Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum?
重点短语:
thousands of put up take the subway
on the one hand...on the other hand... encourage sb. to do sth.
have problem doing sth. practice doing sth.
close to during the day time all year round
语言知识归纳：
1. Me neither. 我也没（去过）。
Me neither = Neither have I.
-I can’t swim. -Me neither./ Neither can I.
【例题】( ) -I haven’t been to Sanya, how about you? -_________ .
A. Me too. B. Me neither. C. Me also. D. Me haven’t.
( ) -Did you see Peter and Mike?
-No, I saw____of them.
A.neither B.either C.both D.none
Neither he nor I ________(am/is) a student.
2. It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future.
encourage 鼓励
encourage sb. (to do sth.)
【例题】( ) -The teachers always encourage him________hard .
A.study B.studies C.to study D.studying
3. Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel.
fear 害怕；惧怕
fear的不同用法
① fear to do sth. The girls fear to go out at night.
② fear for sb. /sth. Police fear for the lost children.
③ fear that + 从句
【例题】(1)我们担心我们会在森林里迷路。
We_______ ________we will get lost in the forest
(2) Some students fear_______ ________(speak) in front of the class.
4. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore.
whether 用作连词，意为“不管……（还是）；或者……（或者）”。
常用结构有：whether...or...
Whether it is easy or it is difficult, we won’t give up.
5. unusual adj. 不同寻常的，罕见的
前缀un-表否定的意思有“不，未，无”之意。
unhappy 不开心的 unkind冷酷的 untidy不整洁的
unbelievable令人难以置信的 unknown不出名的
6. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese...
① three quarters 是分数，意为“四分之三”。quarter有“一刻钟，四分之一”的含义。
在英语中表达分数时，分子用基数词，分母用序数词；如分子大于1，分母要用复数形式。
3/5 three fifths 1/3 one third
② population作“人口”讲时，后面的谓语动词要用单数形式。
7. ...you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings.
have problems (in) doing sth. 做某事遇到困难或麻烦
也可用 have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth./ with sth.
He has some problems with his ears.
They had problems in getting here.
8. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark.
seem作动词，意为“似乎，好像”，常用于下列句型：
(1) seem+(to be)+名词/形容词/介词
He seems (to be) happy.
They seemed teachers.
(2) It seems + that从句
It seems that they’re winning the match.
(3) It seems as if...
It seems as if he were in a dream.
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