1、Language PointsSpacemail:liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS 15/11/3008(Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad,I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.I have to remind myself constantlythat I am really in AD 3008.Worried about the journey,I was unsettled for the first few days.As
2、a result,I suffered from“Time lag”.This is similar to the“jet lag”you get from flying,but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.So I was very nervous and uncertain at first.However,my friend and guide,Wang Ping,was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which
3、 helped a lot.Well-known for their expertise,his parents company,called Future Tours,transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening.The seats were comfortable and
4、 after a calming drink,we felt sleepy and closed our eyes.The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming.A few minutes later,the journey was completed and we had arrived.I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future.What would I find?At first my new surroun
5、dings were difficult to tolerate.The air seemed thin,as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.Hit by a lack of fresh air,my head ached.Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation,Wang Ping appeared.Put on this mask,he advised.Itll make you feel muchbetter.
6、He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest.I felt better in no time.Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat,yo
7、u can move swiftly.Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it.Soon I could fly as fast as him.However,I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.He was swept up into the centre of them.Just at
8、 that moment I had a time lag flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008.I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown!Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.Arriving at a strange-looking house,he showed me into a lar
9、ge,bright clean room.It had a green wall,a brown floor and soft lighting.Suddenly the wall moved-it was made of trees!I found later that their leaves provided the room with much-needed oxygen.Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen,and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor a
10、s if by magic.Why not sit down and eat a little?he said.You may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip.Just relax,since there is nothing planned on the timetable today.Tomorrow youll be ready for some visits.Having said this,he spread some food on the table,and produced a bed from
11、the floor.After he left,I had a brief meal and a hot bath.Exhausted,I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.More news later from your loving son,Li Qiang office apart in it easytake back down notes away aim就职拆开吸收，留宿别着急收回取下，记下作笔记拿走瞄准worried 在这里作状语，前面的being省略。【考例1】Lost in thought,she nearly ran into a tr
12、ee.陷入沉思，她差点撞到树上。(lost意为“迷失的”，作原因状语)【考例2】After his journey from abroad,Richard Jones returned home,_.A.exhausted B.exhausting C.being exhausted D.having exhausted This is similar to the“jet lag”you get from flying,but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.这种病有点像喷气式飞机高速飞行
13、所引起的时差反应那样，所不同的是，从以前的时间段一直往回闪去。1)keep doing sth.继续做某事e.g.It kept raining for a week.接连下了一星期雨。辨析:keep doing sth.与keep on doing sth.这两个短语都表示每隔一段时间就发生的动作，这时可互换；keep doing sth.强调动作的连续性和客观性，而keep on doing sth.强调动作的重复性或动作执行者的决心，常含有一定的感情色彩;keep doing sth.还可以表示持续不间断的状态和动作；而keep on doing sth.无其用法。e.g.He kept
14、 on smoking after the doctor told him to stop.医生已经劝他戒烟，可他仍继续抽烟。keep away from 不接近；避开keep back 留在后面，不上前；隐瞒keep off 不接近，挡住keep out(of)使在外keep up 跟上；赶上；保持keep up with 跟上；不落人之后 My friend and guide 这里是几个人？The writer and the actor _ going to deliver a speech next Friday.The writer and actor _ going to del
15、iver a speech next Friday.想一想，这两个句子有什么区别？areis在这里，called 过去分词作后置定语。1.I dont know the girl _ in the snow storm.A.to catch B.caught C.catching D.to be catching2.The boy _ down by a car was dying.A.knock B.knocking C.knocked D.to knock在这个句子中，现在分词dreaming与过去分词relaxed均为伴随状语。The teacher came in,_ by some
16、students.（follow)_ some students,the teacher came in.（follow)过去分词作状语表完成的动作，表被动。现在分词作状语表正在进行的动作，表主动。followedFollowing想一想，这两个句子有什么区别？Whats the difference among later,late,lately,latest?late adj.迟的，迟到的，晚的adv.迟地，迟到地，在晚期地later 1)late 的比较级2)adv.以后，后来，过一会 lately adv.相当于 recently 最近latest 1)late的最高级2)adj.最近
17、的，最新的3)n.最新的事物 surrounding在句中作名词，常用复数形式，意为“环境，周围的事物”。e.g.The surroundings a child grows up may have an effect on his development.tolerate vt.意为“容忍；忍受；容许；默许”。e.g.I think the teacher can tolerate his students talking in class,but will never tolerate their eating.Hit by a lack of fresh air,my head ache
18、d.过去分词短语作原因状语。lack n.缺乏，不足e.g.The project failed for lack of money.lack v.缺少，没有常用短语：lack for sth.=need sth.需要某物be lacking in sth.=lack sth.某物不足/不够 Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.在这里，过去分词短语作后置定语。相当于一个定语从句。e.g.Throughout history,the
19、 language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a civilization.lose sight of 看不到sight 相关词组：at first sight乍一看之下at the sight of 看到catch sight of 瞥见out of sight 在视野之外，看不见lose ones sight 失明 direction 在本句中意为“方向；方面”，还可意为“倾向；方针；指南；指示；管理；指导”in all directions 朝四面八方e.g.After the bombing,the pieces of glas
20、s and bricks flew in all directions.Just at that moment I had a“time lag”flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008.就在这个时候，我得到一次“时间滞后”的闪回，这样我就再次看到似乎是公元2008年的那个地区。provide sb.with sth.给某人提供某物相当于offer sb.sth.=offer sth.to sb.e.g.Parents provide their children with food and clot
21、hing.rise,rose,risen vi.上升，升起raise,raised,raised vt.举起，筹集，喂养 having done现在分词的完成形式，作时间状语时，表示明显的时间先后顺序。having been done现在分词完成形式的被动形式。e.g.Having finished all the homework,the boy went out to play with his friends.Having been beaten several times,he is a little depressed.remind of 让某人回想起e.g.These photos
22、 remind me of my childhood in that small village.remind sb.to do sth.提醒某人去做某事e.g.Upon departure,father reminded me to check my luggage once again.constantly adv.不断地e.g.Fashion is constantly changing.时尚总是日新月异。Heat the sauce,stirring constantly.加热调味汁并不停地搅动。as a result 结果as a result of 作为的结果；由于result i
23、n 导致result from 由导致相当于一个介词相当于一个副词 a calming drink calming 动名词作定语，表目的和用途e.g.a walking stick a swimming pool a smoking roomCan you give more examples?in no timeimmediately,at once立即，马上e.g.They will be back in no time.all the time 一直，始终at a time依次，逐一，每次e.g.Arriving at a strange-looking house,he showed me .arriving在这里是现在分词作时间状语。e.g.Entering the classroom,he told us the bad news.Leaving his family,he didnt know where to go.
