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Unit 1 Food for thought
language points
1. Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I’ve enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork—and chopsticks!(P2)
原因状语
时间状语从句
在英国长大
我能拿刀叉和筷子开始
本句为主从复合句。该句子中句子主干为I’ve enjoyed food from both countries;Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother为现在分词短语作________;ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork—and chopsticks为ever since引导的____________
【译文】 我____________,父亲是英国人,母亲是中国人,从______________________,我就喜欢这两个国家的食物!
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grow up 成长; 长大; 发展; 形成
短语积累
grow up to be 成长为
grow into (指人)逐渐成长为;变为
【变式训练】单句填空
(1)And the experience is precious treasure in my lifetime, which makes me grow _____.
(2)It is said that the boy grew up_______ (be) a noted scientist.
(3)She is growing _____a beautiful young girl.
(4)The campaign had been led by Jennifer Oakley, a saleswoman who__________ (grow)up in the neighborhood and who had now taken over the bookstore from Casey.
up
to be
into
had grown
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2. He once told me he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mother’s parents in China.(P2)
他曾经告诉我,当________________看望我母亲的父母时,他________________________。
宾语从句
时间状语从句
他第一次去中国
对桌上的情景感到惊讶
本句为主从复合句。该句子中by后跟what引导的__________;when he first visited my mother’s parents in China为_____________。
【变式训练】单句填空
(1)The message you intend to convey through words may be the exact opposite of______ others actually understand.
(2)Our teachers always tell us to believe in _____ we do and _____ we are if we want to succeed.
(3)—Have you finished the book?
—No.I've read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave.
(4)Could I speak to ________ is in charge of International Sales please?
(5)As a new diplomat,he often thinks of _______he can react more appropriately on such occasions.
what
who
where
whoever
how
what
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3. Even today, he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.
直到今天,他还是不习惯吃鸡爪之类的东西。
① Tom习惯于每天早晨慢跑锻炼。
Tom has taken to going jogging every morning.
take to doing sth.:
to start doing sth. regularly or as a habit
养成(做……)的习惯;开始定时(做……)
【拓展】take to sb./sth.:
孩子们喜欢上他了么?
Did the children take to him?
to start to like sb. or sth.
(尤指短时间接触后)喜欢上,喜爱
【基础探究】
take to doing sth 养成做某事的习惯;有……的习惯(或嗜好)
take off 起飞
take over接管;接任
take in 收留;吸收;欺骗;包含
take on 呈现;雇用
take up 拿起;占据;着手做
【变式训练】用适当的介、副词填空
(1)Because you are able to take ____ arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.
(2)There are not enough trained younger men and women ready to take _______ from older experts.
(3)The kind old lady offered to take ___ the poor homeless stranger.
up
over
in
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4. He must have thought I was joking.
① It _______________last night, for the road is quite muddy.
昨晚一定下雨了, 道路很泥泞。
情态动词must 与完成式连用,表示对过去发生的动作或状态的肯定推测。
I was joking宾语从句,that 省略
他肯定觉得我是在开玩笑。
②You ___________________ a tap running in the bathroom.
你肯定忘了关浴室的水龙头。
must have rained
must have left
5. We all love roast beef and vegetables, but Mum says we’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies, according to traditional Chinese medicine.(P3)
我们都喜欢烤牛肉和蔬菜,但是妈妈说我们最好不要吃太多烤的食物,________________________,它可能会使我们的身体遭受内热之苦。
宾语从句
原因状语从句
因为根据传统中医的说法
本句为but连接的并列句。we’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies, according to traditional Chinese medicine为省略that的________,其中as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies为as引导的____________。
We've been busy for hours; ___________________a break.
我们已经忙碌了几个小时,最好休息一会儿。
we'd better take
according to:
依照;按照;根据
① 根据我们的记录,你已经缺席六次了。
② 这项工作是依照她的指示办的。
You've been absent six times according to our records.
The work was done according to her instructions.
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deal with处理;对付;涉及
【名师点拨】
(1)deal with作“处理;对待”讲时,常与how连用。
(2)do with作“处理;对待”讲时,常与what连用。
【变式训练】单句填空
(1)_______ have you done with the old typewriter?
