lesson3_text appreciation 现代大学英语上课课件ppt.pptVIP

Lesson 3-Message of the Land Sentence Paraphrase 2 The rest, two boys and two girls, went away as soon as we could afford to buy jeans for them. (1) Our other children—two boys and two girls—left as soon as we had the money to buy them jeans. to have enough money to do appositive of “the rest” go to 3 the remaining people; the others Examples Lesson 3-Message of the Land Sentence Paraphrase Your father, a proud and unbending man, refused all help that was offered him. Playing football, his only interest in life, brought him many friends. 3. A dry lightning storm, that is, a thunderstorm without rain, started a fire in a remote part of the forest in August. back to 2 Lesson 3-Message of the Land Sentence Paraphrase 3 It’s easier for my husband. He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. (2) News about my children’s problems doesn’t make my husband as sad as me. He doesn’t bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them. restrictive relative clause go to 4 parallel structure Lesson 3-Message of the Land Sentence Paraphrase 4 He has always been patient and silent, minding his own life. (2) go to 5 present participle phrase functioning as adverbial of accompanying circumstances take care of; attend to He’s always been patient and talks little. He just does his duty and carries on his life. Lesson 3-Message of the Land Sentence Paraphrase 5 Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted. (3) personification Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired. present participle phrases functioning as a cause go to 6 Examples Lesson 3-Message of the Land Sentence Paraphrase They sent us their statement, hoping to get our support. They went on with their struggle, thinking theirs was a just cause. 3. Not having received an answer, he decided