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Period Ⅰ TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1
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北师英语 必修第三册
必备知识 自主学习
关键能力 合作探究
课堂检测 素养达标
课时作业 巩固提升
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ROOTS & SHOOTS
Most people suffer from what is known as “Justmeism①”. What is that? Well, say you leave the tap② running while you brush your teeth, leave a light on when you go out or you drop a piece of litter and
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北师英语 必修第三册
can't be bothered③ to pick it up. You know that all those things are wrong, but so what? “What difference can it possibly make?” you say to yourself.“There are millions of people in the world and I'm just me. How can it matter if I leave one little tap running, one little light on or leave a little piece of litter on the road? And anyway, no one will know.” Of course, it wouldn't matter if there were just a few people in
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the world. But just think of all the millions of people saying to themselves: “It doesn't matter. It's just me.And, anyway, no one knows.” Millions of gallons④ of water would be wasted; millions of lights would be left on; millions of pieces of litter would be dropped. And all of this would be very harmful⑤.
本句使用了虚拟语气,表示与将来事实相反的假设。这里假设的条件没有通过条件状语从句表达出来,而是隐含在上文中。
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To inspire young people to take action⑥ for the environment, animals and their community, Roots & Shoots was established. This institute⑦ was set up⑧ in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall, a scientist who's the world's bestknown expert on wild chimpanzees⑨. In addition to⑩ her research, she has been wholeheartedly committed to⑪ environmental protection. The whole purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people, from preschoolers to university students, so they can help to build a future that is secure⑫ and live together in peace with⑬ nature.
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本句为so连接的并列复合句。第一个分句中,不定式短语to educate...students作表语;第二个分句中,定语从句that is secure修饰先行词a future。
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The organisation is called Roots & Shoots because roots⑭ move slowly under the grou