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Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
Step 1. Ask Ss to work in pairs and underline and translate the following phrases in the text.
hear from, be dying to do sth., up to, adapt to, the other day, before I knew it, come across, make a difference to sb., get to know, shake hands with sb., stick out of, get through, a newly made platform, a couple of, build a fire, leave…to do sth., dry out, dry up, fall into bed Step 2. Lead Ss to deal with some more language points.
(1) be dying to do sth (line 2, para1): want very much to do sth, have a strong desire to do sth. I am dying to know what has happened. 我迫切想知道发生了什么。 ● 拓展be dying for sth：want sth very much
I am dying for a glass of water. 我非常想来杯水喝。
(2) picture (line 3, para 1): imagine, form a picture of sb or sth in the mind
I can still picture the house I spent my happy childhood in. 我仍能回忆起那间房子，在那里我度过美好的童年。
Can you picture what it is like to live on a lonely island? 您能设想在孤岛上的生活是什么样吗？
(3) challenging (line 4, Para.3): difficult to deal with
I like to do challenging work. 我喜欢做有挑战性的工作。
To be a teacher is both challenging and rewarding. 教师这个职业既充满挑战也能带来成就感。
(4) the other day (line 5, Para.3): a few says ago, recently
I saw a person swimming in the river the other day. 那天我看见一个人在河里游泳。 (5) make a difference to (line 10, Para.3): have an effect on, be important to
The rain didn’t make any difference to our football game. 那场雨没有影响到我们的足球赛。 Going to college made a big difference to my whole life. 考上大学对我的整个一生影响颇大。
(6) stick out (line 2, Para.5): push sth further out
Don’t stick your arm out of the car window. 不要把手伸出车窗。 She stuck out her tongue at me. 她向我吐舌头。
(7) a couple of (line 10, Para. 5): ① two; ② a few, a small number of I saw a couple of them get out. 我看见他们俩出去了。 We went there a couple of years ago. 我几年前去过那。
(8) leave sb to do sth (line 4, Para.6): leave sb behind and make him/her do sth
All men have gone to town to make money, leaving the women to do the farm work. 男人都去城里挣钱了，把农活都留给女人去做。
(9) prepare sb. / sth. (the last paragraph.): get sb. / sth. ready
Mother is busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. 妈妈正在厨房里忙于准备饭菜。
The teacher stayed late to prepare lessons for the next day. 老师为备课，加班到很晚。
Step 3. Get Ss to find the attributive clauses used in the text and translate them into Chinese. And then explain for Ss.
(1) When I reach the school grounds, there are lots of “good mornings” from the boys, many of whom have walked a long way. 当我到达学校时，许多男孩向我对我说“早安”。他们中有许多人是走了很远的路来上学的。
many of whom have walked a long way 是非限制性定语从句，起补充说明作用。
试对比：...from the boys. Many of them have walked a long way. （单句属于独立的句子，地位和前一个句子相同。）
(2) Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8. 有时我很想知道化学与这些孩子有什么关系，因为他们中的大多数人在8年后都会返回他们的村子。
most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8. 是非限制性定语从句，处于次要地位，起补充说明作用。
(3) We walked for two and a half hours to get there—first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had fantastic views. 我们走了两个半小时才到那——先翻过一座山又过了一座桥，在那里我们看到了美丽的景色。
from where = from on the ridge，例如：
He hid himself behind the wall, from where he could watch the enemy. (where = behind the wall) 他藏在墙后面，在那他可以看见敌人。
Homework
1. Ask Ss to read the text aloud.
2. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex3 of Comprehending on P31.