这项产品是否赚钱，如果是，赚多少？

　　2．[教材原句]This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields．

　　这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量。

　　[句型点拨]makes it possible to为"make＋it＋形容词＋不定式"结构，it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为不定式短语。

　　[佳句赏析]His dream was that the Olympic Games would make it possible for countries and people to live peacefully side by side．

　　他的梦想是奥运会将使得各个国家和人民和平共处。

　　3．[教材原句]Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before．

　　采用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食是以前的两倍。

　　[句型点拨]twice as large as为倍数表达形式。

　　[佳句赏析]At a rough estimate, Nigeria is three times as big as great Britain．

　　粗略估算，尼日利亚的面积是大不列颠的3倍。

　　4．[教材原句]He would much rather keep time for his hobbies．

　　他宁愿把时间花在自己的爱好上。

　　[句型点拨]would rather (not) do sth．"宁愿(不)做......"。

　　[佳句赏析]He would rather give lectures to the students than be invited to boring conferences．

　　他宁愿给学生上课也不愿被邀请参加乏味的会议。

　　1．If so, what did you do to grow them？(P9)

　　如果种过，你是如何种的？

　　★if so"如果这样的话"，是if引导的条件状语从句的省略形式，表示肯定意义；如果表示否定意义，则用if not。

　　①(2014·北京高考满分作文) Do you agree that I will put our visit to Yunnan off? If so, write back to tell me about it as soon as possible．

　　你赞同我推迟我们去云南的旅行吗？如果赞同，请尽快写信告诉我。

　　②I think there's a train at midday． If_not,_you'll have to wait till 12：30．

　　我想正午会有一班火车。要是没有，你只好等到十二点半了。

　　if ever　　　　　　如果有过/发生过的话

　　if any　　　 如果有的话

　　if possible　　　 如果有可能

　　if necessary　　　 如果有必要 　　③If_possible,_try and go to bed and wake up at the same time every day．

　　如果可能的话，尝试每天都在同一时间睡觉和起床。

　　2．Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades．(P10)

　　的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。

　　★struggle n．& vi．斗争；拼搏；努力

　　struggle to do sth．　　 努力做某事

　　struggle with/against 与......作斗争

　　struggle for　　　　 努力争取......；为......而斗争

　　struggle to one's feet 挣扎着站起来