Unit 3 Travel journal

一、重点单词用法例析

1．persuade vt. 说服, 劝服

Try to persuade yourself to study hard. 请说服你自己努力学习。

The salesman persuaded her to buy the skirt. 那销售员说服她买了那衣服。

注：劝说而说不服时，用try to persuade，说服某人别做某事用：persuade sb. not to do sth.，表示说服某人做某事，可用persuade sb. to do sth.或persuade sb. into doing sth.。

2. stubborn adj. 顽固的；固执的

The little child is so stubborn. 那小孩真固执。

3. determined adj. 坚决的

She is a very determined girl. 她是一个意志很坚强的女孩。

They’re determined that they’ll go to college. 他们决心要考上大学。

Tom’s determined to reach his wish. 汤姆下定决心要达到他的理想。

注：determined可作定语或表语；作表语时，后接不定式或that从句.

4. determine vt. 坚决；下定决心

The workers determined to finish the task in two days. 工人们决心在两天内完成这项工作。

注：be determined to do sth.= determine to do sth。

5. familiar adj. 熟悉的

Ｔhe film star is familiar to the young. 那电影明星为年青人所熟悉。

The story is familiar to the old. 这故事为老年人所熟悉。

I am familiar with my students. 我对我的学生很熟悉。

The professor is familiar with our school. 那教授对我们学校很熟悉。

注：（1）be familiar to为…所熟悉 （2）be familiar with 熟悉某人／某物，主语是人。

二、词组句型用法例析

1. change one’s mind  改变注意

She changed her mind to go and study abroad. 她改变了主意，去国外学习。

The lady’s change her mind to marry him. 那女士改变了主意，同意嫁给他。

2. give in 让步；投降；屈服

They wouldn’t give in before the enemy. 他们在敌人面前是不会屈服的。

The manager sayes he won’t give in to the workers’ demands.

经理说他将不会对工人的要求作出让步。

注：表示“对…让步”，要用上介词to。

3. insist that + 从句   坚持…

He insisted that I go with him. 他坚持我应该和他一起去。

We insisted that we not rest until we finish it. 我们坚持认为不该休息，直到完成这项工作。

They insisted that he (should) be here on time. 他们支持认为他应该按时到这儿。

注：后接的宾语从句中谓语动词常为：should + 动词原形，should可省略。

三、课文长句难句剖析

It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.

剖析：It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River是强调句，被强调部分是my sister；where在这作关系副词，引导后面的是定语从句。

译文：是我的姐姐首先产生骑车沿湄公河上游到下游旅游的念头。

四、语法知识归纳

现在进行时表将来：表示即将发生的或预定中计划好的活动；也可表示按计划或安排在最近将要进行的动作。这种用法比较生动，给人一种期待感，它常表示最近或较近的将来。如：

We are leaving soon. 我们马上就走。

Are you staying with us this weekend? 这周和我们一起度周末吗?

I’m meeting you after class. 课后我要找你。

I’m not going there. 我不打算去那儿了。

He’s coming. 他就来。

注：能用现在进行时表示将来的动词有：go, come, leave, get, arrive, meet, see off, take off, return, start, fly, stay, go, come, arrive, leave, start, fly, get, meet, see off, take off, return等。