Unit2 Reading 课件 （人教版必修5）.pptVIP

consist vi. 　 组成, 一致 divide vt. 分配, 分开 puzzle n. 难题;谜 vt. 使迷惑 debate vi. n． 争论, 辩论 clarify vt. 澄清, 阐明 relation n. 关系; 联系 break away 挣脱;脱离 union n. 同盟; 联盟 legal adj. 法律的;合法的 convenience n. 便利; 方便 collection n. 收藏品; 珍藏;收集 construct vt. 建造;构造;创立 influence vt. 影响,改变 　　　　n. 影响,势力, 有影响的人 或事 Explanation 1. How many countries does the UK consist of? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？　　　 consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成 习惯搭配： 1) consist of 由…组成, 由…构成, 包括 2. England can be divided into three main areas. 英国可以分成三大部分。 　 divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部分” 常与 into, among, between 搭配 　 divide into 把…分成 　 divide sth. among sb.　在…分配 divide A from B　使分离; 使分开 divide… by…　用…除以 3. There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island. 对于用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语, 现在已经没有争辩的必要了。 经过长时间的讨论,众议院通过了这项法案。 4. You can easily clarify any problems if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史,很容易就能弄清楚任何问题。 clarify vt. 澄清,讲清楚;阐明　 vi. 澄清,清楚,明了;易懂事 Could you clarify the question？ 你能解释这个问题吗？ His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了. 拓展: clarification n. 5. However, just as they were going to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom, the Southern part of that country broke away to form its own government. 然而,正当他们打算把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家联合起来形成联合王国的时候,爱尔兰的南部却分离出去了。 6. Although the four countries do work together in some areas ( for example, in international relations), they are still different. 尽管这四个国家在某些方面 (如国际关系方面) 是合作的, 但它们还是不同的。 注意 7. England is the largest of the four countries and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 在