高一英语北师大2019版
Unit 3 CELEBRATIONS
【NOTES ON THE TEXTS】
Topic Talk
Amid the boom of firecrackers a year has come to an end, and the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the wine.
爆竹声中一岁除,春风送暖入屠苏。
----王安石《元日》
Lesson 1
First the house was cleaned from top to bottom. My host mother Mrs Chen said this was to sweep away the dirty of the past year and get ready for the new year.
sweep away 清除,扫走
Eg:A feeling of happiness swept my anger away hearing the news.
get /be ready for 为......做准备
Eg:All you can do is be ready for the good.
唯一能做的就是为美好的明天做好准备。
Every year, the moment I get on the train, I am surrounded by Shanxi accents--I know that I am heading home to my family.
the moment “当......时候”,“一......就”,立刻,马上。引导时间状语
at the moment 此刻,当时
by the moment 到......时
for the moment 暂时,暂且,目前
man of the moment 当前的风云人物
Eg:The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up.
小丑一出现在舞台上,观众们个个笑得前俯后仰。
be surrounded by 被......包围
Eg:The house is surrounded by flowers and trees.
head to 朝某地走去;前往
from head to toe 遍布全身,从头到脚
come to a head v. 到达紧急关头,成熟
go head to head with 齐头并进,不相上下
Eg:so we decide to head to the US mainland.
所以我们决定前往美洲大陆。
I don‘t get get to travel back to Shanxi very often, so when I get home, my parents will fill me in on what’s been happening--who has got married or had child or gone away to university.
我不经常回山西,因此每年回到家,我父母都会把这一年发生的事一股脑儿地全告诉我,谁结婚了,谁有小孩了,谁上大学了,等等。
fill sb. in on 告诉某人关于......的消息
Eg:Let me fill you in on what’ s happening in the office over lunch.
让我告诉你午餐时办公室发生的事。
Lesson 2
It’s also important to make an effort to talk to other people.
make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事
try to do sth.
Well, we don’t want to take up too much of your time.
take up...(time or space) 占用(时间或者空间)
occupy vt. 占据,使忙碌,居住/ occupy in 从事,忙于
Eg:The work took up all his time.
Lesson 3
I remember the wind because Granny’s grey hair was a mess when she arrived.
be a mess 乱成一团
Eg:She looked tired and her hair was a mess when I met her last Sunday.
On Christmas Eve, Granny took a seat by the fire as we put up the Christmas tree.
在平安夜,奶奶靠着炉火坐着,我们把圣诞树立起来。
take a seat 坐下
put up 竖起,搭起
put off 推迟;扔掉 put forward 提出 put out 熄灭,出版;伸出
put down 镇压;记下;贬低;制止 put up with 容忍
put in place 到位,落实到位;正在实施
Eg:He took a seat in the back row. 他在后排就座。
They put up a tent by the lake. 他们在湖边搭起一个帐篷。
【GRAMMAR】
被动语态
被动语态的基本构成: be + V-ed(动词过去分词)
被动语态使用情况:
①无需强调动作的发出者时;
Eg:It‘s believed that when Fu is put upside down...
② “动作执行者“ 显而易见;
动作本身比“动作执行者“更重要,或不想说出谁做的这件事;
在上面语中,特别是在科技报告和新闻报告中,被动语态比主动语态更加正式。
时态和语态的结合:
Present simple 的被动语态:am/is/are +P.P.
Present continuous 的被动语态:am/is/are being+P.P.
Present perfect 的被动语态:have/ has been+P.P
Past simple 的被动语态: was/ were +P.P
Past continuous 的被动语态:was/ were being+P.P