1、1.“Six Degrees of Separation”refers to the theory that any person on Earth can be connected to any other person through a chain of no more than five other people.no more than:only eg This test takes no more than thirty minutes.【拓展拓展】no more.than“前者和后者一样不前者和后者一样不”,前者和,前者和后者都被否定。后者都被否定。eg The world wa
2、s in shock maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane.that引导的同位语从句,解释说明引导的同位语从句,解释说明theory的具体内容的具体内容1)no more.than和和not more.than前者的意义和语气在于强调该形容词或副词的反面性质,前者的意义和语气在于强调该形容词或副词的反面性质,后者只是简单地进行程度上的比较。试比较:后者只是简单地进行程度上的比较。试比较:This book is no more difficult
3、than that one.这本书和那本书一样容易。这本书和那本书一样容易。This book is not more difficult than that one.这本书不及那本书难。这本书不及那本书难。The second story is no better than the first one.第二个故事和第一个故事一样不好。第二个故事和第一个故事一样不好。The second story is not better than the first one.第二个故事不如第一个故事好。第二个故事不如第一个故事好。2)no more than+数词数词/名词和名词和not more th
4、an+数词数词/名词名词前者主要用来表达作者的主观看法或口气,强调数量之少前者主要用来表达作者的主观看法或口气,强调数量之少(小)或微不足道;后者只是客观地表示(小)或微不足道;后者只是客观地表示“不超过不超过”,没有,没有什么特殊的意味。试比较:什么特殊的意味。试比较:No more than three people came to my class.只有三个人来上我的课。只有三个人来上我的课。Not more than ten guests came to my birthday party.来参加我的生日宴会的客人不超过十个。来参加我的生日宴会的客人不超过十个。【语境应用语境应用】完成
5、句子。完成句子。1)我口袋里我口袋里只有五十只有五十元元钱。钱。I have _ 50 yuan in my pocket.2)他和我同样不勤奋。他和我同样不勤奋。He is _ I am.3)这道题没有那道题难。这道题没有那道题难。This problem is _ that one.no more than no more diligent than not more difficult than 2.,in which he introduced the idea of friendship networks and his ideas influenced many of our ea
6、rly impressions of social networks.impression n.an idea,a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth,or that sb/sth gives you 印象印象,感想感想 eg I had the impression that he was a young man,but he turned out to be much older.Mary made such a good impression at work that she was soon promoted.【搭配搭配】ma
7、ke/leave an impression on sb.给某人留下印象给某人留下印象under the impression 有有的印象,认为,以的印象,认为,以为为eg We were under the impression that they were brothers.【同根词同根词】impress v.给给留下深刻印象,使意识到留下深刻印象,使意识到(重要性或严重性等重要性或严重性等)eg The film we saw last night impressed me very much.We were deeply impressed by/at/with his words a
8、t the opening meeting.Father impressed on me the value of hard work.【语境应用语境应用】汉汉译英。译英。1)他他就任总统后的首次演说给听众留下了深刻的印象。就任总统后的首次演说给听众留下了深刻的印象。_ _2)我我原以为你明天才来。原以为你明天才来。_ _3)他使我们意识到必须立刻采取行动了。他使我们意识到必须立刻采取行动了。_ _His first speech as president made a strong impression on his audience.I was under the impression t
9、hat you were coming tomorrow.He impressed upon/on us the need for immediate action.3.The people sending the packages only knew the name,job and general location of the stranger.单个现在分词单个现在分词(很多已经形容词化很多已经形容词化)作定语,可以放在被修饰名作定语,可以放在被修饰名词前面;现在分词短语作定语,起一个定语从句的作用,常词前面;现在分词短语作定语,起一个定语从句的作用,常放在修饰词后面。放在修饰词后面。e
10、g The room has hot running water.People wishing(=who wish)to visit the caves may sign up here.Look at the man sitting(=who is sitting)on the rock.现在分词作定语,可用定语从句替换现在分词作定语,可用定语从句替换4.Once the parcel had been received by this person,he/she would send the parcel onto a contact of theirs until the parcel
11、could be personally delivered to the correct person.once conj.一旦一旦就就,引导时间,引导时间状语从句,相当于状语从句,相当于as soon as。eg They didnt know how they would cope once the money had gone.deliver sth.to 递送,传送,交付递送,传送,交付 eg Leaflets have been dilivered to every household.5.Amazingly,it only took between five and seven p
12、eople to get the parcels delivered,and once released,the results were published in the bimonthly magazine Psychology Today.once released=once the results were released,当从句的主,当从句的主语和主句的主语一致,且谓语中有语和主句的主语一致,且谓语中有be动词时,可省略从句动词时,可省略从句的主语和的主语和be动词。动词。release vt.to let news or official information be known
13、 and printed 公布公布,发表,发表eg The new trade figures have just been released.Theyre not releasing any more details yet.release vt.to let sb/sth come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped 释放释放;放出;放走;放出;放走eg I released the horse and it ran away.I released the bird from its cage.After the trai
14、ner was sure that the whale could look after itself,he released it into the sea.release n.释放,排放;发布,发表释放,排放;发布,发表eg Simon has obtained early release from prison.October 22nd is the date set for the reports release.bimonthly adj.appearing or happening every two months or twice each month 两月一两月一次的;一月两次的次的;一月两次的前缀前缀bi-(表数量表数量):two,twice or doublebilingual(=speaking two languages)双语双语的的biannual(一年两一年两次的次的,半年一次的,半年一次的)后缀后缀-ly(加在名词后面构成形容词或副词加在名词后面构成形容词或副词):每每隔隔时间时间的,在的,在时间的时间的a weekly newspapermonthly payments