高中英语选择性必修四 Unit 3 Sea Exploration核心句子剖析

新人教选修第四册Unit3 Sea Exploration核心句子剖析

Norman Bethune devoted his life and profession to helping people without expecting

anything in return.(P28)

亨利·诺尔曼·白求恩把他的一生和事业都献给了帮助别人而不求任何回报。

profession n.职业;行为

Mary was at the very top of her profession.

玛丽是她那个行业中的佼佼者。

He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession.

他很快就修正了对这个职业的看法。

There’s a feeling among the nursing profession that their work is undervalued.

护理界有一种感觉,他们的工作被低估了。

My brother was an electrician by profession.我哥哥的职业是电工。

Most of the people on the course were professional women.

参加本课程的大多数人是职业女性。

g sail is often a mixture of danger and boredom.(P28)

航行往往既危险又无聊。

mixture n.混合;混合体;混合物

The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.

这座城市新老建筑兼而有之。

We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.

我们听到这则消息时既震惊又恐惧。

Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well.

将鸡蛋加进混合料中,搅拌均匀。

My mother put the sugar into the coffee and mixed them up with a spoon.

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我妈妈把糖放进咖啡里,用勺子把它们混合起来。

The doctor mixed him a bottle of medicine.

医生为他配了一瓶药。

Oil doesn’t mix with water.油和水不相溶。

crowd stood to applaud scientists for their important ocean research work.(P29)

观众起立为科学家们重要的海洋研究工作鼓掌。

applaud vt.& vi.鼓掌 vt.称赞;赞赏

Everywhere on the streets there were people who applauded the passing troops.

大街上到处都有人向经过的军队鼓掌。

He started to applaud and the others joined in.

他开始鼓掌,其他人也跟着鼓掌。

We applauded him for his courage.

我们因他的勇敢而表扬了他。

All the people present applauded his decision.

所有在场的人都赞成他的决定。

is a good idea to tax plastic bottles so that people use them less.(P29)

向塑料瓶征税是一个好主意,这样人们就可以少用它们了。

tax vt.对……征税;使纳税 n.税;税款

Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income.

利息所得作为你收入的一部分要予以征税。

Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes.

现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。

They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.

他们呼吁大幅度削减开支并提高税收。

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grew up on a boat and learnt how to sail when he was four,which formed the

foundation of his success.(P28)

扎克在船上长大,四岁时学会了航海,这是他成功的基础。

【句式剖析】Zac grew up on a boat and learnt how to sail是主句,when引导的是时间状语从句,which引导的是非限制性定语从句,how to sail是“疑问词+to do”结构,在句中作learnt的宾语。

A traffic light tells us when to cross the road.交通信号灯告诉我们何时穿越马路。

Tom learnt how to swim at the age of ten.

汤姆十岁时学会了游泳。

(1)“疑问词+不定式”在句子中主要用作宾语,有时也可用作主语或表语等。

When to start has not been decided.(作主语)

何时动身尚未决定。

The question is how to carry out the plan.(作表语)

问题是怎样执行这个计划。

whales have slightly different fins and marks,which can help us to tell them apart.(P30)

大多数鲸鱼的鳍和标记都略有不同,这有助于我们区分它们。

tell apart区分;辨别

They looked so much alike that it is hard to tell them apart.

他们看上去太像了,很难区分。

The machines were coded so we could tell them apart.

机器都编了号,便于我们区分。

If we let the existing banking system fall apart, it will cause destruction.

如果我们让现有的银行系统崩溃,它会造成破坏。

What other sports do you like apart from football?

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除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动?

ile,we also noted their location, so we can track their movements and plot their

migration path.(P30)

同时,我们也记录了它们的位置,这样我们就可以跟踪它们的移动,并绘制它们的迁移路径。

meanwhile adv.与此同时;(比较两方面)对比之下

I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs.

我上大学去了,与此同时,我的朋友都到了收入不错的工作。

In the meanwhile, I can tell you what’s happening right now.

同时,我可以告诉你们此时发生了什么事。

In the meanwhile, we must all have confidence in Chile.

与此同时,我们大家都必须对智利有信心。

migration n. 迁徙;迁移;移居

The scale of migration took a big leap in the early 1970s.

20世纪70年代初,移民的规模骤然扩大。

Any migration of this type requires careful preparation and planning.

进行这种类型的迁移需要仔细的准备和计划。

Swallows migrate south in winter.

燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。

Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work.

成千上万的人为了寻工作被迫从农村涌进城市。

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