a03基础英语lesson17the longest suspension b年8月12日星期四6时16分29秒

1、Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world Objective: Review the usage of passive voice. Comment on the compositionThe money is not everything. But the people all have to live on it.Money is not everything. But all the people have to live on it. But people all have to live on it.Some perso

2、ns are rich. Some persons are poor.Some people are rich. Some people are poor.Comment on the compositionYou can buy something what you want to buy.You can buy something that you want to buy.I have a friend that she is very rich.I have a friend that / who is very rich.I Warm upWhere do you think this

3、 is?(New York City.)How do you know?(There is the Statue of Liberty.)II New words & Expressionssuspend vt.(1)吊起, 悬挂eg. The workers suspended a lamp from the ceiling. 工人们把灯挂在天花板上。The lamp is suspended from the ceiling. 灯挂在天花板上。(2) 使停职学, 除名eg. Tom is suspended from school for a week for bad conduct.汤姆

4、因为行为不端被停学一周。II New words & Expressionssuspend vt.(3) 悬而未决; 保留(承诺, 判断等); 暂时不做判决决定; 推迟、缓期(执行) eg. The sentence was death penalty suspended for a year.判处死刑, 缓期执行一年。(4) 中止, 暂停, 暂时作废eg. suspend payment 暂停付款suspend talks 中止谈判中止外交关糸suspend diplomatic relationsII New words & Expressionssuspension n.(1)悬, 吊;

5、 悬挂物eg. a suspension bridge 悬桥, 吊桥(2)中止, 暂停,暂时停职;暂时停学eg. the suspension of payment 暂停付款suspension of arms 停战suspension from school暂时停学suspension points / suspension periods【语】省略号.agreeable adj.(1)To ones liking; pleasing. 令人愉快的，惬意的,符合某人的爱好的；eg.宜人的天气agreeable weather悦耳的This song is agreeable to the e

6、ar. I find her a very agreeable woman.我发现她是个和蔼可亲的女人。(2) Ready to consent or submit 同意的, 乐意服从的eg.你同意我的建议吗? Are you agreeable to my suggestion? 我们都乐意照你的建议去做。 We are all agreeable to do what you suggest.II New words & ExpressionsII New words & Expressionssituation n.(1) The way in which something is po

7、sitioned vs its surroundings, the place in which something is situated; a location 位置, 地点eg. The house has a fine situation. 这所房子位置很好。(2) Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances, the combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.情况，处境, 形势，局面eg. Our situati

8、on is very difficult. 处境很困难。The situation in Iraq was complicated. 形势非常复杂。(3) A position of employment; a post. 职业；职务eg. hold a situation 有职业look for a situation 谋职II New words & Expressionslocatevt. (1) To determine or specify the position or limits of 确定或指定的位置或范围,找到位置eg. I cannot locate the shop.

9、我找不到这家商店。(2)To place at a certain location; station or situate 设置在；驻扎或使位于Phrase: locate/situate + sth. + prep. + sp. 把设置在sth. + be located/situated + prep. + sp. 位于eg.他将新店设于北京路。He located his new store on Beijing Road.His new store is located on Beijing Road.广外坐落在白云山脚下。GDUFS is located at the foot o

10、f the Baiyun Mountains.新机场建在花都。The new airport is located in Huadu.Sth. Stand in sp.Sth. lie in sp.Sth. Be located in sp.II New words & Expressionslocatevi. To e established; settle 设立下来；住下来eg. He went to New York and located there.他到纽约就定居在那里了。II New words & Expressionsimmortal adj. 不死的, 不朽的, 流芳百世的

11、eg. the immortal soul 不死的灵魂Nobody is immortal. 人都要死的。人民英雄永垂不朽。The heroes of the people are immortal.mortal adj. 终有一死的, (临)死的;致命的; 世间的, 凡人的; 人类的; 你死我活的, 不共戴天的; eg. a mortal wound 致命伤the mortal hour 临终时刻mortal morals 人的道德mortal remains 遗体绝症a mortal disease 你死我活的战斗 a mortal combatII New words & Express

12、ionsspan n. 指距;全长，跨度距, 延续的(一段)时间; (寿命)长度; (思想的)广度; eg. measure by spans 用指距来量the whole span of a bridge桥的全长the whole span of English history 英国历史的全程the span of memory 记忆所及一个人的一生the span of a mans life 寿命lifespan 在短短的三年时间内in a short span of three years 扩大知识面widen the span of knowledge II New words &

13、Expressionsconcreteadj. 具体的；实在的；有形的eg. Beauty is not concrete but a door is. 美丽不是具体物，但门是。 Have you any concrete suggestion on how to deal with these difficulties? 对怎样解决这些困难,你有没有什么具体建议?n. 混凝土eg. The floor is made of concrete.II New words & Expressionsabstract adj. 抽象的；非具体的；非实在的; 难以理解的；深奥的eg. an abstr

