Unit 5 A delicate world Understanding ideas 语言点课件-2022-2023学年高中外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

SB2U5 A Delicate World (Language points) Strong winds and stormy seas have helped sculpt its long, thin shape. strong winds 强劲的风 stormy seas 波涛汹涌的大海 Translation 强风和波涛汹涌的大海将海岛塑成现在狭长的形状。 The green grass and bare rock of its landscape contrast dramatically, giving it a wild and natural beauty. contrast dramatically 对比鲜明 contrast vi.熟词生义(靠近或作比较时)显出明显的 差异；形成对比 Translation 绿草和光禿的岩石形成的景观反差巨大,使海岛呈现出一种狂野和天然的美。 Nor would they fail to imagine how its native inhabitants including royal penguins, king penguins, and elephant seals existed in perfect harmony with their natural habitat for thousands of years. fail v.失败;不及格;出故障;使失望;使无能为力 fail to do 未能…；不能…　 fail in 在……方面失败；考试不及格 native inhabitants 本土动物；本地居民 in harmony with...与……协调；与……和睦 I failed to persuade him out of smoking. He failed (in) the competition, feeling sad. The examiners failed over half the candidates. The brakes on my bike failed halfway down the hill. Her eyesight is failing owing to using the Internet too much. When he lost his job, he felt he had failed his family. Words fail me to express my great gratitude. The crops failed again last summer. Many small companies have failed during the pandemic. 未能做成某事 不过关；不及格 判定不合格 出故障 健康衰退 使失望 无能为力 歉收 破产 nor + 部分倒装句 具有否定意义的副词放在句首时，句子要用部分倒装结构。 nor 为否定词，常见结构为： Nor + 助动词/be动词/情态动词 + 主语 + 谓语 + 其它成分 句型变换 He didn’t quit his job, and he wasn’t fired either. = He didn’t quit the job, and nor was he fired. 他们那时无法理解这件事，我们也理解不了。 They couldn’t understand it at the time, and nor/neither could we. 具有否定意义的副词 never, seldom, little, few, rarely, nowhere, not until, hardly…when, no sooner… than, not only… but also, in no way, by no means, under no circumstances, etc. I have never seen such a moving film. Never before have I seen such a moving film. We will by no means give up. By no means will we give up. I had hardly entered the classroom when the bell rang. Hardly had I entered the classroom when the bell rang. Nor would they fail to imagine how its native inhabitants i