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课件网) XB3 Unit 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE Words and expressions adversity n. 困境；逆境 (page 37) adverse adj. 有害的，反面的 meet with/encounter adversities 遇到逆境 在困境/逆境中 in adversity 他在逆境中显示出了勇气。 He showed courage in adversity. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. (P37) 伟大的作品不是靠力量，而是靠坚持来完成的。 perseverance n. 毅力；韧性；不屈不挠的精神 vi. 坚持；孜孜以求 persevere 坚持做某事 persevere in (doing) sth Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a hot-air balloon. 虽然屡遭挫折，他们仍不断尝试乘热气球环游世界。 Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. 意思：not … but …“_____”，not后接被否定的内容，but后面接被认可的事实。 用法：连接两个并列的主语时，谓语动词的数遵循就近原则。 Not Tom’ parents but Tom _____ (love) fishing. 不是……而是…… loves but的拓展 在空白处填入适当的词汇或括号内单词的正确形式。 1. Not just the students but the teacher _____ (invite) to the country. 2. He can not just drive but _____ (repair) a car. 3. He is not playing computer games but _____ (eat) chocolate. 4. Miss Cai is not a writer _____ a teacher. 5. The value of life doesn’t just lie in the length of days, _____ lies in the use that we make of them. 6. Nobody but the students _____ (know) the secret. was invited but (also) but (also) know eating repair . …Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. 嗯，正好有一天早上我买了一份报纸，看到了关于南极考察的广告。 It是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语。 It happens that … 碰巧…… eg It happened that we met on a bus to the hospital. 我们碰巧在去医院的公交车上见面了。 Sb happen(s) to do sth. 某人碰巧做某事。 Sth happened to sb 某事发生在某人身上。 【语境应用】完成句子。 1) John _____ (碰巧出去了) when Mary came to his house for something. 2) _____ (碰巧) she had money to buy the present for her daughter in her wallet. 3) Nothing can _____ (发生在你身上), and nothing can get at you. happened to be out It (so) happened that happened to you turn sb. down：① refuse to accept; reject 拒绝某人 ② reduce in speed or volume 调低，关小 eg They are all great offers from large companies, and I couldn’t turn down any of them. 几家大公司都很好，无论哪个我都无法拒绝。 Turn off the phone ringer, and turn down the volume on the answering machine. 关掉电话响铃，调低答录机的音量。 【TB P38】However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn’t qualified. 然而，当我申请加入这次探险时，沙克尔顿却拒绝了我，因为他认为我太年轻，不具备资格。 turn against 背叛 turn (a)round 绕着...转，面向另一个方向 turn up 调大，开大(音量等)；突然露面 turn away 走开; 转身; 不让……进入 turn out 结果是…… turn to 求助于；致力于；翻倒; 转向(to是介词) turn into 变成 turn over 移交; 翻身; 使翻转 turn on/off 开/关(电视、灯、水、煤气等) ... ...
