内容正文:
Unit 2
Out of this world
Reading(2)
Language Points
1
Para.1
1. My six-month stay on a space station has come to an end, and it has been a challenging but magical adventure. (L1)
译文:我在空间站的六个月已经结束,这是一次充满挑
战但又充满魔力的冒险。
2. I bet you’d love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it differs from that on the Earth. (L3)
译文:我敢打赌你很想知道太空中的日常生活是什么样
子的,以及它与地球上的生活有什么不同……
注:what引导宾语从句,做life is like后的表语成分;how同样引导宾语从句,由连词and连接,引导方式。
2
Para.2
Due to the near abscence of gravity in space, we have to attach ourselves so that we don’t float around.
译文:由于太空几乎没有重力,我们需要固定住自己以免飘浮。
absent adj. 缺席的
be absent from 缺席……
absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的
e.g., The studnets are not fond of the difficult courses, so they are always absent from the courses.
学生对高阶课程不感兴趣,所以总是翘课。
3
Para.2
译文:试着背部没有压力入睡是奇怪的,但我们不再为这些特别的床而烦恼了。
3. It’s strange that we try to sleep with no pressure against our back, but the unusual beds don’t bother us any more. (L8)
注:It在句子中做形式主语成分,真正的主语为“we try to sleep with no pressure against our back, but the unusual beds don’t bother us any more”。
4
Para.2
bother vt. 使烦恼;花费时间精力(做某事);打扰 n. 麻烦,困难。
have bother (in) doing sth. 做某事费力
bother sb. with/about sth. 为…打扰/麻烦某人
It bothers sb. that … 使某人苦恼的是
bother to do/doing sth. 费心去做某事
3. It’s strange that we try to sleep with no pressure against our back, but the unusual beds don’t bother us any more. (L8)
5
Para.3
注:that做定语从句的关系代词,指代routine tasks.
4. The routine tasks that occupy most of the day are demanding, but
they can also be extremely rewarding. (L11)
译文:占用了一天里大部分时间的日常工作要求很高,但是也会
非常有意义。
occupy vt. 占用,使用;居住;占领,侵占;使忙于
occupied adj. 已占用的;无空闲的
be occupied with/in doing sth 忙于(做)某事
occupation n. 职业;占用;占领
6
Para.3
注:with的复合结构
with+名词 +动词不定式,表示将发生的动作.
With no one to talk to, John felt miserable.
with + 名词 + 现在分词,是逻辑上的主谓关系
With prices going up so fast, we can't afford luxuries.
with + 名词+ 过去分词,是逻辑上的动宾关系
I sat in my room with my eyes fixed on the ceiling
5. With so much going on