细说教材WarmingupThereisalotofhistoryconnectedwithpeoplesettlingintheUSA.很多历史和定居美国的人们有关。点拨:句中的“settlingintheUSA”是现在分词短语作定语,修饰“people”;相当于定语从句“whosettledintheUSA”。其中settle是不及物动词,意思是“定居”。settlevt.解决、决定;vt.&vi.算账,付账;vi.定居,安定下来e.g.1.Letthemsettletheproblemthemselves.让他们自己来解决这个问题。e.g.2.That’sonethingsettledanyway—abigloadoffmymind.总算解决了一件事,我也去掉了一件心事。e.g.3.Theaccountissettledattheendoftheyear.每年年底结账。e.g.4.Weweresooncomfortablysettledinthisplace.我们不久就在这个地方舒适地住下来了。settlern.定居者settlementn.定居地settledown坐下来;定居、安定下来;降临settlein安顿好、住进新居settleon就……达成协议settleup清账、了结考考你:1.Areyoujustbackforavisit,ordoyouplantosettleandworkhere?2.Ihavebeenverybusysettlingthingsaboutthetrainingcourse.3.Theyhavefinallysettledthetermsofthelease.4.Darknesssettled.5.Youmustcomeandseeournewhousewhenwehavesettled.答案:1.down2.up3.on4.down5.inReadingEversincetheCivilWar,theSouthhasstruggledtofindwaystodealwithitstroubledpast.自内战以来,南部一直在努力想办法解决它伤痕累累的过去问题。点拨:句中的struggle是不及物动词,意思是“作斗争”。e.g.1.Theyhadtostrugglewithallkindsofdifficulties.他们不得不和各种各样的困难作斗争。e.g.2.MartinLutherKing,Jr.struggledforhumanrightsforalltheblacksallhislife.马丁·路德·金一生都在为黑人的人权而斗争。注意:struggle还有“挣扎、勉强支撑”的意思。e.g.3.Theoldwomanstruggledalongtheroadtoherhome.老大娘硬撑着往家里走去。e.g.4.Hetriedtostruggletohisfeet,butfailed.他挣扎着想站起来,但是站不起来。点拨:dealwith(相当于seeto)对付、和……打交道;处理;做买卖(dealwithsb.insth.)e.g.1.Iwillgetsomeoneelsetodealwiththem.我去另外找个人来对付他们。用心爱心专心115号编辑e.g.2.Suchproblemsmayprovefatalifnotproperlydealtwith.这类问题如果处理不当,会造成极其严重的后果。e.g.3.Theydealtinsilkgoods.他们做丝绸买卖。dealwith还有“论述、论及”的意思。e.g.4.Someofthepapersdealtwiththetreatmentofbonefractures.有些论文是讨论骨折治疗法的。译一译:1.这种人不好对付。2.他们学会了处理各种问题。3.我们和这家公司做了多年的买卖了。4.在这本书里这个问题讲得不好。答案:1.Suchpeoplearedifficulttodealwith.2.Theyhavelearnttodealwithvariousproblems.3.Wehavedealtwiththatfirmformanyyears.4.Thesubjectisn’tverywelldealtwithinthisbook.Eventoday,theSouthisfarbehindtherestoftheUnitedStatesinareaslikeeducationandeconomicdevelopment.甚至如今,美国南部在教育和经济发展方面仍远远落后于其他地区。点拨:句中的far是程度副词,意思是“远远地……”。e.g.Thenewspaperaccountsarefarfromtrue.报纸的报道远非事实。farintothenight至深夜farbackinhistory很久以前比较:Myhomeisfarawayfromtheschool.我的家离学校很远。Theresultisfarfromsatisfactory.结果远不令人满意。Despitethehardshipsofthepost-waryearsandtheDepression,thepeopleofAtlantacontinuedtodevelopthearea,botheconomicallyandsocially.尽管冷战和大萧条时期的艰难困苦,亚特兰大的人民仍坚持在经济和社会各个方面发展这个地区。点拨:despiteprep.“不论、尽管”;相当于“inspiteof”。e.g.1.Theywentoutdespite/inspiteoftherain.尽管下雨,他们仍然外出了。e.g.2.Despite/Inspiteofallhisefforts,hefailed.他虽然做了各种努力,仍然失败了。despite还可以用作名词,构成“despiteof/indespiteof”短语,也和“inspiteof”通用。点拨:“hardship”是派生词,意思是“艰苦”,其中后缀“-ship”表示性质、职业、身份、技能等。又如:citizen公民citizenship公民身份friend朋友f...