2013外研版必修五Module 2《A Job Worth Doin》课件ppt2.pptVIP

④They had just arrived home when it began to rain. 他们刚到家，天就开始下雨了。 ⑤She was on the point of leaving when I arrived. 她正要离开，这时我来了。 自我探究 本句中的when为并列连词，表示“就在那时”的意思，相当于and_at_that_time。be doing...when...的意思为“正在……这时……”。其它类似的句式结构还有： be about to do sth.when...＝be on the point of doing sth.when...“刚要做某事这时……”； had done sth.when...“刚干完某事这时……”。 牛刀小试 (2011年山东临沂质检)I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel ________ I heard the steps. A．while　　B．when C．since D．after 解析：选B。本题考查的是并列连词when ＝and just at that time/and suddenly的用法，when主要用于was/were about to do something，had done something或 was/were just to do something结构中。 The Human Traffic Signal At 3,500 metres，La Paz，in Bolivia，is the highest capital in the world.Life is hard at high altitude，and the mountains make communications difficult.Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.One road in particular，which goes north from La Paz，is considered the most dangerous road in the world.On one side the mountains rise steeply；on 英汉对照 the other side there is a sheer drop，which in places is hundreds of metres deep.Although there is not a lot of traffic，on average，one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks. The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive.In theory，the road can only be used by traffic going uphill from 8 in the morning，and by traffic coming downhill from 3 in the afternoon.But in practice，few drivers respect the rules. But thanks to one man，the death toll has fallen.Timoteo Apaza is a gentle 46yearold man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of the road，known locally as la curva del diablo(the Devil’s Bend)．Timoteo has an unusual job—he is a human traffic signal.Every morning he climbs up to the bend with a large circular board in his hand.The board is red on one side and green on the other. Timoteo stands on the bendand directs the traffic.When two vehicles approach from opposite directions they can’t see each other，but