Module6BookVIIITheTangPoemsLanguagepoints1.It’satimeofexpansion.★time意为“时期,时代”intimeofwar/peace在战时/和平时期atfloweringtime在开花时节Thenewpresidentisspendingahardtime.那位新总统正在度过艰难时期。2.Theinventionofprintingaboutthistimemeantthatknowledgecouldberecordedandsharedasneverbefore.★mean“意味着”，后接宾语从句或v-ingMissingthefirstbusmeanswaitingforanotherhour.★mean“打算，企图”，后接动词不定式。I’msorryIdidn’tmeantohurtyou.3.SoonJapanandKoreawereorganizedontheTangModel,whileChineseinfluenceextendedthroughoutSoutheastAsia.★on…modal=onthemodalof…参照…的模式,仿照…的样子HeopenedabarontheAmericanmodel.他参照美国的模式开了一家酒吧。NowmanypeoplecelebrateChristmasonthemodelofwesterncountries.现在很多人照西方国家的样子庆祝圣诞节4.Butitwasnotjustscientificknowledgethatcouldnowreachawideraudience.Itwasonlyinthe11thcenturythathispoeticgeniuswasrecognised.★Itis/was…that为强调句型ItisIwhoamgoingtotheGreatWalltomorrow.是我明天要去长城（被强调部分为指人的名词或代词时，一般用who）Itwasnotuntilyesterdaythatthelittleboyrealisedhewascheated.直到昨天，那个小男孩才意识到他被骗了5.…infact,hethoughtofhimselfasafailure.★thinkof认为；评价；想起，记起★thinkof…as…认为…是…Whatdoyouthinkoftheconcertlastnight?你认为昨晚的音乐会怎么样？Thepresidentthoughthighlyofhiswork.总统高度赞扬了他所做的作品。Totellthetruth,ourteacherthoughtlittleofyou.说实话，老师对你评价不高。Littlechildrenoftenthinkofwhattheteachersaysasatruth.1小孩总是把老师的话看作是真理。2
