新概念英语3 第一课

1. I still remember the day when he was killed. (定语从句) 2. I have no idea when he was killed. (同位语从句) 3. The question where we should go has not been discussed. (同位语从句) 4. Do you know the question why he was late? (同位语从句) 5. You have no idea how worried I was. (同位语从句)
Language points: 1. spot = see, find, recognize 见到，发现，认出 A huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look – out.
一座巨大的冰山突然被一个瞭望员发现了。
A tall man is easy to spot in a crowd.
Special difficulties
for –
for, because, since, as的区别
是并列连词，连接两个并列的分句，表示推断的理由， 是对前面的分句的内容加以解释或说明。如： 天变短了，因为是12月了。
The days were short, for it was now December.
A saying goes that practice makes perfect.
语汇注释
take sth. seriously = deal with sth. seriously 正重/认真对待
你不能拿她的话当真，她从不信守诺言。
You can’t take her promises seriously, she never keeps her words.
他的劝告是正确的。
His advice did prove sound.
我想这件工作很容易做。
I imagined it would prove a very easy task.
那台新打字机结果毫无用处。
The new typist proved to be useless.
3. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
Text 1. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
结构分析 复合句，when引导时间状语从句；that引导 同位语从句，对先行词report作进一步说明。 典型例句 俗话说熟能生巧。
典型例句 不知怎么搞的，我就知道他会成功。
Somehow I know he’ll succeed.
我反正不喜欢他。
I dislike him somehow.
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联想记忆
somewhat adv. 一点点（后面接形容词）
她今天有一点点忧伤。
She is somewhat sad today.
something of 达到某种程度，一点点（后面接名词）
妈妈， 你不要对此太认真了。
3. corner
(= drive / force a person or an animal into a corner) 使走投无路，把… 难住
The escaped prisoner was cornered at last.
语汇注释
be in the possession of … = be in one’s possession = belong to 属于，为…所有
如： 这所房子为我父亲所拥有。
The house is in my father’s possession The house is in the possession of my father. The house belongs to my father.
2.The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and…
结构分析 并列连词for连接的并列句。 语汇注释
prove (link v.) 证明是，结果是，原来是；用法为 prove + adj./ n. / to be
在某种程度上他是一名故玩家。
He is something of an expert on antiques.
Reading: comprehension questions
1. Are pumas like cat? 2. Where are pumas found? 3. What kind of reports came into London Zoo? 4. Were the reports taken seriously at first? 5. Why did the experts feel obliged to investigate the reports? 6. Where did the hunt for the puma begin? 7. Who saw the puma firstly? 8. How far away was the puma when the woman picking blackberries saw it? 9. What did it do immediately when it was seen by the woman? 10.In what condition will a puma attack a human being? 11. Did the search prove difficult or easy? 12. Why was it difficult to search the puma? 13.What do pumas like eating?
既然你今晚有空，为什么不顺便与我下棋呢？
Since you are free tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?
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所引出的理由在说话人看来已经很明显，不须用 because加加以强调了。如： 我回家晚因为我一路步行。
I returned home late as I had to walk all the way home.
14. Who else saw the puma at large? 15. Where was the puma when the man on a fishing trip saw it? 16. Were the experts fully convinced that the animal at large was a puma or not? 17. Could experts tell where the puma had come from? 18. Why couldn’t they tell ? 19. so, where must this one have come from? 20. How long did the hunt go on? 21. Was the puma caught or was it still at large?
使某人相信某事 说服某人 坚信，确信，深信
典型例句 我怎样才能使你相信她说的是实话？
How can I convince you of his honest?
是什么使你投他的赞成票？
What convinced you to vote for them?
我相信她说的是实话。
somehow adv. 不知怎么搞的，不知什么原因，反正
我觉得有必要对他说声抱歉.
I feel obliged to say sorry to him.
convince v. 使信服，使明白
固定搭配 （1）convince sb. of sth. （2）convince sb. to do sth.
= persuade sb. to do （3）be convinced that… = be sure that
Grammar 定语从句与同位语从句的区别 a. 同位语从句相当于名词，与前面名词是同位关系，是前面 名词内容的具体表述；定语从句相当于形容词，对先行词 起修饰、描述与限制作用。 b. that 在同位语从句中不但当任何成分，仅起连词作用；但 在定语从句中为关系代词，充当一定的句子成分。 c. that + 完整句子 → 同位性质 that + 不完整句子 → 定语从句 如： The fact that he succeeded in the experiment pleased everybody. (同位语从句连词that不担当任何句子成分） The fact that we talked about is important. （定语从句，关系代词that作宾语） d. when, where, why引导定语从句时，分别指前面先行词 所表示的时间、地点和原因，否则为同位语从句。如：
对他不利的证据越来越多。
Evidence was piling up against him.
oblige v. 迫使，责成
固定搭配
be / feel obliged to do sth.
觉得有必要做某事
你不必回答这个问题。
You are not obliged to answer this question.
语汇注释
leave behind 留下（不带走），遗忘（没拿）
遗留，留下
糟了，那个包忘在车上了。
Oh dear! The bag has been left behind in the bus.
别丢下我一个人！
Don’t leave me behind!
这件事留下一连串的问题和困难。
It left behind a long trail of problems and difficulties.
高个子在人群中很容易被发现。
2. Take … seriously (= deal with sth. seriously)
认真对待某事
反义→ take sth lightly 草率处置
I always take your suggestions seriously.
对你的建议我始终认真对待。
Mum, you shouldn’t take it seriously.
because – 语气最强，只有它能回答why的问句；它可与just only连用；它可用在It is…that强调句型中。如：
你不该就因为有人说你坏话而生气。
You shouldn’t get angry just because some people speak ill of you.
since – 表示人们已经知道的事实，所以常译成“既然…”. 如：
那场风暴留下了破坏的痕迹。
The storm left a trail of destruction behind.
4. As no pumas has been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of … 结构分析 as 引导原因状语从句，missing from any zoo in the country为现在分词短语作主补。
Lesson 1
A puma at large
Vocabulary accumulate v. 积累，集聚，堆积
典型范例 我的存款在累积利息。
My savings are accumulating interest.
近义表达
amass v. 大量收集
聚财
amass a fortune
pile up （increase on quantity）堆积