Unit 2 Developing ideas Language points-高中英语外研选择性必修第三册

Unit2Alife’sworkLanguagepoints1.InthequietcourtyardsofXiSanSuo,behindthehighwallsoftheForbiddenCity,timeticks

atitsownpace.(Para1.S1)XiSanSuo西三所（汉语直接音译），故宫里的西三所是古时太妃们居住的地方，俗称寡妇院，现在是文物修复部门的工作场所。tick:v.滴答作响;给…标记号;运作;空转

n.滴答声;勾号atitsownpace以自己的节奏atthepace/atthespeed/rate/price/cost/expenseof...此结构短语常与介词“at”搭配1)Thenation'spopulationcontinuestorise___aspeedof12millionperyear.2)他获得了名声，牺牲了健康和幸福。atHisfamewasboughtattheexpenseofhealthandhappiness.2.Ifit_______________(notbe)forathree-episode

documentary,outsiderswouldneverhaveknownthattheplainly-dressedpeopleworkingherearemastersoftheircraft,whohavespenttheirlivesrestoringpreciousantiques.three-episodedocumentary三集纪录片本文中的这部纪录片指的是纪录片《我在故宫修文物》hadn’tbeen本句是一个主从复合句。If引导的是_______条件状语句,表示与______事实相反，从句谓动用haddone，主句用_______________________的形式。虚拟would+havedone主句中that引导_______从句，该从句中又包含一个______引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰_________.过去宾语whomastersn.局外人，外人；这里指“外行人”Translation如果不是一部三集的纪录片，外人永远不会知道，在这里工作的那些衣着朴素的人都是技艺精湛的大师，他们一生都在修复珍贵的古董。3.Dayin,dayout,MrWangandhisstudentsspendtheirtimerestoringclocksdatingbackhundredsofyears.（Para2S2）Dayin,dayout日复一日地；夜以继日=dayafterdaydatingbackhundredsofyears（可）追溯到几百年前；dateback…（可）追溯到（某个时间点）MrWang王津clockrestorationmaster钟表修复大师restoration【派生词】n.修复Thiscustomdatesbacktothe17thcentury,butthischurchdatesback8centuries.这种风俗开始于17世纪,但这个教堂建于8个世纪前。4.Therefore,inordertopleasethem,foreignenvoyspresentedtheseemperorswiththemostintricateandsplendidtimepieces.foreignenvoys外国使节presentn.adj.v.现在；礼物出席的;现在的;当前的;存在的提出;赠送;呈现；授予presencen.出席;存在;到场(反)absencepresentationn.介绍;陈述;赠送物;报告n.1.Weshallbeverygladtohaveyour_________(present).2.Thechildrenwerethrilledtobitsbytheir_______(present).3.Iwasaskedtogivea_____________(present)aboutmyvacationplaninEnglishbymyteacher.presencepresentspresentationadj.错综复杂的=complexadj.极好的;辉煌的;壮观的;杰出的5.Today,thePalaceMuseumhasoneofthemostsignificantcollectionsoftimepiecesintheworld,mainlyoriginatingfromEuropeandChina.（Para3S2）6.Withobjectsrangingfromsmallpocketwatchestoclocksoveronemetreinheight,eachoftheserequiresitsownuniquemethodofrestoration.词族：origin(起源，源头),original,originate(v.),originatorn.创始人;发起人rangen．一系列；范围，界限，区间；山脉；射程

vi.变动,变化；vi.&vt.徘徊，漫步，四处移动rangefrom...to...在…与…之间变化；

包括从…到…之间rangebetween...and...在…与…之间变化本单元understandingideas：Norwasita

widerangeofcontactsandconnections.originatingfromEuropeandChina作定语，修饰collections6.Giventhecomplexityoftheworkandthelackofnecessarymaterials,thismeansthateachexpertcanworkonamaximumoftwolargepiecesayear.givenprep.

考虑到；鉴于此处，相当于_____________considering7.Now,aftereightmonthsofendlessadjustments,thetimehasfinallycomeforMrWangtowindupthegiganticclocksthatdatebacktothetimeofEmperorQianlong.（Para4S3）windup

①给钟表等上发条

②结束（讲话、会议等）③以……告终④关闭（公司、企业等）；（完全）停止营业在八个月无休止的调整工作后，现在时间终于来到了王师傅给这座可以追溯到乾隆年间的巨大时钟上发条的这一刻。TranslationIfweallagree,let'swindupthediscussion.8.Itissuddenlyclearthatwhentheclockmasterssaythat“theseantiqueshavelives”,itisneitheranexaggerationnorametaphor.（Para4thelastsentence）此句中，it作_________,that从句作真正的________,主语从句又包含一个when引导的___________从句。形式主语主语时间状语neitheranexaggerationnorametaphor既不是夸张，也不是比喻9.Thisisaraceagainsttimethatcanneverbewon!(Para5S3)这是一场永远无法胜利的与时间的赛跑。（比喻，表示工作的艰难）10.Followinginthefootstepsofhisownteacherallthoseyearsago,MrWanghasnowpassedonhisskillstothenewmembers,whowilltakeonmanyofthefuturerepairs.

followinthefootstepsofsb.跟随某人的脚步takeon决定做；同意负责；承担（责任）takeup开始从事11.Intoday’sfast-pacedworld,thesayingthat“timewaitsfornoman”hasneverseemedmoreapt.①合适的；适宜的；恰当的（近：__________）suitable/appropriate②有……倾向的（beapttodosth有做某事的倾向）③聪明的；灵巧的abbr.公寓（=apartment）才能；天资（=aptitude）1)Hehasahandfulofintelligentandaptstudents._________2)Shewasapttoraise

hervoiceandwaveherhandsabout._______3)Thisarticlegivesanaptdescriptionofthesituation._________①②③

Themeaningofthesaying“timewaitsfornoman”hasneverseemedmoresuitablethanitdoesintoday’sfast-pacedworld.Paraphrase时不我待；岁月不待人1.atone’sownpace______________________2.regardoneselfas______________________3.dayin,dayout______________________4.befondof______________________5.originatefrom______________________6.rangefrom...to______________________7.evenif__________________8.neither...nor__________________9.remainoptimisticabout__________________10.passon...to____