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Language Points
Unit3 Extended Reading
LANGUAGE USAGE
Part 1
One of the most famous Chinese medical treatments is the art of "magic needles", or Chinese acupuncture. It was developed long ago, perhaps as early as 2000 BCE. There is evidence that acupuncture dates back to the Stone Age, when to Age stone tools called bian were used to press areas of the body.
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最著名的中医疗法之一是“魔针”,或称中国针刺疗法。它在很久以前就发展起来了,也许早在公元前2000 年。有证据表明针刺疗法可追溯到石器时代,当时一种叫作“砭”的石器被用来按压身体部位。
be used to doing sth 习惯于做某事
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1. evidence
n.证据,证明;物证,人证 vt.证明,表明
(1)evident adj. 明显的;清楚的
It is evident that... 很明显……
(2)evidently adv. 明显地
The discovery of new __________(evident) led to the thief's being caught.
From the look on Mary's face, __________________ they’ve found no evidence so far.
从玛丽的表情来看,显而易见还没有找到证据。
evidence
it was evident that
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2. dates back to
(1)date from =date back to=trace back to追溯到,始于,自……至今
date back to和date from一般无进行时态和被动语态;
作后置定语时,常用现在分词形式。
(2)date n.日期;年代;约会
set/fix a date for
have a date with sb.
out of date
up to date
go on a date
确定……的日期
与某人有个约会
过时的;陈旧的
直到最近的;现代的,时新的
赴约
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There is evidence that acupuncture dates back to the Stone Age,when stone tools called bian were used to press areas of the body.
这是一个复合句。that 连接的是同位语从句,说明evidence的具体内容;when引导的是定语从句,修饰the Stone Age。
(1)同位语从句是名词性从句的一种,在句中起名词的作用,一般放在某些表示事实意义的名词之后,对该名词做进一步的解释或补充说明。
The thought came to me that I left my books in the bus.
There is no doubt that I am fit for this job.
We heard the news that our team had won.
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He can't answer the question how he got the money.
(2)可接同位语从句的名词往往是一些抽象名词,常见的有story, news, fact, answer, reply, idea, message, hope, word, doubt, problem, question, thought, report, discovery, order, truth, fear, suggestion, proposal, promise, belief, possibility, information, view ,rumor等。
(3)同位语从句大多由连接词that引导,有时也可由连接代词what, who或连接副词why, how, when, where等引导。
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As acupuncture developed, the simple bian stones were replaced by stone needles