1、Unit 4 SharingReading and ThinkingLanguage points I just got a parcel from home!It took about two weeks to arrive,and it was a bit damaged,but it was so nice to get some sweets and jam from home;Ive been dying to have some of my favourite sweets,and its always nice to get mail!8 MarchI just got a pa
2、rcel from home!1句意：我收到从家寄来的包裹。句意：我收到从家寄来的包裹。parcel n.包裹；小包 parcel包裹寄到时，书完好无损。When the _arrived,the book in it is _.【拓展】a parcel of 一包；一堆 vt.裹好；把.包起来 搭配：parcel upin perfect condition他把书打包了起来。He_ the books.parceled up2.but it was so nice to get some sweets and jam from home.n.(U)果酱 n.(C)堵塞 v.塞满；挤；卡住；夹
3、伤；干扰；猛压Traffic _happens in the city every day.The holiday traffic is _the roads.jam jamming句意：句意：我一直很想吃我最喜欢的糖果，收到邮件总是我一直很想吃我最喜欢的糖果，收到邮件总是很好的！很好的！Ive been dying to have some of my favourite sweets,and its always nice to get mail!3 be dying for/to do sth:to be extremely eager to have or do something 极
4、想得到，渴望得到极想得到，渴望得到，渴望，渴望做某做某事事 eg The girl _ go to school.She was dying_knowledge.for was dying to long/be eager/desire/aspire/be anxious to do sth.渴望做某事渴望做某事long/be eager/be anxious for sth.渴望得到某物渴望得到某物【语境应用语境应用】很多考生急切地想知道高考成绩很多考生急切地想知道高考成绩。_Many students are dying to know the result of Gaokao.很多女孩渴
5、望变瘦变美很多女孩渴望变瘦变美。_Many girls are dying to become thin and beautiful.那个留守女孩渴望一个小熊娃娃那个留守女孩渴望一个小熊娃娃。_The left-behind girl is dying for a toy bear.4.Im greeted by a chorus of“good morning”from the boys.男孩们齐声对我喊男孩们齐声对我喊“早上好早上好”。chorus n.a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people 合唱曲合唱曲
6、 a large group of people who sing together合唱团合唱团 vt.say it or sing it together 合唱；齐声说合唱；齐声说 a chorus of 齐声，齐声，异口同声异口同声 eg The new plan was agreed with_.大家都异口同声地赞同这个新计划。大家都异口同声地赞同这个新计划。a chorus of approvala chorus of thanks/disapproval/protest etc:something that a lot of people all say at the same ti
7、me 齐声的感谢齐声的感谢/反对反对/抗议等抗议等in chorus:all together;in unison 同时同时；一起一起“Happy birthday!”They said _.in chorus Theres no electricity or running water and noteven textbooks,not to mention laptops,tablets,orother modern devices!5句意：这里没有电，没有自来水，甚至也没有教科书，句意：这里没有电，没有自来水，甚至也没有教科书，更不用说笔记本电脑、平板电脑或其他现代化设备了！更不用说笔记
8、本电脑、平板电脑或其他现代化设备了！not to mention=not to speak of.=to say nothing of.更不用说；且不说他在这个城市有两座大房子，更别提他在乡村的别墅了。He has two big houses in this city,_ his villa in the country.not to mentionThe class became a circus as the boys,who had never come across anything like this before,started jumping out of the window
9、s.6句意：班上乱成了马戏团，男孩们纷纷跳窗跑走，句意：班上乱成了马戏团，男孩们纷纷跳窗跑走，因为他们以前从没遇到过像这样的事情。因为他们以前从没遇到过像这样的事情。come across(偶然)遇见，碰见 例：1.也许我会在法国遇见他。Perhaps I shall _ him in France.2.我碰到一群正在玩耍的小孩。I _ a group of children playing.3.我一生中从没有经历过这样的事情。Ive never _ such an experience in my e acrosscame acrosscome across7.be relevant to
10、Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is to these students few will ever become chemistsand most will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.有时候，我真想知道，化学对这些学生究竟有多大用处，很少有人有时候，我真想知道，化学对这些学生究竟有多大用处，很少有人会成为化学家，并且他们中的大多数人学完八年级以后就要回到他会成为化学家，并且他们中的大多数人学完八年级以后就要回到他们的村庄去了。们的村庄去了。I dont think
11、 what he said_ the topic we are discussing.He has missed the point.我觉得他说的和我们正在讨论的我觉得他说的和我们正在讨论的话题不相关。他已经跑题了。话题不相关。他已经跑题了。（1）be relevant to_=_/_/_ （2）_ n.关联；切题关联；切题 have(no)relevance to _(3)_相关经验、信息相关经验、信息 与与.有关有关be related tobe linked to/withbe connected/associated withrelevance与与.有有(无无)关关 is releva
12、nt torelevant experience/information8.To be honest,I doubt whether Im making any difference to these boys lives at all.说实话，我怀疑我是否能给这些男孩们的生活带来不同。说实话，我怀疑我是否能给这些男孩们的生活带来不同。to be honest 说实话，老实（说实话，老实（不定式短语作插不定式短语作插入语）入语）类似类似的短语有：的短语有：to be frank,to be precise,to be sure,to tell you the truth,to make mat
13、ters worse,to sum up,to start with,to begin with Shes always noticed.But then,_,she likes being noticed.她总是受到关注。但是说句实在话，她总是受到关注。但是说句实在话，她她喜欢被人喜欢被人关注。关注。to be honest9.privilegen.(1)It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombes family.能与汤贝一家度过一天的时间真是莫大的荣幸。能与汤贝一家度过一天的时间真是莫大的荣幸。(2)We are privi
