1、Unit 3 Diverse CulturesAfter a seriesof activities， I am back in San Francisco. I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back again. The city rebuilt itself after the earthquake occurred in 1906， which claimed over 3，000 lives and destroyed most of the constructions. My hotel is near down
2、town in the Mission District， which used to be a poor area， but now it is a centre for art， music， and diverse food. First I walked along the neat streets appreciating the street art. Afterwards， I ate some ethnic dishes and spicy snacks. In the afternoon， I headedto a local museum where a collectio
3、n of items showed the historical changes in California and bought some souvenirs there. In 1848， gold was discovered near San Francisco，bringingabout the gold rush. A large number of immigrants came to seektheirfortune in San Francisco. To earnaliving， some Chinese opened up restaurants and bars in
4、Chinatown and settled in the city. In the evening， I selected a Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown for dinner. The moment I tasted the super meal， a sigh of satisfaction escaped my lips. What great food！1admit（admitted，admitted，admitting）vt.&vi.承认vt.准许进入（或加入）1.人教选必1No one will be admitted into/to the
5、 exhibition after 4：30 p.m.2.I apply for admission（admit） to your society because I am keen on historical novels like you.（申请信）点拨society此处意为社团，协会，be keen onbe very interested in表示对很感兴趣。3.After a few seconds of silence， she admitted being hurt（hurt）by what I had said.4.得知你最终被心仪的大学录取，我写信向你表示热烈的祝贺。（祝贺信
6、）Knowing that you finally got admitted/admission into/to your ideal university， Im writing to express my hearty congratulations to you.（分词短语作状语）admit （to） doing sth.承认做某事admit （to sb.）（that）（向某人）承认 be admitted to/into被录取；被接收 It is admitted that 人们认为admission n.加入权，进入权；入场费；（对过错等的）供认，承认2occur（occurred
7、，occurred，occurring）vi.发生；出现1.北师选必3 And the fifth event， which occurred（occur） 66 million years ago， caused the death of the dinosaurs.2.外研选必3 I was watching a superhero film the other day and a thought occurred to me： where does Superman get changed these days？3.他突然想到那个小男孩可以通过卖爆米花赚钱。It suddenly occ
8、urred to him that the little boy could earn money by selling popcorn.点拨表示某人想起某事可以用sth. occurs to sb.。此处主语较长，用it作形式主语，变换成it occurs to sb. that.句式。某人想起某事的其他表达有：sb. thinks of sth.，sth. comes to sb./ones mind，sth. strikes/hits sb.。主语较长时，也可用it作形式主语。occur没有被动语态，不用于进行时态；作谓语时，主语不能是人。sth. occurs to sb.某人突然想起
9、某事It occurs to sb. that./to do sth.某人想起/做某事。occurrence n.发生的事情；发生，出现3seek（sought，sought）vt.&vi.寻找；寻求；争取；（向人）请求vi.试图1.译林选必2Seek to understand（understand） the other persons emotions， by putting yourself in their shoes and looking at the situation from their perspective.点拨本句为祈使句。be in sb.s shoes/put yo
10、urself in sb.s shoes表示处于某人的境地；设身处地。2.外研选必4 Though she welcomes the new entrepreneurial spirit， she advises that people be realistic and seek guidance from expert consultants before rushing into things.点拨句意：尽管她欢迎这种新的创业精神，但她建议人们要现实一点，在仓促行事之前先寻求专家顾问的指导。seek的常见动宾搭配：seek jobs/employment寻找工作；seek help/ass
11、istance寻求帮助；seek advice征求建议；seek funding筹募资金。3.In the pumpkin field， I competed with my brothers to seek out the biggest pumpkin（挑选出最大的南瓜）.（读后续写之情景描写）4.外研选必2However， he （Qian Xuesen）sought no fame/didnt seek fame（不求名望） and shunned the spotlight， returning to China with great resolution.点拨句意：然而，他（钱学森
12、）不求名望，避开聚光灯，非常坚定地返回中国。shun避开，回避。5.It was not long before they left their village to try their luck and seek their fortune（寻找发财机会） in the south during the gold rush.6.我在英语方面遇到了一些困难，因此我只得寻求你的帮助。（求助信）I meet with some difficulties with my English， so I have no choice but to seek your help.seek （for）sth.