(2)They know_________to deal with the problem.
(3) __________________ as he deals with you.
(谚)以其人之道,还治其人之身。
What
how
Deal with a man
6.But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, ……..
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7. I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe.(P3)
我遇到了臭豆腐,一种可怕的灰色食物,样子和气味就像是烧焦的运动鞋。
同位语
定语从句
a horrible grey thing
本句为主从复合句。该句子中句子主干为I came across stinky tofu;a horrible grey thing作tofu的________;that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe为that引导的________,修饰先行词__________________。
come across sb/sth:
to meet, find , or discover sb. or sth. by chance 偶遇/偶然发现某人/某物
①我碰到一群正在玩耍的小孩。
I came across a group of children playing.
8. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad.
我鼓足所有勇气咬了一口,结果惊奇地发现也没那么糟。
gather: v.
① I sat down for a moment to gather my strength.
我坐下片刻积蓄力量。
to prepare yourself to do sth that requires effort 聚集,积聚(力量、精神等);使做好准备
remind vt. 提醒; 使想起
【基础探究】
remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事;使某人想起某事
remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事
remind sb that... 使某人想起……
9. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly smelling type of food you either love or hate.
【变式训练】单句填空
(1)The old photos reminded me __ the days I spent in the countryside.
(2)Be sure to remind her _________ (come) back early.
(3)Please remind him _______ we will start at six tomorrow morning.
of
to come
that
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10.To me, there's nothing better than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!
对我来说,英式饼干配上一杯用精致瓷杯泡的中国乌龙茶, ____________________________________________________
没有什么比这种跨文化的下午茶更好的了!
最高级
nothing better than属于“否定词+比较级”的结构,表示_________含义。常用的否定词有no、not、never、nothing、nobody、hardly等。
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【变式训练】单句填空
(1)I couldn't have enjoyed myself _______ (much)—it was a perfect day.
(2)Swimming is my favorite sport . There is nothing _______ (good) than swimming as a means of keeping fit.
(3)I can't thank you enough ___ all your help to my son while we were away from home.
more
better
for
【基础探究】
can/could + not/never + enough/too...再……也不过分
We cannot praise him too much.
我们无论怎样称赞他都不为过。
I cannot thank you enough for all your help to my mother.
你对我母亲的帮助我感激不尽。
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Ⅱ. 重点短语
☆汉译英
1. 偶然遇见,偶然发现,碰见,被理解 ______________
2. 使某人想起某物 ______________
3. 爱上,与……相爱 ______________
4. 承受,遭受 ______________
5. 幸亏,由于 ______________
6. 喜欢 _____________
come across
remind sb of sth
fall in love with
suffer from
thanks to
take to
单句填空
1.Dr Jubilado first met the Bajau while growing ____on Samal Island in the Philippines.
2.Thanks______the Silence Machine, a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents.
3.It _________(remind) her that children don't enter life afraid to take risks or unwilling to try again when they fall down.
4.Needless to say, I___________(suffer) a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I survived.
5.—But she wouldn't come to live with us.
—That's typical ____ people of her age.
up
to
reminds
suffered
of
I've enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork—and chopsticks , as I 1.______ (grow) up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother . Dad has come 2.________(love) spicy dishes that Mum cooks . But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of 3._________ (marry) to my mother . Mum and I all love the food that Dad cooks for us, especially the roast beef and 4.____________(vegetable). However, Mum says that we'd better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer 5.______heat inside our bodies. I can still well remember my first visit to China. I tried different 6._____ (sort) of food and loved them. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came 7._______stinky tofu, a 8.___________(horror) grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. After 9._____________(gather) all my courage to take a bite, I was amazed to find it wasn't so bad.
Now I feel at home 10._____ food from both my cultures.
grew
to love
marriage
vegetables
from
sorts
across
horrible
gathering
with
8.diet n. 日常饮食;节食 v.节食,按规定进食
[短语搭配]
a healthy/balanced/poor diet健康的/均衡的/糟糕的饮食
be on a diet在节食(表示状态)
go on a diet开始节食(表示动作)
[情景演练]
Have you been ________a diet? You have lost a lot of weight.
on
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