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Section Ⅱ Starting out & Understanding ideas(Ⅱ)
[重点单词]
1. seed n. 种子,籽
2. disgrace n. 丢脸,耻辱
3. sample n. 样本
4. finch n. 雀科鸣禽
5. beak n. 鸟嘴,喙
6. suspect v. 猜想,怀疑,觉得
7. ancestor n. (动物的)原种,祖先
8. generate v. 产生,创造
9. distant adj.遥远的→distance n.远方→distantly adv.遥远地
10. geologist n.地质学家→geology n.地质学
11. evolve v.进化→ evolution n.进化(论)
[重点短语]
1. answer the call 响应号召
2. be fascinated by 被……迷住
3. be crowded with 挤满,充满
4. be a disgrace 是耻辱,是丢脸的事
5. come to exist 开始存在
6. be similar to 与……相似
7. adapt to 适应
8. inspire sb.to do sth. 激励某人做某事
[句式精析]
1.The captain of the ship,the Beagle,wanted someone who would“profit by the opportunity of visiting distant countries yet little known.”
[句式分析] 本句是主从复合句。the Beagle为The captain of the ship的同位语,对其解释说明;who引导定语从句修饰先行词someone。
试译: 贝格尔号的船长想要招募这样一名船员,这名船员将能“借此机会访问遥远而鲜为人知的国度并从中受益”。
2.When the Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands in 1835, Darwin saw a variety of new species,but it was the birds that interested him the most.
[句式分析] 本句是主从复合句。when 引导的时间状语从句; it was the birds that interested him the most为It was...that 强调句型。
试译: 1835 年,当贝格尔号抵达加拉帕戈斯群岛的时候,达尔文发现了各种各样的新物种,但是其中最令他感兴趣的是鸟类。
3.Darwin suspected that the finches had evolved from a common ancestor,which had arrived on the islands a long time before
[句式分析] 本句是主从复合句。that 引导的宾语从句;which引导的非限定性定语从句,修饰先行词a common ancestor。
试译: 达尔文猜想,这里所有的雀鸟都由共同的祖先进化而来。很久以前,雀鸟的祖先来到这片群岛。
[词汇精讲]
1The captain of the ship,the Beagle, noticed someone who would “profit by opportunity of visiting distant countries yet little known”。
贝格尔号的船长想要招募这样一名船员,这名船员将能“借此机会访问遥远而鲜为人知的国度并从中受益”。
*distant adj.遥远的
◆[佳句感知]
The time we spent together is now a distant memory.
我们在一起度过的时光已成为久远的记忆。
[知识积累]
(1)be distant from sth.
离……很远;与某事物不同,与某事物关系不密切
a distant look 心不在焉的神情
a distant relative 远房亲戚
(2)distance n. 距离;遥远;久远;疏远
the distance between...
之间的距离
in the distance 在远处(距离很远)
at/from a distance 从远处,离一段距离(不是很远)
keep one's distance 保持距离
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①She was warned to keep her distance (distant)from John if she didn't want to get hurt.
②Jay had always tended to keep his girlfriends at/from a distance.
③ The reality of independence was distant from the hopes they had had.
(2)完成句子
④After hearing the news,Jane had a distant look on her face.
听到这个消息后,简脸上露出了心不在焉的神情。
⑤On a clear day you can see the temple in the distance .
在晴朗的日子里,你可以看到远处的寺庙。
2.The person who answered the call was not the captain's first choice.
然而来应聘的人并不是船长心中的理想人选。
*answer the call响应号召
◆[佳句感知]
You are expected to answer the call with immediate actions and not with hesitation.
你应该立即响应号召,而不是犹豫不决。
[知识积累]
answer the phone/a call 接听电话
answer the door 开门,应门
answer a problem 解决问题
answer a need 满足需求
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①I kept ringing the bell,but no one answered (answer)the door.
②—You can borrow my car if you like.
—Well, that answers (answer) one problem.
③A man answering (answer)the police's description was seen entering the building.
(2)完成句子
④Our transportation system is designed to answer the needs of the city's commuters.
我们的交通系统旨在满足城市通勤者的需要。
3.What's more,he had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he would be “a disgrace to yourself and all your family”.
并且在他刚收到的家书中,父亲预言他将会成为“自己和全家人的耻辱”。
*disgrace n.丢脸,耻辱
◆[佳句感知]
He is a disgrace and an embarrassment to this hospital.
他是这家医院的耻辱和尴尬。
[知识积累]
(1)be a disgrace 是耻辱,是丢脸的事
bring disgrace on 使……蒙羞
in disgrace 不光彩地
There is no disgrace in doing sth.
做某事不丢脸。
(2)be(publicly)disgraced 被(当众)羞辱
disgrace oneself 丢脸
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①I disgraced myself (me)by drinking far too much.
②Mum told me Meggie was sent home in disgrace.
③He has disgraced (disgrace) his family's name in the last few years.
④I'm not the one who disgraced (disgrace)her at the wedding!
