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8. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. clear v. ① (云或雾) 散开 ② 打扫干净 1). The fog cleared and we saw the whole tower in the end. 雾散了，我们终于看见整个塔了。 2). I have to clear the snow in front of the door before I go out. 我出门前得把门前的雪打扫干净。 ③clear adj. 清晰的 We should keep clear minds. 我们必须保持清晰的头脑。 9.The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. (1). rise v. 升起 rise – rose – risen Everyone knows that the sun rises from the east. 人人都知道太阳从东边升起。 The river rose two metres after the rain. 雨后河水涨了两米。 (2). 辨析: lift, raise与rise. 1). lift lift指用体力或机械力把某物从地面举到 一 定的高度 The box is too heavy for me to lift. 这个箱子太重了，我举不起来。 2). raise及物动词，当表示“举起”时，可以 和lift互换使用，还可以表示提高职位，工资等。过去式和过去分词都是raised，现在分词raising. He was raised to an important position. 他被提拔到一个重要的职位。 3). rise是不及物动词，侧重表示由低到高的变化过程，也可指物价“上涨”。过去式，过去分词分别是rose和risen,现在分词是rising. Prices continue to rise.物价继续上涨。 The yield of rice will rise to 700 kilograms per mu. 水稻的产量将上升到每亩700公斤。 n. 地面 下降；减少 prep. 在……的下面 10. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 11. 即使你拿世界上最高的两座建筑叠加在大峡谷的底部，它们也不能触及它的顶端。 If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. ★ at the bottom of … 在……的底部 The village lies at the bottom of the valley. 这山村坐落在山谷底. Some adjectives tell you facts, such as wide, deep, high and tall; some adjectives tell you the opinion of the author, like wonderful, huge and great. Learn to use them to talk about facts and give your opinion. Learning to learn 1. Where does the passage possibly come from? a) A magazine. b) A grammar book. c) A dictionary. d) A storybook. 2. Why was there nothing to see? a) Because there was nothing. b) Because it was too dark. c) Because it was raining. d) Because it was in the morning. 3. Choose the correct answer. 3. Which direction was the writer facing while he was looking over the Grand Canyon?