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课件网) Taxi! Lesson 33 Out of the darkness darkness n. 黑暗 in the darkness 在黑暗中 dark (黑暗的)+ness(名词后缀)=darkness careful(细心的)+ness=carefulness(仔细) good+ness=goodness(仁慈) storm 暴风雨. 暴风雨 rainstorm 暴风雪 snowstorm 沙尘暴 sandstorm 雷雨 thunderstorm 头脑风暴 brainstorm 习语：暴风雨前的平静(calm) the calm before the storm Enjoy the video Listen to the tape and think about these questions How far did she swim Listen to the tape and think about these questions How far did she swim She swam 8 miles. Listen to the tape and think about these questions When did the girl set out from the coast Where did she find herself a day later Listen to the tape and think about these questions When did the girl set out from the coast One afternoon. Where did she find herself a day later She found herself in hospital. Language points Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. nearly adv. 将近 nearly a week 快一个星期了 explain v. 解释, 叙述 explanation n. 解释 Could you give me an explanation 能给我一个解释吗 Language points Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. “一段时间以后”句型： sometime later… Three days later, my mother returned. Three days passed and then my mother returned. 并列句, 既强调某人做某事, 又强调时间(有多久) …passed before… Three days passed before my mother returned. 强调时间(这么久的时间, 时间状语从句, 后面是从句) Language points Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. He could walk forty miles a day in the past. (具备这种能力，但不一定实际去做。) He was able to walk forty miles a day last year. （不仅具有这种能力，而且实际做了。） Language points One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. set out = set off 出发 set out from… 从……出发 be caught in+灾难 （突然）遇到/上（风暴等） be caught in an earthquake (earthquake n. 地震) I was caught in a rain. 我遇上了一场雨 遇上人用meet, 遇上灾难用be caught in… Language points Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. towards evening 天越来越晚 strike 强调的往往是猛烈的撞击 Language points Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. “to”强调朝那个方向去, 但没有强调越来越近； “towards”朝那个方向去, towards 强调nearer and nearer（强调越来越近） Language points Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. Shore ：是这三个词中最普通的一个，可指湖、海等的岸：the western shore of the Pacific 太平洋西岸 Bank ：河岸，湖案 Some children were playing games on the bank. Coast ：海岸，通常特指与海洋相接的整个一长条陆地；还常与地图、气候及海防有关 China has a very long coast. 中国的海岸很长。 Coast guard 海岸警卫队 Language points During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. 不管是“游过”，还是“飞过”，还是“爬过”等等，都可以“cover”（覆盖）这个好词 The bird covered ... ...
