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高2009届高三英语 Unit 16--17重难点详解
Unit 16 Social and personal
一、课文疑难详解
1. part-time jobs 兼职工作,零活,非全日制的工作
part - time是复合形容词,作“部分时间的”“兼职的”“兼任的”解,a part-time teacher(兼职教师),a part-time engineer(兼职工程师)。taking a part-time job(打零工)。part-time也可作副词,如:Mr. Cook teaches part-time in our school. 库克先生在我们学校兼课。
2. Fred Pearson was walking through the university town of Oxford one morning in 1961. 1961年的一个上午,。
Oxford是英格兰中南部牛津部(Oxfordshire)的一个主要城镇,是英国牛津大学(Oxford University)的所在地。该大学创建于1167年,是世界闻名的一所大学。
3. He was on his way to a lecture, when a tourist stopped him and asked him for directions. 他正准备去听课,这时一位游客拦住了他问路。
本句中的when作“这时”“突然”解,是一个并列连词。前一个分句常用过去进行时或过去将来时。
We were watching TV when there were was a knock. 我们正在看电视,突然有人在敲门。
He was about to go out when the bell rang. 他正要出门,这时门铃响了。
4. As Fred was going in the same direction, he walked along with the tourist. 因为弗雷德正是去同一个方向,所以他就同这位游客一道走。
in the same direction 朝同一个方向(注意:介词是in而不是to)
in all directions/ in every direction 朝四面八方
in the opposite direction 朝相反的方向
5. They got on so well that Fred decided not to go to the lecture but to show the tourist around the university instead. 他们相处得很好,因此,弗雷德决定不去听课了,而领着这位游客参观这所大学。
1) get on有“相处”“上车、上马”“进展、生活”的意思。如:
How are you getting on/along with your English? 你的英语学习进展如何?
He got on a bus but didn't know where to go. 他上了一辆公共汽车但不知道该去哪儿。
They were getting on/along well with each other. 他们相处得非常融洽。
2) show sb. around 是“带领某人参观……”的意思。
She showed us around the city. 她带我们参观了那座城市。
与show构成的短语还有be on show(展览);show sb. out/in(领某人出去/进来)。
6. They spent a full and very enjoyable morning together, and Fred discovered that he had a gift for making a visit interesting and lively. 他们在一起度过了一个充实而又非常欢快的上午,弗雷德从中发现自己具有导游的才能,能够使参观变得生动活泼,饶有风趣。
句中的gift是可数名词,作
“禀赋”“天生的才能”解,常用于“have a gift for”结构,意思是“有……的才能”。例如:
She has a gift for music. 她有音乐天才。
He was a man of excellent gifts. 他是一位极有天赋的人。
7. This is one example of a part-time job leading to greater things. 这是一个通过做零活而走向成功的事例。
lead