M1U2 I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon.ppt

Work in pairs. Can you think of any wonders of the world? 1. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. 我站在世界自然奇观之一的大峡谷边缘。 natural adj. ①自然的; 有关自然界的 ②天然的 We visited a museum of natural history. 我们参观了一个自然历史博物馆。 Coal and oil are natural products. 煤和石油是天然产物。 2. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. 我从车内出来, 穿过一个门, 沿着一条小路前行。 get out of ①逃避 ②弃绝 I couldn’t get out of going to that wedding. 我不能逃避出席婚礼。 He got out of the bad habit. 他改掉了这个坏习惯。 3. “Yes,” he replied, “you’ll get there in five minutes.” “对”，他回答道，“五分钟就到了。” reply v. 回答, 答复[(+to)] They did not reply to our new proposal. 他们对我们的新建议没有作出答复。 He has not yet replied to my question. 他还没有回答我的问题。 4. The clouds cleared and the rain stopped. 云开了，雨停了。 v. ①散开 ②清除; 收拾[(+away/off/from)] adj. ③清楚的; 清晰的; 明了的 The clouds soon cleared away and it became quite warm． 云很快就散开了，天气变得暖和了。 The?clouds?have?cleared?away?and?the? moon?is?shining?again.?  云已散去，月亮又在照耀了。 She cleared the leftovers from the table. 她清掉桌上的剩饭剩菜。 Professor Smith gave a clear explanation of the experiment. 史密斯教授对这次实验做了清晰的讲解。 We had a clear view of the mountains. 我们清楚地看到群山。 5. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. 太阳从我身后的岩石远处升起。 rise vi. rose是的过去分词形式。 ①上升, 升起, 上涨, 升高 ②增加 The sun has not yet risen. 太阳还没升起。 The population of the city has risen to five million. 该市人口已增加到五百万。 6. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. 我看到大地沉降至下面深谷中的一条河里。 below prep. ①(指位置) 在......下面; 到......下面 ②(指数量、程度等) 在......以下 Her skirt came below her knees. 她的裙长过膝。 The cost of the whole work was below two thousand dollars. 办理此事的全部费用在两千元以下。 7. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. 我站在世界自然奇观之一的大峡谷边缘。 ①edge n. 边, 棱; 边缘 ②on the edge of 处于……的边缘 Please sharpen the edge o