Language study

Unit 3

Fill in the blanks• Mekong River begins ___ a glacier on a Tibetan

mountain. At first ,The river is small and the water begins to move_______. It becomes ______as it passes ______ deep valleys. Traveling ______western Yunnan Province. Sometimes The River ______ wide Valley and becomes a_________. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China . After it leaves china and the high altitudes, the Mekong becomes _____ , brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly _________hills and low valleys, and the _____ where rice grows. at last the river’s delta enters the South China Sea.

at

quicklyrapid through

acrossenters

waterfall

widethrough

plains

Find the words from the text that mean the same

diary

the price, expense

a means or system of carrying passengers from one place to another

at last,in the end

ride a bike

make sb to do sth

With a strong will,determined

To declare firmly

Right,correct

fare

journal

transport

finally

cycle

persuade

stubborn

insist

proper

decide

The height of an object or place above sea level

An area of land lying between two lines of hills or mountains

A feeling or thinking about sb or sth

shorts

A place where people live in huts

To set down

Courageous, fearless

Well known to,have a good knowledge of

A subject of a talk,writing

determine

altitude

valley

Short trousers

camp

record

brave

familiar

topic

attitude

Excuse me ,sir,can you tell me ____ the fare is to Guangzhou by plane?

A how B how much

C how many D what

1.fare: the price, expense

The goods will be transported to Tokyo by air.

The city must improve its public transportation.

2.transport

　（暗示是成功的，如果未成功则用 try to persuade ）

(1)persuade sb to do sth 或persuade sb into doing sth:说服某人干某事

How can you persuade him to change his mind/into changing his mind?(2) persuade sb out of doing sth

/persuade sb not to do sth 说服某人不要干某事Finally, we persuaded her out of traveling by plane.(3) persuade sb of sth

3.persuade: cause sb by reasoning 说服，劝说

The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people____ to eat more fruit and vegetable.

A persuade B will persuade

C be persuaded D are persuaded

Since she lied to me, she will never persuade me ___her truthfulness.

A of B for C in D at

I know you’d be too stubborn to listen.

This lick is rather stubborn; it needs oil.

4.stubborn: with a strong will, determined

(1)“ 坚决主张，坚决要求”，后接的宾语从句用陈述语气（表示一个主张或一种看法），即“ should+ 动词原形”， should 可省略。

(2)“ 坚持说”（表示一个事实），后接的从句用陈述语气，即按需要选择时态He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag.他坚持说他注册码偷那女孩的包。

5.insist: 坚持认为；坚决主张

I insisted that he (should) come with us.

(3) insist on/upon doing sth 坚持干某事 I insisted on/upon his coming with us.

The teacher insisted that the students _____________ late again.

He still insists he ________ there at that time.

The man insisted _____ a taxi for me though I told him I lived nearby.

A find B to find

C on finding D in finding

（ should ） not be

wasn’t

suggest, advice, command, order, request,

require, demand…

He is not at all a ____ person to be introduced to .

If you do it _______ the first time, you won’t have to do it again.

A proper B properly

5. proper adj. right, correct properly adv

proper

properly

6.My sister doesn’t care about details. 我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。

(1) care about: be worried, concerned or interested 忧虑，关心，惦念(2)care for: look after; like or love 照顾；喜欢Who will care for the children if their mother dies?Would you care for a drink?(3)care to do : be willing to or wish or like to do 愿意干；想；喜欢干 ( 用于疑问句和否定句 )I don’t care to be seen in his company.

He determined to go at once.

He was determined to win the game.

determine to do…

be determined to do…

a determined look

7. determine: v decide

He had to gave in to my views.Give your papers in when you have finished.Defeated by many failures, he finally ___.

A gave out B gave in

C gave away D gave off

8. give in 屈服 , 让步

the wide plains of Canada 加拿大的广大平原in plain language 用简单的语言

9.plain: adj“ 平坦的；清楚的”； n. “ 平原”

(1)trip 一般指有目的的短距离的旅行。在现代英语中， trip 和 journey 常可通用，搭配动词有 :make, take 和 go on. 如：

make/ take/ go on a trip/ journey to … 到…旅游

on a/ one’s trip/ journey

10.trip, journey, travel, tour

(2)travel 常用作抽象名词，泛指“旅行，旅游”，指具体旅行时常用复数，但前面不用 many 或数词。

He came back home after years of foreign travel. 　国外多年旅游后，他回了家乡。

(3)tour 指“周游，巡回旅行”，常是访问一系列地方后又回到出发地。

Our American friends are making a tour of Shanghai. 我们的朋友正在对上海进行巡回旅行。

It is my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.(P.18)首先想到要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅游的是我的姐姐。

“ It is …that/who...” 是强调句型，可强调句子的各个成分（谓语除外），其基本结构为 : It is +被强调部分+that(被强调部分是人时也可用 who)+其余部分

Key sentences

We had a meeting in the meeting room yesterday afternoon.

It was ____ ________ had a meeting in the meeting room yesterday afternoon.

昨天下午是我们在会议室开的会 .

It was __________ ______ we had in the meeting room yesterday afternoon.昨天下午我们在会议室是开会 .

It was ____________________ ______ we had a meeting yesterday afternoon.昨天下午我们是在会议室开的会 .

It was ____________________ ______ we had a meeting in the meeting room .我们是昨天下午在会议室开的会 .

we who/that

a meeting

that

in the meeting room

that

yesterday afternoon

that

注意它的疑问形式Is it China that your parents are determined

to visit next year?

Where is it that your parents are determined to visit next year?

2.They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries. 　

他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大的，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，流到其他国家的就叫湄公河。the Chinese part of the river

that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries 　是一个名词短语，用来修饰前面的 the Langcang River, 其中又含有一个定语从句 that is called the Mekong River before flowing in other countries.

3.Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。

(1)once 可做连词引导状语从句，意为“一旦”，如：

Once you listen to the song, you will never forget it.

(2)once 做副词，意为“一次” for one time;“曾经” in the past.

He goes to the cinema once a week.

This book was once very popular but no one reads it today.

(3)once 的常见短语； at once 立即 all at once 突然 once more 再一次 once a while 偶尔

• When we make up our____ to do something, we shouldn't change our ___ and should stick to it until we succeed.

• A minds: minds B mind, mind

• C mind, minds D minds, mind

change one’s mind about…

make up one’s mind(s) to do…