Unit 3 Travel Journal Warming up & Reading

by bus by bike by plane / by air on foot by car Which kind of transport do you prefer to use? by bus by bike by plane / by air on foot by car

Warming Up Suppose you have four days, discuss where you might go in pairs. Remember to ask the following questions: Where are you going on holiday? When are you leaving? How are you going to…? How long are you staying ? When are you arriving in /at…? Where are you staying? When are you coming back?

Can you guess what the names of these rivers are? Yangtze Yellow Nile Pearl Amazon

How do people living along a river make use of it? to irrigate the fields. to go swimming in it in summer. to make electricity. to travel along it. …

III Reading Skimming Read the text carefully and answer the questions on page 19.

Check the Answers 1. Their idea was to take a long bike trip 2. Wang Wei 3. In Qinghai Province; South China Sea 4. Glaciers, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.

Listen to the Recording

Language points 1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. 从中学起, 我姐姐王薇和我梦想作一次了不起的自行车旅行。

1). dream n. v. dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt of/about sth. (vi.) that… (vt.) dream

1) 他梦想着有一天为自己工作, 没有老板。 He dreams of working for himself and not having a boss one day.= He dreams that one day he will work for himself and not have a boss. 2) 我做梦也没想到他是个撒谎的人。 I never dreamed him to be a liar.

dream about = dream of 梦见, 梦想 My younger brother dreams of becoming a spaceman. He always dreams about traveling around the world.

2. Then she persuaded me to buy one.然后她动员我也买了一辆. persuade vt.说服; 劝服; vi.被说服 sb. sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 sb. that clause sb. (not) to do sth. sb. into / out of doing sth. persuade Bear them in your mind!

Compare ! persuade sb. to do sth. = persuade sb into doing sth. persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb out of doing sth. e.g. I persuaded him to do it. = persuade him into doing it. 我已说服他做这件事。

注意 如果“劝说”不服, 不能直接用persuade, 而应用try to persuade或advise, 或者用persuade的否定式。 e.g. Some of us advised him to change his mind but no one could persuade him to do so.　

实例 1. I __ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary. A. persuaded　 B. advised　 C. hoped　　　 D. suggested　　 2. I was able at last to ____ my mother to follow my advice. A. suggest　　　 B. advise　　　　 C. persuade　　 D. leave off　　

3. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. get +宾语+宾语补足语（-ing/done/ to do /adj./adv.） 1) I should get the window _______ (repair) before it gets cold. 2) The teacher’s words soon got us _______ (think). repaired thinking

3) She got her son _______ (sleep ) on the floor last night. 4) Don’t make your hands so _____ (脏). 5) 我想把这些椅子弄到楼上去．I want to get these chairs ________. to sleep dirty upstairs

4. Finally/at last/in the end They talked about it for hours. Finally, they decided not to go. The children arrived home at last/in the end after the storm. My dream will come true in the end.

4) The war lasted four years before the North won _______________. 5) Your idea will turn out right _________. 6) ______, I want to thank you for helping me. in the end/ at last in the end Finally

5. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.是我姐姐首先想到骑自行车沿湄公河从它的源头行走到入海口。 　这是一个强调句。强调句的结构是： It was/is+强调成分+that-/who-分句

如果强调的部分是人,可用who,也可用that, 强调其他成分与内容都用that。 注意 强调时间和地点不能用when或where，只用that。 e. g. It was in Shanghai that I saw the film. (强调地点状语) 我看这部电影是在上海。

6. stubborn 1) He is too stubborn to apologize. 2) You’ll have to push hard, that door is a bit stubborn. 3) The old man has got a stubborn cough that has lasted for weeks. 倔强的，固执的 难以移动的 难以治愈的

7. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting get to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. 尽管她不知道旅行的最佳方式, 但是她还是坚决主张她来合理安排这次旅行。

1) although, though引导让步状语从句不能再和but, and, however连用, 但可以和副词yet, still连用。 although从句多放在句首, though从句可在主句前，中，后任何位置，而且though可以作副词用于句末，作 “但是，不过”讲，而although无此用法。

2) insist : declare firmly 坚持认为，坚持主张 ※insist on/upon one’s doing sth 坚持做,坚决做 e.g. I insisted on/upon his coming with us. ※insist that +从句坚持说(后表示一个事实), 后接的从句用陈述语气, 既按需要选择时态。

e.g. He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the girl’s handbag. ※insist that sb. (should) do sth. 坚决主张做某事, 后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气, 既 “should +v.” e.g. Mary was ill. Her parents insisted that she (should) see a doctor.

8. keep doing sth. “反复不断地做某事” The boy keeps asking questions all the time. In those years, Marx kept on studying English and using it. 可能含有间断的意思,但是更强调”反复”和”决心”,而且常常附加感情色彩

3) They kept _________ (water) the field until they got a good harvest. 4) You kept _________ (make) the same mistakes. 5) He kept me waiting outside for 2 hours. watering on making keep sb./sth. doing 让某人持续做某事

9. My sister doesn’t care about details. 我姐姐是不会考虑细节的。 care about: be worried about 忧虑,关心 e.g. He doesn’t care much about what happens to me.

care for sb/sth: look after, love or like希望, 喜欢, 照顾 1) Would you care for a drink? 2) He cares for her deeply. 3) Who will care for your child if you are out?

Would you care for another piece of cake? =Would you like …? Would you care to come for a walk with me? =Would you like to …?

10. She gave me a determined look –the kind that she wouldn’t change her mind.她坚定地看了我一眼----这眼神表明她不会改变主意。 determine v. 决定, 下定决心, 确定 determine to do sth. e.g. He determined to learn French.

2) determine +从句 e.g. She determined that she would never see him again. 3) determine +疑问词+ to do e.g. Have you determined where to spend the holiday next week? determined adj. 坚决的, 有决心的

be determined to do sth. 决心做 e.g. She was determined to go to university. change one’s mind 改变某人的主意 e.g. No matter what you say, I won’t change my mind.

make up one’s mind 下定决心 read one’s mind 看出某人的心思 speak one’s mind 直言不讳 give/ put one’s mind 专心于 keep…in mind 记住 Bear them in your mind!

11. Finally, I had to give in. 最后, 我只好让步。 give in (to sb./sth.) 屈服于, 让步, 递交 e.g. He had to give in to my views. It’s time you gave in your papers. give up 放弃, 认输 give out 筋疲力尽；分配 give away 捐赠, 泄露

1) He would rather die than give in. ※ give in (sth. to sb.) 1) He would rather die than give in. 2) Wang Kun had to give in because he knew his sister well. 3) Please give your examination papers in ( to the teacher) when you’ve finished. 屈服 让步 上交