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U.1 Reading and Thinking
From problems to solutions
Language Focus
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I. Grammar scan
II. Word study
III. Exercise
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I. Grammar scan
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Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. ①There comes a time ②when the old must give way to the new,and ③it is not possible to preserve everything from our past ④as we move towards the future. ⑤Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
Check the meaning of words in green.
①there be 句型变式,完全倒装,there be/comes/appears/lives/stands/seems/remains/exists….
②when 引导的定语从句,修饰a time
③it 为形式主语,不定式to preserve是真正的主语
④as引导的时间状语从句
⑤动名词短语作主语
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Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests.
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lead to:导致
dam:n.水坝
proposal: n. 提议
protest:n. 抗议 *v.
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Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics ⑥that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. [After listening to ⑦the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.]
⑥that 引导的定语从句修饰relics
⑦who引导的两个定语从句,分别修饰scientists和citizens
括号中的句子开头是after引导的时间状语从句,句子主语是the government; after引导的时间状语从句省略主语时,谓语用动名词形式。
【时间状语从句【定语从句1+定语从句2】,主句】
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A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests,and then made a proposal for ⑧how the buildings could be saved. Finally,a document was signed,and the work began in 1960.
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⑧how引导的宾语从句,做介词for的宾语