2014-2015学年高中英语 Unit 3 Australia Notes to difficult sentences from教案 新人教版选修9

Section 2 Notes to difficult sentences from Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds of snake and 115 of these arepoisonous．澳洲是超过 170只不同类型的蛇的家园，其中115种是毒蛇。句中home意思是native habitat: the place where an animal is most common or indigenous。例如 It is home to the grizzly bear.下面是一些由home构成的短语和句子： at home， be close to home， be nothing much to wri te home about， bring something home (to someone)， Charity begins at home. Chickens come home to roost. drive/hammer something home, eat someone out of house and home, hit a home run, hit/strike home, a home away from home, Home is where the heart is. The lights are on but nobod y's/no-one's home. make yourself at home, nothing to write home about, What's something when it's at home?1． Australia has more kinds of venomous snake than any other country in theworld ． However ， the majority have no effect on humans or cause only mild sickness．澳洲毒蛇的类型超过全球任何其他国家。然而多数毒蛇对人类没有影响或者只能导致一些小毛病。第一句句号前可以加一个 does。第二句中 majority 作主语，看作复数。 有些名词，如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有时看作单数，有时看作复数。例如：A number of +名词复数+复数动词。The number of +名词复数+单数动词。A number of books have lent out. The majority of the students like English.2． However ， although they look dangerous because of their wide mouths and sharp teeth,all but two or three kinds are harmless to humans．然而，虽然他们因为宽嘴和利齿看起来危险，但是除了两三种以外几乎都对人无害。句 中 but 意 思 是 except ， used to indicate the exception to a statement just made 。 例 如 ： He could do nothing but stand and watch her leave. There was nothing but a lump of moldy bread in the drawe...