Unit15WelcometoSanFrancisco一、学习目标TopicWelcometoSanFranciscoFunctionsTalkingabouttransportationmeansGrammarAdverbialclauses(3)TargetlanguageNoonecouldbelieveitwhenengineerAndrewHallidieinventedthecablecarin1873.TherewasnocablecarintheUnitedStatesbefore1873.AftertheinventionbyAndrewHallidiein1873,cablecarsbecameanimportanttransportationmeansintheUnitedStates.VocabularyTransportation,cablecar,subway,aunt,transport,expensive,narrow,advantage,convenient,agency,certainly,suggestion,transit,trolley,area,debate,butt,joke,engineer,invent,form,engine,speed,line,wide,bay,connect,wharf,getaround,means,layer,wise,Mediterranean,unpredictable二、单词讲解（1）transitn.运输；如：anurbanrapid-transitsystem城市高速运输系统（2）trolleyn.电车；如：trolleybus无轨电车（3）transportationn.运输工具；如：Inormallytravelbypublictransportation.我出门通常乘坐公共交通工具。（4）debaten.辩论，讨论；如：Wehadlongdebatesatcollegeaboutpolities.我们上大学时曾长时间地辩论政治问题。（5）buttn.笑柄；如：Heisalwaysthebuttofeveryone’sjokes.他总是成为众人取笑的对象。（6）cablecar缆车；如：Wegottothetopofthemountainbycablecar.我们是坐缆车到山顶的。（7）inventv.发明，创造；如：LaszloBiroinventedtheball-pointpen.拉斯洛·拜罗发明了圆珠笔。（8）enginen.发动机，引擎；如：Thiscarhasanewengine.这辆汽车的发动机是新的。（9）dependon依靠，取决于；如：Childrendependontheirparentsforfoodandclothing.孩子们靠父母供给衣食。（10）offerv.提供；如：Thecompanyhasofferedahighsalary.公司已提出高薪相聘。（11）getaround各处走动（=getabout）；如：Igotaroundwhilewaitingforyou.我在等你时各处走了走。（12）tripn.（通常指短途的）旅行，行驶；如：ImethimduringmylasttriptoLondon.我上次在伦敦旅行时遇见他。（13）layern.层；如：Severalthinlayersofclothingwillkeepyouwarmerthanonethickone.穿几层薄的衣服总比穿一层厚的衣服暖和。（14）wiseadj.有判断力的，聪明的；如：I’msurethisisawisedecision.我相信这是一个明智的决定。（15）makeup构成，组成；如：Societyismadeupofpeopleofwidelydifferingabilities.（16）gentleadj.文雅的；如：Heisverygentlewhentalkingtoladies.他和女士谈话时很文雅。（17）nightmaren.噩梦；如：AfterIsawtheaccident,Ihadanightmare.我看到了这个事故后做了个噩梦。（18）tremorn.震动，颤动（19）courageouslyadv.勇敢地；如：Hetooktheresponsibilitycourageously.他勇敢地承担责任。（20）desirableadj.合意的，令人想要的；如：SanFranciscohasbecomeoneofthemostdesirablecitiesintheU.S.旧金山已经成为美国最令人向住的城市之一。（21）shiverv.颤抖；如：Iwasshiveringinthethinquilt.我在薄被子里冷得发抖。（22）meritn.优点，长处；如：Althoughshedoesn’tgetalongwithothersverywell,shehasmanymerits.尽管她和别人相处得不太好，但她仍有许多长处。三、课文讲解1．NovisittoSanFranciscoiscompletewithouttakingarideonacablecar.不乘坐缆车，到上是金山的旅行就不完整。without与动词-ing形式连用，表示“不，无，没”等。例如：Hewalkedpastmewithoutsayinganyword.他从我身边走过，什么也没说。Thepartywasheldwithoutherknowinganythingaboutit.这个聚会已经筹办，她却什么都不知道。Tryanddoitwithoutmakinganymistake.尽量不要出错。2．Thespeedofthecardependsonthespeedofthecable,always9.5milesanhour,nevermoreneverless.缆车的速度是由牵引缆的速度决定的，每小时9.5英里，不多也不少。dependonsth./sb.表示“视某事物/某人而定；取决于某事物/某人”。例如：Myfatherhasn’tgotacar,sohehastodependonbuses.我爸爸没有汽车，所以他得乘坐公共汽车。Childrendependontheirparentsforfoodandclothing.孩子们靠父母供给衣食。3...
