landscapes.

　　2．[教材原句]It's a good idea to avoid public transport during the rush hour.

　　最明智的做法是避免在高峰期乘坐公共交通工具。

　　[句型点拨]it作形式主语，代替真正的主语--动词不定式。

　　[佳句赏析]我用了20年时间才有勇气问父亲这个个人问题。

　　It took me almost 20 years to have the courage to ask my father this personal question.

　　1．This bus is connected to electric wires. (P11)

　　这辆公共汽车与电线连接。

　　★be connected to与......相连；接通

　　①I believe that in some way my life is closely connected to all of humanity.

　　我相信在某种意义上，我的生命是与全人类紧密相连的。

　　(1)connect A to/with B　把A与B连接在一起

　　be connected with 与......有关

　　(2)connection n. 联系

　　in connection with 与......有关(相关)

　　②Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits.

　　健康问题与不良的饮食习惯密切相关。

　　③Does he have any connection with the accident?

　　他与这次事故有关联吗？

　　④I am writing to you in connection with your job application.

　　此信是有关你求职一事的。

　　2．Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam? (P11)

　　你曾被困于交通堵塞中吗？

　　★be/get stuck in被困在......

　　①The travelers got stuck in a snowstorm.

　　游客们被困在了暴风雪中。

　　be stuck with (sb./sth.) 摆脱不了，甩不掉(某人或某物)

　　be stuck on sth. (遇到问题)卡壳；被难住

　　②I was stuck with him for the whole journey.

　　一路上我一直没能摆脱他。

　　③He got stuck on the first question.

　　第一个问题他就答不上来。

　　[联想发散]　表达"被困住"的短语还有：be/get caught in, be trapped in等。

　　3．Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.(P12)

　　只要你招招手，立刻就会有出租车。

　　★本句型为"祈使句＋and/or/otherwise＋陈述句"句型，这是并列句的一个固定句式。其中祈使句相当于一个if引导的条件状语从句，and之后的句子相当于主句。在"祈使句＋并列连词＋陈述句"句型中，有的也可以用"名词＋并列连词＋陈述句"表示。

　　①Follow your teacher's advice, or/otherwise you'll fail in the exam.

　　遵从老师的建议，否则你会不及格。

②Make one more effort, and you'll succeed.