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Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Ⅰ.重点单词
1. 迹象;标志;招牌n. sign
2. 小河;小溪n. stream
3. 几乎;差不多adv. nearly
4. 在下面;在……以下prep. below
5. 银灰色的;银制的 adj. silver
6. 灰色的adj. grey
7. 照耀v. shine
8. remain v. 逗留;留下
9. beside prep. 在……旁边;在……附近
10. silent adj. 寂静的
11. v. reply
12. v. clear
Ⅱ.重点短语
1. 从……里出来 get out of
2. 穿过 go through
3. 突然向下倾斜 fall away
4. 向下看,俯视 look down
5. 在……上面;盖住 on top of
6. look over 从……上方看过去
7. at the bottom of 在……的底部
8. in five minutes 五分钟后
Ⅲ.重点句型
1. 我到达的时候,正是清晨,还在下着雨。
When I arrived , it was early morning and it was raining .
2. 什么也看不见,但是我知道它就在那儿。
There was nothing to see , but I knew it was there.
3. 我朝它们(那片岩石)望过去,但是一片寂静,还是看不见它。
I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it.
4. 远远地,在我的下方,地面(仿佛在随着光线)向下延伸,(逐渐)退落,显露出谷底的河流。
Far below me , the ground fell away and down to a river.
5. 我在眺望自然界奇观之一——大峡谷。
I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world—the Grand Canyon.
get out of 从……里出来/离开
【例句感悟】
* I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. 我下了车,穿过一扇大门,沿着一条黑暗的小路走去。(教材·P4)
*Mike got out of the taxi as soon as it stopped. 出租车一停迈克就下了车。
*Why don't we get in the car and drive home? 我们为什么不上车,开回家去呢?
*The passengers got on the train one after another. 乘客一个接一个地上了火车。
【探究归纳】
(1)get out of 意为“从(小汽车、出租车、小船等小型交通工具)里出来”,反义短语为 get in 。
(2)get on/off 意为“上/下公共汽车、火车、轮船等大型交通工具”。
【真题链接】
(2021·广元改编)当他走进电梯要回家时,电梯在楼层间停住了。
When he got in the lift to go home, it stopped between floors.
解题点拨:电梯是小型交通工具。
【学以致用】
(1)隆美尔戴上帽子下了车。
Rommel put on his cap and got out of the car.
(2)我下一站得下车了。
I have to get off the bus at the next stop.
through prep. 穿过
【例句感悟】
*I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. 我下了车,穿过一扇大门,沿着一条黑暗的小路走去。(教材·P4)
*The girl dared to walk through the forest alone at night. 这个女孩敢在晚上独自穿过森林。
*It's dangerous for the blind to go across the road. 对于盲人来说,过马路是危险的。
【探究归纳】
(1)through为介词,表示“穿过”,