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Integrated skills & Study skills(第五课时)
1.In the Warring States period, a famous man, Mozi, made a bird out of wood. 在战国时期,一个著名的人物——墨子——用木头做成了一只鸟。
make...out of意为“用……制成……”,out of后面接表示材料的名词,相当于make sth with sth或use sth to make sth。例如:
Sam made a flower out of paper.= Sam made a flower with paper.=Sam used paper to make a flower. 萨姆用纸做了一朵花。
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2.Weifang, a city in Shandong Province, became famous for making kites from then on. 潍坊,山东省的一个城市,从那时起就因制作风筝而闻名。
(1)become是连系动词,后接形容词或名词作表语。become famous for意为“因……而变得出名”,强调动作。be famous for意为“因……而出名”,强调状态。例如:
France becomes famous for its fine food and wine. 法国因其佳肴美酒而变得出名。
Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. 杭州以西湖而闻名。
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【即时训练】
( ) Yuan Longping was famous ______ developing hybrid rice
(杂交水稻).
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A.at B.for C.to
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(2)from then on意为“从那时起”,表示从过去的某个时间点开始,常与过去时连用。例如:
From then on,the prince and the princess lived together happily. 从那时起,王子和公主就幸福地生活在一起。
【拓展】from now on意为“从现在起”,常与将来时连用。例如:
I will study hard from now on. 从现在起我将刻苦学习。
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3.I’m so excited. 我十分激动。
excited是形容词,意为“激动的,兴奋的”。说明人的感受,在句中常作表语,主语通常是人。常用于短语be excited at/about(对……感到激动);exciting也是形容词,意为“令人激动的”。说明事物的特征,在句中可作定语或表语,主语通常是物。例如:
She was excited about the exciting news. 她对这个令人兴奋的消息感到兴奋。
【即时训练】
We all liked yesterday’s film very much because it was so ________
(excite).
exciting
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4.No, I’m afraid not. 不,恐怕不行。
“I’m afraid not.”是口语中委婉的说法,表示遗憾、惋惜或不愿意做某事。例如:
—Will you help me clean the classroom? 你会帮我打扫教室吗?
—I’m afraid not. 恐怕不行。
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5.使用词典
英语词典里的单词都是按照字母表的顺序(Aa—Zz)来排列的,也就是说所有以字母a开头的单词都排在最前面,接下去是以字母b、c……开头的词,最后是以字母z开头的词。查某个词时,要先看该词的第一个字母是什么,在词典中找到以这个字母开头的单词,再看所要查找词的第二个字母、第三个字母、第四个字母……依次类推,最后就可查到要查的单词。如要查tip这个词,先在词典中找到以t开头的单词,再找t后的第二个字母i,找到i之后再去找字母p,便可找到tip这个词。
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一、根据句意和中文提示写出单词。
1.The table is made of ______ (木材). It can last for a long time.
2.The Qing Dynasty lasted about three _________ (世纪).
3.Which _______ (时期) of history would you like to live in?
4.If it is fine tomorrow, we’ll go for a _______ (野餐).
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