知识点一 whether引导名词性从句

whether 连词，"是否"，可引导宾语从句或同位语从句、表语从句和主语从句。

I don't know whether it is right or not．我不知道这是否正确。(宾语从句)

What 1 want to make clear is whether you are interested in skating．我想弄明白的是你是否对滑冰感兴趣。(表语从句)

Whether we'11 go out for an outing depends on the weather．我们是否出去郊游取决于天气情况。(主语从句)

【知识点二】out of work 失业

Millions of men were out of work. 几百万人失业了。

Now that she is out of work，Lucy has been considering going back to school，but she hasn't decided yet．由于露西失业了，她一直在考虑回校上学，但是还没作出决定。

完成句子

（1）He's been __________________for six months. 他已经失业六个月了。

（2）Can you tell me when he was ____and what he is doing at present?

　　A. out of order B. out of work C. out of question D. out of season

【拓展】 常见的"out of +名词"搭配

　　out of breath 气喘吁吁

　　out of control 失去控制

　　out of mind 心不在焉

　　out of order 乱套，出毛病

　　out of repair 无法修了

　　out of date 过时的

　　out of place不适当的

　　out of one's reach 够不着

　　out of danger 脱险

　　out of question 毫无疑问

　　out of the question 不可能的

4. The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all. 过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺我们的权利，阻挡我们的进步，直到今天，我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段

【知识点一】现在分词stopping our rights and progress在句中作定语

We live in a town fast growing into a center of light industry. 我们住在一座正在迅速发展为轻工业中心的小城镇里。