1、Section BGrammar and usageearn earn ones/a living(by.)(靠)维持生计earn/make money 赚钱,挣钱earn sb.sth.为某人赢得/博得earn a fame/a reputation 赢得名声earn the respect/trust of sb.(=earn sb.s respect/trust)赢得某人的尊敬/信任练习:More and more students are taking a gap _(赚钱)to year to support their study for their degree.earn/mak
2、e money(1)When did this story happen?The day before Christmas.(2)What gift did Della prepare for her husband?A simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch.And the next day would be Christmas.If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim,she would need more money.she was going to sell her
3、 hair.she would buy Jim a perfect gift.Would Jim still think she was pretty?She was about to find out.We use future in the past to describe an action(1)_(in the future/in the past)from the perspective of some point(2)_(in the future/in the past).We form future in the past in statements by using(3)_,
4、was/were to,(4)_ or was/were about to with the base form of a verb.in the futurein the pastwouldwas/were going to过去将来时过去将来时表示从过去某时看将要发生的动作或存在的状态。I thought he wouldnt attend the evening party,but to my surprise,he came.我原以为他不会参加这个晚会,但是令我惊讶的是,他来了。I told her I should/would return the book in a few days
5、.我告诉过她,我将在几天后还书。过去将来时的用法过去将来时的表示方法(1)would/should+动词原形,would用于所有人称,should只用于第一人称。She told us that she would not go with us,if it rained.她告诉我们,如果下雨的话她就不和我们一起去了。I telephoned him yesterday to ask what I should do next week.我昨天给他打电话问我下周做什么。注意:“would+动词原形”也可表示过去经常性、习惯性的动作。When I was small,my mum would re
6、ad me stories at night.在我小的时候,妈妈常在晚上给我讲故事。(2)was/were going to do表示过去打算/计划做某事或客观迹象表明要发生的事。I was going to see Mr Brown the next day,but the appointment was cancelled.我本打算第二天去看布朗先生的,但预约被取消了。I thought it was going to rain.我想是要下雨了。(3)was/were about to do表示过去正要/即将做某事,一般不与时间状语连用。When I got there they were
7、 about to leave.我到那里的时候他们正要离开。注意:“sb.be about to do when”句型表示“某人正要做某事,这时(突然)”。I was about to leave when someone knocked at the door.我正要离开,突然有人敲门。(4)was/were to do表示过去计划或安排将要做某事。He said he was to finish the work in a week.他说他打算一星期后完成这项工作。(5)当was/were+doing用于过去将来时时,仅限于go,come,leave,start,take off等趋向性(
8、短语)动词。I didnt know they were coming.我并不知道他们要来。David was leaving for Shanghai in a few days.戴维几天以后要去上海。1.Albert Einstein was born in 1879.As a child,few people guessed that he _ a famous scientist whose theories would change the world.A.has been B.had been C.was going to be D.was2.At college,Barack O
9、bama didnt know that he _ the first black president of the United States of America.A.was to become B.becomes C.is to become D.became3.The participants followed suit,taking more food than they normally _(have).4.They made up their mind that they _(buy)a new house once Larry changed jobs.would havewo
10、uld buyvisitedwas going to seeare going to hand inhavent startedwould work onwas about to startcamewould bewas going to make/would makewould sell/was going to sellwould be/were going to bewas going to think/would think(1)What was the thing owned by Della which she was very proud of?Her beautiful hair.(2)What had Della wanted for so long?A beautiful set of combs.