内容正文:
Unit 2:Transportation
Culture Understanding
When you ask for directions, answers may vary in different places. In northern China, people usually give directions with “go east” or “go west”, because(接句子) most northern cities were built on plains (平原), which makes it easy to tell the directions. But Tianjin is one exception (例外).
Left or West, Miles or Minutes
请求;询问
指方向;指路
重点补充
north
west
east
south
northern 北方的
northerner 北方人
southern 南方的
southerner 南方人
People there normally (通常) use “turn left” or “turn right”, just like the southerners do. It is because many main roads in Tianjin run along the Haihe River(沿河而建), which makes directions hard to tell.
Left or West, Miles or Minutes
延伸;沿着
主路
hard to do sth
很难做某事
补充了解
南北方地形对比
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1. It is because...(+原因) 这是因为...
Eg: He didn’t go to the exam. It was because he
stayed up late last night.
2. It is why...(+结果) 这就是...的原因
Eg: He didn’t go to the exam. It was why he
not admitted to college.
练习
用why或because填空。
⑴ My classmate,Rose,eats a lot every day. That is_____she is always putting on weight.
⑵ My classmate, Rose, is always putting on weight.That is________she eats a lot every day.
(3) Sorry, we are late. That’s_____we were held up(受阻) in the traffic jam(交通堵塞).
(4) We were late; that’s____we missed the first bus.
why because because why
When it comes to (当谈到) distance, people from the Midwest(中西部) of the US always use miles, while in the southwest of the States(州;国家;邦)you would probably (很可能) hear “it’s just about 10 minutes’ walk”.
Left or West, Miles or Minutes
作文提分好句
When it comes to+名词// doing sth (当谈到...)
Eg:
1. When it comes to friends, I always feel happy.
2. When it comes to meeting men, I am shy.
重点补充
While 的用法---连词
第一种用法:意为虽然,然而,取反逻辑;
Eg:
Some people waste food while others haven't enough.
有些人浪费粮食,然而有些人却吃不饱。
第二种用法:意为当……时候,和……同时,引导时间状语从句。
Eg:
While I was playing the piano,she was dan