九年级英语第二十四单元
ther he nor you are right .
either…or… ( 连词 ) “或……或……”。例如：
Either you or he is right . = Either he or you are right .
7 . …but I can\'t spend much time on it . ……但我不能在它上面花很多的时间。
( 1 ) spend time on something “在某事上花时间”。例如：
I spent two hours on my homework .
( 2 ) spend money on something “花钱买东西”。例如：
He spent about four hundred yuan on this bicycle .
( 3 ) spend time ( in ) doing something “花时间做某事”。例如：
The young man spent three years ( in ) writing that book .
8 . Though I like writing to my penfriend , it takes a lot of time . 虽然我喜欢给笔友写信，但花了很多时间。
( 1 ) though 连词，“虽然”，引出一个状语从句。汉语中常说“虽然……但是……”，但在英语中用了 though , 就不用 but ; 同样用了 but 就不用 though。上面的句子也可说成：I like writing to my penfriend , but it takes a lot of time .
( 2 ) though 引出的从句放在句首时，从句后要写逗号，也可将 though 引出的从句放在主句后。例如：
Though it rained heavily , the football match still went on .
He didn\'t do this work well though he did his best .
9 . We\'ve just returned from a short holiday at Ayers Rock . 我们刚从艾尔斯山短期度假归来。
( 1 ) return from a holiday “度假后回来”
( 2 ) Ayers Rock “艾尔斯山”，澳大利亚中部山脉。
10 . …so we flew most of the way . ……所以我们大部分旅途都乘飞机。
( 1 ) so 在此意为“因此，所以”，在句中作连词，因此不能说成 because…so… , 两个词只能分别使用一个。
( 2 ) flew 是 fly 的过去式。
11 . From Sydney we flew over a line of mountains in the southeast . 从悉尼起飞，我们越过澳大利亚东部的一系列山脉。
( 1 ) fly over “飞越”。over 意为“在……上面” ( 指空间 ) 。例如：
There is a light over Li Ming . 李明的上方有一盏灯。
( 2 ) a line of mountains 意为“群山”。
12 . But after we left the mountains behind us , there was hardly a cloud in the sky . 然而当我们把群山峻岭甩在后面时，天空几乎万里万云。
( 1 ) after we left the mountains behind us 在句中作状语，在语法上称作状语从句。
( 2 ) hardly 副词，意为“简直不，几乎不”，与之连用的句子属否定范畴。。例如：
We got hardly any news .
He could hardly say any words when he heard the bad news .
She can hardly speak French , can she ?
13 . Ayers Rock is a large , low mountain . 艾尔斯山是一座大而低矮的山。
low 形容词，“低的，矮的”。例如：
The temperature is very low . 温度很低。
You can hardly see any low houses in this new city .
14 . We started climbing up before it was light . 天亮之前，我们便开始登山。
( 1 ) climbing up 在此指“登山”。
( 2 ) it 指时间。
( 3 ) before it was light 意为“天亮之前”。
15 . Lower down , at the foot of the Ayers Rock , most of the ground is cove
red with forest and grass . 往低处走，在艾尔斯山脚下，大部分地面被森林和草地覆盖。
( 1 ) Lower down 及 at the foot of the Ayers Rock , 在句中作地点状语。
( 2 ) at the foot of…“在……的脚下”。例如：
Look , the cat is lying at the foot of the wall .
( 3 ) be covered with… “被……覆盖”。例如：
The road is covered with thick snow .
( 4 ) grass 是不可数名词。
16 . All around it is sand . 它 ( 艾尔斯山 ) 的周围都是沙漠。
这是个倒装句，正确的语序为：Sand is all around it .
17 . …and they say that there are ten sheep for every person . 据说每人占有10头羊。
句中的 they 并没有具体的对象，泛指人们 ( people ) 。
They say that… = It is said that…“据说”。
18 . I must stop writing now , as I have rather a lot of work to do . 现在我必须停笔了，因为我有相当多的事要做。
在此 as 为连词，“因为”，语气比 because 或 for 轻。例如：
As I am ill , I won\'t go .
Everybody likes him as he is kind .
19 . P . O . Box 7892 此为邮政信箱代号，P . O 为 Post Office 的缩写。
20 . You can see from my photograph that I have a big smile and long black hair . 从照片中，你可以看到我满脸笑容，长着长长的黑头发。
( 1 ) photograph 为书面语言，photo 多用于口语。
( 2 ) 句中 that 引导的宾语从句较长，所以将它放在状语 from my photograph 的后面。
21 . as , because , for 的异同
这三个词都可以作连词，表示原因或理由，其区别如下：
( 1 ) because 表示直接而明确的原因，它在这三个词中语意最强。它所连接的从句多是放在主句之后进行解释。在回答以“why”提问的问题时，也只能用 because . 如：
He had to stay at home yesterday because he w 《九年级英语第二十四单元(第3页)》
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either…or… ( 连词 ) “或……或……”。例如：
Either you or he is right . = Either he or you are right .
