Unit4ReadingMicrosoftPowerPoint演示文稿.pptVIP

They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being... 千百万年前它们(恐龙)就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多…… long before 早在……之前很久 before可做连词，连接时间状语从句，做介词，连接时间点或做副词。long before 连接的时间状语从句用一般现在时呼应主句的一般将来时；一般过去时呼应主句的一般过去时或过去将来时。 拓展： 1)before long “不久以后”，相当于 soon after/shortly after, 既可以指将来，也可以指过去，所以与过去时或将来时连用，在句中做状语，不可以引导从句。 (2)long ago (现在的)很久以前。 (3)“It will be long before＋从句(一般现在时)”与 “It was long before＋从句(一般过去时)”的意思是“过很久才……”，强调经过的时间长。 (4)“It will not be long before＋从句(一般现在时)”与“It was not long before＋从句(一般过去时)”，意思是“没过很久就……”，强调经过的时间短。 注意：以上短语、句型中的 long均可以改用普通的时间名词或短语，表达不同的时间长度。 ①Long before, there was a big museum here. 很久以前，这里有一座大博物馆。 ②I had heard of him long before I came here. 早在我来这儿很久以前我就听说过他的情况。 ③Before long he went to Canada to go on with his further education.不久以后他就去加拿大继续深造了。 ④It was not long before she came. 没多久她就来了。 ⑤It will be long before we see each other again. 我们很久以后才会再见面。 [即境活用]The book was published ______ it was written. A．soon before B．Long before ? ? C．before long ? ? ? ?D．soon after 解析：句意为“书写完后不久就出版了”，故选 soon after。 答案：D 2．There were many different kinds of dinosaurs and a number of them used to live in China.过去有许多种类的恐龙并且为数很多的恐龙曾经生活在中国。 (1)句型There be＋n.＋v.-ing/v.-ed中v.-ing，v.-ed作主语补足语。如果名词与后面的分词存在主动关系用v.-ing形式，如果是被动关系，则用v.-ed形式。 There is a man smoking there. 那儿有个人在吸烟。 There is little time left.Lets hurry. 时间不多了，我们快点吧。 (2)there be句型表示“在……地方有……”。 注意：there be 之后如有几个并列主语时，用is还是are要取决于第一个主语是单数还是复数，单数是is，复数用are。 There is a pen，a pencil，and two books on the desk. 在桌子上有一支钢笔，一支铅笔和两本书。 There are two books，a pen and a pencil on the desk. 在桌子上有两本书，一支钢笔和一支铅笔。 There have been great changes in my hometown since 1978.自从1978年以来，我的家乡有了很大变化。 (3)常见的there be 变化结构如下： There happen(s) to be...碰巧有…… There stands/lives/lies/goes/remains...有…… There seem(s) to be...好像有…… There is likely to be...可能有…… There may/might/must be...可能/肯定有…… There is said to be...据说有…… There is reported to be...据报道有…… (4)There be 句