Unit 15 Destinations
itch原意是“發癢”,現為“渴望”,是可數名詞
many people have an itch for excitement.
they have an itch to travel abroad.
2.should you feel the urge to pack your bags and explore what the world has to offer,you may want to consider one of the destinations below.如果你感到有迫切的愿望去打好行李,探索世界所能提供給你的事物。你可能會考慮下列目的地中的一個
1)should 用于條件句,表示可能性,“萬一”前省略if.
should you run into sunny,tell her she owes me a letter.
should you have any difficulty in getting tickets,ring this number.
萬一你買不到票,打這個電話。
2)what the world has to offer作expore 的賓語,其中what作has 的賓語,to offer 作what 的定語。
如:the world has what to offer.
3.rio de janeiro, brazil’s second largest city, stretches itself lazily along the coast of the atlantic ocean.
里約熱內盧,巴西的第二大城市,沿著大西洋海岸自然延伸。
stretch v. 變長,拉緊,伸開,張開,延伸。例如:in some tropical regions small boats used to be made of skins stretched over a wooden frame.
過去有些熱帶地區小船是用獸皮繃在一個木頭框子上造成的。
he stretched his legs in front of him.他往前伸腿。
4.a trip to rio will also give you a glimpse of the happy lifestyle of the cariocas-the people of rio-who are known for their big hearts and friendliness.一趟里約之旅還會給你帶來里約熱內盧人愉悅生活的一瞥,他們以寬闊的胸懷和友好的態度而著稱于世。
5.copacabana, also known as the “princess of the sea” , has just celebrated its one hundredth birthday and is more beautiful than ever.
剛剛慶祝了它的第一百周歲生日的,以“海之公主”而聞名的科帕卡巴納,也比以往更美麗了。
hundredth 第一百個(序數詞)。例如:
in order to celebrate the one hundredth birthday of our school, every class will hold a party.
為了慶祝我校第一百周歲生日,各班都將舉行一個慶祝會。
hundredth序數詞一般在詞尾加-th,但有些詞
例外,例如:
first 第一 second 第二 third 第三 twenty-first 第二十一
6.located in southern austria, kitzbuhel is a paradise for skiers.坐落在奧地利南部的基茨比厄爾是滑雪者的樂園。
located in southern austria,是過去分詞短語在這兒作狀語,表示地點。過去分詞除了作狀語以外,還可以作定語、表語、補語。例如:moved by what she said, he could hardly calm down.由于被她那些話所感動他很難平靜下來。
he promised to keep me informed of how project was getting along.
他許諾隨時告訴我工程的進展情況。
he suggested that the murderer referred to be sentenced to death at once.
他建議所涉及到的殺人兇手立刻被判處
7.even though the altitude of the city and its surrounding alps isn’t enough to guarantee snow,the good weather and breath-taking scenery make kitzbuhel a world-class skiresort.盡管這座城市的海拔高度和周圍的高山不足以保證降雪,晴好的天氣和令人嘆為觀止的景色,使得基茨比厄爾成為世界級的滑雪勝地。