Unit 1 Past and present Welcome to the unit课文解析-2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册
八年级英语下册
Unit 1课文解析
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1.Great changes have taken place in China over the years.
过去多年里中国发生了巨大的改变。
【用法讲解】Change在此处为名词,译为“变化”,还可译为“零钱”;change还可为动词,译为“改变、交换”。
Eg: She decided to change her hairstyle. 她决定改变她的发型。
Can you change this $10 bill for smaller denominations?
你能把这张10美元的钞票兑换成小面额的吗?
Many changes have taken place since then. 自那以来,发生了许多变化。
I don’t have any change for the parking meter. 我没有零钱来投放停车费。
【常见搭配】 change ... into... 把...变成...
Change... for ... 用...换来...
Eg: I’m thinking of changing my car for a new one. 我正考虑换辆新车。
He changed his dollars into francs. 他把美元换成了法郎。
【易混辨析】 happen和take place的区别
happen通常用于描述偶然或突发性事件,强调事件的不可预测性和偶然性;
Take place通常用于描述按计划或安排发生的事件,强调事件的计划性和预谋性。
Eg: An accident happened yesterday. 昨天发生了一起事故。
The meeting will take place next Monday. 会议将在下周一举行。
【即学即用】
1.这个魔术师把小女孩变成了鸟。
This magician ________ the girl ______ a bird.
( )2. An accident _____ in the small town yesterday.
A.take place B. happened C. was happened D. took place
答案: 1. changed; into 2. B
2.I used to go to school by bike. 我过去骑自行车去上学。
【用法讲解】 “by bike”译为“骑自行车”。英语中乘坐某种交通工具常用的表达方法:
(1)“By + 表示交通工具等的名词”,泛指乘某种交通工具,在句中作方式状语。
Eg: by air/ plane 乘飞机
By ship/ underground/ train/ bus 乘船/地铁/火车/公共汽车
(2)“in/ on + 冠词/形容词性物主代词/名词所有格 + 表示交通工具的名词”,在句中作方式状语。
Eg: in one’s/ a car 乘坐小汽车
On a plane/ train 坐飞机/火车
On a/ one’s bike 骑自行车
(3)“take + a/ the + 表示交通工具的名词”,但“骑自行车”用“ride a bike”表示。
Eg: He takes the train to Nanjing every year.
他每年都乘火车去南京。
I usually ride my bike to school.
我通常骑自行车去上学。
(4)“On foot”译为“步行”,是介词短语。
注意:go to ... on foot = walk to... 译为“步行去...”。
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Eg: My dad goes to work on foot every day. = My dad walks to work every day.
我爸爸每天步行去上班。
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1.My sister will go to Beijing by plane tomorrow. (同义句转换)
My sister will ______ ______ _______ to Beijing tomorrow.
My sister will go to Beijing ______ ______ _______ tomorrow.
答案:take a plane; on a plane
3.The rise of Shenzhen: a city of innovation 深圳的崛起:一个创新的城市
【易混辨析】 rise, arise与raise区别:
Rise (动词)“上升”表示由低到高的变化过程,强调主语自身移向较高位置。
Arise (动词)“起身”主语发出的动作,作用到其它事物。
raise (动词)“举起” 表示把具体事物举到高处。
Eg: The sun rises. 太阳升起来了。
He arises to greet her. 他起身向她问候。
He raises his hand to answer questions. 他举手回答问题。
【即学即用】
( )1. Last year the advertising rate _______ by 20 percent.
A.raised B. rose C. arose D. went down
答案:B
4.A pioneer in China’s reform and opening up, Shenzhen has attracted workers from across the world. 作为中国改革开放的先锋,深圳吸引了来自世界各地的劳动者。
【用法讲解】 attract为动词,译为“吸引、引起兴趣”。
Eg: The new exhibition attracted thousands of visitors.
新展览吸引了数千名参观者。
His speech attracted criticism from the public.
他的演讲引起了公众的批评。
【常见搭配】 attract one’s attention 吸引某人注意力
Be attracted by ... 被...吸引
Be attracted to ... 被吸引到...
Eg: The loud noise attracted everyone’s attention.
巨大的噪音吸引了所有人的注意力。
The audience was attracted by the performer’s skills.
观众被表演者的技巧吸引了。
Many tourists are attracted to this city because of its history.
许多游客因为历史被吸引到这座城市。
【派生词】 attraction为名词,译为“吸引、吸引力”;
attractive为形容词,译为“有吸引力的、迷人的”。
Eg: The attraction of the city is its culture.
城市的吸引力在于其分化。
I thought he was very attractive and obviously very intelligent.
我觉得他魅力非凡,才智过人。
【即学即用】
1.The new product has a_________ a lot of interest.
答案:attracted
5.Innovation lies at the very heart of the city. 创新是这座城市的核心。
【用法讲解】 Lie在此处为动词,译为“位于”,也可译为“躺、说谎”。
注意:译为“位于、躺”时,其过去式为lay,过去分词为lain;译为“说谎”时,其过去
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