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课件网) Unit 7 The natural world 八年级 译林版2024 上 课文解析一 1.Half of the world's animals and plants live in rainforests. 世界上一半的动植物生活在雨林中。 [用法讲解] half在此处为名词，译为“一半”，其复数形式为halves;half还可为形容词，译为“一半的”;half亦可为代词，译为“一半”。 Eg: Halfof the students in the class are girls. 班上一半的学生是女生。 She spent half the day reading. 她花了大半天时间读书。 I gave her half and kept half for myself. 我给了她一半，自己留了一半。 [常见搭配] half of...一半的...(作主语时，谓语动词由后面名词决定) go halves (with sb.)和某人平摊 half past ...…半 Eg: Half of the books have been placed on the shelves. 一半的书被放在架子上。 Half of the water is polluted. 一半的水被污染了。 We have to go halves on the phone bill. 我们得平摊电话费。 It's half past twelve now. 现在十二点半。 [即学即用] Half of the students _____ (be) absent today because of heavy rain. are 2.Coral reefs look like rocks, but they support a lot of life in just a small area. 珊瑚礁看起来像岩石，但它们在一小块区域内维系着大量生命。 [用法讲解]support在此处为动词，译为“维持、养活、支持、拥护”;support也可为不可数名词，译为“支持”。 Eg: The environment of Mars could not support life. 火星的环境无法维持生命。 This land can't support many cows. 这块土地养了许多牛。 I hope you can support me in this. 我希望你能在这一点上支持我。 The project received financial support from the government. 这个项目得到了政府的财政支持。 [常见搭配]support sb. in doing sth.支持某人作某事 with/ without one's support在/没有某人的支持下 in support of sb./ sth.支持某人/某事 Eg: My parents support me in pursuing my dream. 我的父母支持我追求我的梦想。 We couldn't win the match without your support. 没有你们的支持我们赢不了这场比赛。 She spoke in support of Tom's plan. 她发言支持汤姆的计划。 [派生词]supporter为名词，译为“支持者”; supportive为形容词，译为“支持的、给予帮助的”。 Eg: She was a supporter of the free market economy. 她是自由市场经济的支持者。 The silent majority of supportive parents and teachers should make their views known. 表示支持的父母和老师是沉默的大多数，他们应该公开表达他们的观点。 [即学即用] 他们举行集会支持新政策。 They held a rally _____ _____ _____ the new policy. in support of 3.Grasslands often lie between deserts and forests.草原常位于沙漠和森林之间。 [用法讲解] lie在此处为动词，译为“位于”，也可译为“躺、说谎”。 注意:译为“位于、躺”时，其过去式为lay，过去分词为lain;译为“说谎”时，其过去式为lied，过去分词为lied。 Eg: Japan lies to the east of China. 日本位于中国的东面。 She lies on the sofa every afternoon. 她每天下午躺在沙发上。 He often lies about his work. 他经常谎报工作。 [常见搭配]lie to ...位于...(不接壤) lie on...位于...(接壤) lie in...位于...(范围内) lie off...位于...(隔一段距离) lie to sb.多某人说谎 Eg: Russia lies on the north of China. 俄罗斯位于中国的北方。 Liaoning lies in the north of China. 辽宁位于中国被北方。 The island lies off the coast. 岛屿位于海岸外。 He often lie ... ...
