英语课文讲解
【课文讲解】
1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
=Old car race is held once a year.
once +表示时间的名词每……一次
The postman calls once a day.
be held for 比赛为……而举行
2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
enter for 报名参加
a great deal of +不可数名词大量的……
There was/is a great deal of excitement. 人们非常激动
a great number of +可数名词
a great many +可数名词许多……
a large amount of +不可数名词
just before =just 起强调作用
3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
one of 直接作主语的时候, 它是做单数看待的
One of the answers is ture.
One of those people is good.
如果在定语从句中出现了one of作为先行词，它后边的关系代词指代的是后面的复数名词；如果在one of前面还有一修饰词only，那么后边的关系代词将指代one这个词，才作单数看
He is the only one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
4、Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
The car was built in 1885.
taking part 理解为taking part (in the race)
5、After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
after explosions 许多爆炸声之后
6、Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
many cars 许多车子；many of the cars 车子当中的许多
many students 许多学生；many of my students 我教过的许多学生
some pictures 一些照片；some of the pictures 那些照片中的一些break down 车子抛锚，（机械等）出故障，出毛病
This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice.
under the car指在车下面修理；in the car指正常驾驶。句中的under和in都是斜体，英文中的斜体字起强调作用
spent more time under their cars than in them
他们花在车下的时间比在车里的时间还多
7、The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.
the wining car 获胜车
a speed of +数量词速度为……
You must have been driving at a speed of seventy miles an hour.
much faster 快得多；a little faster 快一点
any of its rivals＝any rival 任何一个
any 在比较级中一旦出现, 它往往要加可数名词的单数
Beijing is bigger than any other city. （注意“other”不能丢）如果是不定代词, 可以说someone else, anyone else；如果不是不定代词, 要在名词前加other.
any other competitor
8、It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
at the end of…在……的末尾/最后部分
He spoke a few words at the end of the meeting.
have trouble (in) doing sth. 干……有麻烦，做……很困难（trouble既可数又不可数）
They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire.
9、The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
give sb.+n. 给某人……
give sb. pleasure
It will give sb. a great deal of pleasure.
=There was a great deal of excitement.
give sb. a fright 吓了某人一跳
give sb. a surprise 给某人一个惊喜
10、It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
modern car race 现代车赛
be different from 和……不同
no more和no less都表示“和……一样”, 相当于only, the same
There are no more than 100 students. 这个房间仅有一百个学生。
no less exciting 一样的激动
no more than you 和你一样
表示“和……不相同”用not more= more；not less= less
not less exciting 更令人激动
【Letter writing】
常用开头语：
I am sorry it has taken me so long to write, but…
I was glad to hear from you at last and to learn that…
【Key structures】
比较关系的句型
as…as 和……一样
the same (…) as 与……相同/同样
You’ve made the same mistake as Tom.
有时the same可以单独使用：
My mother is much younger than yours.
She isn’t! They’re about the same age.
Those two dress are the same.
not so…as / not as…as 不如……
different from 与……不同（different前面可加very，much，a little等修饰语） Is French food very different from Italian food?
A Frenchman could tell you better than I can!
We’re planning something different this year from what we did last year.
litte和few在口语中多用not much，not many代替：
There isn’t much sugar/aren’t many sweets, but you can have a little/few.
much和many通常用于否定句和疑问句（正式文体除外）。在日常谈话中，通常避免在肯定句中使用much和many，而用别的数量词。口语中用得最多的表示“许多”的数量词是a lot of，它既可以与复数可数名词连用也可以与不可数名词连用，后面的动词用单数还是复数取决于名词。比a lot of正式一些的表达方式有：a great/good deal of+不可数名词，a great/good/large number of+复数名词，a great/good many of+复数名词。
在what引导的感叹句中不用much/many：
What a lot of sweets Tom’s bought!
I am less lucky. 我还不如他们幸运.
more exciting 更激动 = not less exciting.
