Unit2Theuniversallanguage●GrammarandusageStep1:GeneralintroductionThegrammariteminthisunitfocusesonellipsis.Youwilllearnwhentouseellipsisandhowtouseitcorrectly.Youareexpectedtoapplywhatyouhavelearnttopracticalusebyfinishingthetwoexercisesinthissection.Step2:Explanationandpractice1.Readtheinstructionsonpage24.Weuseellipsiswhenwedonotwanttorepeatwordsorphrasesthatareobvious.2.ReadPart1.Wecanseeinwhatsituationsellipsisisused.Ellipsisisoftenusedinimperativesentences,inshortresponses,ininfinitivephrasesandininformalEnglish.Ellipsisisalsousedafterhence,someprepositionsorthan.Payattentiontotheseventhpoint,inwhichellipsisisusedwhentwoclauseswiththesamepatternandthesameverbareusedinasentence.Forreference以“Hence＋名词”开头的结构,hence是表示结果意义的连接副词，hence前面的句子表示原因，hence后面则省略了类似come的动词。它是倒装句。例如：Hence(comes)thisinstructionoftheexperiment.因此，有这本实验说明书。3.Now,pleaseturntoPart2.Wecanseethatinsomespecialstyles,wordsareleftoutjusttosavespaceandtime.Weoftenuseellipsiswhenitcomestosignsandlabels,newspaperheadlines,instructions,postcards,diariesandnotes.4.ReadPartAonpage25andanswerthefollowingquestions:HowdidthesingerfeeltakingpartinTurandot?(He/Shefeltgreattobecast.Ithadalwaysbeenoneofhis/herstrongestdesires.)WheredidthesingergettheinformationthatsingerswereneededforTurandot?(Fromaposterputupbytheproductioncompany’sPersonnelDepartment.)Whydidthesingerthinkitwasdifficulttotryout?(He/Shehadasorethroat.)5.Circlethewordsyoucouldcrossandreadagainandyouwillfindthatthelanguagewouldbemoreconcise.AnswersAJane:HowdidyoufeeltakingpartinTurandot?Singer:Itwasarealprivilegeformetobecast.IthadalwaysbeenoneofmystrongestdesirestohaveapartinTurandot.Jane:Howwereyouhiredforthejob?Singer:Well,I’mamusicalperformer,buttherewasashortperiodwhenIwasnotworking,andwasjustcollectingunemploymentbenefits.Oneday,Isawaposterthattheproductioncompany’sPersonnelDepartmenthadputupsayingtheywerelookingforsingers.Iappliedforthejob,andtheysentmeaninvitationtotryoutforapartinthechorus.Jane:Wasitdifficulttotryout?Singer:Yes,itwasdifficult.Theyaskedmetosingatune,andatthetimeIhadasore用心爱心专心116号编辑throat,soIwasafraidIwouldn’tgetthejob.Thepressuremademetrembleabit.Jane:WhatdidyoulikebestaboutparticipatinginTurandot?Singer:ThebestpartwasvisitingBeijingbecausetheperformancewasstagedintheForbiddenCity.ItwasmyfirstvisittoBeijing.Jane:WouldyouliketovisitBeijingagain?Singer:Yes,IwouldliketovisitBeijingagain.Jane:Well,it’sbeenfuntalkingtoyou.Ithankyouforyourtime.Singer:You’rewelcome.6.ReadtheinstructionsinPartBandthenfinishit.AnswersB1b2c3a4d5e1BobJames,thepopstardiesofdrugabusing.2Thisisthedoortothestage.3Theperformancelastnightwasnotasgoodasusual.4Pleasehandlethiswithcare.5Turandotisreallyawonderfulperformance,andthesettingisfantastictoo.Forreference省略句是英语的一种习惯用法。按照语法的分析，句子应该具备的成分，有时出于修辞上的需要，在句中并不出现，这种句子叫做省略句（ellipticalsentences），这种语法现象称为“省略”（ellipsisorleavingwordsout）。其特点是：虽然省去句子语法构造所需要的组成部分，但仍能表达其完整的意义。省略形式多样，从单词、短语到分句，都可以省略，而且各有一定的衔接关系，不容臆断。“省略”不但是一种“以无为有”的最简便的表达方法，而且也是一种简便至极，“虽无胜有”的修辞手段。如果弄不清一句中哪些部分省略了，就可以产生误解或歧义。省略在英语运用中，尤其是在交...
