1、I.Important sentences1.The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that,instead of an alphabet,it uses characters which stand for ideas,objects or deeds(Line 1-2)differ from不同于;有区别=be different fromAmerican English is different from British English in spelling and pronunciation.汉语与很多
2、西方语言不同,区别在于它不使用字母而是用汉字表示思想、物体和行为.美式英语和英式英语在拼写和发音方面有不同。=American English differs from British English in spelling and pronunciation.in that 在于He differed from other people in that he always looked farther ahead in his work.他和别人不同的是他在工作中比别人都看得远些.相关链接:make a/no/some/little difference(to sb/sth)有一点/没有/有
3、些/几乎没有作用/关系/影响对我来说,你走或留都没有关系.It doesnt make any difference to me whether you go or stay.2.Not all characters were developed from drawingsof objects.(Line 17)当not与all,both,everyone,everything,everywhere,everyday 等连用时为部分否定,意为”并不都.”1.All that glitters is not gold.=Not all that glitters is gold.闪光的并不都是金
4、子.2.Both of them havent read this story.=Not both of them have read this story.并非他们二人都看过这个故事.然而并不是所有汉字都是从物体的图画演变而来.3.This kind of flower cant be seen everywhere.这种花不是随处可见的.当not与any,anyone,anywhere,anything 连用或出现no,nothing,nobody,nowhere,none时是完全否定.All of us do not agree on the plan.None of us agree(
5、s)on the plan.Everything is not ready.Nothing is ready.我们并不是都同意这个计划.并不是一切都准备好了.一切都没准备好.我们都不同意这个计划.We fear no difficulty.=We dont fear any difficulty.我们不怕困难.3.Though these kind of characters indicate meanings,one of their shortcomings is that they do not show how they should be pronounced.(Line 23)in
6、dicate1.指出;指示;标示A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.2.暗示What does the author indicate from the first paragraph?一个路标给我们指出应走的路。shortcoming n C 缺点尽管这几种类型的汉字可以表意,但它们的缺点之一是其字形不具有表音的功能4.Therefore,a method was developed to have one part of a character indicate the meaning and the other sug
7、gestthe pronunciation.因此便出现了一种应对之策，即汉字的一部分表意，另一分部分表音。（Line24-25）onethe other 表示“一个另一个”I have two sisters;one is 24 years old and the other is 23.我有两个妹妹，一个是24岁，另一个是23岁。II.Important phrases Line 2 代表 Line 3 在很多情况下 Line 3 组成，编造 Line 6 根据 Line 12 久而久之 Line 13 总的看来，大体上 Line 15 转变成 Line 27 在二十世纪五十年代stand
8、forin many casesmake up according to over time as a whole turn into in the1950s/in the 1950sIII.Important wordsChinese words are formed by putting together different characters.（Line 2-3）form n.1.形式（in the form of 以的形式）Help in the form of money will be very welcome.2.表格（fill in a form 填表）form vt.形成H
9、is research formed the basis of his new book.中文的词语是通过把不同的汉子放在一起而组成的.以钱的形式来资助将十分受欢迎。他的研究成果是他这本新书的基础。Generosity（慷慨）is part of the Chinese character.These buildings are very simple in character.Chinese characters have a very long history.character性格特点文字Then he had the idea that he could use different s
10、hapes to represent different objects.(Line 10)represent vt.代表(=stand for)She will represent our class to take part in the competition.于是他想到可以用不同的形状来代表不同的物体她将代表我们班去参加比赛。Some characters were made by combiningtwo or more characters bine v.使联合/结合（combine A with B）这两个党不可能联合在一起.Its impossible to combine t
11、he two parties.We should combine theory with practice.我们应该使理论与实践相结合.I.Important sentences since的意思为“因为”Since I understood very little Japanese,I couldnt follow the conversation.我日语懂得不多，因而听不懂对话。weigh 在此处的意思为“称起来，量起来”没有被动，为不及物动词。类似的用法：The pen writes well.The products sells well.1.Since the metal wire
12、was heavy,each book weighed as much as 100 pounds.(Lines8-9)写起来卖起来因为金属丝很重，所以每本书都会重达100磅。while的意思为“尽管”，引导的是让步状语从句。find+宾语+宾语补语（此处为形容词）tooto“太而不能”You cant be too careful to drive.你开车越细心越好。be of+n.=be+adj.be of use=be useful be of hope=be hopeful2.While the students found the soldiers idea interesting,
13、the system was too difficult to be ofpractical use.尽管学生们都觉得士兵的主意很有趣，但这一方法太过复杂，并不实用。(lines16-17)双重否定表肯定1.(be)+of+名词结构中的名词是抽象名词时,相当于其中名词所对应的形容词的意思，说明被修饰词具有某种特征或属性。常用的名词有use/importance/help/value/interest/quality/service/benefit/necessity等。例如:(1)I dont want to hear what you are saying.It is of no inter
14、est to me.(2)Doing morning exercises will be of benefit to your health.做早操对你的健康有利。(3)Coal is of great importance to the development of industry.我不想听你说,我对此不感兴趣。(of no interest=not interesting)煤对工业发展是相当重要的。(of great importance=very important)2.(be)+of+名词结构中的名词表种类、数量、度量等时,表示不同的人或物的共同特征,此时名词前通常带有冠词。常用的名
15、词有size/kind/type/price/height/depth/width/length/weight/age/shape/color等。例如:We are of the same age.The twin sisters are of a size and the skirt fits each of them exactly.Machines are of different types and sizes.我们同岁。机器有不同的型号和规格。3.(be)+of+名词结构可以表示主语的根源关系,此时的名词多是表示亲属、血统、种族、国籍及出处的名词,常用的名词有family/blood
16、/race/origin等。如:We are of the same blood.They are of noble race.我们是同一家族。他们出身名门。此句的谓语动词是哪个？represent 为什么用-ing 形式？谓语动词是create(创造)，这里有with的复合结构，根据句意应该用主动，所以用representing 形式。letter n.字母3.At the age of fifteen,he created a system with patterns of six raised dots representing each letter.在15岁时，他创造了可以由六个凸点
17、表示字母的体系。(lines18-19)the systemaround the word 在句中相当于什么成分？同位语，也可以说相当于插入语4.Braille,the system for reading used today by blind people around the world,was thus born.(Lines 20)“布莱叶盲人点字法”，这一个当今被全世界盲人广泛使用的阅读体系就此诞生了。（）including prep.包括在内 Six people were killed in the accident,including a policeman.=Six peo
18、ple were killed in the accident,a policeman included.5.Today,it is the most common system used by blind people for reading and writing,and nearly every language,including Chinese,has its own version of Braille for its people to use.(lines22-24)()()II.Important phrases Line 1想起 Line 2用墨水 Line 4 介绍给 Line 5 由于 Line 14 由.组成 Line 18 从事think ofin inkIntroduceto as a result of consist of work on
