新概念2第94课.ppt

Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. at a very early age 这是一个固定的搭配，“ 在很小的时候”。年龄的表达还有很多种形式， 例如：“他20岁”He is twenty． He is twenty years old． He is a twenty-year-old man． He is aged twenty． （age可用作动词） He is at age twenty． He is at the age of twenty． He is twenty years of age． 表示“在某人几十多岁”，用“in ones ＋基数词复数形式”，例如： 他七十多岁。He is in his seventies． 她五十多岁。She is in her fifties． tricycle = tri+ cycle 三轮车 常见的拉丁数字前缀： One – uni – unique 独特的（唯一）； uniform 制服 Two – bi/du- bicycle自行车(两个轮子)；bilingual 双语的； dual 二重的 Three- tri- triangle 三角形 Four - quadr/quart - quadruple 四倍 Five – quint- quintuple 五倍；quincentenary 五百周年纪念的 Six - sex- sexangle 六边形； sextet 六重奏 Seven - sept- septangle 七边形 ；septennial 七年一度的 Eight - octa- octopus 章鱼（章鱼有八条腿）； Nine - non- nonagon 九边形 ；nonet 九重奏； nonuple 九倍 Ten - deci- decimalism 十进制； decimeter 分米 Half - semi- simicircle 半圆 ；semicolonial 半殖民地 Many - multi- multitude 多数，大量；multimedia 多媒体 Hundred - cent- century 世纪； centimeter 厘米 A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. whether 和 if的区别 （1）whether 和 if 在引导宾语从句时一般可以通用： I dont care whether/if it will rain or not. （2）当后面跟 or not 时，只能用whether. I dont care whether or not it will rain. （3）宾语从句放置句首是，用 whether ，不用if Whether it is true or not, I cant say. 这个是真是假，我无法断言 （4）在介词后引导宾语从句时，用whether: It all depends on whether they will support us. （5）用if 会引起歧义的时，用whether: please let me know if you want come. （歧义） Please let me know whether you want to come. （6）其它几种只用whether的情况：引导表语从句、同位语从句和让步状语从句；引导主语从句置于句首时(例3)；后接动词不定式时。 Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before th