Unit3DiverseCulturesAfteraseriesofactivities，IambackinSanFrancisco.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackagain.Thecityrebuiltitselfaftertheearthquakeoccurredin1906，whichclaimedover3，000livesanddestroyedmostoftheconstructions.MyhotelisneardowntownintheMissionDistrict，whichusedtobeapoorarea，butnowitisacentreforart，music，anddiversefood.FirstIwalkedalongtheneatstreetsappreciatingthestreetart.Afterwards，Iatesomeethnicdishesandspicysnacks.Intheafternoon，IheadedtoalocalmuseumwhereacollectionofitemsshowedthehistoricalchangesinCaliforniaandboughtsomesouvenirsthere.In1848，goldwasdiscoverednearSanFrancisco，bringingaboutthegoldrush.AlargenumberofimmigrantscametoseektheirfortuneinSanFrancisco.Toearnaliving，someChineseopeneduprestaurantsandbarsinChinatownandsettledinthecity.Intheevening，IselectedaCantoneserestaurantinChinatownfordinner.ThemomentItastedthesupermeal，asighofsatisfactionescapedmylips.Whatgreatfood！1admit（admitted，admitted，admitting）vt.&vi.承認(rèn)vt.準(zhǔn)許進(jìn)入（或加入）1.[人教選必③－1]Noonewillbeadmittedinto/totheexhibitionafter4：30p.m.2.Iapplyforadmission（admit）toyoursocietybecauseIamkeenonhistoricalnovelslikeyou. （申請信）點(diǎn)撥society此處意為"社團(tuán)，協(xié)會"，bekeenon＝beveryinterestedin表示"對……很感興趣"。3.Afterafewsecondsofsilence，sheadmittedbeinghurt（hurt）bywhatIhadsaid.4.得知你最終被心儀的大學(xué)錄取，我寫信向你表示熱烈的祝賀。 （祝賀信）Knowingthatyoufinallygotadmitted/admissioninto/toyouridealuniversity，I’mwritingtoexpressmyheartycongratulationstoyou.（分詞短語作狀語）★admit（to）doingsth.承認(rèn)做某事admit（tosb.）（that）（向某人）承認(rèn)……beadmittedto/into被錄??；被接收Itisadmittedthat人們認(rèn)為……★admissionn.加入權(quán)，進(jìn)入權(quán)；入場費(fèi)；（對過錯(cuò)等的）供認(rèn)，承認(rèn)2occur（occurred，occurred，occurring）vi.發(fā)生；出現(xiàn)1.[北師選必①－3]Andthefifthevent，whichoccurred（occur）66millionyearsago，causedthedeathofthedinosaurs.2.[外研選必②－3]Iwaswatchingasuperherofilmtheotherdayandathoughtoccurredtome：wheredoesSupermangetchangedthesedays？3.他突然想到那個(gè)小男孩可以通過賣爆米花賺錢。Itsuddenlyoccurredtohimthatthelittleboycouldearnmoneybysellingpopcorn.點(diǎn)撥表示"某人想起某事"可以用sth.occurstosb.。此處主語較長，用it作形式主語，變換成itoccurstosb.that...句式。"某人想起某事"的其他表達(dá)有：sb.thinksofsth.，sth.comestosb./one’smind，sth.strikes/hitssb.。主語較長時(shí)，也可用it作形式主語。★occur沒有被動語態(tài)，不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)；作謂語時(shí)，主語不能是人?！飐th.occurstosb.某人突然想起某事Itoccurstosb.that.../todosth.某人想起……/做某事?！飋ccurrencen.發(fā)生的事情；發(fā)生，出現(xiàn)3seek（sought，sought）vt.&vi.尋找；尋求；爭?。唬ㄏ蛉耍┱埱髒i.試圖1.