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课件网) A Trip Along the Three Gorges（vocabulary） Module 5 1.at the edge of在…的边缘 【语境领悟】 *Cliffs are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea. 悬崖就是在河边或海边的山的陡峭山坡。 *They sat at the water's edge staring across the lake.他们坐在水边眼望着湖面。 【归纳拓展】 on the edge of在…的边缘;濒于,几乎 edge n.边,边缘;刃 *He stood on the edge of the cliff. 他站在悬崖边上。 *They are on the edge of the danger. 他们正处于危险的边缘。 2.Surround vt.围绕;环绕 【语境领悟】 *A lake is an area of water surrounded by land.湖是被陆地环绕的一片水域。 *Premier LiKeqiang was surrounded by/with reporters. 李克强总理被记者包围住了。 【归纳拓展】 surround....with....使...包围... be surrounded by/with.. 被……所包围(环绕）surrounding adj.周围的 surroundings n.环境 *Winter was coming and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction.冬季即将来临,这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁。*Schumacher adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings.舒马赫毫不费力地适应了他的新环境。 3.narrow vi.变狭窄 adj.狭窄的,勉强的 【语境领悟】*The gorge narrows to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains. 当激流穿过两英里高的山村,峡谷变窄了,只有350英尺。 *The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass. 这桥太窄,两辆车不能并排通过。 *You were lucky to have a narrow escape from death. 你能够九死一生,真是幸运。 【归纳拓展】narrow to 变窄到… narrow by窄了(多少）… narrow down 减少,限制,缩小,变窄 narrwly adj.勉强地 *He narrowly escaped drowning.他差点儿淹死。 4.at least至少 *"Oh, well,"my friend said, "at least we have two more left." 我朋友说:"噢,至少我们还剩下另两个峡谷" *It will take you at least 20 minutes to get there.到那里你至少要花20分钟。 *I think you should at least consider his offer. 我认为无论如何你都应该考虑他的建议。 【归纳拓展】 at(the)least 至少;无论如何,不管怎样 at（the)most 至多,不超过 in the least一点,丝毫 not in the least=not at all一点也不 not the least丝毫不,全然不 last but not least 最后但同样重要的 *There were only 30 people at the meeting at(the)most. 最多只有30个人参加了那个会议。 *Mike was not upset in the least by the storm. 暴风雨一点也没有使迈克感到焦虑不安。 *Last but not least, we must thank our host for his hospitality. 最后但同样重要的一点是,我们得感谢主人的热情好客。 5.be heavy with有大量的… 【语境领悟】 *Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the great river carried its legends, every hill was heavy with the past. 块块岩石看上去像人或动物,条条支流流淌着传说汇入大江,座座小山有大量的过去。 *The cherry trees were heavy with frut. 樱桃树上果实累累。 【归纳拓展】 heavy adj.重的;大量的;过度的; 迟钝的 heavy rain/SnoW 大雨/雪 be heavy with/on sb. 对某人严厉 be heavy with sleep/wine昏昏欲睡/喝酒喝得头昏*He can be very heavy with/on his children. 他对子女很严厉。 *The patient was still heavy with sleep. 病人仍然昏昏欲睡。 6.distant adj.遥远的;疏远的 【语境领悟】 *Last summer's drought is a distant memo ... ...
