江苏省昆山市鹿峰中学九年级英语下册牛津译林版：Unit 2 Reading reading2.ppt

Translate the sentences into English. 车失去控制，撞上了路边的一棵树。 他是我们的骄傲。我们全家因他而自豪。 他2010年当兵，当了5年的汽车驾驶员。 由于恶劣的天气，他们不得不缩短他们的行程。 The car went out of control and hit a tree by the road. He is the pride of us. All my family are proud of him. He joined the army and served as a driver for 5 years. They had to cut their trip short because of the bad weather. Remember important words and expressions. Preview the next lesson. 9下 Unit 2 Great people Reading 2 1. He became interested in flying when he took his first flight at the age of six. at the age of… =when sb was … years old e.g. The boy could swim at the age of 5. = The boy could swim when he was 5 years old. 那个男孩五岁就会游泳了。 2. Armstrong joined the navy and served as a pilot for three years. serve vi vt. serve意为“服务，服役、招待”， e.g. We should serve the people. 我们应该为人民服务。 serve as (work as) 作为（当做）…… He served / worked as a teacher when he finished school. 毕业后他做老师。 3. In 1962, he was chosen to become an astronaut. choose vt. choose意为“挑选，选择”，用作及物动词，常用短语choose sb. to do sth.表示“选出某人做某事”。 e.g. He chose one of his favourite books and read to his child. 他选了一本心爱的书念给他的孩子听。 They chose him to make a speech at the opening ceremony.他们推选他在开幕式上致辞。 4. … the spacecraft began spinning out of control. spin用作动词，意为“旋转”。 e.g. He spun the coin on the table. 他把 硬币放在桌子上旋转。 He spun round when he heard someone call his name. 他听见有人叫他，就连忙转过身来。 out of control 失去控制，不受操纵 under control 被控制住；情绪良好 e.g. The fire was out of control and soon destroyed the whole village. 大火失去了控制，很快吞食了整个村庄。 She finds it difficult to keep her feeling under control. 她觉得很难控制自己的情感。 5. Armstrong received the order to cut the flight short. 1) order既可用作名词，又可用作动词，意为“命令”。 order sb (not) to do sth命令某人（不）做某事。e.g. The commander ordered the soldiers to stand in line. The doctor ordered me not to