14、act concept 抽象概念抽象名词an abstract noun Astronomy is an abstract subject. 天文学是一门深奥的学科。abstract science 理论科学n. 摘要；摘录;抽象；理论; 抽象艺术品eg. Can you make an abstract of the text? 你能否将课文作一摘要？II New words & Expressionslength n. 长度; 一段；一截 ; (时间的) 长短，期间 eg. the length of a road 路的长度a pipe 20 metres in length 一根二十米长

15、的管子a length of pipe 一节管子一截布a length of cloth II New words & Expressionsat length(1) After some time; eventually 终于经过一段时间之后；最后eg. At length we arrived at our destination.我们终于到达了目的地.(2) For a considerable time; fully 详尽地，彻底地，相当长的一段时间；eg. The judge spoke at length about the court ruling.就法庭裁决做了长时间的发言.I

16、I New words & Expressionsestimate vt. 估计；判断，估价；（与in连用）估计到达eg. I estimate her age at 35. 我估计她有35岁。CA986 from San Francisco is estimating in at 22:25. 从旧金山飞来的CA986航班估计22点25分到达。phrase习惯用语 estimate the cost of . 估计.的成本estimate sb s ability 评价某人的能力it is estimated that 据估计eg. Have you estimated the cost o

17、f such a luxurious dinner? 你有没有估算过举办一个如此奢侈的宴会的要花多少钱啊？The boss estimated her working ability highly. 老板对她的工作能力给予很高的评价。 It is estimated that about 1, 000 students graduate from GDUFS every year. 据估计每年大约一千名学生从广外毕业。II New words & Expressionscapacity n. 容量；生产量; 能力；接受力eg. That bowl has a capacity of 200 m

18、l. 那只碗的容量有200ML。这个教室能容纳50个人。The classroom has a seating capacity of 50 people.work capacity 工作量yearly capacity 年产量yield capacity 生产力; 生产量; a mind of great capacity 理解力极强的头脑He has a capacity for speaking English.他能说英语。III Text StudyPlease close your text books. Listen to the tape of the text carefull

19、y and try to answer the following question: Who designed the bridge? (Othmar Ammann.)Read the text by yourselves and pay attention to the usage of passive voice.III Text StudyExplain the text: Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angoule

20、me.（1）paraphrase：Verrazano, an Italian about whom we know little, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.Verrazano, an Italian whom/who we know little about, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.（2）Structure: “whom” is used as object of prep. “about”, intr

21、oduces an attributive clause to modify “Verrazano, an Italian”. “whom”用做介词“about”的宾语，引导一个定语从句来修饰“Verrazano, an Italian”。III Text StudyExplain the text: Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.(3) phrase: know little (a lot, well)

22、about sb/sth sb/sth be known little (a lot, well) about little (a lot) be known about sb/sth 了解, 知道eg.我们对这个世界了解的还很少。 We still know little about the world.The world is still known little about. Still little is known about the world.（被）英语学习者所熟知的李阳，昨天到我们学校来了Li Yang, whom/who the English learners know w

23、ellabout, came to our school yesterday.Li Yang, who is well known about by the English learners, came to our school yesterday.Name sth/sb sthIII Text StudyExplain the text: He described it as “a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river”.(1) S

24、tructure: “which” is used as object of prep. phrase “in the midst of”; it introduces an attributive clause to modify “two small hills”. “which”用做介词短语“in the midst of”的宾语，引导一个定语从句来修饰“two small hills”。III Text Study(1) Structure: “flowed a great river” uses complete inversion; the normal order should

25、be “a great river flowed”. When adverbial or prepositional phrase is put at the beginning of the sentence/clause as adverbial, the predicate often is also put before the subject. “flowed a great river”用了完全倒装，正常的语序应该是“a great river flowed”。 come, lie, stand, walk等不及物动词+副词或介词短语作状语, 常把状语放在句首表强调，主谓常倒装。e

26、g. On a hill in front of them stood a great castle.Round the corner walked a policeman.车来了。Here comes the bus.床上躺着一个伤兵。 On the bed lay a wounded soldier.现在轮到你了。 Now comes your turn. I have never seenNever have I seenIII Text StudyExplain the text: He described it as “a very agreeable situation locat

27、ed within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river”.(2) Phrase: describe sth/sb as 把描绘成regard sth/sb as 把当做，认为是refer to sth/sb as 把称作，认为是imagine sth/sb as 把想像成eg. Clearly he regarded me as a smuggler.People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers.Some

28、 imagine it as a paradise.in the midst of: in the middle of, betweenIII Text StudyExplain the text: Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.(1

