课文重难点解析1. Atlanta quickly recovered from the destruction caused by the Civil War. (Reading)在此句中，recover from 表示“从……中恢复过来”、“痊愈”，是固定搭配。如:The country has not recovered from the effects of the war yet. 这个国家还没有从战争中恢复过来。Mr Li recovered from a cold. 李先生感冒痊愈了。recover 表示“恢复”、“重新获得”、“弥补”、“重新控制”，作及物动词用。如：After a year he recovered his sight. 过了一年，他的视力恢复了。She recovered her lost ring yesterday. 昨天她找回了丢失的戒指。We should work hard to recover the lost time. 我们应该努力工作弥补损失的时间。2. Despite the hardships of the post-war years and the Great Depression, the people of Atlanta continued to develop the area, both economically and socially.（Reading）despite 在这里为介词，表示“不管；尽管”。其后可接名词、代词、-ing 形式构成介词短语作状语。它相当于介词短语 in spite of。如：We had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather.尽管天气不好，我们的假日还是过得很愉快。Despite wanting to get in touch with him, she didn’t write or telephone him.尽管很想和他取得联系，她却不给他写信或打电话。3. When they resisted, they were killed. （Integrating skills）resist 在句中是不及物动词，表示“抵抗；反抗”。resist 还可作及物动词，后面接名词或-ing 形式，表示“抵抗；反抗；顶住；（用于否定句）禁不住要”。如：The soldiers resisted the enemy’s attack bravely.士兵们英勇地抵抗敌人的进攻。She could hardly resist laughing. 她忍不住笑出声来。She cannot resist chocolate. 她看见巧克力就忍不住要吃。It’s a kind of glass that resists heat. 这是一种耐热的玻璃。4. On August 27, 1955, the Guinness Book of World Records went on sale. (Grammar)on sale 意为“（尤其指在商店里）出售”；还可表示“减价出售；贱卖”。如：The latest model of this video recorder is now on sale in your shop. 这种最新型号的录像机目前正在你们的商店出售。— Thirty dollars? Is it on sale? 三十美元？是促销价吗？ — Yes. It is usually 45 dollars. 是的，通常四十五美元。 注意比较：for sale 意为“待售；出售(尤其指私人物主出售物品)”。如：— How much is that picture? 那幅画多少钱？— It’s only on display. It’s not for sale. 这幅画只展不卖。These goods are entirely unfit for sale. 这些货物完全不宜销售。
