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P2 Language Points 1
Unit 3
Faster, higher, stronger
1
Para.1
Near(prep. next to) the small town of Grottoes, Virginia, a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Curry's grandfather to the woods nearby(adv. 在附近). A far cry from/( Very different from) the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association (NBA), it was along this road that Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.
…it was along this road that Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket…是it was… that…强调句型,强调了地点状语。
强调句结构:It + be + 被强调的部分 + that / who + 句子的其他部分
强调句可以用来强调句子的主语、宾语和状语等,但不能强调谓语动词。
当被强调部分是人时,可以用who也可以用that;
当被强调部分不是人时,用that。
e.g. 把这张照片贴到那封信的背面。
我重视这项研究。
他极其喜欢他的孩子。
attach…to: 系;绑;贴;固定;连接
attach importance/ value to… 认为……重要/有价值
be attached to 喜欢;附属于……
attachment n. 附件,附属品;喜爱,爱慕
Para.2
Like his fathers, basketball star Dell Curry, Stephen spent many chilchood hours playing on this muddy basketball court. He probably didn't realise it at the time, but it was where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player. You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way. The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket(篮筐) caused the ball to bounce in all directions. Knowing where the ball would go wasn't easy.
line sth (up): to arrange things in a line 排好某物
e.g. The floor’s rotten(腐烂的) and is likely to give way.
Despite growing pressure, the president refused to give way.
give way: 倒塌,向下垮;让步,妥协
give way to 向……让步;被……取代
give off 发出(气味、光、热、声音等)
give off/out waste gas
give out 发出(光、热、信号等);分发;用完
give in 投降;屈服,让步
give in to any difficulties
give away 赠送;分发
gave away the prizes
Para.2
He had to adjust his own playing style as a result. Shooting with great accuracy was another thing he learnt. Only shots perfectly aimed at(瞄准) its centre went into the heavy, thick basket. In this way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
accuracy n.-accurate adj.-accurately adv.
Para.3 Despite his father's successful career, Stephen was thought by many people, (including his high school teammates and coaches), to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his father's footsteps. But Stephen carried on. Playing basketball was his dream. He would not give up. He finally end up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson's star player.
make A B make+宾语+宾补(n/adj/do/done)
end up with 以……结束(后接表示具体事物的名词)
end up in 以……结束(后接表示抽象概念的名词或地点名词)
end up as 最终成为……(后接表示职位或身份的名词)
end up + 形容词
end up doing sth: 最后处于;最终做某事
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) If you don’t know what you want, you might end up _______ (get) something you don’t want.
2) Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just end up ______ sweet dreams.
3) You will end up ______ debt if you carry on spending money like that.
4) His brother got rapid promotion and ended up ______ a manager in a company.
If he carries on driving like that, he’ll end up ______(die).
getting
with
in
as
dead
Para.4
(Being) Selected for(被选入) the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. He performed beyond everyone's expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
win-won-won-winning
lead-led-led-leading
Para.5
After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row, Stephen explained his philosophy, “I never really set out to change the game. What I wanted to do was just be myself…I know it inspires a lot of the next generation, a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it, value the fact that you can work every single day to get better.
set out to do sth着手做…...
get down to doing sth
e.g. The news that we are having a picnic tomorrow is not true.
The fact that the money has gone does not mean it was stolen.
that引导同位语从句时,常跟在某些抽象名词(fact, hope, desire, thought, suggestion, idea, news, problem, possibility, chance, doubt, question等)后,用于解释说明前面名词的具体内容。
You've got to be able to put in the time and the work. That's how I got here. That's how I continue to get better every single day. Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become. Through self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop, he has shown that anything is possible.
Nothing is impossible.
show-showed-shown
have got to do sth必须做某事
同位语从句与定语从句区别
1.同位语从句解释前面的一个抽象名词,
定语从句修饰前面的一个具体名词 。
2.同位语从句的that“三不”:不做成分,不翻译,不可省略,
定语从句的that代替先行词,在从句中做主语或宾语。
a far cry from
give way
day in and day out
follow in one’s footsteps
carry on
end up doing sth.
beyond one’s expectations
in a row
set out to do sth.
living proof
与……大不相同
倒塌,向下垮
日复一日
仿效某人
继续
以做某事而告终
超出某人的预期
连续地
着手做某事
活生生的证明
II. Translate the sentences with the help of the key words.
1. 这个男孩太害羞了,当着全班的面他回答
不出这个问题。(too…to…)
The boy was too shy to answer the question in class.
2.大卫在比赛中获得了第一名,这超出了大家的预料。(beyond one’s expectations)
David won first place in the competition, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
3.无论发生什么事,我们将不会放弃工作。
(give up)
We will never give up working whatever happens.
4.学习的确增强了她的批判能力。(sharpen)
Studying has really sharpened her critical ability.
5.虽然约翰遇到了一些困难,但他仍然坚
持实现了他的梦想。(carry on)
Although John met with some difficulties, he carried on and achieved his dream.
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