Discussion:
Who do you think was right about the trip? Why
I think Wang Kun is right, because if it is too cold and too high, the trip will be hard. People will have some difficulty in breathing at a high altitude. Wherever we go we need an atlas so that we will not lose our way.
The main idea of the text
The passage tells us that no success in life merely happens by describing my sister’s and my dream-taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip. The author also mainly describes sister’s “stubborn character”, “always taking her way for a proper way” and her being determined.
Retell the text according to Form 1
Wang Kun and his sister ……. since middle school. After graduation from college, they finally got the chance to……. His sister thought of the idea to…… the Mekong River. They both bought……. They also……. Wang Wei stuck to the idea that they ….. When she heard that the source of the Mekong River is in Qinghai Province, she wouldn’t…… . She even … when she knew that their journey would…… of more than 5,000 meters. …… they found ……in the library. From the atlas they knew clearly about…… .
Language points
1. Since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 从中学起, 我姐姐王薇和我梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行.
dream about = dream of 梦见, 梦想
My younger brother dreams of becoming a spaceman.
My younger brother dreams of becoming a spaceman.
He always dreams about traveling around the world.
注意
Dream--dreamed / dreamt--dreamed / dreamt
2. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 是我姐姐首先想到骑自行车沿湄公河从它的源头行走到入海口.
这是一个强调句。
强调句的结构是：
It was/is+强调成分+that-/who-分句
如果强调的部分是人，可用who，也可用that，强调其他成分与内容都用that。
强调时间和地点不能用when或where，只用that。
e. g. It was in Shanghai that I saw the film.
（强调地点状语）
我看这部电影是在上海。
All the members held a meeting in the club yesterday.
根据上下文和语文意图，说话人可以通过强调句分别强调主语，宾语，状语，使之成为信息中心。
all the members that/who held a meeting in the club yesterday.
(强调主语，was 不能换用were)
a meeting that all the members held in the club yesterday.
It was (强调宾语a meeting)
in the club that all the members held a meeting yesterday.
(强调地点状语,that不可换用 where)
yesterday that all the members held a meeting in the club.
(强调时间状语that不可换用 where)
练一练！
把这个句子的不同成分改成强调句。
John gave Mary a handbag at Christmas.
高考链接
Was it ___ that I saw last night at the concert?
A. you B. not you C. you D. that yourself
It was because of bad weather ___ the football match had to be put off.
A. so B. so that C. why D. that
—Who is making so much noise in the garden?
—______ the children.
A. It is B. They are C. That is D. There are
Answers: ADA
3. Then she persuade me to buy one.
然后她动员我也买了一辆.
persuade vt.说服；劝服；vi.被说服
sb.
sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
persuade sb. that clause
sb. (not) to do sth.
sb. into / out of doing sth
Compare:
persuade sb. to do sth.
= persuade sb into doing sth.
persuade sb. not to do sth.
= persuade sb out of doing sth.
eg.
I persuaded him to do it.
= persuade him into doing it.
我已说服他做这件事.
高考链接
While shopping, people sometimes can’t help __ C __ into buying something they don’t really need. to persuade B. persuading
C. being persuade D. be persuaded
注意:
如果“劝说”不服，不能直接用persuade, 而应用try to persuade或advise, 或者用persuade的否定式。
e.g.
Some of us advised him to change his mind but no one could persuade him to do so.
实例：
①I _ B _____ him not to smoke, but he didn't think it necessary.
A. persuaded B. advised
C. hoped D. suggested
②I was able at last to __ C _my mother to follow my advice.
A. suggest B. advise
C. persuade D. leave off
4. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting get to places, she insisted that we find the sources of the river and begin our journey there.
尽管她不知道旅行的最佳方式, 她坚决主张我们找到河流的源头并在那里开始旅程.
insist : declare firmly 坚持认为
坚持主张
1) insist on/upon one’s doing sth 坚持做,坚决做
e.g. I insisted on / upon his coming with us.
2) insist that + 从句 坚持说(后表示一个事实) ,后接的从句用陈述语气, 既按需要选择时态.
e.g. He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag.
3) insist that sb (should) do sth 坚决主张做某事, 后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气, 既 “should +V.”
e.g. Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor.
高考链接
I insisted that a doctor _ D _ immediately.
C. will be sent for D. be sent for
5. My sister doesn’t care about details.
我姐姐是不会考虑细节的.
care about : be worried about 忧虑，关心
eg:
He doesn’t care much about what happens to me.
care for sb/sth : look after, love or like 希望，喜欢, 照顾
eg:
1) Would you care for a drink?
2) He cares for her deeply.
3)Who will care for your child if you are out?
6. She gave me a determined look –the kind that she wouldn’t change her mind.
她坚定地看了我一眼—这眼神表明她不会改变主意.
determine v. 决定，下定决心 , 确定
1) determine to do sth
e.g. He determined to learn French.
2) determine +从句
e.g. She determined that she would never see him again.
3) determine +疑问词+ to do
e.g. Have you determined where to spend the holiday next week?
determined adj. 坚决的，有决心的
be determined to do sth. 决心做
e.g. She was determined to go to university.
change one’s mind 改变某人的主意
e.g. No matter what you say, I won’t change my mind.
相关词组：
make up one’s mind 下定决心
read one’s mind 看出某人的心思
speak one’s mind 直言不讳
give/ put one’s mind 专心于
keep…in mind 记住
7. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it.
当我告诉她我们将在海拔5000米处开始旅程, 她好像对此很兴奋.
at an altitude of = at a height of 在海拔……米处
e.g. The plane is flying at a height / altitude of 10,000 feet.
注意:
at 在此处表 “在……处/时, 以……”后接年龄,速度, 长宽深高, 价格费用等
at the age of
at a high / low price
at a depth / width of
at a depth of
at the cost of
at a distance of
8. When I told her the air would be hard to breath and it would be very cold…
当我告诉她将呼吸困难, 天气严寒……
主语 + be + adj.+ to do sth. 是一常用句式
既不定式用主动形式表达被动含义
eg: The problem is really hard to work out.
My boss is easy to deal with.
8. Finally, I had to give in. 最后, 我只好让步.
give in （to sb./sth.） 屈服于, 让步, 递交
eg:
He had to give in to my views.
It’s time you gave in your papers.
give up 放弃, 认输
give out 筋疲力尽, 分配
give away 捐赠，泄露
练一练
（1）After the long trip，both the men and the horses ________.
（2）Because of his small salary，he had to ________ his dream trip to Europe.
（3）Seeing that he could not persuade me，he had to ____________ my view.
（4）He __________ most of his fortune to the poor.
（5）Please keep the secret，don’t_______ it ______.
(1) gave out (2) gave up (3) gave in to (4) gave away (5) gave …away
8. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, traveling across western Yunnan Province.
穿过深谷流经云南省西部时它变成急流.
across
prep. 穿过
through
across 常表示从一定范围的一边到另一边或事物交*位置, “横穿, 横跨” 表面, 含义与on 有关.
through 表达两边穿过或穿过空间内部, 含义与in 有关
over 表示 “越过” 是指越过较高的物体从一侧到另一侧
eg:
She swam across the river.
The river flows through the city from west to east.
Walk across the square and go through the gate, then you’ll come to the cafe.
The thief climbed over the wall and ran away.
实例：
(C) The new railway winds its way to Hong Kong, ____ mountains ____ tunnels and ____ rivers.
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