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1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading (),1. consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成 How many countries does the UK consist of ? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？,Language points,【拓展】 (1) consist of 由组成, 由构成, 包括 (注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态) = be made up of This club consists of more than 200 members. 这个俱乐部由200多名成员组成。 (2) consist in 基于, 在于, 存在于之中
2、 The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings. 这个城市的美在于它的宏伟的建筑。,2. divide v. 意为“把一个整体分成若干部分” ，常与 into, among, between 搭配。 England can be divided into three main areas. 英国可以分成三个主要部分。 【拓展】divide into 把分成 divide sth. among sb.在中间分配 divide A from B使分离; 使分开 divide by用除以,The students in th
3、e class were divided into four groups before they started the game. 开始做游戏前，班里的学生被分为四组。 How can you divide this line into 20 equal parts? 你怎样把这条线段分成20等份？,【辨析】divide, separate,divide,separate,划分：把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语的完整性。 分隔：把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来, 没有破坏宾语的完整性, 只是将宾语分开。,The world is divided into seven continents.
4、世界被划分为七大洲。 Lets divide the cake into three. 我们把蛋糕分成三份吧。 He separated the big eggs from the small ones. 他把大小鸡蛋分开。 The grinding machine (碾谷机) separates the grain from the husk. 碾谷机把谷粒和谷（皮）分开。,【即学即练】,1. The apple was _ into two. 2. We _the money equally. 3. Oxygen can be _ from water. 4. The Taiwan Str
5、ait _ Taiwan from Fujian.,divided,divided,separated,separates,3. clarify vt. 澄清；讲清楚；阐明 vi. 澄清；清楚；明了；易懂 You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史, 就能弄清楚这个问题了。 Could you clarify the question? 你能解释这个问题吗？ His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了。 【拓展】 clarification n.澄清；说明；净化,
6、4. unwilling adj. 不愿意(的)；不乐意(的) break away 挣脱, 逃脱；脱离, 背叛 However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. 然而爱尔兰的南部不愿意组建联合王国，它分离出去并建立了自己的政府。,【拓展】break 的其他习惯搭配: break down 抛锚, 出故障;身体垮了 break into 闯入, 突然发出 break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾等) 爆发 break off 中断 break the rul
7、es 违反规则 break the records 打破纪录,break out / break down / break up / break into/ break off,(1) When we were out, a thief _ our house. (2) She _ a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.,broke into,broke off,【即学即练】 用break 词组完成下列句子,(3) Unluckily, our car _ on the highway. (4) The two companies decided to
8、_ the partnership. (5) A big earthquake _ in Tangshan.,broke down,break up,broke out,5. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. 值得赞扬的是, 这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作，（例如在货币和国际关系方面）但是有些制度仍然区别
9、很大。 (1) credit既是可数名词 ，又是不可数名词, 其常见意思是 “赊购（制度）；称赞；学分” , 如： No credit is given to this restaurant. 本店概不赊账。,This shop gives three months interest-free credit. 这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。 There was little credit given to those who had worked the hardest. 那些工作最努力的人几乎没有受到什么表扬。 He earned enough credits for his degre
10、e. 他为获得学位取得了足够的学分。,credit 也可以作动词，表示“相信；把归功于”, 如： Do you credit what that politician said? 你相信那个政客说的话吗？ 【拓展】to ones credit 值得赞扬； 为某人增光 It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found. 亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。,(2) work together是一个习惯用语, 不能按字面意思直译。work 在此处译为“起反应, 起作用”。 【拓展】由动词work构成的词组： work
11、 well 做得好 work sth. in/into sth. 设法把加进 work at sth. 从事 work out 算出 work ones will on /upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人,6. convenience n. 方便, 便利 England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 在这四个国家中, 英格兰最大, 为了方便起见, 它大致被分成了三个地区。 I keep my reference
12、books near my desk for convenience. 为了方便, 我把参考书放在书桌前。,【拓展】 at ones convenience 在某人方便的时候 for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见 make a convenience of sb. (乘机)利用某人 convenient adj. 适合需要的, 方便的 a convenient place/ time 一个合适的地方/时间 Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow? 你方便明天来开始工作吗？,7. attract
13、 vt. 吸引；引起注意 It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. 可惜这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市对游客没有吸引力。 What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. 首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。 I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。,【拓展】attraction n. (1)
14、 吸引；引力 (2) 吸引人的东西; 喜闻乐见的东西; 精彩的节目 attractive adj. 有吸引力的，诱人的 attraction of gravity 重力 He cant resist the attraction of the sea on hot days. 酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑。,8. leave out 省去；遗漏；不考虑 Which country is left out? 哪一个国家被遗漏了？ You have left out the most important word in this sentence. 你在这一句里漏掉了最重要的一个词。 We left
15、 out the possibility of his coming. 我们没有考虑到他会来。,【拓展】leave的其他常用搭配 leave alone 不打扰；让独自呆着 leave behind 留下；忘带 leave for (sp.) 去（某地）,【趣味阅读】,Breaks in Britain,There are two kinds of destinations (目的地) throughout the UK. Where you should go in the UK depends entirely on the kind of holiday you want. City t
16、ours There are many cities through the UK that are very popular with visitors from around the world. The cities are usually more attractive to those who want high-class accommodation (住宿) and all the modern equipment.,Liverpool was highly popular throughout the 60s, mainly because of the high interest in football at that time. There is a museum with many pieces from around the world, and a great musical history in the city mainly because of the well-known pop group The Beatles. York is a histori