综合英语课文重点讲解(Unit 4)
Unit 4 An unusual job 课文重点讲解： 1) It’s all in a day’s work when you’re a stuntwoman. all in a/the day’s work: (colloquial) not unusual; as expected 家常便饭,不足为奇 e.g. (1) Coping with the paparazzi at any time is all in a day’s work for the celebrity.对于明星来说，随时应对狗仔队已经成为家常便饭。 (2) When the machine broke down, Mary said it was all in a day’s work. 2)it’s a profession that badly lacks female participation lack 的用法：可以做动词(及物和不及物)，也可以做名词 e.g. a lack (n.)of money; the lack (n.)of time You will not lack (vi)in support from me.你将得到我的帮助。 The plant died because it lacked (vt.) moisture. 这株植物因为缺乏水分而死。 3) A stuntperson is a man or woman who does all the hair-raisingly dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV. "hair-raisingly": n. + adv.的复合词形式 ,意思是: 令人毛骨悚然的 e.g. heart-breakingly bad news bone-bitingly cold wind ear-deafeningly loud noise bits: small pieces 少许,少量 4) This can be anything from a relatively simple fall into a swimming pool, to tripping off the top of a skyscraper building. 本句中最主要的结构是:from …to…需要用平行结构,from 后面用的是名词a fall, 那么to 后面也要用名词,动名词或者名词词组, 这里tripped off是动名词词组. trip off: jump from 从…跳离 5) It sounds like a crazy profession that only the crazy would attempt, but it’s actually a job that many people think about -few people actually go through with it. the crazy: 定冠词+形容词表示一类人. e.g. the weak the ordinary the young the rich think about: consider doing 考虑 e.g. I would like to think about your suggestion before I give a definite reply. go through with: to complete or pursue (sth. which has been agreed or planned) to the end (often with difficulties)完成, 把...进行到底
高中英语必修3课文讲解
必修三 Unit1 festivals around the world 1.take place 发生（指按计划发生，相当于不及物动词，没有被动语态）； happen发生（指偶然地没有预见地发生，也是不及物动词，没有被动语态，） take the place of 代替 e.g. The 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London. A funny thing happened in our class last Monday. I will take the place of him to finish the work. 2. in memory of…纪念；追念（介词短语） e.g. I send you this card in memory of our happy summer together. 3. lead…to…把……带向（引领到）…; lead to…导致 e.g. I will lead the blind man back home. Regular reviewing leads to better grades. 4. in the shape of…以/在……的形状 e.g. I dare eat the food in the shape of skulls. 5. belief 信任；信心；信仰。其复数为beliefs. 6. dress up 盛装；打扮；装饰。dress up as…打扮成…… e.g. We dressed up for the school party on Christmas Day. They tried to dress him up as a “national hero”. dress up, put on, wear, have on 的区别 1）dress意思是给自己或别人穿衣服。可单独用作不及物动词；作及物动词接宾语时要接表示人的名词、代词或反身代词。dressed可作表语，be dressed (in)表示“穿着”的状态。2）put on 表示“穿上、戴上”，是终止性短语，表动作，其宾语是衣服、鞋、帽、手套、袜子、眼镜等。 3）wear是“穿着、戴着”，除了接普通衣服外，还可指佩戴手表、首饰、徽章、花以及留发型、胡须等，含义最广。 4）have on表示静态“穿着、戴着”，多用于口语，是比较普通的用语，不用于进行时。 7. play a trick on…搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑。还常用作play tricks on… e.g. He intends to play a trick on that girl. Don’s play tricks on me- I want to know the truth. 8. award n. 奖，奖品（可数）vt.授予；判定 e.g. He won the first awards of many English contests. The school awarded Mary a prize for her good work.学校因为玛丽的出色表现而奖励了她。medal, prize, reward和award用法辨析： medal指“奖章，勋章，纪念章”，如金牌、银牌等。 prize指“奖品，奖金；战利品；捕获物”，如在竞争或比赛中赢得的，或作为对胜利或优胜的嘉奖的东西 reward指“回报，报酬，报应”，为相应的行为作酬劳或为邪恶的举止作报应而授予或收到的东西。 award指“奖品”，因优点奖励或授予的东西。 e.g. How many gold medals has he won? My brother won the first prize in the contest. A large reward is offered for the capture of the criminals.
