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.