第一册unit4Reading.ppt

4. … the water pipes in some buildings cracked and _____. burst burst : to come open or fly apart suddenly The balloon suddenly burst. burst into + n. Some robbers burst into that house. burst out burst out + doing They burst out laughing. He burst into laughter. = He burst out laughing He burst into tears. = He burst out crying. burst into+ n. burst out + doing…… 5. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night. [考点] 定语从句中引导词who 的用法。 [考例] Women ____ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those ____ don’t. (北京 2006) A. who; 不填 B.不填; who C. who; who D. 不填;不填 6. It seemed as if the world… 1) as if 似乎，好像 = as though She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我说话的神情，好像她早就认识我 似的。 2) as if 在表语从句中相当于that: It seemed as if the meeting would never end. 看起来会议没完没了。 本文中as if 的用法就是第二种。 It seemed as if the world was at an end!= It seemed that the world was at an end! It seemed that the world was __ ___ ___. at an end at the end of 用于表示具体事物或场所的场合，它也可以用来表示比喻意; by the end of 用于表示时间的场合到……结束的时候，用语过去完成时态; in the end 意思“最后、终于”。 Compare: at the end of by the end of in the end 1) . His father will return home ___________this year. 2) . He will be a scientist __________. 3) . How many English words had you learned ____________ last term? at the end of in the end by the end of 7. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in_____. ruins lie (lay, lain): to be, remain or be kept in a certain state in ruins : severely damaged or destroyed Compare: ruin ; destroy ; damage 　①damage指部分“损坏”、“损害”、“破坏”或指使用价值有所降低。它可以用作动词,也可以用作名词,用作名词时常与to something 连用。 　The accident did a lot of damage to his car. 　②destroy 只能用作动词,指彻底破坏,以致不可能修复,常作“破坏”、“毁灭”解,也可以指希望、计划等打破。 　The earthquake destroyed almost the whole town. 　　 ③ruin则表示破坏严重,以致不能修复,但这种破坏不像destroy那样毁