1、1Unit 4JOURNEYACROSSAVAST LAND一、重点词汇1. antiquean antique dealer 一个古董/玩商an antique rosewood desk 古董红木书桌An antique shop 古董/玩店priceless antiques 无价的古董2.please vt.使高兴;使满意pleased adj.高兴的;满意的pleasing adj.令人愉快的pleasure n.愉悦;快乐Apleasing climate 气候宜人3.arise from/out of 由引起/产生;从中产生The countrys present difficu
2、lties arise from/out of the shortage of petroleum.这个国家当前的困境是由石油短缺造成的。【温馨提示】arise为 不 及 物 动 词 , 表 示 “ 出 现 , 发 生 ” 时 , 主 语 一 般 为argument,difficulty,misunderstanding,problem,quarrel,trouble 等抽象名词,无被动语态。4. literally adv. 字面上；真正地 literary 文学的 literature 文学take sth. literally 从字面上理解2literal adj.字面上的literal
3、 meaning/sense/interpretationliteral translation 直译5. breath n. 呼吸 breathe v. 呼吸hold ones breath 屏住呼吸catch ones breath 喘息;恢复正常呼吸lose ones breath 喘不过气来take a deep breath 深呼吸take sbs breath away 令人惊叹out of breath 上气不接下气The view from the top will take your breath away.6.be/get bound to do 有义务做；一定会做;注定会
4、做be bound for 准备去Ian felt bound to tell Jane the truth.7.spectacular adj. 壮观的；壮丽的；惊人的a spectacular success 辉煌成就a spectacular fall in the stock market 股市暴跌n.壮丽的场面；精彩的演出a television spetacular 场面盛大的电视节目8.freeze vt.& vi.(froze,frozen)结冰;(使)冻住；突然停止，呆住3freezing cold 严寒freeze to death 冻死freeze the extra m
5、eat 把多余的肉冻起来freeze wages/prices 使冻结frozen adj.冷冻的;冷藏的freezer n.冰柜;冷冻室Its so cold that even the river has frozen.天气冷得河都封冻了。anticipate problems/difficulties 预见问题/困难 anticipationn.participate 参与；参加anticipate doing sth 预料做某事 It is anticipated that 人们预料It is anticipated that the research will have many d
6、ifferent practical applications.预计这项研究将有许多不同的实际应用。Daniel was eagerly anticipating her arrival.10.contrary to 与相反on the contrary 相反Contrary to expectation,he didnt win in the contest.与预期相反,他在竞赛中没有获奖。11.proceed with sth 继续做某事proceed to do sth 继续做某事proceed towards/to 朝行进4Were not sure whether we still
7、want to proceed with the sale.我们不确定是否还要继续促销。12.(1)It astonishes sb that.令某人惊讶的是(2)astonishing adj.令人惊讶的astonished adj.感到惊讶的be astonished at/by sth 因/对某事感到惊讶be astonished to do sth 对做某事感到惊讶(3)astonishment n.惊讶to ones astonishment 使某人惊奇的是13.advertise vt.& vi.为做广告;做广告advertiser n.广告商;广告人员advertisement
8、广告If you want to attract more customers,try advertising in the local paper.如果你想要吸引更多顾客,就试试在当地报纸登广告。They no longer advertise alcohol at sporting events.14.owe sth to sb 欠(某人情);把归功于某人owe it to sb that.把归功于某人owing to 因为;由于I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family.我很感激我的家人。15. coherent adj. 有条理的；清楚易懂的5
9、cohere v. 一致，连贯cohereance n.一致，连贯All the details dont cohere.二、二、重点句式重点句式1.It was not until 9:30 a.m.that they finally reached the capital of Ontario,Toronto.直到上午 9 时 30 分,他们才终于到达多伦多的首府安大略省。【句式剖析】本句是一个强调句,强调的是句子的时间状语 until 9:30。含有not.until.的句子的强调句为 It is not until.that.,that 后面的句子要用肯定形式。2.They must
10、have spent a pleasant evening together.他们在一起一定度过了一个愉快的夜晚。【句式剖析】句中的 must have been 是 must have done 结构,表示对过去事情的肯定推测,译成“过去一定做过某事”,该结构只用于肯定句。You must have read widely and put a lot of work into it.你过去一定进行了广泛阅读并投入了大量的工作。【句式拓展】(1)表示对过去发生的事情否定或疑问的推测要用 can 或 could。Mr Smith cant have gone to Beijing,for I saw him in the library just now.史密斯先生不可能去北京了,我刚才还在图书馆见过他。(2)may/might have done也可表示对发生过的事情的推测,意思是“可能已经”或“也许已经”,用于肯定句中。might 与 may 意思相同,但可能性更小。What has happened to George?乔治发生了什么事?6I dont know.He may have got lost.我不知道,他可能迷路了。7
