1、Unit 4 Reading and Thinking Language points 1. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. too to 太太以至于不能以至于不能 Hes far too young to go on his own. Its too late to do anything about it now. My coffee is too hot to drink. 鸡甚至猪都焦躁鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安不安，不愿不愿进食；狗拒绝进入进食；狗
2、拒绝进入 屋内。屋内。 他年纪他年纪太太小，小，不能不能独自一人去。独自一人去。 现在进行任何补救都为时过晚。现在进行任何补救都为时过晚。 我的咖啡我的咖啡太太烫，烫，不能不能喝。喝。 Translation 1.1.你还你还太太小小, , 不能不能上学。上学。 2.2.箱子箱子太太重，小男孩拎重，小男孩拎不不起。起。 3.3.这件连衣裙这件连衣裙太太紧了，紧了，不能不能穿。穿。 You are too young to go to school. The box is too heavy for the boy to carry. The dress is too tight to wear
3、. 2. Nearly one third of the whole nation felt it! one third 全国几乎全国几乎三分之一三分之一的地区均有震感！的地区均有震感！ If an apple is cut into six equal slices, each slice is called one sixth. Five forths of the earth is covered by water. Two thirds of the volunteers are boys. 如果一个苹果被平分为六块，每块就是如果一个苹果被平分为六块，每块就是六分之一六分之一。 五分之
4、四五分之四的地球表面被水覆盖。的地球表面被水覆盖。 三分之二三分之二的志愿者是男生。的志愿者是男生。 三分之一三分之一 英语中分数词由英语中分数词由基数词基数词和和序数词序数词构成，构成，分子用基分子用基 数词数词（one, two, )，分母用序数词分母用序数词（first, second, ）。）。当分子大于一时，分母用复数当分子大于一时，分母用复数。 分数后不能直接跟名词或代词，而是跟分数后不能直接跟名词或代词，而是跟of+冠词冠词/ 限定词限定词+名词名词/代词代词，其后的，其后的谓语动词谓语动词与与后面的名后面的名 词或代词词或代词在在人称和数上保持一致人称和数上保持一致。 Fill
5、 in the blanks with correct phrases. 1. _(五分之一五分之一) of people were injured in the earthquake. 2. _ (三分之二三分之二) of the students in our class are girls. 3. He has read _(四分之三四分之三) of the book. Two thirds One fifth three fourths 3. In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins. 在不到一分钟的时间里，一座大城市沦为在不
6、到一分钟的时间里，一座大城市沦为废墟废墟。 ruin n. the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged 毁坏；破坏；毁灭毁坏；破坏；毁灭 A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution. The car accident meant the ruin of all her hopes. 革命过后，许多教堂都被革命过后，许多教堂都被毁坏毁坏了。了。 这场车祸使她的一切希望都彻底这场车祸使她的一切希望都彻底破灭破灭了。了。 in ruins de
7、stroyed or severely damaged 毁坏；严重受损；破败不堪毁坏；严重受损；破败不堪 Years of fighting have left the area in ruins. The scandal( (丑闻丑闻) ) left his reputation in ruins. 经年的战事已经使得这个地区经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍满目疮痍。 这件丑闻使他这件丑闻使他身败名裂身败名裂。 ruin vt. to damage sth. so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.; to spoil sth
8、. 毁坏；破坏；糟蹋毁坏；破坏；糟蹋 The bad weather ruined our trip. That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. My new shoes got ruined in the mud. 天气恶劣，天气恶劣，破坏破坏了我们的旅行。了我们的旅行。 正是这个错误正是这个错误断送断送了他得到那份工作的机会。了他得到那份工作的机会。 我的新鞋被泥浆给我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋糟蹋了。了。 4. Thousands of children were left without parents. 数以千计的数以千计
9、的孩子失去了父母。孩子失去了父母。 thousands of 成千上万的；数以千计的成千上万的；数以千计的 The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers. Death and suffering had been visited on thousands of innocents. 那个图书馆吸引了那个图书馆吸引了成千上万的成千上万的学者和研究学者和研究 人员。人员。 死亡和苦难降临在了死亡和苦难降临在了数千名数千名无辜的人身上。无辜的人身上。 当我们要表示一个量大而不具体的数目时，就可以当我们要表示一个量大而不具体的数目
