内容正文:
Unit 2
Iconic attractions
Reading and Thinking
Language Points
1. Whatever makes an impression on the heart _______ (seem) lovely in the eye. (P13)
seems
Compare, find and practice
(1) 英译汉:
_________________________________________________________
(2) 语法填空:
Anything _____ makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye. Personally speaking, ______ I like most about Australia ____ the people themselves.
“___________ you say next will be recorded,” said the policeman.
任何给心灵留下深刻印象的东西,在人们眼里似乎都是可爱的。
that
what
is
Whatever
2. The foundation of Australia
foundation n. 1) the establishment of an organization, business, school etc. 建立,创办
2) the solid layer of cement , bricks, stones etc. that is put under a building to support it 地基,基础
3) a basic idea, principle, situation etc. that something develops from 基础; 根据
eg China’s textile industry has witnessed a 60-year ups and downs since the foundation of China.
伴随着新中国的成长,中国纺织产业也走过了风风雨雨的60年历程。
What we are learning at school will lay the foundation for the future.
我们在学校学到的将为我们的将来打下基础。
The bilateral relations enjoy a solid foundation and promising prospects.
两国关系有着坚实的基础和广阔的前景。
【联想】
found v. 建立;创立;创办;为(房屋等)打基础;
注意: find 的过去式和过去分词是found;
found的过去式和过去分词是founded
eg He then left the company to found his own company in 2008.
The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.
founder n. 创办人;创立者
【语境应用】
用 found的适当形式完成下列句子。
1) Respect and friendship provide a solid ___________ for marriage.
2) Jack Ma, the ________ of Alibaba, makes great innovations in people’s way of trading.
3) Their marriage was ________ on love and mutual respect.
foundation
founder
founded
-tion (also –ion, -ation, -ition, -sion) suffix in nouns (名词后缀):
the action or state of… 行为;……状态
eg impress---impression express---expression
divide---division persuade---persuasion
decide---decision explod