11.26 早读 Now I’m still homesick, but it is a narrow strait, separating me on this side and the mainland on the other.
①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩ →√ ✗
说的漂亮
今日语音练习重点:
1. me on
me on this birthday
2. mainland中main的发音可试着参考:妹—依—恩。不要发成“闷”。
strait ei
言之有物
1. homesick
拓展:
carsick
seasick
trainsick
2. strait 和 channel
这两个名词均含“海峡”之意。
channel : 指比strait长而宽的海峡。
英吉利海峡:the English Channel
strait : 指短而窄的海峡。
麦哲伦海峡:Strait of Magellan
除此之外,
strait还有一个词义是:窘迫,困难。
channel还有一个词义是:频道。
The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
该公司的倒闭让很多小商人陷入了经济困境。
The kids are always watching the cartoon channel.
3. separating...伴随动作
现在分词可以做方式状语、伴随状语,表示行为方式、伴随情况或补充说明,是主语的另一个、较次要的动作,相当于一个由and引导的并列结构。
举例:
She came into the house,and carried a lot of books.
=She came into the house, carrying a lot of books.
她捧着许多书走进了房间。
I go home and hold the umbrella in one hand.
=I go home, holding the umbrella in one hand.
我回家的时候用一只手拿着一把伞。
一定要记住:一句话里只能有一个主动词,次要的动作用-ing形式伴随主要动作。