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Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
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教材原句 It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. 感恩节是家人、朋友们共进特别晚餐的时刻。(教材P12)
&1& among/ə'mʌŋ/prep.在……之中
辨 among与between
among 强调在三者或三者以上的人或物之间,其宾语通常是表
示笼统数量或具有复数意义或集合概念的名词或代词。
between 强调在两者之间,或用来指多个对象的每两个之间,常构
成between...and...(在……和……之间)结构。
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▶Mr. Li is very popular among the students. 李老师在学生中很受欢迎。(多者之间)
▶You can decide between joining the dancing club and going to the chess club.你可以在加入舞蹈俱乐部和去国际象棋俱乐部之间做决定。(选自安徽中考)
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语境串记
The foreign teacher is among the students,and the girl is between two boys. 这个外教在学生之中,那个女孩在两个男孩之间。
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典例1 (东营中考)A recent study in Australia shows that parents are
___ the top five world's hardest jobs.
B
A. between B. among C. from D. above
【解析】 句意:澳大利亚最近的一项研究表明,父母是世界上最难的五大工作之一。根据"the top five world's hardest jobs"可知,此处表示"在三者或三者以上的对象之间",应用among,故选B。
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教材原句 The local people,the Native Americans,taught the pioneers how to grow corn. 当地人,也就是美洲印第安人,教这些拓荒者怎么种植玉米。(教材P12)
&2& grow(过去式和过去分词分别是grew和grown) /ɡrəʊ/v. 种植,栽培(植物)
▶Tom makes a living by growing roses. 汤姆以种植玫瑰为生。
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拓 grow的其他含义:
不及
物动
词 意为"生
长;成
长;留长
(头发或
指甲);
增加" Rice doesn't grow in this area. 水稻在这个地区不能生长。
I want to let my hair grow. 我想把头发留起来。
The profits of this company grew by 5% last
year.这家公司的利润去年增加了5%。
系动
词 意为"逐渐
变得" The sky grew dark. 天逐渐黑了。
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&3& "疑问词+不定式" 结构的用法
讲 "how to grow corn"是"疑问词+不定式"结构,作taught的直接宾语。"疑问词+不定式"结构在句中可以作主语、宾语或表语等。
▶How to prevent water pollution is a big problem. 如何防止水污染是一个大问题。(作主语)
▶The question is what to do next. 问题是下一步干什么。(作表语)
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①They didn't know how to get to the museum.
②They didn't know how they could get to the museum.
拓 "疑问词+不定式"结构可与宾语从句相互转换。
▶他们不知道怎样能到达博物馆。
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教材原句 The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food. 第二年他们聚在一起品尝新收获的食物,一起庆祝(丰收)。(教材P12)
&4& following /'fɒləʊɪŋ/adj.接着的;接下来的
讲 作形容词,在句中作定语修饰名词year,其前有定冠词the。
▶It rained on the day we ar