14、leged to hear her sing.我们荣幸地我们荣幸地听到她唱歌。听到她唱歌。(3)I hope to have the privilege to work together with you again.希望能有幸再与你一起工作。希望能有幸再与你一起工作。（4）Education should be a universal right and not a privilege.（1）privilege n._ 做某事是一种殊荣做某事是一种殊荣 have the privilege to do sth._ （2）_ adj.有特权的；受特别优待的有特权的；受特别优待的 be priv
15、ileged _ sth.有幸做某事有幸做某事 优惠待遇；特权；荣幸优惠待遇；特权；荣幸It is a privilege to do sth.有荣幸有荣幸/特权特权做某事做某事privilegedto do教育应当是全民的权利而不是某些人的特权。教育应当是全民的权利而不是某些人的特权。【practice】Im very happy that I have the privilege _（attend）the opening ceremony.Its said that she comes from a _(privilege)background.It is _ privilege for
16、me to take part in the competition on behalf of our school.to attendprivilegedaIts a privilege for me to share with you my story.10.deserve v.(1)I think everyone deserves the right to be happy.我认为每个人都应该有权利得到幸福。我认为每个人都应该有权利得到幸福。(2)Tu Youyou deserves to win the Nobel Prize.屠呦呦赢得诺贝尔屠呦呦赢得诺贝尔奖在情理之中。奖在情理之
17、中。(3)I think that your suggestion deserves trying/to be tried我认我认为你的建议值得一试。为你的建议值得一试。(1)deserve v._应该做某事应该做某事;值得做某事值得做某事_=_ 值得被做值得被做deserve consideration/attention _(2)_ adj.应得的应得的;该受的该受的 值得，应受值得，应受deserve to do sthdeserveddeserve doing值得考虑值得考虑/注意注意deserve to be done The volunteer teacher in Tibet d
18、eserves praise and respect.这位援藏教师这位援藏教师值得赞扬和尊敬。值得赞扬和尊敬。The volunteer teacher in Tibet deserves to be praised and respected/deserves praising and respecting.1.be doing.when(1)The other day I was showing the boys a chemistry experiment when,before I knew it,the mixture was bubbling out of the test tub
19、e spilling everywhere!不久前的一天，我正在给男孩子们演示化学实验的时候，我还不久前的一天，我正在给男孩子们演示化学实验的时候，我还没有明白怎么回事，突然混合剂从试管里冒泡，溢得到处都是！没有明白怎么回事，突然混合剂从试管里冒泡，溢得到处都是！be doing.when._ be about to do/be on the point of doing.when._had(just/hardly/scarcely)done.when._刚刚做完刚刚做完.这时这时.正在做正在做.这时这时.正要做正要做.这时这时.I _ in the river _the guard shou
20、ted to me:“No swimming here!”was about to go swimmingwhenThe police_the search _something caught their eyes in the bushes.警察正要放弃搜索时突然注意到灌木丛中有什么东西。was on the point of giving upwhenMary _she saw a girl selling beautiful scarves.Mary正经过一个市场，这时她看见一个女孩在卖漂亮围围巾。was walking through a market when我刚上床睡觉，这时有人在
21、敲门。I had just gone to bed when someone knocked the door.2.It takes sb.some time/money to do sth.It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a dusty track covered in weeds.我只要几分钟就走到学校，路上尘土飞扬，杂草丛生。我只要几分钟就走到学校，路上尘土飞扬，杂草丛生。(1)某人花费某人花费.时间、金钱做某事时间、金钱做某事:It takes sb.some time/money _ sth sb.spend
22、(s)some time/money _ sth./(in)_ sth.(2)某人花费金钱做某事：某人花费金钱做某事：sth.cost sb.some money/sb.pay some money _ sth.onto dodoingfor3 Another teacher and I walked for two and a half hours to get there-first,up a mountain from where we had fantastic views,and then down a shaded path to the valley below.He climb
23、ed up to the top of the hill,_ he could have a good view of the valley.from where引导定语从句，修饰引导定语从句，修饰mountain,from where 等于等于from up the mountainfrom wherePractice:1 China is the birthplace of kites,_.中国是风筝的故乡，在那里风筝传到了日本。2 She stood at the window,_.她站在窗户旁，从那儿她看到了远处的公园。from where kites spread to Japanf
24、rom where she saw the park farawayfrom where 和和from which 的区别的区别from where 指从某处，一个大概的地方指从某处，一个大概的地方from which 指从某个具体的东西指从某个具体的东西4【长难句分析】Tombes father的同位语with介词短语做定语修饰介词短语做定语修饰hutV-ing做定语修饰做定语修饰grass句意：句意：Tombe的父亲，的父亲，Mukap，有一个结实的下巴和皱，有一个结实的下巴和皱巴巴的额头，把我们领到他的房子，一个低矮的，圆的巴巴的额头，把我们领到他的房子，一个低矮的，圆的没有窗户的竹屋，
25、门刚好够穿过，屋顶上有草，这表明没有窗户的竹屋，门刚好够穿过，屋顶上有草，这表明这是一个男人的房子。这是一个男人的房子。Tombes father,Mukap,a man with a strong jaw and a wrinkled forehead,led us to his house,a low,round bamboo hut with no windows,with a door just big enough to get through,and with grass sticking out of the roof this shows it is a mans house.house的同位语with介词短语做定语介词短语做定语
