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课件网) Unit 4 A glimpse of the future Developing ideas Language points 1. “Robutt is with him. Did he arrive ” “Yes. He’s at the rocket station, going through the tests. The plan went through, which made us all happy. This year we have gone through too many natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods and mudslides. I had just gone through my homework when the telephone rang. I always start the day by going through my email. As you go through this book，you will find that each of the millions of people who lived through World War Ⅱ had a different experience. I would be grateful if you could go through my paper and make necessary changes. The rope is too thick to go through the hole. go through 通过 经历，经受 完成 查阅 浏览 仔细检查 穿过 “动词＋through”短语 get through 通过；电话接通 pass through 从……经过，走过 look through 浏览，快速查看 live through 经历（灾难或其他困境）而幸存 talk through 把……彻底说清楚 2. I haven’t really seen one since I left Earth 15 years ago. 3. That’s why I’m bringing one here. 4. Jimmy was out on the crater, as his mother had said. His arms and legs were long and agile. 5. The outer side of the crater sloped southward and the Earth, which was low in the southern sky was nearly full, so that the entire crater-slope was brightly lit. 01 6. The slope was a gentle one and even the weight of the spacesuit couldn’t keep Jimmy from racing up it in a floating hop that made the gravity seem nonexistent. keep/ prevent/ stop ... from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 Translation 山坡非常平缓，即使吉米穿着厚重的太空服，也不能阻碍他跳着跃向山坡，就好像引力不存在一样。 7. Jimmy, expert though he was, couldn’t outrace Robutt, who didn’t need a spacesuit, and had four legs and tendons of steel. outrace vt.超过 out- 超过 outnumber vt.在数量上超过 outlive vt.活得比……长 Translation 论速度，吉米虽然是个能手，但他比不过罗布特，因为它有四条腿和钢铁做的肌腱，还不用穿太空服。 1. Though it was raining heavily, we still went on working. 虽然正下着大雨，但我们仍然继续工作。 2. Hard though she tried, she failed in the examination. 虽然她很刻苦，但她考试还是没有及格。 3. Child though he was, he did quite well. 他虽是个孩子，但干得很出色。 though意为“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句，可位于句首、句中或句末。 引导让步状语从句时不能与but连用，但可与yet，still等连用。 though引导的让步状语从句可倒装，也可不倒装。用倒装语序时作表语的名词或形容词、作状语的副词等要提前。若提前的是可数名词单数，要省略不定冠词。 选词填空： although/though/as _____ birds use their feathers for flight, some of their feathers are for other purposes. Hot _____ the night air was, we had a sound sleep because we were so tired after the long journey. 单句写作 我爷爷虽然年纪大了，但身体很健壮。(though) _____ Although/Though as/though as引导让步状语从句必须倒装 although引导的让步状语从句不能倒装。 Though my grandpa is very old, he is quite strong. Old though my grandpa is, he is quite strong. 8. Jimmy couldn’ ... ...
