2017年秋牛津译林版九年级上英语Unit4全单元导学案
Step2:Language points.
1 in one's fifties 在某人五十多岁的时候
Eg: Helen went abroad for further study in her twenties.
海伦二十多岁的时候,就出国深造了。
(1)表示整十的数词后加s变成复数,用在“in one's+数词复数”短语中,表示“在某人几十岁的时候”。
(2)表示整十的数词后加s变成复数,也可以用在 “in the+数词复数”短语中,表示“在某个年代”。如:in the nineties 在九十年代。
2. death n. 死,死亡
[辨析] die, dead, dying 与 death
(1)die为非延续性动词,强调“死”的瞬间动作,不能和表示一段时间的时间状语连用。
His grandpa died at the age of 80.
他爷爷是八十岁去世的。
(2)dead是形容词,作表语或定语,强调的是“死”的状态,意为“死的,无生命的”。
He has been dead for two years. 他死了两年了。
(3)dying是die的现在分词,也可作形容词,意为“将要死的”,常用作定语或表语。
Dr Wang is trying his best to save the dying man. 王医生正在尽力抢救那个快要死的人。
(4)death是die的名词形式。
His little dog's death made him sad.
他的小狗的死使他伤心。
4 To my surprise, he has decided to donate his body for medical research after his death. 让我惊讶的是,他已决定死后捐献遗体供医学研究。
to one's surprise意为“令某人惊讶的是”,一般用在句子的开头作状语。
To my surprise, he arrived there on time.
令我惊讶的是,他居然准时到达了。