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Using language
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no wonder 难怪,不足为奇
make contact with 与...取得联系
bring ... back to public attention 使...重新引起公众注意
sign up for 报名参加...
take in 吸收,领会
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wonder v.想知道 n.惊奇;奇观
sign up to do sth. 报名做某事
sign away 签字转让/放弃
sign in (到旅馆或俱乐部)签到/登记
sign out 签名离开
sign off 结束写信/签字认可
sign for 签收
sign up for 报名参加...
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submit v.递交;呈递(文件等);同意服从;屈服;投降
submit to sb./sth. 提交给/屈从于……
submit sth. to sb./sth. 把某物提交给某人/物
submit oneself to... 使自己顺从于……(to是介词)
submission n.屈服;提交(物),呈递
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SB4U6 Eyes Upon the Night
(Developing ideas)
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an endless source of fascination 无穷的魅力源泉
in reality 实际上;事实上
the naked eye 肉眼
enable sb. to do sth. 使某人能做某事
similar to 与……相似
the Milky Way 银河系
in a vast cosmic ocean 在浩瀚的宇宙海洋中
black hole 黑洞
work out 计算出
at an ever-increasing speed 以越来越快的速度
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be engaged in 忙于;从事;参与
be composed of 由……组成
subatomic particle 亚原子粒子
at the edge of 在……的边缘
look back at/to 回首
quest for 追求,探索
be close to 靠近;接近
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engage v.(使)参与; 吸引; 雇用; 引起(注意、兴趣)
engage in (doing) sth. 从事; 参与(做)某事
engage sb. to do sth. 雇用某人做某事
be/become/get engaged in 从事; 忙于; 专注于 =be busy in sth. = be occupied with sth./ in doing sth. =be buried in (doing) sth.
be engaged to sb. 与某人订婚
engagement n.订婚;约会;雇用
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advanced adj. 先进的;高级的
advance n.前进;进步 v.前进;促进;提前
in advance 提前;预先
in advance of 在...的前面;超过
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compose v. 作曲;组成
be composed of=be made up of=consist of 由……组成
没有被动语态,不用于进行时,可用现在分词短语作后定
A class consisting of 70 students is a big one.
close adv. 距离上的“近”
closely adv. 紧密地’(关系)亲密地;(程度)仔细地
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Ⅱ.长难句分析
1.Not knowing what the stars were, people in ancient times used their imaginations to create a world in the sky.
[句式分析]
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现在分词结构作原因状语, 置于句首
由于不知道星星是什么,古代的人们用他们的想象力创造了一个空中的世界。
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2.Our power to investigate and thus understand space changed dramatically when the first telescope was angled at the night sky, increasing as it did the power of the human ey