British and American English教学课件3.pptVIP

At one time they were desperate until they found a hidden hole in the wall，and (3)_________________ get away . managed to 解析：这一情景基本上区分了两个容易混淆的短 语。 (1)attempt常指一次尝试，暗示这种尝试不一定成功。attempt to do sth.尽力去做某事。 (2)try试图，尽力做某事。try to do sth.尽力去做，不一定成功；try doing sth.尝试着做某事。 (3)manage表示成功地做某事，设法做成了某事。manage to do sth.＝succeed in doing sth.＝be successful in doing sth.。 6For Americans things are a little bit easier，thanks to the work of Noah Webster... 对美国人来说，多亏了一位叫诺亚·韦伯斯特的人，情况略有好转…… [品味经典] ①It was thanks to your timely help that we finished the task on time. 幸亏你及时帮忙，我们才按时完成了任务。 ②Thanks to the bad weather，the match had been cancelled. 由于这倒霉的天气，比赛取消了。 ③The play succeeded thanks to fine acting by all of you. 由于你们全体出色的表演，那出戏才获得成功。 [自我探究] thanks to 的意思为“______，________，_______”，to 为______，后跟名词。 ______________，________，____________，_______________都是表示“由于”的介词短语；_________，________，______用来引导原因状语从句，________可以引导并列分 句，也表示原因，用在第一个分句后，前面常有逗号。 幸亏 多亏 由于 介词 because of due to owing to as a result of because since as for [牛刀小试] 句型转换 As the weather was fine，we enjoyed ourselves indeed. →__________________ the fine weather，we enjoyed ourselves indeed. Thanks to 7I’m getting on just fine，now that I understand the local accent. 由于懂了当地的口音，我也就开始适应了。 句型巧析 [品味经典] ①Now (that) John’s arrived，we can begin. 既然约翰来了，我们可以开始了。 ②Now that I am well again，I can go on with my work. 既然我恢复了健康，就可以继续工作了。 ③Now that you have come，you may as well stay. 既然你已经来了，最好留下来吧。 [自我探究] now that 意为“______________”，是一个连词词组，用来表示明显的________关系。在本句中连接一个表示原因的状语从句，在口语中可将 _________省略。通常位于句首。 既然，因为 因果 that [单词团团转] 同义词归纳：since，now that，as既然 8By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year，making it one of the most popular school books ever. 到十九世纪五十年代为止，每年售出一百万 册，结果使它成为最受欢迎的学校用书之一。 [品味经典] ①Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year，reaching a record $ 57.65 a barrel on April 4. 石油价格从年初开始上涨了32%，到4月4日达到了创纪录的每桶57.65美元。 ②I turned off the light，seeing nothing. 我关上灯，什么也看不见了。 ③I dropped the glass onto the floor，break