(2)单句写作
⑤There is no disgrace in being poor.
贫穷是不丢人的。
⑥How could you disgrace us all like that?
你怎么能这样羞辱我们?
4.After Darwin had spent some time in South America,his room on the ship was crowded with samples of the plants and animals he had collected.
达尔文在南美洲待了一段时间后,他的船舱里堆满了收集到的动植物样本。
*be crowded with堆满………;挤满……
◆[佳句感知]
In winter the place is crowded with skiers.
冬天这地方满是滑雪的人。
[知识积累]
(1)crowd into 涌入……
crowd around/round 挤在……周围
crowd...out 把………挤出,排挤
crowd in(on sb.) (问题或想法)涌上心头,涌入脑海
(2)the crowd 大众,百姓
a crowd/crowds of 一群,一批
follow(go with)the crowd 随大流;人云亦云
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①She shut her mind against the fears that crowded in on her.
②Hundreds of people crowded into the church for the funeral.
③Supermarket chains have crowded out the smaller shops.
④There are a large crowd of people in the hall.
(2)完成句子
⑤The corridor is crowded with bikes which get in everybody's way.
过道里放满了自行车,挡住了大家的路。
⑥You shouldn't follow the crowd ,instead,you should form your own opinion.
你不应该跟随大流,相反地,你应该形成你自己的观点。
5.Darwin suspected that the finches had evolved from a common ancestor..
达尔文猜想,这里所有的雀鸟都由共同的祖先进化而来……
*suspect v.猜想,怀疑,觉得
◆[佳句感知]
I didn't suspect her motives at all in offering to help.
她主动要帮忙,我根本不怀疑她的动机。
[知识积累]
suspect sb.of (doing)sth.
怀疑某人做了某事
suspect sb. to be... 疑心某人是……
suspect that... 疑心……
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①Some people suspected him of theft.
②The police suspected him of taking (take) a part in the jewel robbery.
③The doctor suspected that he was ill with flu.
(2)完成句子
④The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths.
该药涉嫌造成200多人死亡。
6.Today,On the Origin of Species is regarded as one of the most important works ever written.
如今,《物种起源》被认为是迄今为止最重要的著作之一。
*be regarded as...被认为是……
◆[佳句感知]
Human life is regarded as part of nature and,as such,the only way for us to survive is to live in harmony with nature.
人的生命被认为是大自然的一部分,同样,我们生存的唯一方式就是与大自然和谐相处。
[知识积累]
(1)regard...as...把……看作
(2)in/with regard to/as regards/regarding关于,至于
in this/that regard在这/那方面;在这/那一点上
show little/no regard for……关注很少/不关注
give my best regards(to sb.)请代问候(某人);请代向某人致意
(3)regardless of不管,不顾
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①Please send my best regards (regard)to your parents when you are back home.
②The present administration has showed little regard for environmental issues.
③Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard.
(2)完成句子
④不管他们同不同意我都去。
I shall go regardless of whether they agree or not.
⑤他把我当成家人一样对待。
He regards me as one of his family.
(3)一句多译
关于那件事我没什么要说的。
⑥I have nothing to say with/in regard to that matter.
⑦I have nothing to say as regards that matter .
⑧I have nothing to say regarding that matter .
[句式精析]
When the Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands in 1835,Darwin saw a variety of new species,but it was the birds that interested him the most.
当贝格尔号在 1835 年到达加拉帕戈斯岛时,达尔文看到了各种各样的新物种,但最让他感兴趣的是鸟类。
[句式分析] 本句为主从复合句。when 引导时间状语从句,it was...that...为强调句型。
◆[佳句感知]
It was that kind of faith that drove Tim on in his life.
正是那样的信念激励了蒂姆一生。
[知识积累]
强调句的基本结构:
(1)陈述句:It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他部分.
(2)一般疑问句:Is/Was it+被强调部分+that/who+其他部分?
(3)特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词+is/was it+that+其他部分?
[名师点津] 强调句中的it不能更换,be动词与其余部分的时态一致,数的形式不受强调部分单复数的影响;被强调部分可以是除谓语动词以外的任何成分,被强调部分是人可用that/who指代,其他一律用that指代;被强调部分若是原句的主语,who/that之后的谓语动词的人称和数与该主语一致。
◆[学以致用]
(1)单句语法填空
①It was only when I reread his poems recently that I began to appreciate their beauty.
②It is the ability to do the job that matters not where you come from or what you are.
(2)句型转换
He bought the book in this shop yesterday.
③ It was he that bought the book in this shop yesterday. (强调主语 )
④ It was the book that he bought in this shop yesterday. (强调宾语)
⑤ It was in this shop that he bought the book yesterday .(强调地点状语 )
⑥Not what we do once in a while but what we do consistently shapes our lives.
→ It is not what we do once in a while but what we do consistently that shapes our lives .
⑦How is she not so cheerful as she used to be?
→ How is it that she is not so cheerful as she used to be?
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