Going west復習
e.g.2.martin’s speech set off a wave of anger. 馬丁的演說激起了憤怒的浪潮。
3.set out to do sth./ set about doing sth . “開始/著手做某事”
e.g. the new government must set about finding(set out to find) solutions to the country’s economic problems.
新政府必須立即找出解決國家經濟問題的辦法。
[歸納] 有關“出發、動身”的短語：
start/ leave /set off /set out 動身
start for a 動身前往a 地 sail for a 啟航前往a 地
leave (b) for a/ set off (b) for a /set out (b)for a （離開b地）動身前往a 地
head for a/ make way for a/ 向a 地進發
this was the meeting place for people moving to the west.
這是對于進行西部之旅的人們集合的地方。
[點撥] meeting place “集會的地方” “會面的地方” meeting 是動名詞作定語,表示所修飾名詞的目的、用途等。
e.g. a publishing house 出版社 a walking stick 拐杖
[點撥] moving to the west 是現在分詞作定語，表示所修飾名詞的動作。往往相當于一個定語從句。
e.g.1.we are brothers sharing (=who share )weal and woe.
我們是患難與共的兄弟。
e.g.2.there are a few boys swimming (=who are swimming ) in the stream.
有幾個男孩在小溪里游泳。
…was the most trying part. …是最難熬的一部分。
[點撥] trying這里用作形容詞意為“使人痛苦的”，“難堪的”考驗（脾氣耐性等的
e.g. a trying day 難挨的一天 a trying person to deal with 不易相處的人
work that is trying to the eyes 費眼力的工作
water that was shown on the map proved to be salty ponds and not drinkable. 地圖所示有水的地方，結果卻是一些鹽湖池，根本不適合飲用。
[點撥] prove 的用法：
1. prove + 名詞/代詞 “證明，證實”
e.g.the soldier has proved his courage in battle.
2. prove +that –clause
e.g.these facts will prove that we are telling the truth.
這些事實將證明我們在說真話。
3. prove +復合賓語