<<陈老师课堂>>重点难点点拨 高三英语 Unit 7
Lesson 26
1. The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. 在此之前，这个国家多年战火纷纷，这座寺庙无人问津，房屋倒塌。1). be at war 处于战争状态；“at + 名词” 结构：be at school在上学; be at table 在用膳; be at play 在游玩; be at work 在工作; be at peace 处于和平状态; be at rest 在休息；2). desert vt. 抛弃；遗弃；n. 沙漠；甜点心；e.g. The streets were deserted. 街道上冷清无人。He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他置妻子儿女于不顾，出国去了。He had become so rude that his friends are deserting him. 他变得粗暴无理，所以朋友们都不和他来往了。He is a deserter. 他是个逃兵。a desert island无人岛; 3). fall to pieces 瓦解；粉碎； e.g. I dropped the plate and it fell to pieces. 盘子从我手上掉到地上，摔碎了。 常见的一些 “动词+ to pieces” 短语: come to pieces 拆开；散开；Does the machine come to pieces? 这机器拆得开吗？ break to pieces 打碎；The teapot fell and was broken to pieces. 茶壶掉下来，摔成了碎片。 go to pieces 身体垮了；不能再用了；Poor Paul! He’s gone to pieces. 可怜的保罗！他的身体彻底地垮了。After 100,000 miles the car went to pieces. 这辆小汽车行驶十万英里后不能再用了。 pull to pieces 批驳得不值一文；He pulled their argument to pieces. 他把他们的论点驳斥得体无完肤。 take to pieces 拆开；The watchmaker took the watch to pieces. 那个修表工把手表拆开了。
2. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the countrysides. 屋顶上长满了草，院子里长出了树。grow out of 由……产生/造成；因年岁长大而嫌小；因年岁渐大而改掉；e.g. The mistakes grew out of the careless. 这些错误是由于粗心大意而造成的。He grew out of his clothes. 他长大了，那些衣服穿不上了。Children grew out of many bad habit. 孩子长大了，改掉了许多坏习惯。
3. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. 为了保护这些绘有花纹的珍贵石块，他们在石块上面铺了一层木板。lay down 放下；铺；规定；lay down one’s life 牺牲生命；lay down one’s arms 放下武器；e.g. The young mother laid the baby down gently on the bed. 那位年轻的母亲轻轻的将婴儿放在床上。He laid himself down in the grass and fell fast asleep. 他在草丛中卧下，酣然入睡了。These price limits are laid down by the government. 这些价格限额是政府规定的。The meeting will lay down the proper measures and methods. 会议将制定出适当的措施和方法。They chose to lay down their lives rather than lay down their arms.他们宁可牺牲自己的生命也绝不放下武器。
4. The work of cleaning the stone is watched over by three Indian chemists. 清洗石头的活儿由三名印地安化学家负责。watch over 照看；看守； e.g. She offered to watch over the children. 她主动提出照看孩子。He was watched over by a
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guard. 他被一位卫兵看守着。A new minister has been appointed to watch over the welfare of disabled people. 已任命了一位新部长负责残疾人的福利事业。
5. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. 然后把石头之间的缝隙填平。fill in
= fill out 填写；填空；填满；e.g. The teacher asked us to fill in the blanks with proper prepositions. 老师让我们用适当的介词填空。Please fill out / in this form. 请把这份表格填一下。fill out 还有 “变得丰满” 之意； He is filled out a lot with all good food and regular exercise. 由于高质量的食品和经常的锻炼，他的身体非常健康。fill up 装满；填满；They filled the room up with furniture. 他们把房间里摆满了家具。
6. To make things worse, many of the men have gone off to cities in search of higher pay, leave women from nearby villages to carry on with the work. 更糟的是，许多男人都进城找工资较高的工作，而留下附近村庄的妇女来承担寺庙的复修工作。1). go off to 离开……去…… = leave for e.g. When are you going off to Shanghai? 你打算什么时候动身去上海。2). carry on 进行；继续进行；经营；vt. / vi.，也可以与with 连用。 e.g. They carried on many discussions about international affairs. 他们就国际事务进行了多次的讨论。He will carry on where his comrades left off. 他将把同志们未完成的事业进行下去。Now we can carry on with our work. 现在我们可以继续干了。Rising costs made it hard to carry on business. 成本不断上涨，生意很难做成。
7. The grey stone towers take on a golden color before turning pink. 灰色的白塔，呈现出一片金黄色，然后渐渐转红。take on 呈现（面貌，景象等）；e.g. The Tiananmen Square took on a festive air. 天安门广场呈现出一派节日的景象。The old Great Wall has taken on a new look. 古老的长城如今已呈现出新面貌。 接受；雇用；I’ll take the work on, but I can’t tell you exactly when I’ll finish it.我 My father took on ten more men working for him on the farm. 我父亲又雇用了十个人为他在农场上干活。
8. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place. 世界上再没有别的地方有这样美，这样幽静。
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