1、rare 指世界上都少有rare animal 稀有动物;rare bird 珍稀鸟类;rare illness 疑难杂症scarce adj. 缺乏的,不足的,稀有的,不充足的(少有的,表示某个时间段或某个地方少有)Watermelon is scarce in winter. (watermelon n. 西瓜) adj. 几乎是生的well done 全熟medium adj. 半生半熟的ancient adj. 古代的, 古老的ancient Egypt 古埃及antique adj. 古代的,古玩,古董,古老而有价值的antique furniture 古董家具myth n. 神话故
2、事fairy n. 神仙故事trouble n. 麻烦 n. 麻烦Im sorry to put you in trouble. 我很抱歉给你带来麻烦(口语)ask for trouble 自找麻烦He is asking for trouble.have trouble in doing sth. 在做时遇到麻烦(书面语)I have trouble (in) parking the car.=I have a lot of trouble parking the car. v. 麻烦Woman/Man/Child troubles. 女人/男人/孩子真麻烦。Never trouble tr
3、oubles until troubles trouble you. 永远不要自寻烦恼Let sleeping dog lie. 不要自找麻烦 (let sb. do sth.)effect n. 结果, 效果have an effect 有效果have no effect 没有效果have effect on 对有效果The advice has no effect on me.【课文讲解】1、Jasper White is one of those rare people who believe in ancient myths.one of +名词/代词 其中之一(of后面的名词必须是复
4、数,但与这个结构连用的动词必须是单数)One of your friends is waiting for you now.如果在定语从句中出现了one of作为先行词, 它后边的关系代词指代的是后面的复数名词;如果在one of前面还有一修饰词 (the) only,那么后边的关系代词将指代one这个词, 才作单数看He is the only one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.one of 直接作主语的时候, 它是做单数看待的One of the answers is ture.One of those peopl
5、e is good.believe vt. 相信,认为Do you believe that cats eat grass?believe in 信任,信赖(人格、力量等);信仰;相信的存有,相信的价值I believe in God. 我信仰上帝。Ive never believed in John.2、He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.ever since =since 从那以后一直(eve
6、r since的语气比since强,主句一般用完成时)Ive been interested in flying ever since I was a boy.He left the village last year and has never returned ever since.have trouble doing 做有麻烦have trouble with sb. 和某人相处有麻烦I have trouble with my roommate.3、Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his gar
7、age even once.because只能作连词用,后面接从句You cant remember his name, because you arent really thinking.because of 因为,介词短语,后面不能够跟从句,只能跟名词、代词或动词 “-ing”He came back early because of the rain.be able to 的主语一般都是人, 表示有水平去做;can表示天生的或学到的水平时,只能用于现在时和过去时(could),而不可用于将来时。将来时中表示水平时必须用be able to。在现在时和过去时中,can/could与be a
8、ble to一般能够互换,在完成时中一般用be able to。Tom is only 9 months old and he is already able to stand up.Ill be able to pass my driving test after Ive had a few lessons.get sth. into 把弄进get his car into his garagedrive the car into 把车子撞上I drove the car into the wall /tree.even once 甚至一次(even 起强调)4、It is one of t
9、he ugliest faces I have ever seen.“I have ever seen” 做定语从句, 修饰前边的faces如果关系词在从句中做宾语, 关系词能够省略, 所以 I 前的which被省略This is the most difficult thing I have ever done.This is the most terrible news I have ever heard.有两个结构一定用级:of+范围of all the studentsin+地点He is the tallest in the room.5、Jasper hopes that she
10、will turn cars and their owners to stone.hope 的后面加that从句turn sth. to 把前者变成后者turn the prince to a frogHe was turned to a frog.They have turned the famous beauty spot to/into an ugly place.6、But none of them has been turned to stone yet!none of,neither of做主语时做单数看待【Composition】My wife (drives) (leads)
11、a car. She has (driven) (ridden) a car for many years (and) (but) she says that women drivers (do not deserve) (are not worth) their bad reputation. Yet, on the road, she often (criticizes) (judges) other women drivers.drives/driven/and/do not deserve/criticizesreputation n.名誉, 名声judge n.法官, 审判员, 裁判
12、员, 鉴赏家, 鉴定人, (J-)的审判者 vt.审理, 鉴定, 判断, 判决, 断定, 认为 vi.下判断, 作评价【Key structures】Wht has happened? 现在完成时与现在完成时连用的副词和副词短语:before(now),so far,up to/till now,just,already,now,ever,never,since和for等,since一般与一个时间点连用,for一般与时间段连用。【Special Difficulties】关系从句及关系代词关系从句又可称为定语从句或形容词从句,它像形容词一样能够形容人、物及事件。关系从句可分为限定性关系从句(不
13、带逗号)和非限定性关系从句(带逗号)。表示人的关系代词:who,whom,that,whose(口语中whom经常由who代替)表示事物和动物的关系代词:which,that关系代词能够有四个概念 : 代人的, 做主语或宾语who,只做宾语的whom 代物的, 做主语或宾语 which 代人的也能够代物的 做主语或宾语 that whose其代表的东西由其在句子中的成分决定(不一定指人)关系代词后面要加从句,先行词放在定语从句前面, 而且是两句话共同含有的词, 还是被定语从句修饰的词I have a book that/which he likes.( “book” 为先行词 “that/wh
14、ich” 为关系代词)关系代词有两个功能 : 一是承上, 一是启下(如上句中的 “book” 作从句的宾语)The boy who is standing at the door is my brother.I can do anything that I can do. 我愿意做我力所能及的事情来协助你The boat whose name is.I have a house whose windows are broken. 我有一个房子, 房子的窗户都破了.关系代词在关系从句中作宾语时往往能够省略,作主语时则不能够。The millionaire whose son ran away from home a week ago is not a