关于哪些学生获得奖学金的决定应当尽快做出。

Decisions as to which students receive scholarship should be made quickly. 对于这个短语是从哪来的，有两种说法。

There are two thoughts as to where this saying came from. the possibility of doing sth.:做某事情的可能性 年轻人拥有一套大房子的可能性通常是极其渺茫的。

The possibility of owning a large house for young people is usually rare.

man: v. to work at, use, or operate a system, piece of equipment, etc. 在（某系统、设备等上）工作；使用，操纵（某系统、设备等）。manned 在这里是过去分词作定语，修饰flying saucer。 4.“We have come to the conclusion, based on the satellite findings,‖ Professor Zog said. ―There is no life on Earth.‖

“根据卫星上的发现，我们已经得出结论，”佐格教授说，“地球上没有生命。” be based on / upon sth:以某物为基础。 我们的关心应当以尊重和信任为基础。

Our relationship should be based on respect and trust.

5.For one thing, Earth's surface is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. 首先，地球表面由坚固的混凝土构成，什么东西也无法在那里生长。 for one thing… for another…:

一个原因是······，另一个原因是······

我不想买这栋房子。一方面太小，另一方面价格太高。

I don’t want to buy this house. For one thing, it is too small; for another, the price of it is too high. 6.For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.

另外，大气中充满了一氧化碳和其他致命的气体，任何人呼吸了这种空气都不可能幸存下来。 be filled with:to be full of 被······充满 如果你嘴里满是食物的话怎么唱歌？

How can you sing if your mouth is filled with food? 珍的眼睛里充满泪水。 Jane’s eyes were filled with tears.

7.We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble. 我们还不知道它是由什么形成的，但是它会给我们带来许多麻烦。

be made of:由······制成。主语为制成品，用于从制成品可直接看出原材料的情况。 风筝是纸做的。 The kite is made of paper.

易与之混用的一个词组为be made from，其意思也是―由······制成‖，但是用在从制成品看不出原材料是什么的情况。

e.g. Butter is made from milk（黄油是用牛奶制成的。）

8.Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink.

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这边，诸位可以看到像是一条河的东西，不过卫星探测的结果表明它已被污染，不适于饮用。 be unfit to do sth.: 不适合做某事 这场病使她身体不适合飞行。

The disease has left her medically unfit to fly.

9.This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.

这意味着我们将不得不自己带水，这就会给飞碟增加更多的重量。 add sth. to sth.: to put sth. with another thing 为某物增添某种东西 我们可以将销售税摊到这些产品的价格上。 We can add sales tax to the price of these products.

even: adv. used for emphasizing that although sth. is big, good, bad, etc., sth. else is bigger,better, worse, etc. 更加；愈加。用来修饰形容词比较级。 昨天天气就冷，今天更冷了。

It was cold yesterday, but it’s even colder today.

10.There are so many of these paths and so many metal prticles that they are quite likely to get smashed when we land a flying saucer.

那里有很多这样的通道，很多这样的金属微粒，飞碟在那里着陆的话，很可能把那些金属微粒撞毁。

在“get smashed‖这个短语中，get 作始动性连系动词，与多数都已形容词化了的过去分词连用，构成系表结构，表示状态的变化和动作的结果。 别被雨淋到。

Don’t get caught in the rain.

11.What are those pointed objects sticking up? 那些笔直竖立的凸出物是什么？

stick (sth.) in / up / through: 把（某物）伸进/伸上/伸入 当护士将针头扎向他的胳膊时，他把脸转向了一边。 He looked away as the nurse stuck the needle in his arm. 常用词组： stick to… 坚持，不放弃

stick by sb… 继续支持并忠于某人 stick on sth… 把某物固定在······

12.Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstake gives us the added funds. 是的，但是一旦创业基金组织给我们追加资金，我们就会接着推进这一计划。 as soon as: 一······就······ ；一经 我们一到酒店就给你弄点东西吃好么?

We'll get you something as soon as we get to the hotel. Step 3. Exercise

1. Comprehension

1). Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

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2). Complete the following table.

2. Vocabulary & Structure

1). Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions or adverbs.

2). Complete the following sentences with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. 3). Add the suffix ―-ist‖ to the words given below. Then complete the following sentences with the words thus formed.

4). Combine the following sentences using the structure ―If…‖.

3. Translation

1). Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

2). Translate the following Chinese sentences into English with the help of the words or phrases given in brackets.

Part Three Grammar

The future simple tense (一般将来时)

一般将来时表示将来某一时间的动作或状态，通常由“will + 动词原形”构成。主要用于以下几种情况：

1 表示将来要发生的动作或情况。如： 1) We will meet at the school gate. 2) She will be here at six o’clock.

2 用在 I think… will... 这类句型中，表示看法。如： 1) I think they’ll succeed. 2) I suppose they will come back. 3表示提出请求。如：

1) Will you telephone me this evening? 2) Will you type this for me? 4 表示允诺。如：

1) I won’t tell anybody what you said. 2) I’ll be home in time for supper. 5表示同意。如：

—Will you answer him? —Yes, I will.

表示“将来”的其他结构包括：

1 be going to + 动词原形，多用于口语中，常表示打算做某事或即将发生某事。 如：1) Tom is going to get married. 2) It’s going to rain soon.

2 be about to + 动词原形，表示就要发生的事。 如：The English evening is about to begin. 3 be to + 动词原形，表示安排或计划好了的事。 如：1) The boys are to go to school next week.

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2) You are not to smoke in the office.

另外，go，come，leave，start 等表示移动的动词，可用现在进行时表示即将发生的动作。 如：He is coming to see you tomorrow. The future-in-the-past tense (过去将来时)

过去将来时表示从过去某时看将要发生的动作或事件，通常由“would + 动词原形”构成。 过去将来时主要有以下几种用法：

1 表示从过去某时看将要发生的动作或事件。如： 1) It was four o’clock. Soon the Sun would come up.

2) She would go to the library when I met her yesterday afternoon. 2 这个时态常用在宾语从句中。如：

1) They thought he would finish the book the next day. 2) She never dreamed the place would be so beautiful.

除“would + 动词原形”的基本形式外，还可以用“was / were going to + 动词原形”，“was / were about to + 动词原形”，“was / were to + 动词原形”等形式表示过去将来。如： 1) She was going to sell her old car and buy a new one. 2) They were about to arrive when it began to snow. 3) I didn’t expect that we were to meet 10 years later. Grammar – Exercises

1. Complete the following sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. 2. Choose the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

Part Four Writing- Developing a paragraph by process Warm-up Warm-up

按过程展开段落是在描述一系列事件或动作时，按事件或动作发生的顺序依次描述，这种写作手法也被称之为过程描写。按过程展开段落需要注意描写过程应按照步骤依次展开。 Notes

此段采用按过程展开段落的方法，描述了给病人进行人工呼吸的过程。用了 first →then→next→after that→last 等连贯性词语，按照先后顺序详细地介绍了进行人工呼吸的五个步骤。

Part Five Cultural Express Musical instruments

1. Listen to the following four pieces of musical works in the CD-ROM and then match them with the instruments by which they are played.

2. Have you learned to play any musical instruments? If so, talk about your experiences. If not, what kind of musical instruments would you like to learn to play? Why? Sample answer 1

Yes, I have learned to play the piano. At first, I felt it extremely complicated and impossible for me to play the piano. I took the advice of my teacher who told me to get familiar

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