Life in the future（Period 6 Language Focusing）
t: as if/as though: 似乎, 好像, 常用來引導方式狀語。一般從句用虛擬語氣。有時從句用陳述語氣（如果表示真實情況）。for example, he talks as if/though he knew everything. it looks like as if it is going to rain.now please give some sentences containing“as if/though”.s: sometimes he acted as if he didn’t have a brain in his head.s: what’s the matter?you look as if you had seen a ghost.s: the air seemed thin as though/if its combination of gases had little oxygen left.s: it will be a pity if we have to ask her to leave, but it looks as though/if we may have to.t: how to understand the following: i got lost when we reached what looked like a large market because of the people flying in all directions.s: 當我們到了看起來像一個大集市的地方, 我迷路了, 因為人們從四面八方飛來飛去。what looked like a large market在句中作reach賓語。t: i agree with you.here“what looked like a large market”is used as an object.for example,work hard and you will be able to obtain what you are expecting one day.let’s make some sentences belonging to object clauses with“what”.s: do what i asked you to.s: they reached what they thought they had been dreaming of.s: what we haven’t got seems much better than what we have got.t: wonderful sentences.“in all directions”is“從四面八方”in chinese.for example, hearing the noise, all birds on the trees flew in all directions.then how to understand“because of the people flying in all directions?s: because of + something/doing something.t: right.there is some difference between“because”and“because of”.as a result, because of the people flying in all directions = because the people were flying in all directions.t: please pay attention to the next sentence: neither of these creatures is easy to talk to.what does that sentence mean?s: 跟他們倆交談都不容易。t: right.在英語里有些形容詞如: easy, hard, difficult, impossible 當它們用作表語時, 其后的動詞不定式, 如與主語存在語意上的動賓關系, 通常用主動形式, 而不用被動形式。for example, the horse is impossible to control.the problem is not easy to deal with.have you understood it?now let’s finish the following sentences.this room is...english is...s: the room is hard to clean, because it is too dirty.s: the room is comfortable to live in.s: english is difficult to learn well.s: in fact, english is not as hard to learn well as you thought.t: excellent.step 5 consolidation (competition)t: we have just learned some words, phrases and some sentence structures.do you have any other difficulties?now look through the passages to understand more and find out your own puzzles.