Unit4UILanguagePointsPara1Todaywecelebrate.It’sexactlyonemonthsincethelastreportedcase.Butitisvitalnottotakeanychances.So,20healthcareworkersfromalmostasmanycountries,comradeinarms,raisevirtualglassestoeachother.(教材P50)It'sexactlyonemonth

sincethelastreportedcase．距離發現上一個報告病例已經整整一個月了。1.Ithasbeen/is＋時間段＋since從句(過去時did)...自...以來已有多久2.Itwas＋時間段＋since從句(過去完成時haddone)...自...以來已有多久3.Itwas/willbe/won’tbe＋時間段＋before...過了/要過/要不了...時間才...4.Itis/was＋時間點＋when......做某事時是...時間5.Itis/was＋時間狀語＋that......是在...時做的某事。(強調句型)[即學即練]——單句語法填空/完成句子①—Itisfiveyears_____Ilastsawyou．—Yes,andwhatapityitissinceitwillbeseveralyears______weseeeachotheragain．②Itwasalreadymidnight_____myfatherreturnedhomefromhisofficelastnight．③Itwasnotuntil11p．m．____herealizeditwastoolatetoreturntothecamp．④他已經有幾十年沒見過如此壯麗的日出了。______________________hesawsuchamagnificentsunrise．sincebeforewhenthatIthasbeendecadessinceIarrivedinLiberiawithMSFalmostthreemonthsago.WhenIsawthetragicscenesonthenews,Ifeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.IknewIwasputtingmylifeatrisk,butIthought,“IfIdon’tdoit,whowill?”ItisimportanttorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundaries.Therearenobordersfordoctors,forpatientsorforanyoneelseinvolvedincombatingthisterribledisease.involvedin...作anyoneelse的后置定語=...anyoneelsewhoisinvolvedin...MymissionwastorelieveEmma,aCanadianspecialistininfectiousdiseasesattheendofherposting.Emmaspentanhourwithmeinthestaffroomtalkingmethroughthedailyroutine.Asshetalked,Icouldhearatleastthreedifferentlanguagesbeingspokenatthetablesaroundus.熟詞生義relievev.給某人換班postingn.派駐，派任talksbthroughsth向某人詳細解釋某事hearsthdonehearsthbeingdoneLater,EmmaintroducedmetosomeoftheothersworkingfororalongsideMSF:Wilton,ayounglocalman,whohelpedcarrytheverysickintothetreatmentclinicandwhodisinfectedclothingandsurfaces;Maisy,aretiredpublichealthofficialfromDarwin,Australia,whoselocalteamofvolunteerseducatedpeopleonpreventinginfection;Alfonso,asoft-spokenArgentiniandoctorinhis50s,whohadpreviouslyworkedonEbolaoutbreaksinSierraLeoneandGuinea.Thelistwenton.IfoundthatIwastheonlyChinesedoctoramongpeopleofallages,coloursandbeliefs,fromeverycontinentexceptAntarctica.WitheachpersonImet,Ifeltagrowingsenseofprideaspartofthisextraordinaryteam,whosedevotiontothecauseshonefromtheireyes.bedevotedto(doing)sth/devoteoneselfto(doing)sth獻身于，致力于In

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collaboratetocreateaglobalcommunitywithasharedfutureofpeaceandprosperity.facing...作world的后置定語=Inaworldwhich/thatstillfacessomanyproblems...(教材P52)ItisnotthefirsttimetheauthorhasworkedwithMSF．(1)It/This/Thatisthefirst/second...timethat.have/hasdone

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