Going west復(fù)習(xí)
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dear editor,
i’m writing to tell you about the changes that have taken place in our english classes since modern teaching techniques started to be used .
teachers used to speak alone all the time in class , keeping students busy making notes and leaving them no time to think for themselves . as a result , what was taught in class was difficult to understand or to remember.the classes were so dull that the students gradually lost interest in learning the language.
however, things are different now. with the help of computers and other equipment, students not only listen, but also watch and speak a lot in class, which makes what is dull or difficult easier to understand and remember. english classes have become so interesting and lively that all the students are ready to grasp this useful tool.
yours truly,
li hua
習(xí)題對(duì)話
language study
word study:
1. (1) pond (2) burden (3) starve (4) circumstance
(5) anxiety (6) desperate (7) keep up (8) add up (9 ) take it easy
2.(1) burdens (2) pond (3) starvation (4) desperate (5) anxiety (6) come to an end
3.(1) had come to end (2) came to an agreement (3) came to a conclusion
(4) coming to a complete stop (5) has come to a decision (6) came to a better understanding grammar
1.(1)wonderful land（形容詞） (2) my father （形容詞性物主代詞）
(3)journer westward （副詞） (4)nothing to eat（不定式）
(5)trying part（形容詞） a running stream（現(xiàn)在分詞）
(6)green valley（形容詞） promised land （過去分詞）
(7)my four – year- old son（合成詞）
(8)farmers who saw us stared at us （定語從句） walking skeletons（現(xiàn)在分詞）
2.(1) d (2) i (3 )a (4) j (5) f (6) c (7) h (8) b (9) e
課文譯文
西行紀(jì)事
在1845年的春天，父親讀了一本有關(guān)加利福尼亞的書。書中對(duì)于落磯山脈旁邊的那塊神奇地帶的描述,使父親萌生了去那兒的念頭。不到半年，我們打點(diǎn)行裝，駕著馬車，離開了農(nóng)場(chǎng)。決定帶什么和不帶什么是不容易的。到了十月中旬，我們動(dòng)身開始了橫跨大陸之旅：這是一次要行程2500多英里，用時(shí)大約一年的旅行。我們與其他許多家庭結(jié)伴而行。大部分的車子是由牛拉的。然而，我們的車子是由馬拉的。