新编英语教程3 Unit 12 language work.docVIP

Unit 12 Text I I．Writing Skills The story is told in the first person by the child himself. It is informal in style and reflects a child’s thinking and manner of expression. ① The writer uses plain words, simple sentences, short paragraphs, simple grammatical structures and straightforward statements. He concentrates on narrating events with a minimum amount of comment and description. ② The style is distinctly conversational in tone. II. Language Points 1. were worn clear through: were completely worn out e.g. The mentally ill man got clear away just as his family was about to take him to hospital. His socks were worn clear through. Par. My coat is completely worn out. His gloves were completely worn out. 2. distribute ① distribute (vt.) a) give or send out (to, among a number of person or places) 分配 e.g. Parents are careful in ~ ing things among their children. The teacher will ~ the test papers to his students. Products of labour should be fairly ~ d Par. He left some money to be given out among the servants. The man had 40 parcels to be sent out to houses of this area. Please give out these apples among the boys. b) spread out(over a large area), divide散布、分布 e.g. The peasants are ~ ing manure over a field. The chairs are ~ d round (about) the room. par. The lessons are divided into 24 chapters. Weather stations are spread out all over the country. The new machine spreads out seed evenly and quickly over the whole farm. c) put into groups or classes分类 e.g. He will ~ the seeds and choose the good one. par. The books in the library are put into groups according to subjects. The process is put into three stages. ② distribution (n.) a) 分配 e.g. The boys complained that the ~ of prizes was unfair. They could not agree about the ~ of the profits. b) 分布、散布、布局 e.g. The ~ of schools in this city has been criticized. We learn a text about the rainfall ~. The pine-tree has a ver