Unit 10 Frightening nature
一、重难点解析
1.tell可以作"区别"解。例如:
Human taste buds can tell the difference between four basic flavours. 人类的味蕾可以区分四种基本的味道。
It’s often difficult to tell identical twins from each other, even when they are standing side by side. 同卵双胞胎总是很难区别开来,甚至当他们并肩站在一起时。
2.at hand意思是"在手边";"在跟前"。例如:
I haven’t the dictionary at hand, but I will show it to you later. 我现在手头没有字典,呆一会我指给你看。
I want you to be at my hand during my interview with the applicants. 申请人面试时我希望你在跟前。
3.call for意思是"要求";"需要"。例如:
The work calls for endurance and patience. 这工作需要耐力和耐心。
4.the other way意思是"另一个方向";"相反"。例如:
He turned the other way when he saw the police coming. 他看见警察后转向另一方向。
He thought it would be easier to go there than to come back, but it was just the other way. 他以为去时用的时间比来时短,其实正好相反。
5.right意思是"径直地";"立即地"。例如:
The ship went right to the bottom. 轮船直沉江底。
He turned on the TV right after he came into the room. 他进屋就打开了电视机。
6.knock about意思是"漫游";"闲逛"。例如:
He’s knocked about in Africa for years. 他在非洲漫游了好几年。
As a young man he suffered a lot from poverty. He used to knock about at the market, trying to find a job for a few coins. 年轻时他很穷,经常在市场里闲逛,找些零活挣些小钱。
7.The hurricane, with its power to sink ships and to destroy strong walls, had found this little ship in its path. 飓风威力无比,它能沉掉船只、推倒墙;飓风一路风驰电掣来到小船前。
1)with its power to sink ships and to destroy strong walls是定语成分,修饰hurricane。
2)see, find等动词的主语有时是物。例如:
This old house has seen better days. 这座老房子曾有过风光的日子。
National Day found people singing and dancing happily in a street parade. 国庆节时人们在大街上的游行队伍里高兴地唱啊跳啊。
二、日常用语
1.How terrible!
2.I dare not ...
3.He gets into a total panic when ...
4.It makes my hair stand on end.
5.It’s a frightening thing ...
6.She’s scared to death.
7.It makes me feel very worried.
8.I’m afraid of ...
9.I’m frightened to death by ...
10.I’m really frightened to ...
11.What’s really scary is ...
12.What terrifies me is ...