高一英語必修3第二單元第3課時導學單
10. seek v. (sought, sought) 尋找，尋求；尋求，征求；企圖，試圖
eg: they sought shelter from the rain.
we sought an answer to the question, but couldn’t find one.
you should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.
they sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.
we are always seeking to improve our english level.
11.patience表示“忍耐力；耐心”，是不可數名詞。with patience表示“耐心地”；have no patience with…表示“對……忍無可忍”。如：
i will be through with it in a little while. have a little patience.
after waiting for half an hour, he was beginning to lose patience.
patient是其形容詞形式，常用搭配be patient with sb，表示“對某人有耐心”。
tom is very naughty and his mother is not patient with him.
12. on the contrary
eg: it wasn’t a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake.
you didn’t bother me. on the contrary, i like your company.
ii.sentence patterns:
1. well, towards nightfall i found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
find oneself 發現自己來到某處，發現自己處于某種境地
eg: when day broke, we found ourselves in a small village at the foot of the mountain.
when he came to himself, he found himself in hospital.
i found myself surrounded by a group of children.
2. the next morning i’d just about given myself up for lost when i was spotted by a ship.
when 并列連詞，“正在這時(突然)”，常用于以下句型：
be doing ... when…
be just about to do … when…
be on the point of doing … when…
eg: i was watching tv when a boy rushed into the door.
i was just about to leave when it began to rain.
she was about to tell me the secret when someone patted her on the shoulder.
she was on the point of leaving when i arrived.
i had hardly left when the telephone rang.