内容正文:
A Boy’s Best Friend
Unit4 Developing ideas
Language points
1. “Yes. He’s at the rocket station, going through the tests. (P1,L4)
...there are plans to introduce flying taxis that will be stationed on
rooftops around busy cities. (P57, Activity9 L13)
名词动化 v. 安置;驻扎
station:n (车)站;驻地;岗位;电台
go through
经历;完成;仔细检查;通过,穿过;浏览;用完,耗尽
1) Not until he went through real hardships did he realize the importance of family. _________
2) I always start the day by going through my mail. _____________
3) The boy went through two whole loaves of bread. ____________
4) We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey._______
经历
浏览
吃完
穿过
2. I haven’t really seen one _______ I left Earth 15 years ago. (P1,L6)
since
1) since +一段时间+ ago;
2) since +从句;
3) It is +一段时间+ since从句;
4) since +过去一个时间点(如具体的年、月、日期、钟点等)。
since+时间点,要求谓语动词用现在完成时,而且必须是延续性动词。
since+一段时间+ago,要求谓语动词用现在完成时,而且必须是延续性动词。
1. I __________(stay) in that country since 1995.
2. They have lived in that house _______ two years ago.
3. Lily has stayed at home since she _____ school.
4. It _______________ (be) three months since he moved to this city.
5. It has been three months since he worked in that school.(翻译)
have stayed
since
left
is / has been
他不在那所学校工作有三个月了。
延续v.表终止或否定
2. Robutt, who could hear him by radio, squeaked (发出吱吱声) and bounded after.(P5 L2)
v. to run with long steps, especially in an enthusiastic way 跳跃着跑
adj. ① (~ to do / be sth) certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth
一定会;很可能会
那些狗在前面蹦蹦跳跳地跑。
明天肯定又是阳光灿烂。
② ~ (by sth) / ~ (by sth) (to do sth) forced to do sth by law, duty or a
particular situation 受(法律、义务或情况)约束(必须做某事)
我们不受该决定的约束。
The dogs bounded ahead.
It is bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
We are not bound by the decision.
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3. The slope was a gentle one and even the weight of the spacesuit couldn’t keep Jimmy from racing up it in a floating hop(跳跃) that made the gravity seem nonexistent. (P4,L12)
gentle:not steep or sharp 平缓的
race