人教英语选修8第三单元UsingLangage.pptVIP

Most of the old are interested in ____________． 大部分老年人都对时事感兴趣。 They are expecting profits of over $2 million in ________________. 他们期望今年的利润超过二百万美元。 The word is no longer _________________. 这个词已不再使用。 current events, the current year, in current use current events the current year in current use * It is/was not until… that …. 这是强调not until 引导的时间状语从句句型。 It was not until he finished his homework that he went to bed. 6. The patent was given in 1876, but it was not until five days later that Bell sent the first telephone message to his assistant, Watson. 这项专利是1876年发布的, 但是贝尔是在5 天之后才跟他的助手华生通了第一次电话。 * 1) It wasn’t until nearly a month later _____ I received the manager’s reply. A. since B. unless C. as D. that 2) --Did Jack come back early last night? --Yes, it was not yet eight o’clock ______ he arrived home. A. before B. when C. that D. until 高考链接 D B * 7. Being very stable, it has proved invaluable in the design of bridges. (四面体)十分稳定牢固, 在桥梁设计 领域的价值难以估量。 Being very stable, 是Because it is very stable的省略句, 它在句中作原因状语。 * stable: 1. The patient’s condition is stable. 2. The ladder doesn’t seem very stable. 3.a stable relationship 4. We need a stable government. 牢固的; 稳定的; 安定的 （人、性格）可靠的，可信赖的，稳重的 stability n. 稳定; 安定；坚定；稳定性; （意志的）坚定；稳定; stabilize vt. 使安定/稳定 * 8. Although he is most often associated with the invention of the telephone, he was indeed a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life. associate with 把… 和…联系起来；和…来往 In our minds the Spring Festival is associated with happy family reunions. 在我们心中，春节是和愉快的家庭团聚联系在一起的。 Her parents didn’t like her associating with net friends. 她的父母不喜欢她和网友来往。 * I didnt want to be associated with it at all. 我根本不想与这事有牵连。 association n. 协会，工会；联想；交往 2) indeed ad. (加强语气) 真正地, 确实, 实在A friend in need is a friend indeed. (表示让步)诚然, 固然He is indeed young, but he is competent. * 3) practical 实际的