1、Language points P14-15Unit 2 Exploring English 课文回顾：1.Have you ever asked yourself why people oftenhave trouble learning English?句意：你有没有问过自己，为什么人们学习英语总是有困难？have trouble(in)doing sth.=have difficulty(in)doing sth.做某事有困难例：人们理解不同的英语口音总是有困难。Students often _different English accents.have trouble understa
2、nding2.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.句意：菠萝里既没有松树也没有苹果。neither.nor.既不也不该句是倒装句表强调，其表现形式为否定意义的词neither位于句首，句子用部分倒装。例：她既不唱歌也不跳舞。_ she sing nor dance.Neither does3.Speaking of travelling,are you going anywhereexciting this year?句意：说到旅游，你今年要去什么好玩的地方吗？speak of 提起；讲述speak about 说到（谈论）speak ou
3、t 畅所欲言speak for 代表某人讲话speak up 大声点说例：谈到费用问题，我买得起它吗?_ cost,can I afford to buy it?Speaking of4.Even the smallest words can be confusing.句意：即使是最小的单词也会令人困惑。例：盒子上的使用说明令人费解。The instructions on the box are very _.confusing adj.令人困惑的；混乱的；混淆的confuse v.使混乱，使困惑confusedadj.感到困惑的confusion n.混淆，混乱，困惑 confusing用来
4、修饰物,可以做定语或者表语confused用来修饰人,常作表语confusing5.You also have to wonder at the unique madnessof a language in which a house can burn up as itburns down,in which you fill in a form by filling itout,and in which an alarm is only heard once itgoes off!句意：你也一定会对一种语言独一无二的错乱感到惊讶。在这种语言中，一幢房子被烧毁既可以用burn up也可以用 bu
5、rn down。填表格即可以用fill in,也可以用fill out。警报只有在go off的时候才会响起！wonder at感到诧异；非常惊讶例：她没想到自己竟会这样愚蠢。She _ her own stupidity.wondered at例：1.这场火烧掉了价值50多万美元的古董。The fire _ more than 500，000 worth of antiques.2.在那场大火中，学校大楼被烧毁。The school building was in that _big fire.burn up/burn down 烧毁；烧成平地fill in/fill out 填写（表格）g
6、o off 爆发突然的响声 burn down“烧毁；火势减弱”，通常是指建筑物被完全烧塌。burn up 也有“烧毁;烧掉”之意，但一般不是指建筑物。burned upburned down6.And that is why when I wind up my watch,it starts,but when I wind up this passage,it ends.句意：这就是为什么当我说手表wind up时，它会开始走，但当我说这段文章wind up时，它就结束了。该句包含一个由why引导的表语从句（Predicative Clause），在全句中位于系动词is后，作表语。表语从句是
7、名词性从句的一种，名词性从句还包括主语从句、宾语从句和同位语从句。wind up 结束；上发条That is why.意为“这就是为什么”，指由于各种原因所造成的结果。That is because.意为“这就是因为”，指原因或理由。例：那就是为什么我早早离开了。_ I left so early.Thats why1.If you try to learn too many things at a time,you may get _.2.Great care is taken to avoid _ thetwo types of projects.1.The fire has _ to a
8、 spark.2.Lets _ all this waste paper.burn upconfused/confusingburn up/burn downburned downconfusedconfusing1.I have much trouble _ speaking English.2.The ground must be just right neither too wet_ too dry.3.I have no trouble _ my English study.4.Speaking _ honesty,I know a lot of people who dont pay bus fares.5.I wonder _ your allowing her to do such athing.6.In western culture,and if a problem,the best way is to speak _ directly.7.The student filled _ the application form.8.The alarm went _.innorwithofatoutoutoffThank you!