Unit3LifeinthefutureLanguagepoints

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15/11/3008(Earthtime)DearMumandDad,IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingup

thisprizethatIwonlastyear.IhavetoremindmyselfconstantlythatIamreallyinAD3008.Worried

aboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.Asaresult,Isufferedfrom“Timelag”.Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetfromflying,butitseemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.

SoIwasverynervousanduncertainatfirst.However,myfriendandguide,WangPing,wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentabletswhichhelpedalot.Well-knownfortheirexpertise,hisparents'company,called"FutureTours",transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardesscalledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopening.Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,wefeltsleepyandclosedoureyes.Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysidewaysaswelayrelaxedanddreaming.Afewminuteslater,thejourneywascompletedandwehadarrived.Iwasstillontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.WhatwouldIfind?Atfirstmynewsurroundingsweredifficulttotolerate.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitscombinationofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft.Hitbyalackoffreshair,myheadached.

JustasItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustmenttothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared."Putonthismask,"headvised."It'llmakeyoufeelmuchbetter."Hehandedittomeandimmediatelyhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest.Ifeltbetterinnotime.SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputer.Thesecarriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybendingorpressingdowninyourseat,youcanmoveswiftly.WangPingfastenedmysafetybeltandshowedmehowtouseit.SoonIcouldflyasfastashim.However,IlostsightofWangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.Hewassweptupintothecentreofthem.JustatthatmomentIhada"timelag"flashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD2008.IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown!ThenIcaughtsightofWangPingagainandflewafterhim.Arrivingatastrange-lookinghouse,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.Suddenlythewallmoved-itwasmadeoftrees!Ifoundlaterthattheirleavesprovidedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen.ThenWangPingflashedaswitchonacomputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefromunderthefloorasifbymagic."Whynotsitdownandeatalittle?"hesaid."Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip.Justrelax,sincethereisnothingplannedonthetimetabletoday.Tomorrowyou'llbereadyforsomevisits."Havingsaidthis,hespreadsomefoodonthetable,andproducedabedfromthefloor.Afterheleft,Ihadabriefmealandahotbath.Exhausted,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.Morenewslaterfromyourlovingson,LiQiangLanguagePointsWhendoesthenewmanagertakeuphisjob?Sorry,Ihavetakenupyoutoomuchtime.Hewantstotakeupartincollege.Hedecidedtotakeupphotographyashiscareer.Doyouintendtotakeuphisofferofajob?開始某項工作占用(時間或空間)選修從事接受

officeapartiniteasytakebackdownnotesawayaim就職拆開吸收，留宿別著急收回取下，記下作筆記拿走瞄準

worried在這里作狀語，前面的being省略。【考例1】Lostinthought,shenearlyranintoatree.陷入沉思，她差點撞到樹上。

(lost意為“迷失的”，作原因狀語)【考例2】Afterhisjourneyfromabroad,RichardJonesreturnedhome,_____________.A.exhausted B.exhaustingC.beingexhausted D.havingexhausted

Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetfromflying,butitseemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.

這種病有點像噴氣式飛機高速飛行所引起的時差反應那樣，所不同的是，從以前的時間段一直往回閃去。1)keepdoingsth.繼續做某事

Itkeptrainingforaweek.接連下了一星期雨。辨析:keepdoingsth.與keepondoingsth.這兩個短語都表示每隔一段時間就發生的動作，這時可互換；keepdoingsth.

強調動作的連續性和客觀性，而keepondoingsth.強調動作的重復性或動作執行者的決心，常含有一定的感情色彩;keepdoingsth.

還可以表示持續不間斷的狀態和動作；而keepondoingsth.

無其用法。Hekeptonsmokingafterthedoctortoldhimtostop.

醫生已經勸他戒煙，可他仍繼續抽煙。keepawayfrom不接近；避開keepback留在后面，不上前；隱瞞keepoff不接近，擋住keepout(of)使在外keepup跟上；趕上；保持keepupwith跟上；不落人之后Myfriendandguide…這里是幾個人？

Thewriterandtheactor____goingtodeliveraspeechnextFriday.Thewriterandactor___goingtodeliveraspeechnextFriday.

想一想，這兩個句子有什么區別？areis2）在這里，called過去分詞作后置定語。1.Idon'tknowthegirl______inthesnowstorm.A.tocatchB.caughtC.catchingD.tobecatching2.Theboy_____downbyacarwasdying.A.knockB.knockingC.knockedD.toknock

在這個句子中，現在分詞dreaming與過去分詞relaxed均為伴隨狀語。

Theteachercamein,________bysomestudents.（follow)_________somestudents,theteachercamein.（follow)

過去分詞作狀語表完成的動作，表被動。現在分詞作狀語表正在進行的動作，表主動。followedFollowing想一想，這兩個句子有什么區別？What’sthedifferenceamonglater,late,lately,latest?late

adj.

遲的，遲到的，晚的

adv.遲地，遲到地，在晚期地

later1)late的比較級

2)adv.

以后，后來，過一會latelyad.

相當于recently最近

latest1)late的最高級

2)adj.

最近的，最新的

3)n.最新的事物surrounding在句中作名詞，常用復數形式，意為“環境，周圍的事物”。

e.g.Thesurroundingsachildgrowsupmayhaveaneffectonhisdevelopment.

toleratevt.

意為“容忍；忍受；容許；默許”。e.g.Ithinktheteachercantoleratehisstudents’talkinginclass,butwillnevertoleratetheireating.Hitbyalackoffreshair,myheadached.

過去分詞短語作原因狀語。lackn.

缺乏，不足e.g.Theprojectfailedforlackofmoney.lackv.

缺少，沒有常用短語：lackforsth.=needsth.

需要某物belackinginsth.=lacksth.

某物不足/不夠SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputer.

在這里，過去分詞短語作后置定語。相當于一個定語從句。e.g.Throughouthistory,thelanguagespokenbyapowerfulgroupspreadsacrossacivilization.losesightof看不到sight相關詞組：atfirstsight 乍一看之下atthesightof…看到……catchsightof…瞥見……outofsight在視野之外，看不見loseone’ssight失明direction在本句中意為“方向；方面”，還可意為“傾向；方針；指南；指示；管理；指導”

inalldirections朝四面八方e.g.Afterthebombing,thepiecesofglassandbricksflewinalldirections.JustatthatmomentIhada“timelag”flashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD2008.

就在這個時候，我得到一次“時間滯后”的閃回，這樣我就再次看到似乎是公元2008年的那個地區。providesb.withsth.給某人提供某物相當于offersb.sth.=offersth.tosb.e.g.Parentsprovidetheirchildrenwithfoodandclothing.rise,rose,risenvi.上升，升起raise,raised,raisedvt.舉起，籌集，喂養havingdone

現在分詞的完成形式，作時間狀語時，表示明顯的時間先后順序。

havingbeendone

現在分詞完成形式的被動形式。e.g.Havingfinishedallthehomework,theboywentouttoplaywithhisfriends.

Havingbeenbeatenseveraltimes,heisalittledepressed.remind…of…讓某人回想起

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