13、/sb.寻找某物/某人 seek to do试图做seek.from sb.向某人寻求seek ones fortune寻找发财机会；闯世界seek out挑选出，物色；找到4claimvt.夺取（生命）；声称；断言；索要；认领；获得n.断言；所有权；索赔，索款1.结合语境写出下列句子中画线部分的词性及含义人教选必5When people present important facts， they usually give some evidence to support their claims.n.断言Heavy snowfall within a short period of time
14、 destroyed buildings and forests， and claimed at least 256 lives.v.夺取（生命）She has finally claimed a place on the team after a series of practices.v.获得At this point， no one had called to claim the dog， so Ann decided to keep it.v.认领外研选必6Sitting back in my seat， I cant quite believe that Im about to tr
15、avel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was impossible.v.声称2.由于货物损坏，我写信要求退款。（投诉信）Im writing to claim my money back since the goods are damaged.3.几天后，劳拉声称她已从膝盖受伤中恢复过来，想要参加比赛。（读后续写之语言描写）A few days later， Laura claimed to have recovered from her knee injury and wanted to participate in
16、 the race.4.据说这位老人对鸟类了如指掌。Its claimed that the old man knows everything about birds.It is claimed that.据说claim to do sth.声称做某事claim to have done sth.声称做过某事claim sth. back要回某物5escapevt.&vi.逃走；摆脱；避开vt.被忽视vi.（气体、液体等）泄漏n.逃跑；解脱，消遣1.结合语境写出下列句子中画线部分的词性及含义译林选必1When something newsworthy comes about， it may e
17、scape the attention of ordinary people.vt.被忽视点拨newsworthy有新闻价值的，come about出现；发生。句意：当有新闻价值的事情发生时，它可能会被普通人忽视We should keep an eye on poisonous waste escaping into the sea.vi.（气体、液体等）泄漏2.To escape punishment/being punished（punish） is one of the most obvious reasons bringing about lies.3.It seemed that
18、no one knew how the dog escaped from the cage.4.For me， travel is an escape/to escape from the boredom of my everyday life（摆脱日常生活的无聊）.5.最后，我们死里逃生，幸运地逃过了被那头饥饿的北极熊伤害。At last， we had a narrow escape， fortunately escaping being hurt by the hungry polar bear.（escape n.， escape v.）6.愤怒的男孩逃进人群，挤上公交车，不见了。（读
19、后续写之动作描写）The angry boy escaped into the crowds， squeezed onto the bus， and disappeared.escape from.从中逃离 escape doing sth.避免做某事narrowly escape.侥幸逃脱escape death/have a narrow escape死里逃生escape ones attention/notice被某人忽视6settlevt.&vi.解决（纠纷）；定居；（使）平静下来vt.（最终）决定；安放1.外研必修1Accepting sadness as part of life
20、helps Riley deal with the emotional complexity of growing up， and settle down in her new life.2.All problems were settled（一切问题都解决了）. He settled himself comfortably（舒服地坐下） in his usual chair after a whole day of hard work.3.他们冲下车，搭起帐篷，舒适地坐在草地上，欣赏着周围令人惊叹的景象。（读后续写之动作描写）They dashed out of the car， put u
21、p the tent and settled down on the grass， enjoying the surrounding breathtaking sights.settle down（在某地）定居下来；（使）平静下来；舒服地坐下（或躺下） settle down to （doing）sth.定下心来做某事 settle on选定/决定 settle in/into习惯于/适应settler n.殖民者；移民settlement n.（解决纷争的）协议；定居点；解决；处理；移民7bringabout导致；引起（cause，leadto，resultin，contributeto）1
22、.In a meeting last year， he brought up a practical idea that the company should bring in a collection of the latest facilities， which has brought in a lot more money.2.A new policy to bring down the high prices brought about more purchases of diverse goods in that supermarket.3.The renowned（著名的） wri
23、ters poetry newly brought out brings back my happy memories of my childhood.点拨newly brought out为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰poetry，第一空后的brings为句子的谓语。4.Whether we should wear uniforms on weekdays brought about a heated discussion（引发了一场激烈的讨论） in our school last week.（正反观点）5.他全身心地投入，最大限度地激发学生的潜能。He is totally dedica
24、ted and brings out the best in students/brings out students full potential.bring up抚养；提出；呕吐bring in 引进；获利，赚钱bring out 出版；使显现bring down 使倒下；减少，降低bring sth. back 使某物恢复；使回想起某事bring along把带来8独立主格结构1.No agreement reached（reach）， the representatives wanted another round of talks.点拨 n./pron.（主格）过去分词表示被动意义，
25、此处意为协议未被达成。2.They were talking to the natives， the guide acting（act） as an interpreter.点拨n./pron.（主格）现在分词表示主动意义，此处意为导游充当翻译。3.The exam to be held（hold） tomorrow， I cant go to the cinema tonight.（告知信）点拨n./pron.（主格）动词不定式表示没有发生或即将发生的动作，此处意为考试将要被举行，要用被动语态。4.Time permitting（如果时间允许）， a Peking Opera perform
26、ance will be given in the end.（活动介绍）5.他专心地听王老师讲话，眼睛盯着她的脸。（读后续写之神态描写）He was listening attentively to Miss Wang，（with） his eyes fixed on her face.（fix）结构：n./pron.（主格）现在分词/过去分词/动词不定式n./pron.（主格）（being）adj./adv./n./prep. 功能：在句中作状语，表示原因、条件、时间、方式、伴随等，可和with复合结构互换。位置：可置于句首或句尾，常由逗号将其与句子其他成分分开。词根-gram-/-grap
27、h-本单元：dia-（穿过，两者之间）-gram（write写、画，文字，图表）交叉着画diagram图表；示意图拓展：通过构词法猜测单词在语境中的词性及含义。1.外研必修2Most biographies are organised in the order in which events happened. n.传记点拨bio-life，表示生命，生物，比如biology生物学；-y是名词后缀，表示性质，状态。biography 书写关于人生的状态传记。2.A new telegraph line has been set up between the two cities.n.电报点拨tele-表示远，比如telescope望远镜。telegraph远方来的文字电报。同理，telegram也表示电报。3.The whole team has autographed a football at the fans meeting， which will be used as a prize.v.（在上）签名点拨auto-表示自己，如automatic自动的。autograph自己写的字签名。autograph还可作名词，表示亲笔签名。
