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Language points
Unit 3 A New Chapter
The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken.The bookstore, which was a legendary fixture in the neighborhood, was place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.
动词+引导词=宾从
过去进行时,表示过去在某一时间段或某一段时间内正在发生或进行的动作,常与表示过去的时间状语连用,如:last night,last Saturday,yesterday等;或者与when,while,as引导的过去时间状语连用
非限制定语从句
adj. 非常著名的; 传奇的;
n.街区, 地区
neighbor n. 邻居 adj. 邻近的
名词+引导词=定从,做地点状语
顺道拜访
drop by 顺便访问
drop out (of) 不再参与;退学
充当连词,引导时间状语从句。the moment, the instant也可
练一练
1._____ instant I saw he I knew that there was no hope.
2. We (have) supper when the phone rang.
3. She was very fond of speaking french, .indeed she spoke well.
4. After graduation he returned to the small town he grew up.
The
were having
which
where
5. A (neighborhood) sheltered the boy for seven days.
6. I just dropped ________ to see how you were getting on.
7. She started a master degree but dropped _________ after only a year.
8. (legend) stories are passed down from parents to children.
neighbor
by/in
out
Legendary
When I hurried to the store,I saw that the books were already being packed into boxes. I had a long chat with Casey, the store's elderly owner. Sighing deeply, he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore.
当...时候,引导时状
动词+引导词=宾从
have a chat with sb 和某人聊天
chat with / to 与……闲聊
adj,年纪较大的,上了年纪的
old adj. 古老的; 老的
elder n. 长者; 长辈
the+形容词 特指一类人,the old, the young, the elderly...
非谓,表主动
tell-told-told v. 告诉
宾从
v.奔跑,经营
adj. 独立的,私营的
dependent adj.依赖的
depend v.依赖,依靠
depend on 依赖
Most young people preferred reading e-books on tablets. More and more customers were being attracted by chain store and online discounts. I tried to think of some words of sympathy, but I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn't stay in business much longer.
try to do sth 尽量去做某事
make an effort to do sth