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Unit2
BRIDGING CULTURE
Reading and Thinking
p1) Six months ago,19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London.It was the first time that she had left China. “I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn’t know what to expect,” Xie Lei recalled.
半年前,19岁的谢蕾告别家人和朋友,登上了飞往伦敦的班机。这是她第一次离开中国。“我很激动,也很紧张,不知道会发生什么。”谢蕾回忆道。
跟某人说再见
登上去往某地的飞机
board n.木板;(建筑用)黑板;董事会;理事会
v.登;上;登上;使寄宿;为…安排食宿
abroad adv. 在国外
去国外
say goodbye to sb
board a plane for ...
海内外
be/ travel / live / go abroad
at home and abroad
归纳总结:
(1)It is the first/ second/…time that_________________,
It was the first/ second/…time that…__________
“某人第一次/二次/……次做某事”。
(2)It is/was high time that …___________________
“是时候做某事了”。
相当于It is/was time for sb. to do sth
e.g. It is time for us to have a class.
=_____________________________________________
have/has done
had done
should do sth./did sth.
It is time that we had/ should have a class.
(3)the first time还可用作__________,引导__________,表示“第一次……时”
for the first time是__________,只能用作句子的状语,__________来引导状语从句, 它不具有连词的功能,表示“第一次”。
连词
时间状语从句
介词短语
不可用
语法填空
① This is the first time that I (take) part in the great sports meeting, which makes me excited.
② It was the third time that the student (win) the first prize in such a big competition.
③ It is high time we (take) effective measures to remove the burden upon them.
④ 虽然这是她第一次在公众面前讲话,但她一点儿也不紧张。
She didn’ t feel a bit nervous though _____ _____ _____ _____ _______
_____ ________ ______ ________ _______ _____________.
have taken
had won
took
it was the first time
that she had spoken in public
(p2) Xie Lei is studying for a business qualification at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme. "I chose the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about global business and improve my English.My ambiti