Unit 2 The United KingdomReading ()Ⅱ1. consist vi. 在于 , 存在于 ; 组成 , 构成How many countries does the UK consist of ? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？ Language points【拓展】 (1) consist of 由……组成 , 由……构成 , 包括( 注意 : 不能用于被动语态和进行时态 )= be made up ofThis club consists of more than 200 members.这个俱乐部由 200 多名成员组成。(2) consist in 基于 , 在于 , 存在于……之中The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.这个城市的美在于它的宏伟的建筑。2. divide v. 意为“把一个整体分成若干部分” ，常与 into, among, between 搭配。 England can be divided into three main areas. 英国可以分成三个主要部分。【拓展】 divide into 把……分成 divide sth. among sb. 在……中间分配……divide A from B 使分离 ; 使分开divide… by… 用……除以……The students in the class were divided into four groups before they started the game.开始做游戏前，班里的学生被分为四组。How can you divide this line into 20 equal parts?你怎样把这条线段分成 20 等份？【辨析】 divide, separatedivideseparate划分：把整体分成若干部分 , 破坏了宾语的完整性。 分隔：把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来 , 没有破坏宾语的完整性 , 只是将宾语分开。The world is divided into seven continents.世界被划分为七大洲。Let’s divide the cake into three.我们把蛋糕分成三份吧。He separated the big eggs from the small ones.他把大小鸡蛋分开。The grinding machine ( 碾谷机 ) separates the grain from the husk.碾谷机把谷粒和谷（皮）分开。【即学即练】1. The apple was _______ into two.2. We _______the money equally.3. Oxygen can be ________ from water.4. The Taiwan Strait _________ Taiwan from Fujian.divideddividedseparatedseparates3. clarify vt. 澄清；讲清楚；阐明 vi. 澄清；清楚；明了；易懂You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史 , 就能弄清楚这个问题了。Could you clarify the q...
