内容正文:
Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Grammar and Usage & Integrated Skills
Vocabulary
1. earn
earn one's/a living (by.….)(靠……)维持生计
earn/make money 赚钱,挣钱
earn sb. sth.为某人赢得/博得……
earn a fame/a reputation 赢得名声
earn the respect/trust of sb.(=earn sb.'s respect/trust)赢得某人的尊敬/信任
练习:More and more students are taking a gap __________(赚钱) to year to support their study for their degree.
earn
2. hunt
hunt for 搜寻,寻找
hunt down追捕,缉捕
练习:On Easter Sunday morning, children ________ for the eggs and candy.
hunt
3. chain
food chain食物链
industrial chain 产业链
chain reaction连锁反应;链式反应
练习:The doors were always locked and ________.
chain
4. income
high/low incomes高/低收入
source of income收人来源
练习:He has a nice house and an adequate ________.
income
5. promote
promotion n.提升
promote to 晋升到; 晋升岗位; 可晋升岗位;
练习:I was ________ to editor and then editorial director.
promoted
Grammar
(1) When did this story happen?
The day before Christmas.
(2) What gift did Della prepare for her husband?
A simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch.
Applying the rules
Working out the rules
• We use future in the past to describe an action (1) ____________ (in the future/in the past) from the perspective of some point (2) _____________ (in the future/in the past).
• We form future in the past in statements by using (3) ____________, was/were to, (4) _______________ or was/were about to with the base form of a verb.
in the future
in the past
would
was/were going to
过去将来时
(1)would/should+动词原形,would用于所有人称,should只用于第一人称。
She told us that she would not go with us, if it rained.
她告诉我们,如果下雨的话她就不和我们一起去了。
I telephoned him yesterday to ask what I should do next week.
我昨天给他打电话问我下周做什么。
注意:
“would+动词原形”也可表示过去经常性、习惯性的动作。
When I was small, my mum would read me stories at night.
在我小的时候,妈妈常在晚上给我讲故事。
过去将来时
(2)was/were going to do表示过去打算/计划做某事或客观迹象表明要发生的事。
I was going to see Mr Brown the next day, but the appointment was cancelled.
我本打算第二天去看布朗先生的,但预约被取消了。
I thought it was going to rain. 我想是要下雨了。
过去将来时
(3)was/were about to do表示过去正要/即将