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Language Points Made by Amy Jia(华师菏泽附校)
Unit 4 Reading and Thinking
Key Language pointss & Key Sentences
一. Key Language pointss
1.decide to do rather than do 决定做…而不是做…
2. be able to do sth. 有能力做某事
3. take one’s breath away 令人惊叹
4. be bound to do sth:一定会… bound for 准备前往、去往
5. in addition to(prep)除…之外 in addition 另外、还有
6. be home to …: 是…所在地/产地
7. anticipate doing sth:预料/期望做某事
8.all in all:总而言之
二. Key Sentences
1. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.
Language points: decide to do… rather than do…
她们没有一路乘坐商业航班,而是决定先飞到温哥华,然后再乘坐火车。
2. They spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights.
Language points: spend time (in)doing sth
seeing为现在分词短语作伴随状语,和they构成主谓关系。
她们在温哥华待了两天,欣赏当地风光。
3. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques.
Language points:be able to do sth. ;
that引导定语从句,先行词为an island;
selling…..为现在分词短语作后置定语,修饰wonderful shops.
尽管天气不佳,她们仍然泛舟驶入海湾,接着游览了一座岛屿。岛上有精致的店铺,出售手工艺品和古董。
4. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city.
Language points: be pleased to do…,主语为人,pleased做表语
looking … city为现在分词短语作后置定语,修饰mountains.
第二天,天气晴朗,温度适宜,她们看到壮美的群山俯瞰着整座城市,甚是欣喜。
5. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.
Language points:seen from…过去分词短语作状语,和mountains构成动宾关系
从车窗往外望去,加拿大巍峨的山脉和辽阔的森林尽收眼底。
Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken.
Language points: looking…. scenery现在分词短语作伴随状语,和they构成诸位关系; they had ever taken为过去完成时,且是省略that/which的定语从句,先行词为the most awesome journey.
望着眼前的美景,两人一致认为这是她们所经历过的最棒的一次旅行。
6. One of the train's first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canada's huge oil and gas drilling industry.
Language points: one of….:…之