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Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old.
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教材原句 Wonders of the world 世界奇观(教材P2)
&1& wonder/ˈwʌndə/ n. 奇观;奇迹
讲 此处作可数名词。
▶I would like to visit the Seven Wonders of the World. 我想去参观世界七大奇观。
▶In China and even in the world, Huawei is a wonder. 在中国乃至世界,华为都是一个奇迹。(选自达州中考)
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拓 (1)wonder的其他常见用法:
▶It is no wonder (that) she got two gold medals in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.她在北京2022年冬奥会中获得两枚金牌,这并不奇怪。
▶They wonder if robots will think like a human in 25 to 50 years.他们想知道机器人是否会在25到50年后像人类一样思考。(选自岳阳中考)
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(2)wonder的相关词语:
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语境串记
How wonderful the Great Wall is!I wonder whether it is the greatest ancient wonder in China. 长城太令人惊叹了!我想知道它是不是中国最伟大的古代奇观。
典例1 (宿迁中考) 根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
Mount Qomolangma is a natural ________(奇迹). Many people
expect to explore it.
wonder
【解析】 句意:珠穆朗玛峰是一个自然奇迹。许多人期待去探索它。名词wonder意为"奇迹;奇观", 空前有冠词a, 故此处填wonder。
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教材原句 Which two are natural wonders? 哪两个是自然奇观?(教材P2)
&2& natural(对应词为man-made) /ˈnætʃərəl/ adj. 大自然的
讲 nature(n.大自然)去e+-al→natural
▶Natural resources on the Earth are limited, so people should use them wisely.地球上的自然资源是有限的,所以人们应该明智地使用它们。(选自南通中考)
▶She likes wearing pure cotton instead of man-made fabrics.她喜欢穿纯棉而不是人造纤维的衣服。
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&3& -al是形容词后缀,加在某些名词后面可构成相应的形容词,表示"与……有关的"。
nation(国家)+-al→national (国家的;民族的)
tradition(传统)+-al→traditional (传统的)
music(音乐)+-al→musical(音乐的)
magic(魔法)+-al→magical(有魔力的)
environment (环境)+-al→environmental (自然/生态环境的)
典例2 (镇江中考) 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
Millie is interested in Biology, and she often records the _______
(nature) beauty in the park.
natural
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教材原句 Let's call Wonders of the World and join in the discussion. 咱们给《世界奇观》节目打电话,加入讨论吧。(教材P2)
&4& join in 参加,加入(活动)
讲 多指参加小规模的活动,如球赛、游戏、讨论等。
▶Would you like to join in the ball game? 你愿意参加球赛吗?
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&5& discussion/dɪˈskʌʃn/ n. 讨论;商讨
讲 discuss(v.讨论)+-ion→discussion
have a discussion with sb. about/on sth.与某人就某事进行讨论
▶We had a discussion with them about our worries.我们就我们的担忧与他们进行了讨论。