Unit 5  The power of nature

我剛要回去再睡，突然我的臥室亮如白晝。[解釋]be (just) about to do…when…“正要做……這時(shí)(突然)……[典例]1) i was just about to go out when the phone rang.我剛要出去這時(shí)電話響了。2) i was just about to leave when he came.我剛要離開，他就來(lái)了。[練習(xí)] 漢譯英1）他正要去見老板解釋發(fā)生的事情，這時(shí)老板出現(xiàn)在門口。       _______________________________________________________________________________________2）他剛要按下按鈕，這時(shí)四個(gè)時(shí)髦女孩趕上了電梯。       _______________________________________________________________________________________keys: 1)he was about to see the boss and explain what had happened when the boss appeared at the door.2) he was about to press the button when four modern girls reached the lift.2. it is said that this boy, who had a great gift for languages and persuasion, is the father of the manchu people.[解釋] it is said that…據(jù)說(shuō)…… 相類似的句型結(jié)構(gòu): it is proved/ announced/ believed/ expected/stated/ thought /reported that…. [典例]1) it is said that china is going to launch another spaceship this year. 據(jù)說(shuō)中國(guó)會(huì)在今年發(fā)射令一個(gè)宇宙飛船. 2) it has been proved that eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illness in later life.孩童時(shí)多吃蔬菜有助于保護(hù)你以后免受疾病的困擾已經(jīng)得到證實(shí)。 [練習(xí)] 漢譯英1）人們認(rèn)為鄉(xiāng)下的空氣要比城里更清新。       _______________________________________________________________________________________2）人們期望《赤壁》下集更受廣大觀眾的歡迎。       _______________________________________________________________________________________keys: 1) it is thought that the air in countryside is clearer than that in the city. 2) it is expected that the film chibi(ii) can be more popular with a large audience. 二、課文要點(diǎn)1課文詞匯等填空（旨在復(fù)習(xí)本課文中的單詞拼寫和主要詞語(yǔ)等）根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容完成下面語(yǔ)法填空，注意單詞拼寫和詞語(yǔ)用法： my job is to travel to unusual places and meet interesting people from all over the world. i use   1    (science) instruments in my work and meet with local people and tourists, and  i am never     2    （ bore） .as a    3     (火山學(xué)家), i collect information about mount kilauea. my job is     4    (occasion) dangerous; i don’t mind because danger     5     (interest) me and makes me feel alive. as is known, when lava from the volcano flows, many houses will be covered with lava or      6     burnt to the ground. all the lava     7     (pass) slowly down the mountain causes more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock. i once experienced an      8     (火山爆發(fā)) . when it broke out, red lava was     _9___    (噴)hundreds of metres into the air, and it was an ­­_____10______(absolute) fantastic sight. 答案：1.scientific   2.bored       3.vocanolist     4.occasionally     5. interests       6.be         7.passing     8.eruption       9.fountained      10.absolutely 2課文大意概括 （旨在訓(xùn)練用30個(gè)單詞概括大意的能力） 閱讀課文，試著用30來(lái)個(gè)單詞概括課文大意或翻譯下面短文。