💬 核心句型 本单元必须会说会用
Team members must help each other.
团队成员必须互相帮助。
You'd better listen to others.
你最好听听别人的意见。
We need to work together.
我们需要一起努力。
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
每个人都有长处和弱点。
A good team never gives up.
优秀的团队永不放弃。
Great teams are made of great hearts.
伟大的团队由伟大的心组成。
"It can be boring to wait for X-rays and treatments. I want them to feel good," she said. "There must be something for me to do."
📐 语法要点 理解规则,举一反三
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情态动词(2)
must 必须,need to 需要,had better 最好,can 能够。
Team members must help each other.
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had better
had better (not) do 最好(不要)做。
You'd better listen to others.
3
need to do
need to + 动词原形 需要做某事。
We need to work together.
4
be good at
be good at + doing 擅长做某事。
She is good at drawing.
📖 语言点精讲 逐句吃透课文重点
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"I'm afraid you'll have to draw a grey butterfly."
恐怕你得画一只灰色的蝴蝶了。" 意为"恐怕,很遗憾",常用于口语表达。例如: 她病得很厉害吗? 恐怕是的。
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Well, crayons may carry viruses and spread diseases.
因为蜡笔可能携带病毒,从而传播疾病。 消息迅速传开,Leah的故事广为人知。 在原文中作为动词出现了两次,前者表示"传播;使蔓延",后者表示"流传;散布"。例如:This animal spreads disease very quickly. 这种动物传播疾病的速度非常快。The news spread like wildfire. 消息如野火般迅速传开。 意为 "公开,公之于众"。例如: 政府改善城市环境的计划将在未来几周内公之于众。
Word spread fast, and Leah's story went public.
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It just couldn't afford new crayons for every child.
医院实在难以承担为每个孩子都提供全新蜡笔的开支。 意为 "买得起,承担得起"。例如: 今年他们没钱去度假。
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"But colouring has helped her get through it."
但涂色帮她熬过了这些艰难时刻。" 意为 "渡过(难关),熬过(困难时期)"。例如:I am sure we will get through the challenges. 我确信我们能够克服挑战。
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Leah planned to buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital.
计划为医院购买五百盒蜡笔。 意为 "计划做某事"。例如: 你打算什么时候去超市?
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Because of her illness, she couldn't do chores for money, either.
由于生病,她也不能通过做家务来赚钱。 意为 "因为某人 / 某物"。例如: 他因为疾病不得不退休。
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It might sound impossible, but Leah didn't give up.
这也许听起来不太可能,但是Leah并没有放弃。 意为"放弃"。例如: 体育运动教会了我永不放弃。
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So far, she has collected 2,675 boxes.
到目前为止,她已经收集了2,675盒蜡笔。 意为 "到目前为止,迄今为止",相当于 until now。例如:So far she has been very busy. 到目前为止,她一直很忙。
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I was shocked to find all the other buildings were reduced to pieces.
我震惊地发现,其他所有建筑都变成了废墟。 表示 "把某物(尤指建筑物)夷为废墟"。 例如: 一场大地震把这座城市变成了废墟。
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I was deeply touched by their courage and hard work. So I made up my mind to become one of them.
他们的勇气和辛勤付出深深打动了我。于是,我下定决心要成为他们中的一员。 此处的touch作动词,意为"感动,触动,打动"。例如:Her kindness has touched the hearts of people around the town. 她的善良打动了镇里居民的心。She could sense his concern and it touched her. 她能感受到他的关心,这让她很感动。 是一个常见词组,有多种含义,请看下面的句子: 我希望她能快点拿定主意。(表示"作出决定,拿定主意") 他下定决心要结束这场比赛。(表示"下定决心,决意",同本文中含义) 你也不小了,应该对这件事有自己的想法了。(表示"确定对某事或某人的看法")
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It was time for me to offer mine.
到我伸出援手的时候了。 需注意本句中的 mine 指代上文中的 helping hands(意为 "援手,援助")。offer sb sth 和 offer sth to sb 意为 "提出,提供,自愿给某人某物"。例如: 你的医生应该能够在饮食方面给你提供一些建议。 在这个句子中, "It + be + time + for sb + to do sth." 是一个常见的句式, 表示 "对某人来说, 是时候做某事了"。例如: It is time for me to perform on stage. 现在到我上台表演的时间了。 现在到了她对自己的职业生涯做出决定的时候了。
Your doctor should be able to offer you some advice on your diet.
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The work was by no means easy.
这项工作绝非易事。 和 not by any means 意为 "决不,一点儿也不"。例如: 比赛是否会举行完全不能确定。
13
It is running around, looking for its next meal.
它正在四处奔跑,寻觅它的下一餐。 在此处意为 "寻找某人 / 某物"。例如: 我在找我的钥匙,它们不见了。 她正在寻找一份有更好机遇的新工作。
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This species no longer grows in this area. But the find proves that it did 35 million years ago.
这个物种如今在该地区已绝迹。但这一发现证明,3500万年前它确实生长于此。 在此处意为"不再"。例如: 自从我搬走后,我们没再见过面。 这已经不是秘密了。
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Scientists used to believe that ants came from the northern half of the earth.
此前,科学家们认为蚂蚁起源于北半球。 在此处意为"过去经常(发生),曾经"。例如: 我年轻的时候经常弹钢琴。 我小时候曾住在乡村。
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But one person took his interest all the way to the fields.
但有一个人,将他的兴趣延续到了田野之间。 本意指 "田野,田地",句中 take sth to the fields 指王文采将兴趣付诸研究和实际行动。
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This person was Wang Wencai.
这个人就是王文采。 王文采(1926—2022),出生于山东济南,原籍山东掖县(今莱州市),植物分类学家,中国科学院院士,中国科学院植物研究所研究员。
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To carry out his research, he spent years in wild mountains and forests.
为了进行研究,他长年累月跋涉于深山密林之间。 在此处意为"进行某事"。例如: 科学家们通过实验验证他们的假设。 我们需要对这个问题进行彻底的调查。
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Once, he fell seriously ill while doing field work in Yunnan.
有一次,在云南进行野外考察时,他身染重病。 在此处意为"生病"。例如: 她患上了流感,不得不在家休息一周。 他病得很重,不得不住院治疗。
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With a magnifier in hand, he still carried on with his research for another 10 years.
借助放大镜,他又潜心钻研了十年。 在此处表示"继续某事"。例如:She wants to carry on with her studies. 她想继续她的学业。Her story has given him the will to carry on with his research. 她的故事使他决心继续研究下去。