八下Unit 9 Section B 部分知识点

1.thousands of  数以千计的；许许多多

2.on the one hand… on the other hand

      一方面……另一方面……

3. more than three quarters of the population are Chinese…

quarter n. 四分之一；一刻钟；

three quarters  四分之三

I’ve to go in a quarter of an hour.

一刻钟以后我就得走了。

4. an English-speaking country一个讲英语的国家

5. outside of China在国外

6. Whether you like Indian food，Western food or Japanese food,  you’ll find it all in Singapore!

不管你喜欢印度食品、西方食品还是日本食品，在新加坡你都能找到！ 

Whether... ,  or，不管是…还是 

Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to do it.不管你喜不喜欢，你必须做这件事。

7. in a more natural environment在一个更加自然的环境中

8. all year round一年到头;终年

9. be far from 离……远；

    be close to离…近

10. It is best to visit Singapore... 最好……游览新加坡。

It is best/ better to do sth..最好做某事

11. The best time to watch them is spring.

12. in the past 在过去

International Museum of Toilets国际厕所博物馆

the Terracotta Army 兵马俑Southeast Asia东南亚

Night Safari 夜间动物园

an amusement park with a special theme

一个有特别的主题的游乐园

the Bird’s Nest鸟巢

二、重点句型

1. It might seem strange to go to…

a)seem+形容词。

She seems very sad.  她似乎很伤心。     

b) seem + (to be) + n.

e.g. They seem (to be) doctors.  他们好像是医生。     

c) seem + (to be) + 介词

e.g. It seems like years since I last saw her. 自从上次遇到她, 好像已过了许多年。     

d) seem to do.

e.g. He seems to be happy. 他好像很高兴。           

My mother seemed to know that. 我妈妈好像知道那件事。     

八下Unit 9 Section B 部分知识点

e) It seems that + 从句

e.g. It seems that he is happy. = He seems (to be) happy. 他好像很快乐。】