[譯林選必④－2]Seektounderstand（understand）theotherperson’semotions，byputtingyourselfintheirshoesandlookingatthesituationfromtheirperspective.點(diǎn)撥本句為祈使句。beinsb.’sshoes/putyourselfinsb.’sshoes表示"處于某人的境地；設(shè)身處地"。2.[外研選必④－4]Thoughshewelcomesthenewentrepreneurialspirit，sheadvisesthatpeopleberealisticandseekguidancefromexpertconsultantsbeforerushingintothings.點(diǎn)撥句意：盡管她歡迎這種新的創(chuàng)業(yè)精神，但她建議人們要現(xiàn)實(shí)一點(diǎn)，在倉促行事之前先尋求專家顧問的指導(dǎo)。seek的常見動賓搭配：seekjobs/employment尋找工作；seekhelp/assistance尋求幫助；seekadvice征求建議；seekfunding籌募資金。3.Inthepumpkinfield，Icompetedwithmybrotherstoseekoutthebiggestpumpkin（挑選出最大的南瓜）. （讀后續(xù)寫之情景描寫）4.[外研選必③－2]However，he（QianXuesen）soughtnofame/didn’tseekfame（不求名望）andshunnedthespotlight，returningtoChinawithgreatresolution.點(diǎn)撥句意：然而，他（錢學(xué)森）不求名望，避開聚光燈，非常堅(jiān)定地返回中國。shun"避開，回避"。5.Itwasnotlongbeforetheylefttheirvillagetotrytheirluckandseektheirfortune（尋找發(fā)財(cái)機(jī)會）inthesouthduringthegoldrush.6.我在英語方面遇到了一些困難，因此我只得尋求你的幫助。 （求助信）ImeetwithsomedifficultieswithmyEnglish，soIhavenochoicebuttoseekyourhelp.★seek（for）sth./sb.尋找某物/某人seektodo試圖做seek...fromsb.向某人尋求……seekone’sfortune尋找發(fā)財(cái)機(jī)會；闖世界seekout挑選出，物色；找到4claimvt.奪?。ㄉ宦暦Q；斷言；索要；認(rèn)領(lǐng)；獲得n.斷言；所有權(quán)；索賠，索款1.結(jié)合語境寫出下列句子中畫線部分的詞性及含義①[人教選必①－5]Whenpeoplepresentimportantfacts，theyusuallygivesomeevidencetosupporttheirclaims. n.斷言②Heavysnowfallwithinashortperiodoftimedestroyedbuildingsandforests，andclaimedatleast256lives. v.奪取（生命）③Shehasfinallyclaimedaplaceontheteamafteraseriesofpractices. v.獲得④Atthispoint，noonehadcalledtoclaimthedog，soAnndecidedtokeepit. v.認(rèn)領(lǐng)⑤[外研選必①－6]Sittingbackinmyseat，Ican’tquitebelievethatI’mabouttotravelalongtherailwaythatmanyforeignexpertsclaimedwas"impossible". v.聲稱2.由于貨物損壞，我寫信要求退款。 （投訴信）I’mwritingtoclaimmymoneybacksincethegoodsaredamaged.3.幾天后，勞拉聲稱她已從膝蓋受傷中恢復(fù)過來，想要參加比賽。 （讀后續(xù)寫之語言描寫）Afewdayslater，Lauraclaimedtohaverecoveredfromherkneeinjuryandwantedtoparticipateintherace.4.據(jù)說這位老人對鳥類了如指掌。It’sclaimedthattheoldmanknowseverythingaboutbirds.★Itisclaimedthat...據(jù)說……claimtodosth.聲稱做某事claimtohavedonesth.聲稱做過某事claimsth.back要回某物5escapevt.&vi.逃走；擺脫；避開vt.被忽視vi.（氣體、液體等）泄漏n.逃跑；解脫，消遣1.結(jié)合語境寫出下列句子中畫線部分的詞性及含義①[譯林選必②－1]Whensomethingnewsworthycomesabout，itmayescapetheattentionofordinarypeople... vt.被忽視點(diǎn)撥newsworthy"有新聞價(jià)值的"，comeabout"出現(xiàn)；發(fā)生"。句意：當(dāng)有新聞價(jià)值的事情發(fā)生時(shí)，它可能會被普通人忽視……②Weshouldkeepaneyeonpoisonouswasteescapingintothesea. vi.