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Unit 3 Sea Exploration
Language points
1. However, merchants and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did.
然而,在哥伦布首次起航之前许多年,东方的商人和探险家就已经开始自东向西航行。
set sail: to begin a journey by boat or ship 起航;开航
eg A Viking ship made from 15 million ice-cream sticks set sail for England from the Netherlands Tuesday.
4月8日,一艘用1500万支雪糕棒粘制而成的巨型"海盗船"从荷兰起航,前往英国。
sail vi. 起航 n. 帆
set sail for= sail for 起航
set sail across/ sail across 航行穿过…
sail into/ out of 驶入/驶出
sail around the world 乘船环游世界
set out动身,出发,开始+to do sth
set about (doing)开始做某事,攻击
set off 出发,动身,引爆
set apart 分开,区别
set aside 放置一旁,不理会,留出
set down 记下,(使)放下/坐下
set back向后移,推迟,拨慢(钟表)
【语境应用】用set相关词汇完成句子
1) After spending a brief period in Ireland, she ___________ (启航前往) India.
2) They sail ________ (穿越) the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
3) What he said _______ a heated discussion.
4) My nephew is just _________ (set) out on a career in journalism.
5) After the College Entrance Examination, we will bid farewell to each other and ___________ an unknown future.
set sail for
across
set off
setting
set sail for
句意:在古代,中国丝绸经由一条陆路运到印度、中东和罗马,这条路就是有名的“丝绸之路”。
what引导宾语从句
2. In ancient times, silk from China found its way overland to India, the Middle East, and Rome, along what became known as the Silk Road.
1. He has got what he wants.
2. The girl is no longer what she used to be.
3. After what seemed like hours he came out with a bitter smile.
4. In 1492, Columbus reached what is now called America.
表示“……的东西或事情”
从句中作宾语
表示“……的人或的样子
从句中充当主语
似乎过了几个小时他才苦笑着出来。
表示“…的时间”
从句中充当表语
1492年哥伦布到达了现在所称的美洲大陆。
表示“……的地方”
从句中充当主语
I was amazed by the size of Zheng He’s treasure ship.
What amazed me was the size of Zheng He’s treasure ship.
Zheng He was born in the region which is now Yunnan province to Muslim parents.
用what 引导的名词性从句改写句子。
Zheng He was born what is now Yunnan province to Muslim parents.
3. A trading route across the sea was also extended along the coasts of the Indian Oc