Unit 4 Inventions第 2 课时 阅读栏目导航课 时 精 讲课 时 过 关课 后 拓 展课 时 精 讲课文重点句子讲解
1.The following are three of the most important inventions in history
以下是三个历史上最重要的发明
the following 下述;下列 在句中作主语时,谓语动词用单数还是复数取决于后面谈及的人或事物的单复数
The following is a true story
下面是一个真实故事
【小试牛刀】 (1)The following ___(be)what I want to say
(2)The following _____(have)many different styles
ishave2.In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers
在 19 世纪早期,第一列火车开始载客
In the early+序数词+century = at the start of + the+序数词+century,表示“在……世纪 的初期”
【小试牛刀】 在 20 世纪初期,人们开始使用电脑
_____________ 20th ________, people began to use computers
In the earlycentury3.Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances
从那时起,人们已经能够长距离彼此说话
(1)since then 自从那时以来 since+某时间(某个时间点或者过去时态的一个句子)+sb
have don