Unit One

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Dialogue One
1. I’m here to see whether you need any help.
whether/if 引导的宾语从句
I don’t know whether you like flowers.
I wonder whether you would mind doing me a favor.
不知道你愿意不愿意和我一起共度今宵。
be willing to
I’m wondering if you would care to spend the evening with us.
2. ……，but I don’t know how to get there.

疑问词+不定式
He discovered how to open the safe.
I’ll ask him how to operate the machine.
She showed me which button to press.
下一步干什么你决定了吗？Have you decided what to do next?

你必须学会怎样保持耐心。You must learn how to be patient.

3．Let’s go and talk with him.

Let’s go talk with him.
Let’s go get yogurt.
Dialogue Two
1. ……，can I take all the courses I like?

定语从句
The man who robbed him has been arrested.
That’s the best hotel (that) I know.
这些是你订购的书。These are the books (which) you ordered.
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The friend with whom I was travelling spoke French.
The film is about a spy whose wife betrays him.
At the time when I saw him, he was quite strong.
This is the village where I was born.
这些就是我们这样做的理由。These are the reasons why we do it.
2. The courses listed here are compulsory, ……
-ed 分词作后置定语
The summer we launched a rocket designed by ourselves.
What did you think of the play put on by the students?
He joined an organization headed by Duke Berry.
她是我们自己培养的护士。She is a nurse trained by ourselves.

十 年 前 种 的 那 颗 小 种 子 开 花 了 。 The tiny seed planted ten years before has

flowered.
3. You can decide on whatever you like.
whatever 引导宾语从句
I will do whatever you wish.
I’ll just say whatever comes into my head.
Please talk to me about whatever is troubling you.
她会把他听到的任何消息告诉我。She would tell me whatever news she got.
4. It depends on what courses you choose.
what 引导宾语从句
Show me what you’ve bought.
He could not express what he felt.
As a friend of yours, I want to tell you what I hear.
你想要的东西得到了吗？Have you got what you wanted?
Can you give us a description of what has happened?
She was shocked by what she had said.
Communicative Tasks
1. You are a freshman meeting a foreign student, ……

现在分词和动名词均能作定语。但是，现在分词往往表示所修饰名词的动作，而动名词表示目的、用途等。
sleeping beauty V.S. sleeping-pills
the waiting crowd V.S. the waiting room
running water V.S. running track
现在分词放在名词后作定语，作用接近一个定语从句。
We are brothers (=who share)sharing weal and woe.
They plan to build a highway (=which leads) leading into the
mountains.
Who is the woman talking (=who is talking) to Jim?
 坐在我身边的姑娘是我表妹。The girl (who was sitting)sitting next to me was
my cousin.
2. You are in the course registration office helping your foreign friend
select his courses.
You are helping your foreign friend select his courses in the course
registration office.
Passage A My First Day at Harvard
Paragraph one
1. The day a freshman moves into Harvard Yard is said to always be a
gorgeous one ……

定语从句

=The day when a freshman moves ……

I remember the morning (when) he first came to school.
分析：I shall never forget the day we first met.
I shall never forget the day we first spent together.
2. …… is said to always be a gorgeous one and ……

被动语态

They said that she was a saint. → It was said that she was a saint.
She was said to be a saint.
They believe that he has magic power. →It’s believed that he has

magic power.
He is believed to have magic power.
They reported that he had resigned. → It was reported that he had
resigned .
He was reported to have resigned.

3. As my parents and I drove through the main gate and entered the
Yard, the sun was gently filtering through the trees, softly
illuminating the historic brick buildings and causing the green grass
 to sparkle in the early morning dew.
现在分词作状语
He stood there for two hours watching the game.
The manager approached us smiling.
Feeling tired, I went to bed.
Her husband died in 1960, leaving her with 5 children.
They opened fire, killing one of our patrolmen.
4. I gazed out the window at this captivating scene and ……

现在分词作定语
He’s a most interesting man.
It’s the most exciting news.
The experiment was an amazing success.
That is the least convincing excuse you could offer.
I found him a charming person.
5. ……“No freshman should be so lucky!”

should 表示猜测
It’s 4:30. They should be in New York by now.

Paragraph two
6. We live on the top floor, which has really high ceilings and skylights.
非限制性定语从句
Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested stopping at the next
town.
Mr. Smith, for whom I was working, was very generous about
overtime payments.
This is George, whose class you will be taking.
The 9:30 train, which is usually very punctual, was late today.
They went to the Royal Theatre, where they saw Shakespeare’s
Hamlet.
Sunday is a holiday, when people do not go to work.
7. Canaday is only a two-minute walk from the dining hall and most of
my classes.
合成词
two-year-old boy three-hour lecture face-to-face interview
all-round education
My house is within a stone's throw from the railway station.
8. We’re completely different in terms of background, ethnicity,
 religion, and interests —— we reflect the diversity that Harvard is so
proud of. During this first week, it’s a relief to have four girls I can
call friends and that can help me through this adjustment process
which is quite difficult at times. There are a lot of important
decisions I have to make, and I’m finding it tough without the aid of
my parents or best friends.
大家来找茬！哪里有定语从句？
Paragraph three
9. Deciding what classes to take is the first step.
动名词作主语
Smoking may cause cancer.
Walking is my sole exercise.
Gambling is forbidden in our country.
Talking mends no holes.
疑问词+不定式构成宾语
He taught me how to swim.
I’ll ask him how to operate the machine.
We have to find out where to buy food cheaply.
Do you remember which way to get there?
He didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.
她不知道该向左拐还是向右拐。 She wondered whether to turn left or right.

