1、The Well that Changed the World Book 3 Unit 2 as, trouble As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy, Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher When he was a six-year-old Canadian school boy, Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacehr as 当某人还是个当某人还是个时时 E.g. 当他还是个小孩时，Jim就喜欢
2、滑冰。 As a kid, Jim is crazy about skating. it was difficult for Ryan to believe the words spoken by his teacher S+have trouble doing sth. E.g. 我很难把事实真相告诉他。 It is difficult for me to tell him the truth. I have trouble telling him the truth. E.g. 他们没费什么劲就找到了Nick. They had little trouble finding Nick. E
3、.g. Dickens很轻松地把这道题解出来了。 Dickens had no trouble working out the problem. across He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain. across: prep. from one side to the other E.g. After helping clean the window, he looked across the room to see if there was anything else he could do. 他朝这山谷的那边凝望。
4、He stared across the valley. Look短语动词 While doing reading comprehension, you need to look _ the passage first before going into detailed questions. look over: to examine sth quickly in order to get a general idea of what it is like Ive just been looking _ your cookery books for inspiration. look thr
5、ough: to read sth quickly, esp to find the information you need I saw Angela this morning, but she looked straight _ me. look through sb: to pretend not to recognize someone who you know over through through -ing形式作定语 drinking fountain=a fountain for drinking 动名词作定语修饰名词，表示功能动名词作定语修饰名词，表示功能 E.g. a di
6、ning car=a car for dining a sleeping car=a car for sleeping a swimming pool = a pool for swimming a dancing hall= a hall for dancing a meeting room=a room for meeting drinking water=water for drinking 注意：现在分词作定语，表示当时正在进行中的动作注意：现在分词作定语，表示当时正在进行中的动作 E.g. a sleeping boy=a boy who is sleeping falling le
7、aves=leaves which are falling a smiling lady=a lady who is smiling 过去分词也可以作定语 the finished well=the well which was finished 过去分词作定语，表示被动或完成的动作。 注意：很多的-ed分词和-ing分词已经变成形容词，仅表示情况状态。 E.g. the delighted children fascinating stories determined He was determined to help other children have clean water. adj
8、. 1. 下定决心的下定决心的 (作表语作表语) 他决心不再犯同样的错误。 1) be determined to do 下定决心做某事下定决心做某事 E.g. He was determined never to make the same mistake. 2) be determined that E.g. He was determined that he would never make the same mistake. 2. 坚决的，坚定的坚决的，坚定的(作定语作定语) E.g. Her plan met with determined opposition. grateful
9、They were grateful to him and invited him to visit. adj. If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them. “感激的”“感激的” be grateful to sb. for (doing) sth. E.g. She was grateful to them for letting her st
10、ay at their house. E.g. 我由衷地感谢你们的帮助。 Im so grateful to you for all your help. 合成形容词 Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water. life-changing: 能改变人一生的 noun+及物动词现在分词及物动词现在分词, 意义上为动宾关系意义上为动宾关系 English-speaking: 说英语的 life-thr
11、eatening: 危及生命的 troublemaking: 捣乱的 heartbreaking: 令人心碎的 连字符有的有，有的没有连字符有的有，有的没有 turn out He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. 1. If people turn out for a particular event or activity, they go and take part in it and watch it. “出动”“出动” E.g. Crowds of people tur
12、ned out to watch the charity performance. 2. If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way or has a particular result. “最后结果是，最终”“最后结果是，最终” E.g. To my surprise, the result turned out (to be) fine. turn out + (to be) + P It turned out that he was wrong. It turns(ed) out that make a
13、difference He really had made a difference for these children. His decision will certainly make a difference to our arrangement. to have an important effect, esp. a good effect, on something or somebody “影响”“影响” make a difference for sb make a difference to sth E.g. 有个好老师对Alex来说影响可大了。 Having a good
14、teacher has made a big difference for Alex. E.g. 她的话对李华的决定没有影响。 What she said make no difference to Li Huas choice. 注意： Morning or afternoon, it makes no difference _ me. 对某人而言没有差别对某人而言没有差别 to insight This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and persev
15、erance to make his dream a reality. n. 1. 洞察力洞察力 E.g. He was a man with considerable insight. 2. 深入的了解深入的了解 E.g. I got more insights about him from reading his books. get/gain insight about sb. These activities will help you gain an insight into traditional Chinese culture. gain/get insight into sth.
