1、Unit 4 EarthquakesPeriod 3 知识讲练课Step 1 expressions:1.But the one million people of the city,who thought little of these events,were asleep as usual that night.但是,唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事,当天晚上照常上床睡觉。【观察思考】1)I thought little of what he said at that time.我对他当时说的话没多考虑。2)I think much better of him after I
2、 have found out his true motive.我发觉他的真实动机后,对他的评价高多了。who 引导了一个 think little of 意为“ ” think much of 意为“ ” think highly of 意为“ ” think poorly of 意为“ ” think well of 意为“ ” think nothing of 意为“ ” 【尝试运用】把下列句子翻译成汉语。1)She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.2)I do think much of my new teacher.3)He
3、is highly thought of by the manager.4)The other scholars thought little of his theory.2.It seemed as if the world was at an end! 世界似乎到了末日! 【观察思考】1)It was as if time stopped here.在这里,时间仿佛停止。2)It looks as if most teachers agree.多数老师似乎都同意这一看法。3)It seems as if our team is going to win.看来我们队要胜了。4)He acte
4、d as if he had already known the truth.他表现得像是已经知道了真相。 It is/looks/seems as if 意为“ ”。 as if 还可以用来引导 。 【尝试运用】翻译以下句子。1)看起来好像要下雨了。2)这个孩子说起话来就像个成年人。【观察思考】1)The war was at an end. 战争结束了。The war came to an end. 战争结束了。2)They put the war to an end.他们结束了战争。be at an end 意为“ ” come to an end 意为“ ” put/bring sth
5、.to an end 意为“ ” 【尝试运用】翻译以下句子。1)到年终了。 2)会议结束了。3.The number of people who were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000.死亡和重伤人数达到 40 多万。 【观察思考】1)The number of people who were killed in the accident remains unknown.事故中丧生的人数还不清楚。2)I have a number of letters to write.我有好些信要写。3)A great/large
6、 number of people have applied.许多人都已申请。a number of =many 意为“ ”;修饰可数名词复数 ,谓语动词用 。 the number of . 意为“ ”,后也常跟可数名词复数,作主语时,谓语动词用 。 【尝试运用】用 a (great)number of /the number of 填空。1) boxes were lost on the way. 2) students absent is large. 3) people who lost their homes reached as many as 250,000. Step 2 Se
7、ntence structures we are going to learn1. Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.人们无论朝哪里看,那里的一切都几乎被毁了。【观察思考】Everywhere I go,I find the same thing.无论我去哪儿,我都看到同样的东西。句子中的 everywhere they looked 是 ,everywhere 用作 ,相当于wherever 或 no matter where,引导让步状语从句。 【尝试运用】翻译以下句子。无论你往哪儿看,你都会看到它。2.All h
8、ope was not lost.不是所有的希望都破灭了。【观察思考】1)Everything is not right.不是所有的事情都是对的。2)All my friends do not study well.=Not all my friends study well.不是我所有的朋友都学习好。3)He does not always play volleyball.他不总是打排球。4)None of us was allowed to go there.我们谁都不许去那儿。5)Nothing she did pleased him.她做的所有事情都令他不满。凡是具有总括意义的代词(a
9、ll,both,each,everybody,everything 等) 、形容词(complete,whole 等)和副词(completely,always,wholly,altogether 等)与否定词 not 连用,构成部分否定,表示“不;并非”的意思。而全部否定用no,none,never,nobody,neither,nothing,no more,no longer 表示。【尝试运用】翻译以下句子。1)All of them are not right.2)Both of the students are not from the factory.3)Every man can
10、not be a mathematician.3.Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.救援人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。 【观察思考】 1)He doesnt want to hire the boy whose father is in prison.他不想雇佣那个父亲还在坐牢的男孩子。2)Anne was a Jewish girl whose diary has been read widely all over the world.安妮是一个犹太女孩,她的日记在全世界广为传诵。
11、 句子中 whose homes had been destroyed 是定语从句,whose 是关系代词,代替先行词 survivors 在定语从句中作定语 ,相当于 of whom,这个定语从句也可改为 of whom the homes had been destroyed 或 the homes of whom had been destroyed。【尝试运用】The college wont take on anyone eyesight is weak. A.who B.whose C.of whom D.which参考答案Step 11.【归纳总结】非限制性定语从句;不重视/ 认
12、为没有什么了不起 ;认为很不错; 看重/器重;不放在眼里/轻视;重视/ 认为好;轻视/ 认为无所谓【尝试运用】1)她认为一天走三十英里没什么。 2)我真的认为我的新老师很不错。 3)经理非常器重他。4)其他的学者并不重视他的理论。2.【归纳总结】看起来好像; 状语从句【尝试运用】1)It looks as if it is going to rain.2)The child talks as if he were a grown-up.【归纳总结】结束;结束;结束【尝试运用】1)The year is at an end.2)The meeting came to an end.3.【归纳总结】许多,若干;复数 ; 的数量;单数【尝试运用】1)A number of 2)The number of 3)The number ofStep 21.【归纳总结】让步状语从句;连词【尝试运用】You see it everywhere you look.2.【尝试运用】1)他们并不全对。2)这两个学生不是都来自工厂。3)不是每个人都能成为数学家的。3.【尝试运用】B