7 . …but I can\'t spend much time on it . ……但我不能在它上面花很多的时间。
( 1 ) spend time on something “在某事上花时间”。例如：
I spent two hours on my homework .
( 2 ) spend money on something “花钱买东西”。例如：
He spent about four hundred yuan on this bicycle .
( 3 ) spend time ( in ) doing something “花时间做某事”。例如：
The young man spent three years ( in ) writing that book .
8 . Though I like writing to my penfriend , it takes a lot of time . 虽然我喜欢给笔友写信，但花了很多时间。
( 1 ) though 连词，“虽然”，引出一个状语从句。汉语中常说“虽然……但是……”，但在英语中用了 though , 就不用 but ; 同样用了 but 就不用 though。上面的句子也可说成：I like writing to my penfriend , but it takes a lot of time .
( 2 ) though 引出的从句放在句首时，从句后要写逗号，也可将 though 引出的从句放在主句后。例如：
Though it rained heavily , the football match still went on .
He didn\'t do this work well though he did his best .
9 . We\'ve just returned from a short holiday at Ayers Rock . 我们刚从艾尔斯山短期度假归来。
( 1 ) return from a holiday “度假后回来”
( 2 ) Ayers Rock “艾尔斯山”，澳大利亚中部山脉。
10 . …so we flew most of the way . ……所以我们大部分旅途都乘飞机。
( 1 ) so 在此意为“因此，所以”，在句中作连词，因此不能说成 because…so… , 两个词只能分别使用一个。
( 2 ) flew 是 fly 的过去式。
11 . From Sydney we flew over a line of mountains in the southeast . 从悉尼起飞，我们越过澳大利亚东部的一系列山脉。
( 1 ) fly over “飞越”。over 意为“在……上面” ( 指空间 ) 。例如：
There is a light over Li Ming . 李明的上方有一盏灯。
( 2 ) a line of mountains 意为“群山”。
12 . But after we left the mountains behind us , there was hardly a cloud in the sky . 然而当我们把群山峻岭甩在后面时，天空几乎万里万云。
( 1 ) after we left the mountains behind us 在句中作状语，在语法上称作状语从句。
( 2 ) hardly 副词，意为“简直不，几乎不”，与之连用的句子属否定范畴。。例如：
We got hardly any news .
He could hardly say any words when he heard the bad news .
She can hardly speak French , can she ?
13 . Ayers Rock is a large , low mountain . 艾尔斯山是一座大而低矮的山。
low 形容词，“低的，矮的”。例如：
The temperature is very low . 温度很低。
You can hardly see any low houses in this new city .
14 . We started climbing up before it was light . 天亮之前，我们便开始登山。
( 1 ) climbing up 在此指“登山”。
( 2 ) it 指时间。
( 3 ) before it was light 意为“天亮之前”。
15 . Lower down , at the foot of the Ayers Rock , most of the ground is cove
red with forest and grass . 往低处走，在艾尔斯山脚下，大部分地面被森林和草地覆盖。
( 1 ) Lower down 及 at the foot of the Ayers Rock , 在句中作地点状语。
( 2 ) at the foot of…“在……的脚下”。例如：
Look , the cat is lying at the foot of the wall .
( 3 ) be covered with… “被……覆盖”。例如：
The road is covered with thick snow .
( 4 ) grass 是不可数名词。
16 . All around it is sand . 它 ( 艾尔斯山 ) 的周围都是沙漠。
这是个倒装句，正确的语序为：Sand is all around it .
17 . …and they say that there are ten sheep for every person . 据说每人占有10头羊。
句中的 they 并没有具体的对象，泛指人们 ( people ) 。
They say that… = It is said that…“据说”。
18 . I must stop writing now , as I have rather a lot of work to do . 现在我必须停笔了，因为我有相当多的事要做。
在此 as 为连词，“因为”，语气比 because 或 for 轻。例如：
As I am ill , I won\'t go .
Everybody likes him as he is kind .
19 . P . O . Box 7892 此为邮政信箱代号，P . O 为 Post Office 的缩写。
20 . You can see from my photograph that I have a big smile and long black hair . 从照片中，你可以看到我满脸笑容，长着长长的黑头发。
( 1 ) photograph 为书面语言，photo 多用于口语。
( 2 ) 句中 that 引导的宾语从句较长，所以将它放在状语 from my photograph 的后面。
21 . as , because , for 的异同
这三个词都可以作连词，表示原因或理由，其区别如下：
( 1 ) because 表示直接而明确的原因，它在这三个词中语意最强。它所连接的从句多是放在主句之后进行解释。在回答以“why”提问的问题时，也只能用 because . 如：
He had to stay at home yesterday because he w 《九年级英语第二十四单元(第3页)》
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