Unit 1 Making a difference
【注意】take前也可用具體名詞作主語。如: ① writing books must take a great deal of time. 寫書要花很多時間。② that takes some believing. 那事令人難以置信。教育博客
3. you cannot teach a man anything; you can only 教育博客help him find it within himself. nothing in life is to be feared…only understood. 你不可能把一切都教給一個人，你只能幫助他在自己認知的范圍內去發現和了解事物。世上沒有可怕的事情，…只有需要了解的事情。(p.1 warming up 右圖下) 教育博客
(1)句中的to be feared是不定式作表語，此處采用了be to do的結構，表示“應該、必須”之意。如: ① no one is to leave this building. 誰也不得離開這幢樓房。② the form is to be filled in and returned within three weeks. 請于三周內將表填好并返回。教育博客
【拓展】be to do也可表達計劃或安排。如: ① their daughter is to be married soon. 他們的女兒很快就要結婚了。② who is to question him? 該由誰來問他? 教育博客
【提示】be to do 有時可表示“可能性”。如: ① not a sound was to be heard. 一點兒聲音也聽不到。② we looked and looked, but the ring was nowhere to be found. 我們找了又找，可這枚戒指在哪兒也找不到。
(2)…only understood是省略形式，補充完整則為"there're only things to be understood"。
4. the great mind was on fire for... 教育博客這位智者因……而充滿熱情。(p.2 listening great mind no 2 ex.1) 教育博客
on fire本義為“著火”，用于比喻意義為“非常激動，充滿熱情”。① the house was on fire. 房子著火了。② when i saw教育博客 he was on fire i knocked him down and rolled him. 看到他身上著火時，我把他推倒在地，讓他在地上打滾。教育博客③ these students are on fire for what they are learning in the computer class. 這些學生對計算機課上學的東西充滿熱情。
【拓展】有關fire的短語: catch fire 著火(表動作) / make fire 生火 / light a fire 點一把火 / open fire 開火 / play with fire 玩火 / 教育博客set...on fire = set fire to...放火燒…/ under fire 受到攻擊 /go through fire and water 赴湯蹈火教育博客
5. the scientist's name is similar to the english word for... 這位科學家的名字和英語單詞……相似。(p.2 listening great mind no 2 ex.2) 教育博客
for 在本句中表示“(某詞)”。如: ① what's the english word for this object? 這個物體的英語單詞是什么? ② what's the word for "to travel" in french? “to travel” 在法語中怎么說?
【拓展】for還可表示目的、原因、交換關系、對于、贊成教育博客、主張等方面的意義。如: ① he would do anything for her. 他愿意為她做任何事。② she went to france for holiday. 她去法國度假了。③ france is famous for its wines. 法國因其葡萄酒而聞名。④ forgive me for keeping you waiting. 很抱歉讓你等著。⑤ i have no ear for music. 教育博客 我聽不懂音樂。(或：對音樂我一竅不通。) ⑥ it's quite warm for february. 對于二月份來說，教育博客天氣夠暖和的。⑦ are you for the government or against it? 你是支持還是反對政府? ⑧ i followed him for some distance. 我跟著他走了一段路。教育博客