选修8_Unit3_Inventors_and_Inventions_Language_points

1、Language points in Reading go through (1) 经历经历 Most families went through a lot in the war. 1. Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? (2) 通过通过, 成功成功, 成交成交 The plan did not go through. (3) 审阅审阅, 检查检查 I cant go though the letters in an hour

2、. (4) 翻找翻找, 查看查看 Mother went through the drawer for her glasses. (5) 穿过穿过, 通过通过 A terrible noise went through the house. read through 通读通读 look through 浏览浏览 flow through 流过流过 get through 通过通过, 接通接通,使使.成功成功 search through 搜寻搜寻, 查找查找 2. do research on /into /in. 从事从事, 进行进行, 做研究做研究 They are carrying ou

3、t a research into the causes of cancer. research可作可数名词和不可数名可作可数名词和不可数名 词词, 有自己的单复数形式。短语有自己的单复数形式。短语do research中中research 为不可数名词。为不可数名词。 3. call up 打电话，使打电话，使.回忆起回忆起 Ill call you up tonight (call sb. /ring sb. up ) The old photo calls up memories of my childhood. (recall sth.) call for 需要需要, 要求要求 cal

4、l off 取消取消 look back 回电话，召唤某人回来回电话，召唤某人回来 call in 邀请邀请, 请来请来 call on/at 拜访拜访 (call on后跟人作宾语，后跟人作宾语， call at后跟地点名词作宾语后跟地点名词作宾语 ) call on drop in on pay a visit to go on a visit to visit 拜访某人拜访某人 + sb. call at drop in at pay a visit to go on a visit to visit 拜访某地拜访某地+sp. 4. now and then 有时有时, 偶尔偶尔 I s

5、ee them now and then, but not often. 例题：例题：I used to call people _, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work 5. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. disting

6、uish oneself 显扬自己显扬自己, 使自己扬名使自己扬名 The man distinguished himself by his wisdom. distinguish 辨别辨别, 区别区别 I cant distinguish the twins, they are so alike. distinguishfrom 把把.与与.加以分开加以分开 distinguish sb. by 凭借凭借.辨认辨认 tell from 把把.与与.区分开区分开 distinction n. 区别区别, 差异差异 distinctive adj. 有特色的有特色的, 与众不同与众不同 的的 d

7、istinct adj. 截然不同的截然不同的 distinguishable adj. 区别得出的区别得出的, 辨辨 认得出的认得出的 6.我做的第一件事是我做的第一件事是看看是否有能帮我忙看看是否有能帮我忙 的产品，但是好像只有一些用来捕杀蛇的产品，但是好像只有一些用来捕杀蛇 的粉末的粉末. The first thing I did was to see if there were products that might help me, but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes. 在在there be结构中结

8、构中, be的人称与数应的人称与数应 遵循就近一致原则遵循就近一致原则 There was a bucket of water and two chairs in the corner of the house. There were two chairs and a bucket of water in the corner of the house. Something seemed to be wrong with him. You seemed to be in a great hurry. The first memories seemed to be connected with

9、work. seem的归纳总结的归纳总结 1)seem +to be +形容词形容词/名词名词/介词短介词短 语语/分词分词 2)seem 构成的句式构成的句式: It seems that. It seems as if/ as though. There seems (to be ). It seems that everyone was satisfied. It seems as if you are the first one here. There seems (to be) no reason for believing him. 7. approach 作作n. 1. 方法；步

10、骤方法；步骤 present a new approach 提出一个新的方法提出一个新的方法 2.途径；通路途径；通路 All approaches were blocked. 所有道路都堵塞了。所有道路都堵塞了。 3.接近；打交道接近；打交道 making approaches to strangers 和陌生人打交道和陌生人打交道 4.走近；走近； 靠近靠近 the approach of summer 夏天将至夏天将至 The approach of winter brings cold weather. 冬天快到了冬天快到了,天气要转冷了。天气要转冷了。 作作vi./vt. 1.走近走

