Unit_6—Ging_West.docVIP

学 科 英语 版 本 人教版 期 数 6705 年 级 高三 编稿老师 王琳 审稿教师 【同步教育信息】 一. 本周教学内容： Unit 6 —Going West（I） 二. 课文重难点解析： 1. This account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains gave him idea to move there. 书中对落基山脉以外的那片神奇的土地的描述使他萌发了要移居那里的想法。 account：描述，叙述，报道。 He gave us a full account of what happened in the school yesterday. The passer-by gave an eyesight account of the robbery which was of great help to the policemen. account：还有“银行；帐目；商店”的意思 I paid the cheque into my savings account. an Internet / e-mail account 重要短语：on account of：由于…… on no account：决不；take account of：考虑到account for：是……的原因；说明；解释 She retired early on account of ill health. On no account should the door be left unlocked. The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible. The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. beyond：在……的那边；超出……；除了……以外 Beyond the mountains was the border territory. Don’t always try to do what is beyond the reach of human power. Your bad behavior has gone beyond a joke. 2. The journey through the mountains and desert in the central part of the continent was the most trying part. 穿越大陆中部的大山和沙漠是整个旅程中最难熬的一段。 trying：困难的；令人难受的 We have had a lot of problems in the office recently, and it has been very trying for all of us. try：有“考验；折磨。伤害”的意思 Time tries all things. Don’t try your eyes by using the computer too long. 3. The patches of grass were never found, and the long walk through the sand was hard on the oxen. 草地根本就找不到，穿越沙漠的漫长跋涉够那些牛受的。 be hard on：对……很严厉；苛刻；够……受的；迫近 Don’t be too hard on the boy, he didn’t mean to do it. These rough roads are hard on car wheels. He’s hard on ninety. 4. The animals dragged their legs, too weak to pull their burden, and their tongues hung out in desperate need of water. 牲口拖着沉重的步子，它们太虚弱了，拉不动那么重的东西，由于极度缺水而把舌头伸在外面。 drag：拉；拖；用力拉；在此表示“极度疲劳步履艰难。” The old man was so weak that he could just drag about. If we drag along like this, when would we get it finished ? The day dragged by. hang out：挂着；伸出；坚持，居住；经常出没 The dog hung out its t