山东自考英语二课文翻译
Unit 1 Text A How Difficult Is English? 英语有多难 Like the national push for Asian literacy （n.有文化，有教养，有读写能力）in Australia，就如澳大利亚在全国推行学亚洲语言一样，there has been foreign languages fervor[f??v?] in China，中国也掀起一股外语热，with English on top of the list. 在这股热潮中，英语高居榜首。English is not only taught at schools，colleges and universities，but also at evening classes，on radio and TV．不仅各级学校教英语，夜校、电台、电视台也都设有英语课程。Parents hire private tutors for their school children；父母为学龄的孩子聘请英语家教，adult English learners would sacrifice the weekend at an English corner in a public park practicing their spoken English with peop1e of the same interest and determination. 成年英语学习者会牺牲周末休息日，到公园参加英语角，与志趣相投的英语学习者练习口语。Is English such a difficult language that it really demands people to invest a large amount of time and energy before it is mastered ? 英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗? The answer，if I am asked to offer，is undoubtedly，yes．如果我被问及这个问题，那么毫无疑问，我的答案是：是的。From my personal experience, 从我个人的经验来看，I think learning English means far more than learning its pronunciation，its grammatical rules，its words，etc．英语学习不仅仅是学习英语发音、语法规则、词汇等，It involves learning everything about the countries where it is used and the people who use it．它包括学习与使用该语言的国家和民族有关的所有内容。Without such a complete understanding of the language, 对英语没有这样全面的理解，the English a foreigner speaks will inevitably sound strange or even unintelligible though there is not anything wrong with his pronunciation，sentence structure and the words he uses．即使发音、句子结构、措辞毫无错误，一个外国人所讲的英语也难免听起来稀奇古怪甚至难以理解。The social customs and habits of the English-speaking people contribute a lot to the difficulty a foreigner has in learning it．讲英语民族者的社会风俗习惯增加了外国人学习英语的难度。Take the Chinese English learners for example．以学英语的中国人为例，" Hello "and "Good morning" may sound a little bit simple to Chinese people．"你好"和"早上好"是非常简单的。It is totally beyond the understanding of a Chinese English learner that native English speakers would be annoyed when they're addressed "Where are you going?"，which is a commonly used addressing among the Chinese．"你去哪儿?"是中国人常用的问候语，若英语母语者被问及"你去哪儿?"，他们会因此感到不悦，这一点让中国的英语学习者大为不解。Is there anything wrong with the English sentence structure ? 这个英语句子结构不对吗? Of course not．当然不是。It takes quite some time for a Chinese English learner to understand the western concept of privacy being violated in this address. 学英语的中国人得费点儿时间才能理解这一问候语侵犯了西方人的隐私。By the same token，同样，"Have you eaten?"(which is another addressing term the Chinese people usually use)will sound to native English speakers that the Chinese are so hospitable that they invite people to meals off-handedly. 英语母语者听到"你吃了吗?"(中国人常用的另外一个问候语)，会觉得中国人非常好客，会在事先毫无准备的情况下请人吃饭。Meanwhile，the Chinese would be shocked to hear，"Oh，it's very nice of you．When?"，if the addressee happens to have a craving for Chinese cooking and has not had his dinner yet.如果听话者此刻正希望品尝一下中国美食，又碰巧没有吃饭，他会回答"太好了，什么时候?"，中国人为此也会大吃一惊。 "We can say we are going to have chicken for dinner．Why can't we say pig，bull or sheep for dinner instead of pork，beef or mutton?" Chinese English learners may raise such questions．中国的英语学习者可能会这样问："我们可以说吃鸡，为什么不能说吃猪、吃牛、吃羊，而要说吃猪肉、牛肉、羊肉呢?"Figuring out the reasons for the peculiar English vocabulary is no easy task for Chinese English learners．对学习英语的中国人来说，为这些特殊的英语词汇找出理由并非易事。But the problem is that memorizing English words mechanically would be devastating and inefficient if they did not know what had happened in British history．问题在于如果不懂英国历史，死记硬背英语单词毫无效率。Thus learning English(and other languages as well)involves learning the history of the countries where it is spoken．所以说，学英语(其他语言亦如此)还包括学习使用该语言国家的历史知识。A task of this kind is more difficult for Chinese English learners than for people who speak
大学英语2课文译文
Unit 1 A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way. The dinner party Mona Gardner I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true -- though any naturalist would know it couldn't be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down. The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests -- officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist -- in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they haven't. "A woman's reaction in any crisis," the major says, "is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts." The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters -- the likeliest place -- but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left -- under the table. His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone. "I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hundred -- that's five minutes -- and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready?" The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying "...two hundred and eighty..." when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut. "You were right, Major!" the host exclaims. "A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control." "Just a minute," the American says, turning to his hostess. "Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?" A faint smile lights up the woman's face as she replies: "Because it was crawling across my foot."
21世纪大学英语英语课文讲解unit1( B )
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如何学习综合英语(二)
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同过综合英语二的考试呢？我下面就这个问题从日常学习和试前准备两个方面 来谈谈这个问题： 一、日常学习： 1、在初读一篇课文的时候，不要花过大的精力背诵课后单词表。学过一段时间英语的同学都知道，孤立地记忆单词结果只能是“狗熊掰棒子”，记一个忘一个。况且，综合英语二每课的生词量很大，动辄六、七十，很难在有限的时间内记熟，所以同学们在看课后单词表的时候应该边听磁带，边大声朗读，大约3遍，课后单词只要在头脑中有个 大概印象即可。 2、默读课文两到三遍，速度可以稍微快些，以了解课文的内容为主，遇到陌生的短语和生词尽量不要翻看课后的单词短语表，要学会从上下文的联系猜测他们的含义。猜测的能力对于学习外语的同学来说致关重要，因为在将来使用英语的过程中，我们难免会遇到看不懂或听不懂的情况，在没有老师可以