11、近;靠近靠近 We approached the museum. 2.（首次）接洽（首次）接洽 Did he approach you about a loan? 他与你谈了借款的事了吗？他与你谈了借款的事了吗？ 3.开始考虑；开始着手开始考虑；开始着手 He approached the idea with caution. 他开始他开始 认真地考虑那个主意。认真地考虑那个主意。 4.接近接近,近似近似 approaching 5 million 接近接近500万万 It is not allowed to approach the forbidden area. 这里是禁区不许接近。这里是

12、禁区不许接近。 The time is approaching when we must be on board. 我们上船的时间快到了。我们上船的时间快到了。 at the approach of 在在.快到的时候快到的时候 be approaching (to)与与.差不多差不多, 大致相等大致相等 be difficult of approach 指指(地方地方)难到达的难到达的; (指人指人)难于接近的难于接近的 make approaches to sb.设法接近某人设法接近某人, 想博得想博得 某人的好感某人的好感 approach sb. on sth.向某人接洽向某人接洽商量、

13、交涉商量、交涉 approach sb. about sth.向某人接洽向某人接洽商量、交商量、交 涉涉 approach to 接近接近, 近似近似, 约等于约等于; (做某事做某事)的的 方法方法途径途径 8. I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could tap them in the easiest way. set about 开始开始, 着手着手 The sooner we set about it , the sooner well finish. We set about cleaning up the mess

14、. set out 出发出发,启程启程 set out to do sth.开始做某事开始做某事 set off 出发出发, 动身动身 set aside 留出留出, 对对不予以考虑不予以考虑 set down 记下记下, 写下写下 set up 设置设置,造成造成, 产生产生 On receiving the assignment, we_ at once. A. set to work B. set out to work C. get down to work D. all the above habit: out of habit 出于习惯出于习惯 be in the habit 有有

15、.的习惯的习惯 break the habit 改掉改掉.的习惯的习惯 develop/form the habit of 养成养成.习惯习惯 9. Between the outside and inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly, which freezes hard when cooled. when cooled 的构成：连词的构成：连词+过去分词过去分词, 相相 当于当于when 引导的状语从句引导的状语从句: when it is cooled. Bear them in your mind! when/while 引导的时间状

16、语从句中的引导的时间状语从句中的 主语主语, 如果与主句的主语相同如果与主句的主语相同, 常常可常常可 用用when/ while +现在分词短语或者过现在分词短语或者过 去分词短语去分词短语”的结构来代替。的结构来代替。 You must be careful when you cross the street. = You must be careful when crossing the street. While unfinished, he was ugly, but now he was a living horror. while unfinished,. = 原从句为主动结构时

17、原从句为主动结构时, 用用when/while+现现 在分词来代替在分词来代替; 原句为被动结构时候原句为被动结构时候, 用用 when /while+过去分词短语来代替。过去分词短语来代替。 While he was unfinished When _ help, one often says “thank you” or “ its kind of you”. A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered 10. abruptly adv. A man with an abrupt manner is not welcome her

18、e. abruptness n. 11. convenient adj. be convenient to It is convenient for sb. It is convenient to do sth. Will 3oclock be convenient for you ? inconvenient 要求某项东西时要求某项东西时,常与常与for或或on连连 用。用。 Her claim for more money wasnt even considered by the office. b.权利（后常接权利（后常接to介词）。如：介词）。如： The blind have a c

19、laim to a decent job. c.声明。声明。His claim to know the president was not believed. make a claim for damages Mary made a claim to the pencil. The old man claimed the land. She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. The earthquake claimed tens of thousands of lives. 10. This was in the expectation t

20、hat the snakes would bite again. I collected the passive snakes and the next day we released them all back into the wild. The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel. Now its a matter of waiting and hoping. Youll know if I succeed by the s

21、ize of my bank balance! beyond ones expectation contrary to ones expectation live up to ones expectation have little/ high expectations of A new movie is to be released tonight. This releases them from personal responsibility. The prisoner was questioned before his release. 11. If it passes that tes

22、t, your application for a patent will be published apply for She applied for a post with the local newspaper. I made an application for a loan. The rules of safe driving apply to everyone. Biology has practical applications. He applied himself to learning French. I am satisfied with his application to his work. The first English patent for a typewriter was issued in 1714. Try some of this new patent medicine. The scientist patented her invention. 12. So I have filled in the