night.

　2) Under no circumstances _________betray our friends for personal benefit.

A. did we B. we should C. should we D. we could

［知识网络］：in/under the circumstances _______________；

　　　　　　in/under no circumstances _______________；

　　　　　　under certain circumstances __________________。

3.［原句回放］Maybe we should rid ourselves of modern technology and return to simpler times.

　　此句为 （简单句、并列句、复合句）。

　　句中 rid的句型是：_________________ , rid 过去式____过去分词_____现在分词______.

　体会rid 的词性和用法

　1) We want to help rid the team of this pressure.

　2) As a student, I should rid myself of bad habits.

　3) He can't get rid of the cold.

　【归纳】rid常用结构：_________________________________________________

　　 (1）We should try to ________________________________使社会摆脱不公平）.

　　(2) He was finally able to ____________________（摆脱）all financial worries.

4.［原句回放］The use of technology for communication rather than talking face-to-face is one reason why this is true.

本句是一个 _____ 句式。 why引导了一个 _______ 从句。

其中rather than 是一个并列连词，在句子中的意思是 ________ .

talking face-to-face 和 是并列关系。

rather than 连接并列的主语时，句子的谓语动词遵守 ___ （就近/就远）原则，即和离谓语动词 ___ 的主语在人称和数上保持一致。

　1. To tell you the truth, I think it is you, ______ Mr. Black, ______ for the accident.

　　A. less than ; which are to be blamed B. rather than ; that are to blame

　　C. other than ; that is to blame D. more than; who is to blame

2. Rather than ______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______ a bicycle.