高中英语必修四-Unit2课文详解Book4-unit2.

必修四Unit 2 杨磊译注1 必修四Unit 2 Working the Land耕耘 IVocabulary statistic n.(pl. statisitcs)统计 统计数字；统计资料 sunburnt adj.晒黑的 struggle vt. on account of; because of: owing to (后多跟褒义概念); due to (后多跟贬义概念)由于； 因为eg. 1) Thanks to your timely help, I managed to finish the work on time.多亏了你及时帮助，我按时完成了工作。2) The accident was due to his careless driving. 事故是由于他的粗心驾驶造成的。3) Owing to your timely help, we finished the work ahead of time. 4) As a result of the bad weather, the football match was put off. 】Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.利用他的杂交水稻，农民们现在的产量是以前的两倍。【注 释：twice as large as before是以前的两倍。倍数表达： A + 倍数 /分数 /百分数+as +形容词 /副词原级+ as + B. eg. This house is twice as large as that one. A + 倍数 /分数 /百分数+ 比较级+ than + B. eg. This house is twice larger than that one. A + 倍数 /分数 /百分数+ the size/ length/ width/weight/ height of + B. eg. This house is twice the size of that one.】 Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.袁博士对他的生活很满意。 【注释 ： be satisfied with; be happy with; be content(ed) with对满意； be satisfied /content to do对做 感到满意； (much) to one s satisfaction 使某人满意的是；satisfy one s needs满足某人需求eg. 1) I was not satisfied with the result. 2) He was satisfied to win the match. 3) Much to my satisfaction, my boss agreed to my suggestion. 】However, he doesn t care about being famous.然而，他对出名并不在意。【注释 ：care about 担心 eg. I don t care about whether he will come or not. care for (1)喜欢eg. I dont care for tea. 我不喜欢喝茶。(2)照顾；照料；抚 养 eg. Hes good at caring for sick animals. 他精心照料生病的牲畜。 】He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.他认为那会让他丧失做研究的自由。He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.他宁愿把他的时间留给他的业余爱好上。【注释 ：would rather 宁愿、宁可，没有人称和数的变化， 所有人称一律用would rather。would rather do 宁愿做 would rather do than do 宁愿 (而)不愿 would rather than do 与其 倒不如 would rather + 从句过去时，表示现在或将来（虚拟）即sb. did sth 过去完成时，表示过去（虚拟）即sb. had done sth. 如： I d rather you hadn t told him the news that day. would rather have done 本来想 而未实现 I would rather you didn t.表示委婉拒绝别人的请求。 prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.宁愿 也不 必修四Unit 2 杨磊译注4 考题： 1) I would rather _ the football match last night with my friends. Otherwise, I would have finished my paperwork by now. A. not have watched B. not watch C. hadn t watched D. haven t watched 2) Would you rather _ there tomorrow? No. I d rather he _ there instead of me. A. to go; will go B. go; went C. go; will go D. going; shall go 】 He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.他喜欢听小提琴音 乐、还喜欢打麻将、游泳和读书。Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him.把钱花在自己身上或过着舒适的生活，对他来说没有什么意义。Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewe r troubles.的确，他认为一个 人有太多的钱会有太多的麻烦。【注释 ：more rather than fewer 相当于 too many,】 He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.因此， 他拿 出数百万元用来装备其他人以便他们进行农业研究。 Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.然而，只是梦想不用付出任何代价。Long ago Dr Yuan had a dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum .很久以前，袁博士做了一个梦：梦见水稻长 得和高粱一样高，Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.每一个稻穗跟玉米棒一样大，每一粒稻谷跟花生一样大。Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.袁博士从梦中醒来，希 望培育出一种能够养活更多人的水稻，【 注释：with the hope of 带着 的梦想eg. Tom left his hometown for Wen Zhou with the hope of making his fortune. 】Now, many years later, Dr Yuan has another dream: 多年以后， 现在，袁博士又有了一个梦想：to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe. 将他的水稻出口，以便能在全球种植。One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.尤其是对一个热爱人民、关心人民的人来说，一个梦想总是不够的。 重点句型： 1This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one third more of the crop in the same fields. 【精提取】make it.to do 使做 (某事 )成为， it 是形式宾语， possible 是宾语补足语， to do 是真正的宾 语。 【巧应用】他无论在哪里，都把每天跑步一小时当做规定去执行。 Wherever he is，he_ _ _ _ _do running for an hour every day. 答案： makes it a rule to 2Although he is one of China s most famous scientists ，Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer，for he works the land to do his research. 【精提取】for 引导的分句通常对前一个分句所说的话加以解释，提供判断的理由。 【巧应用】天亮了，因为鸟在歌唱。 The day breaks，_ _ _ _ _. 答案： for the birds are singing 3He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 【精提取】would rather (not) do sth.宁愿 (不)做；更喜欢 (不)做。 【巧应用】今晚你最好呆在家里看点书。 You _ _ _ _ _ and do some reading this evening. 答案： would rather stay at home 4In addition ，fruit ，vegetables and other food grown with chemical fertilizers usually grow too fast to be full of much nutrition. 【精提取】in addition 意思是“而且，还有” ，相当于 besides，用作状语。 【巧应用】我不想去了，再说我也很累。 I dont want to go，_ _，_ _ _ _. 答案： in addition ； I am too tired