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Unit 2
Out of this world
Reading(II)—language points
would-be
come to an end
would love to
differ from
definitely
adj. 想要成为…的人
结束
很乐意
与……不同;区别于……
adv.肯定;当然;确实
definite adj.
definition n. 定义
Para.1
Living in space is every would-be astronaut's dream. My six-month stay on a space station has come to an end, and it has been a challenging but magical adventure.l bet you'd love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it differs from that on the Earth——the low gravity definitely makes ordinary things strange!
在太空生活是每个想成为宇航员的人的梦想。我在空间站的六个月已经结束了,这是一次充满挑战但又充满魔力的冒险。我打赌你一定很想知道太空中的日常生活是什么样的,以及它与地球上的生活有什么不同——低重力绝对会让普通的东西变得奇怪!
结束
与……不同
动词ing 开头做主语,谓语动词用单数。
what和how 分别引导宾语从句,做know 的宾语。
para1
1. My six-month stay on a space station has come to an end, and it has been a challenging but magical adventure. (L1)
e.g. Time flies, our semester has come to an end.
Para.1
and连接两个并列句
it指代my six-month stay
2. I bet you’d love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it differs from that on the Earth. (L3)
译文:我敢打赌你很想知道太空中的日常生活是什么样
子的,以及它与地球上的生活有什么不同。
省略了宾从的引导词that
that指代daily life
it指代daily life in space
apparent
due to
the near absence of gravity
attach
so that
any more
adj. 显然的
由于
几乎没有重力
v. 固定
因此
不再
Para.2
The strangeness of living in space is apparent from the moment we sleep. Due to the near absence of gravity in space, we have to attach ourselves so that we don't float around. We usually sleep in private quarters, which are more like large upboards, or in sleeping bags attached to the walls or the ceiling.
从我们睡觉的那一刻起,生活在太空中的奇怪就显而易见了。由于太空中几乎没有重力,我们不得不把自己固定住,这样我们就不会四处漂浮。我们通常睡在独立的睡眠区里,更像是大橱柜,或者睡在固定在墙上或天花板上的睡袋里。
由于
四处飘浮
be attached to被贴/挂/附着在……上,喜欢
para2
没有重力
It's strange that we try to sleep with no pressure against our back, but the unusual beds don't bother us any more. After about eight hours of sleep, we start our day of work.
尝试背部没有压力的情况下睡觉是奇怪的,但是我们不再为这些特别的床烦恼了。大约睡了8个小时后,我们就开始了一天的工作。
不再烦某人
but连接并列的句子
it做形式主语,that从句做真正主语
3. Due to the near abscence of