10、时，就可以 用用ten，hundred，thousand，million等词加等词加s和介和介 词词of连用，此结构通常用来修饰名词。连用，此结构通常用来修饰名词。 eg： tens of thousands of 数以万计数以万计 hundreds of thousands of 几十万几十万 millions of 数百万的，成百万的数百万的，成百万的 Translation 1.1.成千上万成千上万的难民陷于战争、旱灾和的难民陷于战争、旱灾和 饥荒之中。饥荒之中。 2.2.这种病毒在短短几天内感染了这种病毒在短短几天内感染了数千数千台台 计算机。计算机。 Thousands of ref
11、ugees are trapped by war, drought and famine. This virus infected thousands of computers within days. 5. The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400,000. 在此次地震中丧生或身受重伤在此次地震中丧生或身受重伤的人数的人数超过了超过了4040 万。万。 the number of 表示“表示“的数量的数量”。”。 作主语的中心词时，谓语作主语的中心词时，谓语动词动词
12、用用单数形式单数形式。 The number of cars on our roads rose dramatically last year. The number of deaths has risen to fifty. 去年道路上去年道路上的的汽车汽车数量数量剧增。剧增。 死亡死亡的人数的人数已上升到已上升到50人。人。 a number of A large number of people have applied for the job. We have lived here quite a number of years. 许多人许多人申请了这工作。申请了这工作。 我们在这儿住
13、了我们在这儿住了好些好些年了。年了。 表示“表示“若干的；许多的若干的；许多的”。起”。起 修饰作用相当于修饰作用相当于many或或a lot of，number前前 可以加可以加small，large词来表示程度。词来表示程度。 6. People were in shock and then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan again. 人们人们惊恐惊恐万状，然而临近傍晚时分，又一次强万状，然而临近傍晚时分，又一次强 烈的地震撼动唐山。烈的地震撼动唐山。 in shock 震惊；吃惊震惊；吃惊 News of
14、the murder left us all in shock. He was still in shock from what had happened earlier in the afternoon. 谋杀的消息让我们都很谋杀的消息让我们都很震惊震惊。 他仍在为下午稍早所发生的事感到他仍在为下午稍早所发生的事感到震惊震惊。 Translation 1.1.我我震惊震惊地望着丈夫，期待他告诉我地望着丈夫，期待他告诉我发生发生 了什么了什么。 2. 许多在地震中受伤的人们仍然感到许多在地震中受伤的人们仍然感到震惊震惊。 I looked at my husband in shock, wai
15、ting for him to tell me what happened. Many people who were injured in the earthquake were still in shock. 7. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. 地震发生后不久，地震发生后不久，部队部队派出了派出了1515万名士兵奔赴唐万名士兵奔赴唐 山，将受困群众从废墟中抢救出来山，将受困群众从
16、废墟中抢救出来, ,并掩埋了死者。并掩埋了死者。 the army 部队部队 The old sometimes help the young to enrich their social experiences. For the disabled, life can sometimes be difficult. 长者长者有时帮助有时帮助年轻人年轻人丰富社会阅历。丰富社会阅历。 对对残疾人残疾人来说，生活有时会有困难。来说，生活有时会有困难。 “the+ +形容词转化而来的名词形容词转化而来的名词”表达具有表达具有该形容词该形容词 语义特征语义特征或或状态的状态的“人人 ”或或“物物”，为集
17、合概念。，为集合概念。 这类名词这类名词无复数词尾无复数词尾，通常，通常当作复数词使当作复数词使 用用。 Translation 1.1.青年青年应该努力学习以报效祖国应该努力学习以报效祖国。 2. 应该帮助应该帮助穷人们穷人们自力更生。自力更生。 The young must study hard to work for their country. The poor should be helped to stand on their own feet. 用方框内所给词或短语的正确形式填空（每个用方框内所给词或短语的正确形式填空（每个 短语只能用一次）。短语只能用一次）。 too to o
18、ne third in shock in ruins thousands of the number of 1. _ independent firms decreased from 198 to 96. 2. _ people attended the meeting. 3. Im afraid its _ late _ catch the first bus. 4. _ of this area is covered with forest. 5. The town lay _ after years of bombing. 6. They sat there _ and disbelief( (不信不信) ). The number of Thousands of too to One third in ruins in shock Self-evaluation 1. too to 2. one third 3. ruin 4. thousands of 5. the number of 6. in shock 7. the+ +形容词转化而来的名词形容词转化而来的名词 Can you use the following words and expressions correctly?
