新人教选修8 Unit 3 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.(4)

2、 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 out a res

3、earch into the causes of cancer. research可作可数名词和不可数名词可作可数名词和不可数名词, 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 call back 回电

4、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 )-Can I do the job?-Im afraid not, because it _ skill and patience. calls on B. calls out C. calls up D. calls for 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 i

5、n at pay a visit togo 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 see them now and then, but not often. 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相关短语：相关短语：from time to time 有时；不时有时；不时(every) n

6、ow and again 时而；不时时而；不时from now on 从现在开始，今后从现在开始，今后just now 刚才刚才since then 从那时以来从那时以来5. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. 这回我有机会表现一下自己了，我这回我有机会表现一下自己了，我要发明一个既能捉住蛇又不会伤害要发明一个既能捉住蛇又不会伤害它们的东西。它们的东西。distinguish 辨别辨别, 区别区别I can

7、t distinguish the twins, they are so alike.distinguishfrom =distinguish between and 把把.与与.加以分开加以分开Can you distinguish between those two objects?你能区分那两个物体吗？你能区分那两个物体吗？Children should be taught to distinguish right from wrong. 应当教育孩子分辨好坏。应当教育孩子分辨好坏。distinguish oneself 显扬自己显扬自己,使自己扬名使自己扬名Hes distinguis

8、hed himself as a teacher.作为老师，他早已负有盛名。作为老师，他早已负有盛名。The man distinguish himself by his wisdom.这个人因智慧而扬名。这个人因智慧而扬名。tell the differences between and = 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, 与众不同的与众不同的distinct adj. 截然不同的截然不同的 distinguishable adj. 区别得出的区别得出的, 辨认得出的辨认得出

9、的6. The first thing I tried to do 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结构中结构中, be的人称与数应遵的人称与数应遵循就近一致原则循就近一致原则 There was a bucket of water and two chairs in the corner of the house. There were two chairs and a buc

10、ket of water in the corner of the house.there be 强调某处有某物强调某处有某物;have 强调某人有某物指为人所拥有强调某人有某物指为人所拥有There is a book on the desk.I have a book.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/介词短语介词短语/分词分词辨析辨析: there be与与have Something seemed to be wrong with him. You seemed to be in a great hurry. The first memo

11、ries seemed to be connected with work.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. seem 表示有某种根据的判断表示有某种根据的判断, 这种判断这种判断往往接近事实或者符合事实。往

12、往接近事实或者符合事实。 appear 从外表或者表面上看来从外表或者表面上看来“似乎似乎, 好像好像”, 有时暗含有时暗含“事实上并非如此事实上并非如此”之之意。意。 look 强调视觉上的印象。强调视觉上的印象。 It appears a true story.He looks a perfect fool.Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears _everything. (2001上海上海) to tell B. to be toldC. to be telling D. to have been told7. I set a

13、bout researching the habits of snakes so I could tap them in the easiest way. set about (doing) sth. 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.set out to do sth.开始做某事开始做某事set out (for) 出发出发,启程启程set off (for)=leave for出发出发, 动身动身 set aside 留出留出,

14、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.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habit 通常指个人经常行

15、为通常指个人经常行为custom 一般指整个社会在一段时间里一般指整个社会在一段时间里的行为、风俗的行为、风俗practice 指惯例指惯例, 也指商业或者法律上也指商业或者法律上的常规做法。的常规做法。8. 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+过去分过去分词词, 相当于相当于when 引导的状语从句引导的状语从句: when it is cooled.Bear them in

16、your mind!when/while/once/unless/until等连词引导等连词引导的状语从句中的主语与主句的主语相同的状语从句中的主语与主句的主语相同,且从句的谓语动词中含有系动词且从句的谓语动词中含有系动词be 时，时，从句中的主语和系动词从句中的主语和系动词be可省略，形成可省略，形成“连词连词+分词分词” 结构。结构。Dont speak until ( you are ) spoken to.没叫你讲话不要讲。没叫你讲话不要讲。 While unfinished, he was ugly, but now he was a living horror.While unfi

17、nished,. =原从句为主动结构时原从句为主动结构时, 用用when/while+现现在分词在分词来代替来代替; 原句为被动结构时候原句为被动结构时候, 用用 when /while+过去分词过去分词短语来代替。短语来代替。Be careful when crossing the street.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. offered9. They abru

18、ptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall. 它们突然一下子就消失在墙壁附近的它们突然一下子就消失在墙壁附近的洞里去了。洞里去了。abruptly adv. 突然地，唐突地突然地，唐突地 ,意外地，意外地， 比比suddenly的意外程度强。的意外程度强。 abrupt adj.突然的；意外的突然的；意外的这路有很多急转弯。这路有很多急转弯。The road is full of _.这会议突然结束了。这会议突然结束了。The meeting came to _.我们的讨论突然给缩短了。我们的讨论突然给缩短了。Our discussi

19、on was _ curtailed. abrupt turnsan abrupt endabruptly10. convenient adj. 方便的，便利的方便的，便利的 be convenient to It is convenient for sb.对某人方便对某人方便 It is convenient to do sth.做某事方便做某事方便警示警示: convenient 不能以人作主语。不能以人作主语。 This dishwasher is very convenient to me. Will it be convenient for you to start work tom

20、orrow? Its convenient to have a supermarket nearby.Choose the correct answer:1) Come and see me whenever _. A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you 2) If it is quite _ to you, Ill visit you next Tuesday. A. convenient B. fair C. easy

21、 D. comfortable11. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor. 只有你得到这种承认只有你得到这种承认, 你才你才能说你是真正的一个发明家。能说你是真正的一个发明家。Only 修饰状语置于句首，主句需用倒装修饰状语置于句首，主句需用倒装语序。语序。Only by working hard can we pass the exams. 12. Nor will you receive a patent until a search has made to find out that your product really is different from everybody elses. 你的产品要经过仔细调查你的产品要经过仔细调查, 证明它确证明它确实与众不同实与众不同, 你才能获得专利。你才能获得专利。以否定词以否定词no, not, neither, nor, never, hardly, seldom, little等开头的句子等开头的句子, 句句子的主句要部分倒装。子的主句要部分倒装。Never can you pass the exam if you dont devote yourself to your stud