Unit 16《Stories》 学案1 北师大版选修6.docVIP

Unit 16《Stories》 学案 一、句子解析 1．Around the end of the first century AD, a Roman writer called Pliny wrote about a devastating volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a young man. 　　[译文]公元一世纪末左右，一位名叫普利尼的罗马作家描述了他青年时代亲眼目睹的一场可怕的火山爆发的场景。 （1）around (=about) 大约，左右 e.g.around 20 people 大约20人 come around four 大约在4点钟来 There are around 80 pyramids in Egypt. 在埃及大约有80座金字塔。 （2）“called Pliny”是-ed分词作后置定语的用法。我们也可以说“..., a Roman writer named/ with the name of/ whose name is Pliny, ...” （3）devastating　adj.　毁灭性的；使荒废的；破坏性的 　　　　　　　　　　极佳的；非常好的；能达到预期效果的 e.g.She looks devastating. 她美极了。 devastate　vt.　使荒芜；毁灭，蹂躏；破坏 e.g.A long war devastated Europe. 长期的战争破坏了欧洲。 （4）that he had witnessed as a young man 是个定语从句，修饰a devastating volcanic eruption。 2．Pliny described a cloud coming down the mountain, blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path, including whole villages and towns. 　　[译文]普利尼描述道，一团云自山巅而降，遮天蔽日，将所经之处的一切，包括整座村庄和城市统统吞没。 （1）“coming down…, blocking out … and burying …”这三个连续的动作是-ing分词作定语。可以改写成一个定语从句： “…which was coming down…, blocking out…and burying…” （2）include表示“包括……在内”，如： e.g.Six people died in the accident, including 3 children. Six people died in the accident, 3 children included. 有6个人死于战争，其中包括3个小孩。 3．Yet, over the centuries, the people who disappeared under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius were gradually forgotten by the world. [译文]然而，几百年后，维苏威火山灰下失踪的人们，村庄以及城市被世人完全遗忘了。 （1）yet在这个句子中表示转折，意思是“但是，然而” e.g.a simple yet very effective system 一种尽管简单却十分有效的方法 She is not a beautiful girl, yet you can’t help liking her. 她不是个漂亮的女孩，但是你却会情不自禁的喜欢她。 yet其他的意思还有： a. 用于完成时的疑问句或否定句中，表示“还……，至此”。 e.g.Has John arrived yet? 约翰来了吗？ He wouldn’t let me see it because he hadn’t yet finished. 他不愿意让我看到那件作品，因为他还没做完呢。 b. 迟早 e.g.We may win yet. 我们迟早会赢的。 The plan could yet succeed. 这项计划将来还有成功的一天。 c. 再，还，更 e.g.a yet worse mistake 一个更严重的错误 （2）who disappeared under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius 是个定语从句修饰the people. 4．By 1748, a