Unit 3 Amazing people-reading课件 牛津版必修2.pptVIP

1. He was bright and curious about the world outside his hometown. (Page 42, Lines 5-6) be curious about sth. 对……好奇 be curious to do sth. 好奇地做某事 Curiously enough,…奇怪的是 ……(常放句首) 2. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 6-7) We set sail from Dover for Ostend. We went for a sail around the island. The sun was sinking as we set out for home. We left our bags in the station and made straight for the shipyard. 3.By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian Kings. (Page 42, Lines 7-8) By the time the doctor arrived, the woman had given birth. Mike must have made some friends in his new school by now. Scientists are still searching for a cure for the common cold. The police didn’t give up searching for the missing boy. some other expressions for “search”: search sp./ sb. for sth. 搜索（某地/某人）寻找某物 in search of… （介词短语）寻找 The police searched the house for the stolen jewelry. He moved to New York in search of a better life. 4. These preserved bodies are known as mummies. (Page 42, Lines 9-10) preserve sth./ sb. from… 保护……免于…… preserved fruit 防腐水果 the preserve （野生动物）保护区 翻译： The city should take steps(采取措施） to preserve the old temple. Oil usually preserves metal from rust. No hunting is allowed in the preserve. be known for … 因为……而闻名 be known as … 作为……而闻名 be known to … 对于（谁）而闻名 Li Bai________________the young generation as a great poet for his beautiful poems. Li Gang__________________his son’s crazy driving. Andy Liu___________________a singer and actor. 5. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 12-13) discover vt. 发现 discoverer n. 发现者 make a discovery of … 发现了…… Columbus was a great discoverer and he discovered America in 1492. It is said that his discovery took place by accident. 6. “The tomb contained more treasure than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king.”