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八上Unit 3 Reading Plus 知识点精讲
句子 1
Once upon a time, there were four brothers.
once upon a time 从前（童话故事开头，一般过去时标志）
翻译
从前，有四兄弟。
配套练习
同义句：Long long ago, there were four brothers.
句子 2
“I can see farther than anyone,” the first brother said. “At the top of that tree, there are five eggs in a nest.”
far 比较级 farther/further：farther 侧重距离更远；further 侧重程度
at the top of 在…… 顶端；反义词组 at the bottom of 在…… 底部
nest n. 鸟巢；窝
翻译
“我看得比所有人都远，” 大哥说，“那棵树顶端的鸟巢里有五枚鸟蛋。”
配套练习
填空：He jumps ________ (far) than me.
句子 3
“I am faster than all of you—I move as quickly as a cat,” said the second brother. He climbed up, took the eggs quietly, and then put them back. The bird never noticed it.
形容词 / 副词比较级 faster 更快的
原级比较 as + 副词原级 + as：as quickly as 和…… 一样快
climb up 爬上；put back 放回原处
翻译
“我比你们所有人都敏捷，我的动作像猫一样轻快，” 二哥说。他爬上树，悄悄取下鸟蛋，又原样放了回去，鸟儿丝毫没有察觉。
配套练习
①词性转换：quiet (副词) → ________
②改错：He runs as quicklyly as a dog. ________
句子 4
“I can shoot better than all of you,” said the third. He then shot a leaf above the nest.
above prep. 在…… 上方（不接触，无垂直对应）；区分 on（接触）
shoot v. 射击；射中（过去式 shot）
翻译
“我的射击本领远超你们所有人，” 三弟说道，随即射中鸟巢上方一片树叶。
配套练习
填空：I play basketball ________ (good) than him.
句子 5
The fourth brother said, “I can sew anything together, even something as soft as that leaf.” In no time, the leaf was as good as new.
sew v. 缝补；缝合as soft as 和…… 一样柔软
in no time 立刻，马上 as good as new 完好如初
翻译
四弟说：“任何东西我都能缝补好，就连像那片树叶一样柔软的东西也不在话下。” 转瞬之间，树叶就修补得完好如初。
配套练习
短语翻译：立刻，马上 ________
句子 6
Not long after, the king’s daughter was taken away by a dragon. The king said whoever brought the princess back could marry her.
一般过去时被动语态：was taken away by 被…… 掳走
not long after 不久之后
bring back 带回；marry v. 与…… 结婚（marry sb.，不加 with）
翻译
没过多久，国王的女儿被一条龙掳走了。国王宣告，谁能救回公主，谁就能娶她为妻。
配套练习
改错：The girl was take away by the dragon. ________
句子 7
The first brother said, “I see her! She is far away, on a rock at sea, with the dragon.” So the brothers sailed to the rock.
far away 遥远at sea 在海上sail v. 乘船航行；远航
翻译
大哥说：“我看见她了！她远在海上的一块礁石上，那条龙守在一旁。” 于是兄弟们乘船驶向那块礁石。
句子 8
The third brother said, “I may hurt the princess if I shoot the dragon.”
if 引导条件状语从句，主句情态动词 may
hurt v. 伤害；使受伤
翻译
三弟说：“如果我开枪射龙，可能会误伤公主。”
句子 9
“Leave it to me,” said the second brother. He moved as quietly as a mouse and quickly freed the princess.
固定搭配
Leave it to me. 交给我吧。as quietly as a mouse 像老鼠一样悄无声息
free v. 解救，释放 adj. 自由的
翻译
“交给我，” 二哥说道。他像老鼠一般悄无声息地靠近，迅速救下了公主。
配套练习
词性转换：free (名词自由) → ________
句子 10
Suddenly, the dragon began to chase them. The third brother shot it, but its fall broke their ship. Luckily, the fourth brother took his needle and sewed the ship together. Then they sailed home safely.
chase v. 追赶needle n. 针；sew…together 把…… 缝补拼接好
safely adv. 安全地 → safe adj.
翻译
突然，恶龙追了上来。三弟一箭射中恶龙，但恶龙坠落时撞碎了他们的船。万幸，四弟拿出针线把船缝补完整，随后一行人平安返航。
配套练习
词性转换：luck (副词) → ________
句子 11
The happy king asked, “Which of you will marry my daughter?” The brothers began to argue. Each brother believed that he did more than the others.
argue v. 争吵；争论
翻译
欣喜的国王问道：“你们当中谁愿意迎娶我的女儿？” 四兄弟争执起来，每个人都认为自己功劳最大。
配套练习
词性转换：argue (n. 争论) → ________
句子 12
Finally, the king said, “Each of you is as good as the others, but you are much stronger together. Instead, I give half of my kingdom to you as a reward.”
much + 比较级：much stronger 强得多
half of …… 的一半
as a reward 作为奖赏
翻译
最后国王开口：“你们每个人本领都不相上下，但齐心协力时才更为强大。这样吧，我把半壁江山赠予你们作为奖赏。”
配套练习
填空：This book is ________ (interesting) than that one.
句子 13
The brothers were pleased. It was much better to share than to fight.
pleased adj. 感到满意的（修饰人）；pleasant 令人愉悦的（修饰物）
It is + 比较级 + to do A than to do B 做 A 比做 B 更好
share v. 分享；fight v. 争斗
翻译
四兄弟满心欢喜。懂得分享远比互相争斗要好得多。
配套练习
同义句：To share is much better than to fight.
综合巩固练习题
一、词性转换
quiet (adv.) ________
luck (adv.) ________
safe (adv.) ________
sudden (adv.) ________
free (n. 自由) ________
argue (n.) ________
final (adv.) ________
二、短语填空
________ ________ (从前), there lived four brothers.
He runs ________ ________ (和…… 一样快) a rabbit.
I can fix it ________ ________ (立刻).
Don’t worry, just ________ ________ (交给我).
They sailed ________ ________ (驶向) the rock at sea.
We work better ________ ________ (齐心协力).
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