高一Unit 17 Language points.pptVIP

Unit 17 Great women Language points 5. At 50 I was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. 表示时间先后或顺序用动词不定式作定语。 e.g. She is the last to come. China was one of the first countries in the world to study the science of farming. 6. What else, but a journey at the opposite end of the world, Antarctica. = What else would I do but….? but 在此处是介词 “除了” 的意思。 7. But changes were just around the corner. = about to happen just around the corner : likely to happen soon 即将来临 e.g. Victory is just around the corner. A big storm is just around the corner. May Day is just around the corner. 8. On the third day I was struggling through stormy weather and during the next week I found myself spending a whole day in my tent. 1) struggle through 挣扎着度过（难关） We struggled through the crowd. The traveller struggled through the snow storm. 2) find oneself…不知不觉地……; 发现自己 (处于某种状态) e.g. Dick found himself walking in the direction of Mike’s place. Suddenly I found myself at the water’s edge. 9. threaten: vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示(危险), 似有发生或来临的可能, 可能来临 e.g. Noisy traffic threatens our peaceful way of life. They threatened to make it public. He was threatened with death if he refused. 10. On November 12th the storm died down. die down 减弱、平息 die away (声音等)消失 die out (火) 熄灭; (动植物, 习俗) 灭绝 e.g. The wind has _________ a bit. Those animals have already _______ . The sound of the car _________ in the distance. 11. I had travelled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. 一天，我刚走了两个小时，突然狂风大作，我只好趁风力还不算太大之前支起帐篷。 when 表示过早发生某事，或突然发生某事。 e.g. I had hardly opened the door when the dog barked. 我刚一开门，狗就叫起来。 A few days later, I was moving forward over a slope that see