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Unit 2
Lesson 11 Amazing Plants
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Look at this plant.
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look at “看一看”,相当于have a look at
look
see
watch
read
“看,瞧”,不及物动词,强调看的动作。
“看见,看到”,强调看的结果。
“观看,观赏”,常用于看电视、球赛及各种比赛,含有“欣赏”的意思。
“读”,常用于看书、报、杂志等。
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It grows in eastern Asia. Isn't it beautiful?
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eastern adj.“东方的,东部的”eastern Asia“东亚”
Isn't it beautiful?
表示惊讶、反问、失望、责怪、怀疑等语气。
_______ he a teacher?
他不是一名老师吗?
Isn't
否定疑问句
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When something touches this plant's leaves, they close up tightly.
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close up“合起来,收起来”
open up“张开,打开”
tightly adv.“紧紧地,牢固地”
After a few minutes, the leaves ___________ again.
几分钟后,叶子又张开了。
open up
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When it comes to laughing, this tree is really funny.
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when it comes to“当提到,就......而论”
后接名词或动词-ing形式。
_________________ eating, Jeff is full of joy.
一谈到吃,杰夫就很高兴。
When it comes to
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When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.
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hear sb. doing sth.“听见某人正在做某事”
(动作正在进行)
hear sb. do sth.“听见某人做了某事”
(听到事情发展的过程)
与之用法类似的还有:
see, watch, find, notice, feel...
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完成句子。
1. I often see him _______ in the garden.
我经常看见他在花园里干活。
2. I heard someone ________ when I passed the room.
当我经过那个房间时,听见有人正在唱歌。
work
练一练
singing
When people first hear it laughing, they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree.
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begin to do sth.“开始做某事”
along with“和......一起,随着”相当于together with。
I like singing _____________ music.
我喜欢随着音乐唱歌。
along with
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It grows in the middle of Africa.
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in the middle of“在......中间/中部”
文中类似的短语还有:
in the southwest of“在......西南部”
I sit _________________ the classroom.
我坐在教室的中间。
in the middle of
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This plant can live as long as 1 500 years, so people call it a living fossil.
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as long as“时间长达”
as long as“只要”
引导条件状语从句,主句为一般将来时时,从句通常
用一般现在时表示将来。
____________ you tell the truth , I'll try to help you.
只要你说实话,我就会尽力帮你。
As long as
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This plant can live as long as 1500 years, so people call it a living fossil.
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living
“活着的”,强调尚在人间,常做表语或定语。
lively
“生动的,活泼的”,常做定语、表语或宾补