请教，没有资料可以参考的情况下，只能根据当时的情景运用猜测的方法解决问题。另外，经过动脑筋猜测这一过程，再去记忆课文后单词短语，往往印象更 深，花的时间更少。 3、根据对课文的理解，对课文进行分段，总结段义，画出课文的结构图。段义尽量用课文中的句子表达，对于对话较多无法直接引用原句的文章，可以试着用简单的英语来总结。这样做一方面是因为综合英语二考试的最后一道大题是要求考生根据课文内容以短文的形式回答问题。许多考生在综合英语二考试中落马的一个重要原因就是这道题失分过多。如果大家能够坚持给每篇课文画一画结构图，在复习的时候对照着结构图来回忆课文的内容，相信短文题会 拿到不错的分数。 4、结合注释，精读课文。了解了文章的大意之后，就可以从对文章进行细致地研读了，一方面要吃透句形结构、词语的搭配、固定短语在句子中的用法，
高中英语复习课教学模式
新课标高中英语复习课教学模式为了求得课堂教学的最大效益，更好地落实高中英语新课程改革的精神；面向全体学生，充分发挥学生的主体作用，促进学生的全面发展；同时以先进的教育理念和新课程标准为指导，以学生学会学习为标志，努力优化课堂教学结构，改进课堂教学方式，实施有效教学、高效教学；现针对我校目前高中英语课堂教学的实际，本着从基础入手，从规范入手，优化课堂教学结构，改进课堂教学方式的原则，提出高中英语复习课教学基本模式。 复习课应体现“学案使用四环节”。即“依案自学—信息反馈—质疑点拨—拓展补偿”。其中“质疑点拨”再分四步走，即个人质疑推断、小组合作探究、师生归纳拓展、补偿深化提高。 或是：课前任务型预习(指导学生自主探究预习导案)→课上针对预习导案生生、师生探究梳理归纳知识体系→变式训练、当堂巩固→拓展运用、知识迁移”四个环节。 高三复习课还应注意：考点解读，典型引路和方法点拨 ①考点解读教师阐明“考纲”及“考试说明”中对本知识点的能力层级要求，分析近年来高考山东卷、全国卷以及其他省市考卷的相关考试内容、题型特点、分值分配等情况，预测新一年山东高考本知识点的发展趋势，提出复习要求。 ②典型引路教师出示精选出的高考题或其他典型例题，在学生试做之后，根据情况进行分析讲解，重在归纳总结其中规律性和趋势性的内容，引导学生逐步了解、熟悉、掌握高考题型。
③方法点拨教师在前一环节的基础上，对本知识点应掌握的基础知识进行提示归纳，力求系列化、系统化、网络化，明确提出复习的目标要求，特别要引导学生对解题的思路进行总结，侧重对解题的方法和技巧等进行指导，努力使学生的知识能力化，为学生下一步的自主复习打好基础。 高三一轮教学复习具体实施步骤： 课前要求学生大声朗读和背诵每单元英语课文，并复习重点单词、短语和句型，激活学生的英语思维，为上课做好准备。 一、知识检查和梳理 1．听写或默写 老师分别用英语和汉语两种语言听写或默写每单元的重点单词（10）、短语（10）和句型（2）。听写或默写时，让1—2名学生到黑板上写。写后，同桌互换答案，让英语水平好的同学到黑板上批改，这样的“板演”可以充分开发学生的非智力因素。 2．要点精讲 精讲的部分包括本单元与历届高考中相关的考查点，注重考点解读，内容涉及到高考中的听力、单选、完形填空、阅读、改错和作文。 二、目标检测、当堂训练和评讲 1．目标检测题的设置 检测题目一般都是从历届高考试题和学生曾经做错的试题中精心挑选出来的。根据学情，每单元仍设置20道单项选择。 2．当堂限时训练，及时反馈
英语二+12单元课文(带每句翻译)
Unit12 Text A Importance重 要 性 Many important things that contribute to our overall objectives and give meaning to life don't tend to act upon us or press us．很多重要事情有助于实 现我们的总目标，使生活有意义，但是它们不作用于我们.They're not ''urgent"，but they are the things that we must act upon．它们并不紧迫，但它们却是我们必须做的 事情。 In order to focus on the issues of urgency and importance more effectively，为了更有效地把精力集中在紧急和重要的事情上，let's look at the Time Management Table below．我们来看下面的时间管理分类表。As you can see it divide s our activities into four parts．该表将人的活动分为四部分，We spend time in one of these four ways：我们以其中任何一种方式度日。 Urgent紧迫Not Urgent不紧迫 Important重要 I II Crises危机Preparation准备工作 Pressing Problems紧急问题Prevention预防工作 Dealine-driven projects, meetings, preparations有最 后期限的项目、会议和准备工作 Values clarification价值分类 Planning计划 Relationship building确立人际关系 True-creation真正的再创造 Not Important不重要 III IV Interruptions, some phone calls小插曲，某些电话Trivia ,busywork Some mail, some reports某些信件、报告Some phone calls某些电话 Some meetings某些会议Time wasters消耗时间的事情 Many proximate, pressing matters许多迫在眉睫的 事情 "Escape" activities“逃避现实”的活动Many popular activities许多大众活动Irrelevant mail不相关的信件 Excessive TV过度看电视 Part I represents things that are both "urgent''and"important" ．第1部
人教版高一英语必修二英语课文原文知识讲解
人教版高一英语必修二英语课文原文
Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make . In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . Later,Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs . There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery . Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewit nesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW