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Unit 5 Lesson 15 A Young Hero
重难点知识讲解
1. The tsunami reached Maikhao Beach in Thailand in the morning. 早上,海啸到达了泰国的迈考海滩。
【解析】 reach v.到达;增加到;进人(某阶段);伸手;够得着
辨析reach, arrive at/in 和get to 都有到达之意,三者的区别如下:reach后面直接跟到达的地点;arrive at 后面跟小地点,arrive in 后面跟大地点;get to后面加地点。例如:
They reached Beijing at 6:00 yesterday。 他们昨天6 点到达北京。
They arrived in Beijing at 6:00 yesterday.他们昨天6 点到达北京。
They got to Beijing at 6:00 yesterday.他们昨天 6点到达北京。
2. Then suddenly, the water went out very far.突然,海水退得很远。
【解析】go out意为“退潮”,go out 还可以表示“出去”和“(火或灯光)熄灭”。例如:
The girl put on her coat and went out.这个女孩穿上外套出去了。
I was reading when suddenly the light went out.
我正在看书,灯突然灭了。
3. He warned others and everyone left the beach. 他警告其他人,大家都离开了海滩。
【解析】warn 意为“警告”,常用搭配有:warn sb. about/ against sth., warn sb. to do/not to do sth. 例如:
The guidebook warns visitors against walking alone at night.
这本旅游指南警告游客晚上不要单独行走。
He warned Billy to keep away from his daughter.
他警告比利离他的女儿远点儿。
The boss warned the worker not to be late again.
老板警告这个员工不要再迟到了。
4. Because of Tilly's warning, the hotel workers quickly helped guests get to a safer place. 由于泰丽的警告,酒店的工作人员迅速地帮助客人到达了一个更安全的地方。
【解析】because of 和because 都是“因为”的意思。二者的区别是:because of后跟名词或名词短语,而 because 后面跟一个句子。例如:
We have to stay at home because of the heavy rain. 由于大雨,我们不得不待在家里。
I didn't go to school because I was ill. 因为病了,所以我没去上学。
5. The tsunami killed about eight thousand people in Thailand.
海啸致使泰国约8,000人死亡。
【解析】thousand 前面有具体数量时,其后不加-s;thousand 前没有具体数量时,要用thousands of … 表示“数以千计的”
基础练习
一、英汉互译。
1.谈论___________________ 2. 十岁的____________________
3. 注意到________________ 4. 立刻______________________
5. 洗澡__________________ 6. from then on_________________
7. ask sb. to do sth.____________ 8. shake hands_________________
二、根据句意,从方框中选择合适的单词或短语填空,注意使用其正确的形式。
life during walk ride at once go out
1. Tilly was noticing this and told her mother _________ .
2. Tilly helped save many ____________ on Dec. 26th, 2004.
3. The soldiers saved lots of people ______________ the earthquake.
4. In summ