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新思维综合英语第一册第四单元参考讲义 2008-03-19 17:51 Lesson 27. I guess my mind was somewhere else. Laura and Chuck are having something to eat after seeing a movie. They talk about Chuck’s job interview. Focus questions and answers: 1. Where do you think the dialogue takes place? 1. Most probably in a restaurant. 2. Why was Chuck’s mind somewhere else? 2. He was thinking about the interview. 3. Why was Chuck anxious? 3. he was anxious to know the interview result, and of course he wanted to get the job. Language points in the dialogue: You were thinking about the interview again, weren’t you? Think about, 考虑，思考。We have to think about whether we should buy the car.我们得认真考虑一下买不买车。I’m thinking about the plan for our tour.我在考虑我们的旅行计划。这句话里的Weren’t you？ 是个附加疑问句。在这样的句子里，一般来说，前面需要有个陈述句。如果陈述句用肯定句，附加疑问句就用否定式疑问句。如果陈述句用否定句，附加疑问句就用肯定式疑问句。如： You’ve been to the Great Wall, haven’t you? He’s not going to the party, is he? 但是，有时也有例外。如： She telephoned her brother, did she? （用来表示惊讶、确认等。） 使用附加疑问句时，不仅要注意前后肯定与否定的关系，还要注意助动词和时态的一致性问题。比如，如果前边的句子用现在完成时，附加疑问句就需要用 have 或 haven’t；如果前边的句子用带有 will 的一般将来时，附加疑问句就需要用 will 或 won’t 等等。 Get sth out of one’s mind 摆脱思想中的困扰。如： He was terribly lost in that experience for quite some time, and finally he got it out of his mind when he moved to a new place. 他很长时间一直沉浸在那次可怕的经历中不能自拔，直到后来搬到一个新地方后才得以摆脱出来。 Figure out 理解，弄清楚，解决。She hasn’t figured out what she’s going to do next. 她还没有弄清楚接下来她将做什么。He has figured out all the possibilities before he does it. 他事前已经弄清楚了所有的可能性。 Anxious to do sth 迫不及待想做某事。She is so anxious to visit Beijing next week because it is her first visit there. Make a / the decision 做出决定，确定。Who made the decision to go there?是谁决定去那儿的？I think I’ve made a wrong decision to buy this big house.我想我决定买这座大房子是错误的。 Relax 放松，松弛。Let’s stop working and relax for an hour. 别干了，我们休息一小时吧。 Lesson 29 The first Americans. Focus questions: 1．Why did Columbus call people already living in America “Indians” when he landed there? 2. How did the ancestors of these people come to