Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived重难点解析(1)
1. I was in front of the library.
我在图书馆前面。
in front of “在……前面”,其反义词是behind。例如:
The brooms are behind the door.
扫帚在门的后面。
注:
in front of “在……前面”,指某场所外的前面。in/at the front of “在……前方指某范围内的前部。例如:
He sat in the front of the cinema.
他坐在电影院的前部。
There are some trees in front of the house.
房前有几棵树。
本单元涉及词组:
in the bathroom 在浴室里
in my bedroom 在我的卧室里
in the kitchen 在厨房里
in my barber shop 在我的理发店里
in the barber’s chair 在理发店的椅子上
2. sleeping late 睡懒觉,睡到很晚才起来
late是副词,“迟到地,晚地”。例如:
You shouldn’t study late at night.
在晚上,你不要学习到很晚。
late还可以作形容词,“迟到的,晚的”。例如:
Tom is often late for school.
汤姆经常上学迟到
3. An alien got out of the UFO.
一个外星人走出飞碟。
go into“进……里面”,与get out of“从……出来”互为反义词。
4. You can imagine how strange it was!
你可以想象这是多么地奇妙!
感叹句是表示惊讶、喜悦、不满、愤怒或赞美等情绪的句子,常用what和how来引出。用what引出的感叹句,其句式为:
What+(a/an)+形容词+名词+主语+谓语动词+…!例如:
What an interesting book he is reading!
他正在读一本多么有趣的书!
What high buildings they are!
多高的楼啊!
有时句中的主语和谓语可以省略。例如:
What a cold day(it is)!多冷的一天!
how引出的感叹句,其句式为:How+形容词/副词+主语+谓语+…!例如:
How busy they are!
他们是多么忙啊!
How slowly the granny walks!
老奶奶走得多么慢啊!
5. .I followed it to see where it was going and was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop.
我跟着它看它要去哪儿,当它走进一家纪念品商店时,我感到很吃惊。
go into 意思是“进入……里”。例如:
He went into the office quickly.
他迅速地走进办公室。
6. While it was looking at the souvenirs,the shop assistant called the police.
当它正在看纪念品的时候,商店的店员给警察打了电话。
call在这里的意思是“打电话给某人”,与telephone 是同义词。例如:
This morning Lucy called you.
今天上午露西给你打电话了。
call可用作“喊叫,叫醒”。例如:
Can you call me at five o’clock tomorrow morning?
明天早上五点钟,你能叫醒我吗?
call 还可以是“称呼、称作”的意思。例如:
His friends call him Joe.
他的朋友称他为乔。
注:call sb.给某人打电话。
call sb.at+号码,给某人打这个号码。例如:
Please call me at 2368989.
请打2368989给我。
给某人打电话的说法有多种。例如:
call/ring/phone/telephone sb.
call/ring up sb.
give sb.a call/ring
make a phone/telephone to sb.
7. Before the police arrived,the alien left the shop and then visited the Museum of Flight.
在警察到达之前,外星人离开了商店,然后又参观了飞行博物馆。
leave作动词,意思是“离开”。例如:
What time will you leave home?
你什么时候离开家呢?
leave表示“前往某地”时,需接for,构成短语。 例如:
My mother is leaving for Hong Kong next week.
我妈妈下周将启程去香港。
8. Isn’t that amazing!
难道那不令人惊异吗!
amazing意思是“令人惊异的”。例如:
The result of the story is amazing.
故事的结果让人感到惊异!
如果表示“对……感到惊异”应用amazed。例如:
I am amazed to see you are back.
看到你回来了,我感到很惊异。
9. While John was walking to school,he saw a cat in a tree.
当约翰走向学校的时候,他看到一只猫在树上。
walk to“步行去……”,其同义短语是go to...on foot。例如:
Miss Wang walks to school every day.
=Miss Wang goes to school on foot every day.
王老师每天步行去学校。
10. While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station,the dog got out of his box and ran away.
当琳达在火车站买报纸的时候,狗从它的箱子里出来,跑开了。
run away 意思是“跑开,逃走”。例如:
Don’t run away.不要跑开。
常见的类似短语有:put away 收拾好,right away 立刻、马上,move away 离开
Unit3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived重难点解析(2)
1. The station was crowded and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere.
车站很拥挤,琳达在哪儿也没看到大卫。
anywhere 常用在否定句、疑问句和条件句中,意思是“在任何地方”。例如:
It’s too late to go anywhere.
太晚了,哪儿也去不成。
2. While she was talking on the telephone,Davy met another dog outside the station.
当她正在打电话的时候,大卫在车站外面遇到了另外一只狗。
on 介词,表示“通过,以……方式”,on the telephone “在打电话”。例如:
He is on the telephone now.
他正在打电话。
类似的短语有on the radio“通过收音机”,例如:
He learned English on the radio.
他从收音机里学英语。
3. While the police were coming,Linda walked around the station and called Davy’s name.
当警察来的时候,琳达在车站来回走着,大叫着大卫的名字。
walk around 意思是“到处走动”。例如:
The old man often walks around the park.
那个老人经常在公园里到处走动。
4. I think my dog found your dog.
我想我的狗找到了你的狗了。
find “找到,发现”,表示结果;look for “寻找”,表示过程。例如:
I looked for my book everywhere,but didn’t find it.
我到处找我的书,但是没找到。
5. 常见的有关think的短语有:
think about 思考,考虑
He thought about going to America.
他考虑去美国。
think of 考虑,认为
What do you think of China?
你认为中国怎样?
think over仔细考虑
Let me think it over.
让我好好想想。
6. Although some people may not remember who murdered him,they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event.
尽管一些人可能没记住谁谋杀了他,但他们记得当他们听说这件事的时候,他们正在做什么。
hear about意思是“听说”,相当于hear of。例如:
I heard about it not long ago.
我是不久前听说的。
7. We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang.
当铃响的时候,我们正在操场上玩得很高兴。
ring在这里是不及物动词,意思是(“钟、铃等的)鸣,响”。例如:
The bell is ringing for the class.
上课铃响了。
ring还可用作及物动词,“摇,打”。例如:
ring a bell 摇铃
8. School closed for the day,and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.
学校那天关闭了,罗伯特和他的朋友们一起默默地走回家。
in silence 沉默地,无声地。例如:
They all listened to that old man in silence.
他们都默默地听那个老人讲。
9. Dr Martin Luther King’s murder took place about thirty years ago.
马丁・路德・金的谋杀案大约发生在30年前。
take place“发生”,其同义词为happen。例如:
This story took place in Beijing.
这个故事发生在北京。
10. In more recent times,most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists.
在较近的时候,大多数美国人都记得当纽约的世界贸易中心被恐怖分子摧毁时,他们正在做什么。
in recent times
在近代,在较近的时候
terror 作名词意思是“恐怖,惊骇”。例如:
They ran away in terror.
他们十分惊慌地逃走了。
terrorist 意思是“恐怖主义者,恐怖分子” 。