Unit 4 语言点(reading)

The story of Xi Wang
The weight of Xi Wang
When she was born, she weighed just 100 grams . At four months,
she weighed about 10 kilograms . Eight months later,
2.When Xi Wang was born, she weighed just 100 grams. (para 2,line 1)
当希望出生时，她仅重100克。 (1)be born 出生 (2)weigh 称重(动词) weight 重量(名词)
weight The______(重) of a baby panda is 100 grams.
9.At the very beginning, Xi Wang drank he
mother's milk for up to 14 hours a day.
刚一开始，希望每天喝母乳长达14小时。
(1) drink=drank (过去式____ _____ ______Xi Wang drink ______ her mother's milk a day?
10.Sadly, it is difficult for giant pandas to survive in the wild, usually because of people.(para4,line1) (1)sadly 副词 (luckily) (2)固定句型 It is...for sb. to do sth. 对于某人来说做某事... 对于我们来说学好英语很重要。 It is important for us to learn English well.
up to “达到”“接近”“多到”“一直到” (1)池塘的水只到约翰的膝盖。 The water in the pond was only ___ ___ up to John’s knees. (2)我一直以为约翰是诚实的。 ___ ___ ___ I always thought John was Up to now honest. up to用在数字之前，意思为“多达，高达” (1)我校有学生多达二千个。 There are ___ ___ 2000 students in our up to school. (2)小男孩可以从一数到一百。 up to The little boy can count from one ___ ___ 100.
survive vi. 不及物动词 (1)洪水过后，生还者极少。 ___ _______ after the flood. Few survived vt. 及物动词 (2) 只 有 两 人 在 飞 机 失 事 中 幸 免 于 难 。 Only two people ______ the air crash. survived
See you later.再见。
Sooner or later. 迟早。
6. not …any more 表示“过去曾……，现在不再……”
如：We have no more food at home.
=We don’t have food any more at home. 辨析：no more / not…any more 数量和程度上没有更 多，或不再增加。no longer / not…any longer 指 时间上不再延续。
3.At four months old, she started to go outside her home for the first time.(line2-3
四个月大时，她开始第一次离开她的家 到外面。 at ...old=at the age of...=when...old Millie went to Beijing when was ten years old.(同义句) at the Millie went to Beijing _____ _____ age of _____ _____ ten.(at ten years old)
7.She was not a small baby any more. not... any more 不再，再也不 你不再是个小孩子了。 You are not a small child any more.
8.She grew into a healthy young giant panda. 她成长为一只健康的年轻 大熊猫。 grow-grew(过去式) grow into 与grow up的区别？
grow的其他用法：
(1)真理永远不会过时。 grows Truth _____ never _____ old. (2)就这样他们由弱变强。 In this way they _____ from weak to grew strong. (3)不久天就亮了。 grew light Soon the sky _____ _____. (4)头发变白使她有点烦恼。 worries It _______her a bit that her hair is ______ growing gray
如: (1)你不会再见到他了。
You will not see him any more. =You will no more see him. (2)她不在这儿住了。 She doesn’t live here any longer.
= She no longer lives here.
(para2,line5)
4. for the first time 表示“第一次”，当“time”作“次” 解 释，前面又有序数词(first,second…)时要与for连用， 作状语。但作表语时不与for连用；当time前有基数词 (one,two …)时，不与for连 用。如： (1)我第一次离家去英国是在1990年。 left for for I ____ home ____ England in 1990 ____ the first time. (2)这是我首次来这儿。 the that It is ___ first time ____ I have been here. (3)他在中国工作时去过北京三次。 three times worked He went to Beijing _______ ______ when he ________ in China.
She weighed 35 kilograms .
Things she eats
At the very beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk for up 14 hours to a day.
When she was six months old, shebamboo shoots started to eat and leaves .
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1. She looked like a white mouse. we called her Xi Wang.(para 1,line 2) (1)look like 看上去像
(2)call sb(宾格).... 称呼(叫)某人...
他喜欢别人叫他Jack。 He likes others to ____ him Jack call ____ ____
n. survival （幸存） (3)她因为幸存而感谢我。 survival She thanked me for her _____ . survivor （生还者） (4)他是飞机失事中唯一的幸存者。 He is the only survivor in the air crash. _____
Unit 4 Wild animals Reading (2)
Something about giant pandas
Fat • Appearance: but lovely, black eyes, black and white fur • Favourite food: Bamboo shoots and leaves, water • The best place they live in: In the wild / forests /reserves • Problems: It’s difficult for them to live in the wild. Getting fewer and fewer
grow into 长成，发展成
(1)那个渔村已发展成一个现代化的大城市。 The fishing village has grown into a big modern _____ ___ ______ city. (2)那个小男孩已长成一个英俊的小伙子。 The boy has grown ____ a handsome young ____ into _________ man. (3)最终，丑小鸭变成了一只漂亮的天鹅。 The little ugly duck _____ into a beautiful grew ____ swan ___ ____. at last
grow out of 出自于，产生于
(1)这音乐产生于黑人的劳动。 The music _____ ____ ____ the labor of the grew out of blacks. (2)这个错误是由于他的粗心造成的。 The mistake ______ ____ ___ his grew out of carelessness.
拓展：later可单独使用，意为“后来，以后”， 用于过去时和将来时。 如：(1)后来，那个男孩找到了他的妈妈。
Later the boy found his mother.
(2)其余的人随后就加入到我们中来。
The others will join us later.
由later构成的短语：
later on 后来，再过些时候（将来时)
grow up
长大
grow into 成长为，发展成
她已经成长为一个年轻漂亮的女孩。
She_________ a beautiful young girl. grew into 这个男孩长大后想成为一名歌手。 The boy wants to be a singer when he_________ . grows up
5. eight months later 八个月以后, later是late 的比较级，意为“……之后，过了……以后”。 “一段时间+later ”相当于 “after +一段时间”， 多 用于一般过去时。 如 ： Two days later, he went to England. = After two days, he went to England.
It is difficult for sb. to do sth.的句型中的 it作形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式的复合 结构。 (1)我难以在两小时之内完成这项工作。 It is difficult for me to finish the work within two hours. (2)他不可能得到那份工作。 impossible to It is ________ for him __ get the job. = He can’t possibly get the job.
time <n.>
1.时间，时刻 What’s the time?=What time is it? It’s time for sth.=It’s time to do sth. 2.时代 The times are different. 3.倍,常用复数形式 Your room is three times as big as his.