事情
2) a feeling of worry about something important
忧虑,担心,关切
e.g. His main concern is to be able to provide for his family.
My concern is that you’re not getting enough work done.
“疑问词+不定式”结构作主语
concern v. 1) to cause worry to someone
使担忧;使挂念;使焦虑
2) to be important to someone or to involve someone directly 对(某人)很重要;与(某人)相关;涉及,关系到(某人)
concern oneself with / about 关心某事; 担心某事
e.g. He told them not to concern themselves about him.
There’s no need for you to concern yourself with what happened.
be concerned about / for … 担心/关心……
be concerned with 关心……
as far as…be concerned 就……而言
e.g. As far as I am concerned, parents show too much concern about the future of their children. In other words, they are rather concerned about their children’s future.
concerned adj. caring about sb and whether they are happy
and healthy; worried about sth. 担心的;关切的
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Many parents ______________ (concern) that some TV programmes will have a bad effect on the development of their children.
2) The public have shown great ________ about the food safety, because it _________ (concern) the people’s health.
3) 就我而言,只有努力学习才能最终获得成功。
_________________________, only by studying hard can I ultimately succeed.
are concerned
concerns
concern
As far as I am concerned
5. The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world’s longest bridge built over permafrost.
最先映入眼帘的地标性建筑是壮观的清水河大桥,它是世界上最长的高原冻土铁路桥。
catch one’s eye: to attract sb.’s attention and make them look at sth. 闯入眼帘;突然引起……的注意
e.g. As she turned back, a movement across the lawn caught
her eye.
她转过身,瞥见有个东西从草地上穿了过去。
can’t take your eyes off sb/sth
无法将目光从某人身上/某物上移开
look sb. in the eye 正视某人
keep an eye on sb. / sth. 照看某人 / 某物
have an eye / a good eye for sth. 对某事物有鉴赏力
lay eyes on sb./sth. (尤指初次)遇见某人/看见某物
eye的常见搭配
6. A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure.
一群藏羚羊正从桥下走过, 有的则停下来悠闲地吃草。
leisure n. time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying 空闲; 闲暇
at one’s leisure: if you do something at your leisure, you do it slowly and without hurrying 空闲时
leisure time 空闲; 业余时间
leisure activities 休闲活动
leisure facilities 休闲设施
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Come round for lunch and read them ______ _______ ________ (你空闲时).
2) Most people now enjoy shorter working hours and more _______ ________ (业余时间).
3) The town lacks ________ _________ (休闲设施) such as a swimming pool or squash courts.
leisure facilities
at your
leisure
leisure time
7. Located at over 5,000 metres above sea level, this is the highest railway station in the world.
它位于海拔5000多米的地方,是世界上海拔最高的火车站。
过去分词短语作状语
过去分词作状语时,其逻辑主语为主句的主语,表示被动的和完成的动作,此时应注意人称一致 。
e.g. Given another hour, I can also work out his problem.
Written in a hurry, this article was not so good.
Caught in a heavy rain, he was all wet.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 从山顶看这座城市,它更漂亮了。
2) 因为沉浸在冥想中,所以他没听到那个声音。
Seen from the top of the hill, the city looks more beautiful.
Lost / Absorbed in deep thought, he didn’t hear the sound.
8. Water birds playing in the lake, and cattle and sheep
wandering the grasslands bring the scenery to life.
在湖面上嬉戏的水鸟,在草原上游荡的牛羊,让这片风景充满勃勃生机。
playing…and wandering…两个动词-ing形式的使用为读者带来生动的画面感。
两个分别带有逻辑主语的动词-ing形式短语在此作主语。
wander v. to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose
(在某地方)徘徊,闲逛,漫步
e.g. We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.
She wandered aimlessly about the house.
wander v. 2) to move away from the place where you ought to be or the people you are with 偏离(正道); 走失; 离散
3) to stop being directed on sth. and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc.
走神; 神志恍惚; 开小差
e.g. We’ve wandered off / from the point somewhat.
Halfway through the meeting my mind started to wander.
Grace allowed her mind to wander to other things.
【拓展】
wanderer n. 漫游者; 流浪者
e.g. The wanderer had wandered from the path into the woods.
【搭配】
wander around 在……前后转来转去,闲逛
wander back to 回想到
wander off 迷失,离开正途或正确方向,离散
wander over 在……漫步
e.g. beautiful / breathtaking / spectacular scenery
They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery.
scenery n. the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, when you are thinking about them being attractive to look at
风景, 景色
scene, scenery, sight, view
scene 指局部的景色,可以是自然形成的,也可以是人工造成的 The sunrise was a beautiful scene.
scenery 不可数名词,指某一地区整体自然风景 They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery.
sight 风景名胜,常用复数形式多指人文景观 The Great Wall is one of the
sights of the world.
view 指从某个角度,尤指从高处或远处看到的景色 The view from the top of the
mountain is breathtaking.
1) We are happy to see the _______ of the old people’ s sitting on the chairs.
2) The beautiful _______ of the river impressed me most.
3) You can enjoy a good ________ of the city from the top of the tower.
4) We’re going to Paris for the weekend to see the _______.
【语境应用】选词填空: scene, scenery, sight, view。
view
sights
scene
scenery
I. 根据提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1. __________ (徘徊) aimlessly around the woods, Lucy came across a wild deer.
2. Some wild animals suffer from health problems and perhaps the long-term effects of __________ (辐射) from the factory.
3. This is the most __________ (壮丽的) scenery we have ever seen, and I wish you could have enjoyed it with us.
4. A m__________ rock suddenly fell down from the mountain because its foundations were threatened by rain.
5. The m__________ surface of the lake reflects the white clouds and a towering pine tree.
6. Droughts impact millions of people and threaten the __________ (脆弱的) ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest in South America.
Wandering
radiation
splendid
massive
delicate
mirror-like
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子(每空一词)。
1. My friend is fond of taking photos of the beautiful mountain scenery __________ __________ __________ (在他空闲的时候).
2. One of the books on the top shelf __________ __________ __________ (吸引了我的眼球), and I took it down to look at it.
3. How to protect the distinct ecosystem is __________ __________ __________ (在考虑之中) when the government decides to set up a tourist attraction.
4. As a conservationist, I felt __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ( 一股自豪感和成就感) to hear that my classmates' environmental awareness has been awakened after my speech.
at his leisure
caught my eye
among the
concerns
a sense of
pride and achievement
III. 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. ________ (locate) within the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China, Tongtian Highway measures more than ten kilometres in 2. ________ (long) and 200 metres to 1, 300 metres above sea level. It took seven years and about 100 million yuan 3. ____________ (construct) the road. The Tongtian Highway,
4. ________ has 99 sharp turns, is known as the “first wonder of China’s highways”.
Located
length
to construct
which
The road is incredibly narrow and it has been regarded as one of
5. ________ most impressive roads in the world for its 99 bends and
6. __________ (beauty) scenery along the way. This road spirals (盘旋移动) rapidly upwards from 200 metres to 1, 300 metres above sea level,
7. ________ (wind) its way up the mountain like a flying dragon. When you take your eyes off the road, you must 8. ___________ (scare) by the deep valleys and cliffs. So it's 9. __________ (extreme) surprising how the Chinese were able to build structures like this. The road is so popular
10. ________ some people consider it as the main attraction of the park.
beautiful
winding
extremely
be scared
that
the