abstract

  1. 由lesson1的标题Finding fossil man引申讲解英语文章标题与命名习惯（涉及内容，选词原则）
  2. 讲解词汇与搭配：of表关于 ... 含义的表达 turn to ..., for ..., invest ..., with, There seem/appear to be等
  3. 介绍英语中语序的规律和句式平衡原则，强调英语学习过程中词法，语法，句法的重要性
  4. 介绍与 the near east 相关的地理知识
  5. 讲解定语从句发挥原因状语从句功能的应用

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1.标题命名习惯:常用n.，短语，残缺句子作为标题；题目精炼扼要

  • 选词原则

    • encourage → spur
    • prohibit/forbid → ban
    • compete → vie
    • nominate → name

  • 头韵修辞

    • Finding fossil man
    • Spare that spider
    • Matterhom man
    • The  sporting spirit

2.of表"关于..."含义的表达

  • 通常：

    • read of：看到
    • speak of/talk of：谈到
    • hear of/learn of/know of：听到
    • know of/think of：想到
    • dream of：梦到

  • 关于 ...：

    • Of Truth
    • Of Death
    • Of Love
    • Of Envy
    • Of Human Bondage

3.turn ... to ... for ...：向什么寻求帮助

4.invest ... with ...：赋予 ... 以 ...

5.近东，中东，远东

  • the Near East：埃及
  • the Middle East：西亚（阿拉伯，伊朗）
  • the Far East：东南亚（中国）

6.定语从句未必发挥定语功能，也能发挥原因壮语从句功能：

We can read of things that happened 5000 years ago in the Near East,where people first learned to write.
→ because people first learned to write there.
We endeavor to avoid the old,romantic（荒唐不切实际的） idea of a gusher（喷油井）,which wastes oil and gas.
→ because it wastes oil and gas.

注：中译英时，“因为...”的翻译可以考虑不用because而用定语从句。

7.There seem/appear to be：似乎有 →（there be 句型的变化）

  • There used to be ...：曾经有
  • There happened to be ...：碰巧有
  • There is/are going to be ...：将会有