29、) Structure: “Though” introduces an adverbial clause of concession; the main clause is made of a compound statement connected by “for”.“Though” 引导让步状语从句，主句是一个由“for”连接的并列句组成的。III Text StudyExplain the text: Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably rema

30、in immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.(2) Phrases: consider sb to be把某人当做 sb be considered to be某人被当做by no means: not by any means, not at alleg. She is by no means an ordinary girl.He is by no means the best person for the job.这些货一点也

31、不令人满意。The goods are by no means satisfactory.这篇课文一点也不容易理解。This text is by no means easy to understand.III Text StudyExplain the text: Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge i

32、n the world was named after him.(2) Phrases: name sth/sb after sth/sb 以的名字来命名 sth/sb be named after sth/sb 被命名为eg. Harvard University was named after its founder, John Harvard.这个图书馆是以邵逸夫的名字命名的。This library is named after Shao Yifu.约翰的名字是用他叔叔的名字取的。John was named after his uncle.III Text StudyExplain

33、the text: The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.（1）Structure: “Which” introduces a non-restrictive attributive clause to modify “The Verrazano Bridge”. “which” 引导一个非限制性定语从句来修饰“The Verrazano Bridge”。“was designed” uses the passive voice. The active

34、 form is “Othmar Ammann designed the Verrazano Bridge.” “was designed”用了被动语态，主动形式应该是“Othmar Ammann designed the Verrazano Bridge”。III Text StudyExplain the text: The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.（2）Phrases: join sth to sth: connect sth with/t

35、o sth, link sth with sth 把和连接起来eg. This road joins the airport to the city of Guangzhou.This line joins my computer to the mainframe. III Text StudyExplain the text: The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.(1) Structure: “sothat” introduces an a

36、dverbial clause of result. “sothat” 引导结果状语从句。III Text StudyExplain the text: The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account.(2) Phrase: sth be taken into account take sth into account: take into consideration, consider sth, pay attention to sth 考虑；顾及eg. You must take

37、his illness into account before dismissing him.做母亲的想要外出时不得不顾及到她的宝宝。A mother has to take her baby into account when she wants to go out.Her baby has to be taken into account when a mother wants to go out.你有没有考虑过我的感受？Have you ever taken my feelings into account? III Text StudyExplain the text: The pla

38、tforms extend to a depth of 100 feet under the sea.The towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.(1) Phrase: to: prep. 达到（数量）eg.温度降到了零下30度。 The temperature dropped to -30. 肉价已经涨到了十八块钱一斤。The price of meat has risen to eighteen yuan one jin.他已经长到190cm了。 He has grown to 190 cm.海平面下降到200米深了。 The sea le

39、vel fell to a depth of 200 meters. Explain the text: These (The platforms) alone took sixteen months to build.alone:Modern English Chinese Dictionary adj. 单独的； 独一无二的（only)eg. He alone knows the secret. 只有他一人知道秘密。 This key alone will open the door. 只有这把钥匙能开这个门。 I am not alone in this opinion.不只是我一个人有

40、这想adv. 单独；独自eg. She lived alone. 她独居。 He did it all alone.这事是他一个人干的。III Text Studyalone Modern English Chinese Comprehensive Dictionaryadj. 只作表语 单独的; 孤独的, 独自的; 独一无二的eg. He was alone in the house. 他独自一人在家里。I am not alone in thinking so. 并非只有我才这样想的。adv. 单独地, 独自地; 用在名词或代词之后只有, 唯有, 仅仅（only)eg,. He went

41、home alone. 他独自一人回家去了。Smith alone knew what happened. 只有史密斯知道发生了什么事。You alone can help me. 只有你才能帮助我。III Text StudyExplain the text: They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.(1) Structure: “which” is used as the object of prep. “from” and introduces an attributive clause to mo

42、dify “the cables”. “which”用做介词短语“from”的宾语，引导一个定语从句来修饰“the cables”。 “has been suspended” uses the present perfect tense of passive voice. The active form is “the workers have suspended the bridge from the cables”. “has been suspended”用了被动语的现在完成时，主动形式应该是“the workers have suspended the bridge from the

43、cables”。III Text StudyExplain the text: It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. (1) Paraphrase: That if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity has been esti

44、mated. People has estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. III Text StudyExplain the text: It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. (2) Stru

45、cture: “It” is a form subject; “that if ” is the real subject; “that” introduces a subjective clause; the main clause uses the present perfect tense of passive voice; and inside the subjective clause a “if” conditional clause is used with subjunctive mood.“It” 是形式主语，“that if ” 是真正的主语；“that” 引导主语从句；主句用了被动语态的现在完成时；主语从句中又出现了用了虚拟语气的“if” 条件状语从句。IV Drills & Exercises