Unit 16 Stories Period Three Lesson 3 Life StoriesⅠ.重点单词1．superb adj. 出色的，卓越的2．severe adj. 严重的；严厉的3．precious adj. 宝贵的，珍贵的4．gradual adj. 逐渐的5．stubborn adj. 倔强的，固执的6．former adj. 以前的7．troublesome adj. 引起麻烦的8．straightforward adj. 直接的，坦率的 9．complex adj. 复杂的10．warmth n. 温暖11．uncertain adj. 不确定的12．restriction n. 限制，约束→restrict vt. 限定，限制→restricted adj. 受限的13．unbearable adj. 不能忍受的→bearable adj. 能容忍的，忍得住的→bear vt. 容忍，忍受14．eager adj. 渴望的，热衷的→eagerly adv. 渴望地，热切地→eagerness n. 渴望，殷切15．expand v. 扩大，扩充→expansion n. 扩张，扩大；展开16．apparent adj. 明显的，显而易见的→apparently adv. 明显地Ⅱ.核心短语1．open_up 打开，开放2．now_that 既然，由于3．in_a_flash 即刻，一瞬间4．go_on 发生；进行5．bring in 请来；赢利6．relate to 涉及；理解；与……有关7．give sb.a big hug 紧紧拥抱某人8．start with 以……开始Ⅲ.经典句型1．now that 引导原因状语从句Now_that Helen understood the key to language, she was very eager to learn more and use it as much as she could.既然海伦理解了语言之谜，她非常渴望学习更多的词语并且尽可能多地使用它们。2．unless 引导条件状语从句Her words puzzled me very much because I did not then understand anything unless_I_touched_it.她的话使我感到非常困惑，因为那时我若不用手触摸就什么都不理解。3．it 作形式宾语I thought it strange that my teacher could not show me love.我感到奇怪，为什么老师不能告诉我什么是爱。4．状语从句的省略The word “think” was also a difficult one for Helen but she had a breakthrough while_working_on_a_simple_task.“思考”这个单词对海伦来说也是一个很难学的词，但是在做一件简单的事情时，她取得了突破性进展。5．It＋is/was the first/second/...time (that)．..It was the first time Helen had_understood (understand) such a complex word—a word for something she couldn't touc...
