高三英语新课Unit3Australia知识精讲一.本周教学内容：高三新课：Unit3（II）—Australia二.知识总结与归纳：1.ItwasprobablyonceconnectedtoSouthAmerica,butthecontinentsseparatedastheearth’splatesmoved.澳洲很可能曾经同南美洲连在一起，但是随着地球板块的活动而分离开了。connectto/with：与……有联系／连接Thechildconnectedthemoonwithafairytalehisgrandmatoldhim.separate：分离短语：separate…from….2.Havingbeenseparatedfromothercontinentsformillionsofyears,Australiahasmanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelseintheworld.因为澳大利亚同其他大陆已经分离了几百万年了，所以澳大利亚与许多动植物是世界其他地方找不到的。Havingbeenseparatedfromothercontinentsformillionsofyears：现在分词的完成式做原因状语。Havingputupthetent,theystartedtocooktheirsupper.3.Onestrangeanimalslayeggsyetfeedsitsyoungonitsmilk.有一种动物很奇特，会下蛋，而又给她的幼崽喂奶。layegg：下蛋。lay的其他意思：摆放；把……归于相关的短语：layout：布置；安排；laydown：放下；layaside：把……放在一边；layoff：裁员；laythefoundationof….：奠定……的基础feedsb.onsth.：用……喂养；＝feedsthtosb.feedon….：以……为食Inwintertheyfeedthehorsesonhayandcorn.Chinesepeoplefeedonricechiefly.Youcanfeedtheseturnipstotherabbits.其他短语：feed…with…：用……补给……befedupwith=betiredof…厌倦……Hefedthefirewithsomelogs.Ihavefedupwiththeseboringmeeting.4.Inarea,itisapproximatelythesamesizeastheUSA（withoutAlaska）which,however,hasmorethanfourteentimesasmanypeople.澳大利亚的面积大致相当于美国（不含阿拉斯加）。而美国的人口却是澳大利亚人口的14倍多。approximately：接近；近似于（指质量或数量）Hisdescriptionoftheeventapproximatelytothetruthbuttherewereafewinaccuracies.thesamesizeas==asbigas…which,however,hasmorethanfourteentimesasmanypeople非限定性定语从句修饰theUSA。后面省略了asAustralia.morethanfourteentimesasmanypeople倍数句型：倍数＋as…as…倍数＋形容词／副词比较级than….倍数＋表示比较大小，长度，重量等名词＋of….倍数＋that/thoseof….TomistwiceolderthanJack.TomistwicetheageofJack.Tom’sageistwotimesthatofJack’s.5.Thepurposeofthefenceistokeepoutatypeofwilddogcalleda“dingo”.设置篱笆的目的是用来阻拦一种叫做dingo的野狗。keepout：阻拦，不让……进来；使……置身于……之外其他有关keep的短语：keepondoing：坚持／继续做；keepoff：推迟；避开；挡住；keepsb.fromdoing：阻止某人做……；keepup：维持;keepupwith：跟上Theyclosedallthewindowstokeepoutthecold.Keepoffthegrass.Hekeepsonphoningme,butIreallydon’twanttospeaktohim.Theheavyrainkeptthemfromgoingout.6.FarmsinthemiddleofAustraliaareusuallysolargethatthefarmersusemotorbikesorhelicoptersforthetaskofroundingupthesheeporcattle.澳大利亚中部的农场很大，农场主们得用摩托车或直升飞机来赶牛羊。roundup：聚拢，集中在一起。Theguideroundedupthetouristsandhurriedthembackintothebus.7.Theclimateisdifferentdependingonthearea.气候因地区不同而各异。8.OutingsarepopularandmostAustraliansaredelightedtoshareacoldglassofbeerorlemonadewithafriend.外出交流是很普通的事，大多数澳大利亚人都喜欢同朋友们一道享受一杯冰冻啤酒或柠檬汁。bedelightedtodo….：高兴地去做……还可以与介词at/with/by连用。Wewerealldelightedtoreceiveyourinvitation.Shewasdelightedatthechance.注意：delightful：令人愉快的Thenewsisdelightfultous.短语：toone’sdelight：令人高兴的是。Tohisgreatdelight,hepassedtheexaminationwithfirst-classhonors.【典型例题】一.单项选择：1.Thestorehadto____anumberofclerksbecausesalesweredown.A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown答案：B分...
