Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Road Signs and CommutingRoad Signs and Commuting Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Unit Goals:Unit Goals: What You Should Learn to DoWhat You Should Learn to Do 1. Ask where a particular place is: in a city within a building 2. Show directions 3. Talk about means of transport to take 4. Understand and write road and office signs What You Should Know AboutWhat You Should Know About 1. Different feelings about traveling 2. Forming of plural nouns Unit | Unit | ThreeThree ContentsContents Section Section Appreciating Appreciating Culture TipsCulture Tips Section Maintaining a Maintaining a Sharp EyeSharp Eye Section Talking Face Talking Face to Faceto Face Section Being All Being All EarsEars Section Trying Your HandTrying Your Hand Unit | Unit | ThreeThree SECTION SECTION IVIV Maintaining a Sharp Eye Maintaining a Sharp Eye PASSAGE IPASSAGE I PASSAGE IIPASSAGE II Information Related to Information Related to the Reading Passagethe Reading Passage TextText Language PointsLanguage Points Read and Think Read and Complete Read and Translate Read and Simulate Read and Judge Read and Translate Information Related to Information Related to the Reading Passagethe Reading Passage TextText Language PointsLanguage Points Unit | Unit | ThreeThree PASSAGE IPASSAGE I Funny Road Signs from Around the World!Funny Road Signs from Around the World! Most road signs you come across are straightforward. They tell you what to do, which direction to go in, where you are, etc., but occasionally (and usually unintentionally), road signs can be funny! Taking pictures of funny road signs while traveling is a favorite pastime for many travelers. Weve all come across these gems: a miswritten translation; an unusual warning; or an illustration that just doesnt seem right. It might be an official highway sign or something written on a shop window. All are perfect for adding to your travel photo album and sharing with friends. And oftentimes, photographic evidence of such a sign not only makes a great souvenir, but also serves as proof for doubtful folks back home. 1 2 Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Herere a few funny road signs found from various parts of the world theyre all real road signs. I hope you enjoy them and please feel free to add your own captions to the pictures. It seems that this is a real possibility around Irelands Dingle Peninsula. After all, the authorities put up a warning sign, picturing a car flying headfirst into the sea. And that sign, pictured against an actual cliff in the background, makes a great travel photo. 4 Exercises Back 3 Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Language PointsLanguage Points 1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences 1. (Para. 2) Taking pictures of funny road signs while traveling is a favorite pastime for many travelers. Analysis: 动名词短语开头是句子的主语。 while travelling (= while they are travelling）作为动词的时间状语。 Translation:旅行过程中拍一些滑稽有趣的路牌对很多旅行者来说都是一大消遣乐事 。 Example: Looking elsewhere while talking to customers is not considered good manners. 与客人说话时看其他地方是被认为是不礼貌的。 Back Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Language PointsLanguage Points 1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences 2. (Para. 2) All are perfect for adding to your travel photo album and sharing with friends. Analysis: For是一个介词意为适合，以两个动名词短语(adding, sharing)为对象 Translation:这些都完全适合添加进你的旅行相册中与朋友分享。 Example: The song is perfect for singing in the New Year celebration. 这首歌完全适合在新年庆祝活动中歌唱。 Back Unit | Unit | ThreeThree 3. (Para. 4) After all, the authorities put up a warning sign, picturing a car flying headfirst into the sea. Analysis: 名词的标志是现在分词短语作后置定语 。picturing本来是名词活用为动 词 的现在分词，意为拍照或绘画。作后置定语功能=which pictured 这两个字 构成的定语从句。 Translation: 毕竟，有关部门竖立了一块警示牌，上面画的是一辆轿车头朝下 飞入大海。 Example: The artist showed us his new oil painting, depicting a pretty girl dancing in the garden. 艺术家给我们展示了他的新油画，上面描绘的是一个漂亮的女孩在花园里跳舞。 Language PointsLanguage Points 1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences Back Unit | Unit | ThreeThree 4. (Para. 4) And that sign, pictured against an actual cliff in the background, makes a great travel photo. Analysis:.名词标志是过去分词短语作后置定语， That sign是整个句子主语，谓语 是makes。中间两个逗号之间内容是后置定语，功能相当于定语从句。 Translation: 衬托着背景中的真实山崖拍摄的这块路牌，构成了一幅绝佳的旅行 照片。 Example: The church, situated in the beautiful mountainous area, makes an ideal place for a wedding reception. 这座教堂，坐落在美丽的山区，成为了婚礼的理想场所。 Language PointsLanguage Points 1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences Back Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Language PointsLanguage Points 2 Important Words 1. straightforward adj. 简单的；坦率的；明确的；径直的 adv. 直截了当地； 当它为形容词时，对应的名词是Straightforwardness n. 坦率 He was enthusiastic, intelligent and straightforward. 他是热情的,聪明的,直白的。 Back Unit | Unit | ThreeThree Language PointsLanguage Points 2 Important Words 2. occasionally 有时，偶尔 e.g. Occasionally the machine goes wrong without any apparent cause. 有时机器出现问题并没有任何明显的原因。 Everyone wanted a place where they could be left alone occasionally. 每个人都想要一个可以偶尔独处的地方。 Back Unit | Unit | ThreeTh