（氣體、液體等）泄漏2.Toescapepunishment/beingpunished（punish）isoneofthemostobviousreasonsbringingaboutlies.3.Itseemedthatnooneknewhowthedogescapedfromthecage.4.Forme，travelisanescape/toescapefromtheboredomofmyeverydaylife（擺脫日常生活的無聊）.5.最后，我們死里逃生，幸運(yùn)地逃過了被那頭饑餓的北極熊傷害。Atlast，wehadanarrowescape，fortunatelyescapingbeinghurtbythehungrypolarbear.（escapen.，escapev.）6.憤怒的男孩逃進(jìn)人群，擠上公交車，不見了。 （讀后續(xù)寫之動作描寫）Theangryboyescapedintothecrowds，squeezedontothebus，anddisappeared.★escapefrom...從……中逃離escapedoingsth.避免做某事narrowlyescape...僥幸逃脫……escapedeath/haveanarrowescape死里逃生escapeone’sattention/notice被某人忽視6settlevt.&vi.解決（糾紛）；定居；（使）平靜下來vt.（最終）決定；安放1.[外研必修③－1]AcceptingsadnessaspartoflifehelpsRileydealwiththeemotionalcomplexityofgrowingup，andsettledowninhernewlife.2.Allproblemsweresettled（一切問題都解決了）.Hesettledhimselfcomfortably（舒服地坐下）inhisusualchairafterawholedayofhardwork.3.他們沖下車，搭起帳篷，舒適地坐在草地上，欣賞著周圍令人驚嘆的景象。 （讀后續(xù)寫之動作描寫）Theydashedoutofthecar，putupthetentandsettleddownonthegrass，enjoyingthesurroundingbreathtakingsights.★settledown（在某地）定居下來；（使）平靜下來；舒服地坐下（或躺下）settledownto（doing）sth.定下心來做某事settleon選定/決定……settlein/into習(xí)慣于/適應(yīng)……★settlern.殖民者；移民settlementn.（解決紛爭的）協(xié)議；定居點(diǎn)；解決；處理；移民7bringabout導(dǎo)致；引起（cause，leadto，resultin，contributeto）1.Inameetinglastyear，hebroughtupapracticalideathatthecompanyshouldbringinacollectionofthelatestfacilities，whichhasbroughtinalotmoremoney.2.Anewpolicytobringdownthehighpricesbroughtaboutmorepurchasesofdiversegoodsinthatsupermarket.3.Therenowned（著名的）writer’spoetrynewlybroughtoutbringsbackmyhappymemoriesofmychildhood.點(diǎn)撥newlybroughtout為過去分詞短語作后置定語，修飾poetry，第一空后的brings為句子的謂語。4.Whetherweshouldwearuniformsonweekdaysbroughtaboutaheateddiscussion（引發(fā)了一場激烈的討論）inourschoollastweek. （正反觀點(diǎn)）5.他全身心地投入，最大限度地激發(fā)學(xué)生的潛能。Heistotallydedicatedandbringsoutthebestinstudents/bringsoutstudents’fullpotential.★bringup撫養(yǎng)；提出；嘔吐bringin引進(jìn)；獲利，賺錢bringout出版；使顯現(xiàn)bringdown使倒下；減少，降低bringsth.back使某物恢復(fù)；使回想起某事bringalong把……帶來8獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)1.Noagreementreached（reach），therepresentativeswantedanotherroundoftalks.點(diǎn)撥"n./pron.（主格）＋過去分詞"表示被動意義，此處意為協(xié)議未被達(dá)成。2.Theyweretalkingtothenatives，theguideacting（act）asaninterpreter.點(diǎn)撥"n./pron.（主格）＋現(xiàn)在分詞"表示主動意義，此處意為導(dǎo)游充當(dāng)翻譯。3.Theexamtobeheld（hold）tomorrow，Ican’tgotothecinematonight. （告知信）點(diǎn)撥"n./pron.（主格）＋動詞不定式"表示沒有發(fā)生或即將發(fā)生的動作，此處意為考試將要被舉行，要用被動語態(tài)。4.Timepermitting（如果時(shí)間允許），aPekingOperaperformancewillbeg