9. …I’m actually able to take any classes I desire this year and the class
variety is amazing!
大家来找茬。哪里有定语从句？

10. …，and we’re able to attend as many (or as few) as we want.

as … as
I have as many assignments as you have.
You’ve made as many mistakes as I have.
I haven’t got as much money as I thought.
I gave him as much as he could eat.
He likes her as much as he likes his sister.
Now hold your breath as along as you can.
11. On the other hand, if I visit a class that sounds great in the catalog
only to find that the class doesn’t suit me or the professor is boring, I
can decide not to take it!
 两个 that 一样吗？

…only to find…表示结果
He hurried to the place only to find the house empty.
But he arrived at the railway station unhurriedly only to find the train
already gone, because he was two minutes late.
Many reporters hurried to the airport, only to be told that the
superstar had already left.
I returned home from work, only to find my house broken into.
12. Equally challenging is choosing from amongst the incredible number
of sports teams, …

Choosing from amongst the incredible number of sports teams, … is

equally challenging.
为了修辞的需要将表语提前进行倒装。
A very reliable person he is, to be sure.
Very grateful we are for your help.
13. Which to get involved in?
省略
Which am I to get involved in?
Interesting, isn’t it? = It is interesting, isn’t it？
Anybody in? = Is there anybody in?

Paragraph four
14. Eating is definitely one of the highlights of being a freshman at
Harvard.
He is good at the art of making friends.
He had the chance of visiting Beijing.
I don’t like her way of talking.
She doesn’t have much experience in dealing with children.
I’m for doing nothing till the police arrive.
Father was against selling the property.

15. It’s not so much the food that makes the meal —— the cuisine is
tasty, but it’s where we eat that’s truly remarkable.
 It wasn’t so much his appearance I liked as his personality.
It wasn’t so much that I disliked her as that I just wasn’t interested.
The main problem is not that the water is too hot, but that it is not
clean.
I am angry not because you made mistakes, but because you did not
tell me about them.
It is money that is most needed.
It is Mary who has won the first place.
It was when she was about to go to bed that the telephone rang.
It was because it raised so many difficult questions that the book
took a long time to come out.
16. Our dining hall is more like a church or museum than a cafeteria.
more…than…
John behaves more politely than the other boy.
I go there more frequently than she does.
You speak English far more fluently than the others.
I was more annoyed than worried when he didn’t come home.
To them, music is more a way of life than just an interest.
17. The tables, chairs, floors, walls, and lofty ceilings are all made of
gorgeous, dark wood that is so impeccably polished that it shines.
He was so fat that he couldn’t get through the door.
He was so absorbed that she didn’t dare to make a sound.
18. Moreover, the hall is hung with chandeliers, has vibrantly colored
stained glass windows and is filled with statues and portraits of
famous figures from Harvard’s past.
He gets up at 6:00, puts on his clothes, washes his face, and has his
breakfast.
He robbed the passengers, smashed a window and jumped out of the
moving train to make his escape.
Paragraph 5
19. All of these first-week experiences will make great life-time
memories but the best assets Harvard has offered me thus far have
been the other students I’ve met.
大家来找茬。哪里有定语从句？
20. Everyone I’ve encountered here has been so down-to-earth that every
time I see someone either singing an incredibly moving song at an A
Capella Concert, performing an amazing violin solo at a talent show,
or saying something extremely profound in one of my classes, I’m
blown away.
Every time I go there, I will buy him something nice.
Next time you come in, please close the door.
The moment he spoke I recognized his voice.
For an instant I saw his face go pale.
 He saw a girl waving to him.
They watched the sun setting behind the trees.

I could feel the wind blowing on my face.

Either Tom or his brother has to shovel the snow.
She’s either French or Spanish.
I left it either on the table or in the drawer.
You can either write or phone to order a copy.
It was either pink, red or orange.
Either you must improve your work or I shall dismiss you.
21. Appreciating and being surrounded by so many gifted people is what
has made my first week at Harvard a truly priceless experience.
动名词作主语。what 引导表语从句。
Dancing bored him.
Talking to him is talking to a wall.
Finding work is difficult these days.
Growing roses is her hobby.
That is what he means.
That is where I first met her.
Money is what they are after.
Is that why you were angry?
You have made me a very happy man.
You can help make the kitchen one of the safest areas of the house.