内容正文:
微阶段指导(十二)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A
Section B
单词
1. 名词
backpack 背包;旅行包
block 街区
airport 机场
西;西方 west
2. 动词
睡过头;睡得太久 oversleep
leave 离开;忘了带;丢下
burn 着火;燃烧
stare 盯着看;凝视
3. 形容词
unexpected 出乎意料的;始料不及的
burning 着火的;燃烧的
4. 介词
above 在……上面
到;直到 till
1. 名词
蠢人;傻瓜 fool
hoax 骗局;恶作剧
discovery 发现;发觉
军官;官员 officer
日期 date
馅饼 pie
2. 动词
决定 decide
cancel 取消;终止
disappear 消失;不见
lead 带领
3. 形容词
embarrassed 窘迫的;害羞的
believable 可相信的;可信任的
短语
1. by the time 在……以前
2. give...a lift 捎……一程
3. be full of 充满
4. go off 发出响声
5. in line with 与……成一排
6. in disbelief 怀疑
1. sell out 卖光
2. take place 发生
3. 减肥 lose weight
4. 结婚 get married
5. 逃离 run away from
6. 上交 hand in
句式
1. 在我回到学校之前,铃声已经响了。
By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung .
2. 我正要上楼,这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
3. 在我和其他上班族一起排队等候的时候,我听到一声巨响。
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
1. 愚人节是世界各地不同国家都有的庆典。
April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
2. 它在每年的四月一日。
It happens on April 1st every year.
3. 许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不是那么有趣。
Many April Fool's jokes may end up being not very funny.
4. 哪一个是最不值得信赖的?
Which is the least believable ?
探究主题一 by the time的用法
1. 在我到家之前,我父母已经睡着了。
By the time I got home, my parents had already fallen asleep.
2. By the time I arrived at the cinema, the movie had started (start).
探究结果
by the time的用法:
by the time意为“在……以前;到……时候(为止)”,用来引导时间状语从句,表示从过去某一时间点到从句所表示的时间为止的一段时间,从句多用一般过去时,主句用过去完成时。
探究主题二 be about to的用法
1. 他的新书马上就要出版了。
His new book is about to be published.
2. 秋收即将开始。
The autumn harvest is about to start.
探究结果
be about to意为“即将;将要”,后跟动词原形,后面无时间状语,但是可跟when引导的从句。例如:
I was about to do my homework when my father came in. 我正要做作业,这时我爸爸进来了。
探究主题三 alive, living与lively的用法
1. 他一定还活着。
He must be still living/alive .
2. 谁是当代最伟大的