人教版高中英语必修5课件Unit2 Language points (共46张PPT).ppt

Unit 2 The United Kingdom Language points 1. How many countries does the UK consist of? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？　　　 consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成 习惯搭配： 1) consist of 由……组成， 由……构成， 包括 2. England can be divided into three main areas. 英国可以分成三大部分。 　 divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部分” 常与 into, among, between 搭配 　 divide into 把…分成 　 divide sth. among sb.　在…分配 divide A from B　使分离; 使分开 divide… by…　用…除以 3. Puzzle n. 意为难题、谜、测验能力的问题（或玩具），　可喻为复杂难懂的事物。用作单数时，作迷惑、困惑 解释。 He is in a puzzle about the matter. This is really puzzle to me. v. 意为：使……迷惑；使……为难，常用于被动结构或用其过去分词作表语、定语、状语。 这封信使我迷惑不解。 This letter puzzles me. He stood there watching with puzzled despair. She listened with a puzzled expression on her face. 4. People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island. 对于用不同的语言来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家，人们或许会感到奇怪。 5. You can easily clarify any problems if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史,很容易就能弄清楚任何问题。 clarify vt. 澄清,讲清楚;阐明　 vi. 澄清,清楚,明了;易懂事 Could you clarify the question？ 你能解释这个问题吗？ His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了. 拓展: clarification n. 6. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. 然而，爱尔兰的南部不愿意，分离出去建立了自己的政府。 7. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas ( eg, the currency and international relations), but they are still different. 尽管这四个国家在某些方面 (如货币和国际关系方面) 是合作的, 但它们还是不同的。 credit 既是可数名词，又是不可数名词，其常见意思是赊购（制度）；称赞；学分。也可作动词，表示相信；把……归功于。 to one’s credit 值得赞扬；为某人增光 To their credit, they always get along well with one another. (2) 亲戚，亲属。如： 他是我的一个近亲。 He is a close relation of mine. 你们彼此之间是什么亲属关系？ What relation are you to each other? 8. England is the largest of the four countries and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zone