高三英语Unit6 Heroes of the north知识精讲 人教版.docVIP

高三英语Unit6 Heroes of the north知识精讲 一. 本周教学内容： Unit 6—Heroes of the north 二. 课文重，难点句解析： 1. The first race wasn’t a competition, but it was a race against time. 这个赛事最初并不是比赛，而是同时间赛跑。 against time：尽可能抢时间。 It was a race against time whether the doctor would get to the accident soon enough o save the injured man. The policeman talked against time with the robber, waiting for his fellow. （拖延时间） 2. Their temperatures were very high, and their breathing shallow. 他们的体温很高，呼吸微弱。 shallow：（河流）浅的；肤浅的，浅薄的；微弱 She began to hear her own shallow breathing. If he is only interested in your looks, that just shows how shallow he is. Here is the shallow end of the swimming pool. The river becomes shallow at this point. 3. If untreated, it would produce a powerful poison that would kill the patient. 如果不治疗，它会产生一种强烈的毒素，使病人死亡。 If untreated= If it were untreated（为虚拟条件句），untreated过去分词做状语。 4. There was widespread relief when it was discovered that a hospital in Anchorage had a good supply of 300,000 units. 后来当发现Anchorage一家医院备有大量的疫苗，约有30万个单位时，大家都松了一口气。 relief：焦虑，痛苦的减轻，解除；救济； The drug gives some relief from pain. I let out a sigh of relief when I heard he was safe. The government sent relief to the people who lost their homes in the flood. a good supply of：= supplies of; a lot of… Have you got a good supply of reading materials for children? 5. Every minute counted. It was thought that the trip could take up to 13 days to complete. 分秒必争啊！当时认为这次行程可能要花费13天才能走完。 count：这里指“重要的”；原意是：数数，计算；还有“把……看作”的意思。 That doesn’t count. What we said counts. The teacher counted the children and found one missing. He counted it a waste of time to attend the meeting. up to：最多……取决于……忙于…… She was here up to a few minutes ago. Whether we will win the match is up to you. The children are very quiet. I wonder what they are up to 6. The last driver faced a terrible storm, but he knew that lives were at stake. 最后一位驾车人面临着一场可怕的风暴，但是他知道有许多生命都处在危险中。 at stake：在危险中；冒风险；在胜败关头 The company is on the verge of bankrupt, and hundreds of j