,9B Unit 2 Great people,Reading 2,1. He became interested in flying when he took his first flight at the age of six. at the age of =when sb was years old e.g. The boy could swim at the age of 5. = The boy could swim when he was 5 years old. 那个男孩五岁就会游泳了。,Language points,2. Armstrong joined the navy and served as a pilot for three years. serve vi &vt. serve意为“服务，服役、招待”， e.g. We should serve the people. 我们应该为人民服务。 serve as (work as) 作为（当做） He served / worked as a teacher when he finished school. 毕业后他做老师。,3. In 1962, he was chosen to become an astronaut. choose vt. choose意为“挑选，选择”，用作及物动词，常用短语choose sb. to do sth.表示“选出某人做某事”。,e.g. He chose one of his favourite books and read to his child. 他选了一本心爱的书念给他的孩子听。 They chose him to make a speech at the opening ceremony.他们推选他在开幕式上致辞。,4. the spacecraft began spinning out of control. spin用作动词，意为“旋转”。 e.g. He spun the coin on the table. 他把 硬币放在桌子上旋转。 He spun round when he heard someone call his name. 他听见有人叫他，就连忙转过身来。,out of control 失去控制，不受操纵 under control 被控制住；情绪良好 e.g. The fire was out of control and soon destroyed the whole village. 大火失去了控制，很快吞食了整个村庄。 She finds it difficult to keep her feeling under control. 她觉得很难控制自己的情感。,5. Armstrong received the order to cut the flight short. 1) order既可用作名词，又可用作动词，意为“命令”。 order sb (not) to do sth命令某人（不）做某事。e.g. The commander ordered the soldiers to stand in line. The doctor ordered me not to work for a long time and have a good rest.,2) cut.short 意为“缩短”。 e.g. They had to cut their holidays short because of the heavy rain. 因为大雨，他们不得不缩短他们的假期。 The interviewer cut short his guest in mid-sentence. 采访的人没等客人把那句话说完就打断了他的话。,6. Together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon. together with用作介词，意为“与一起”“连同”，相当于as well as，可以放在句首或句尾, 也可放在主语后，但谓语动词形式要与主语保持一致。 e.g. Mr Li, together with his children, went to the park yesterday. 昨天李先 生和他的孩子们一起去了公园。,land用作动词，意为“(使)降落”“登陆”。 e.g. The pilot landed the plane safely. 飞行员使飞机安全着陆了。 The spaceship landed in the sea at six this morning. 太空船今晨六点降落在海上。,7. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind step n. “脚步，梯级，台阶，脚步声，足迹，步骤，措施” e.g. Nick took two steps forward and then stopped. 尼克向前走了两 步，然后停了下来。,The child is climbing up the steps. 那小孩爬着上台阶。 Have you heard steps outside the window? 你听到窗外有脚步声吗？ We found the steps of a bear on the ground. 我们在地面上发现了熊的足迹。 Whats the next step? 下一步该怎么办？,giant adj. 巨大的；伟大的 e.g. a giant step towards achieving independence 朝着独立迈出的巨大的一步 The giant packet gives you more for less money! 特大的包装使你用便宜的价钱买到超值的分量!,leap用作可数名词，意为“跳跃”。 e.g. She made beautiful leaps. 她优美地跳跃了几下。 With a leap he crossed the stream. 他一跃就跳过了小溪。,leap用作动词，意为“跳”“跳过”，主要指向前跳。 e.g. They leaped with joy. 他们高兴得跳起来。 Dont leap over the fence. 不要跳过那栅栏。 【注】jump也可表示“跳”, “跳跃”的意 思, 但可指向前或向上跳, leap一 般只指向前跳。,8. The highest award that a US citizen got award用作可数名词，意为“奖”，“奖品”，“奖金”，“奖学金”，主要指因有特殊的成绩或贡献而由政府或组织授予的奖励。,e.g. He won the first award. 他获得了一等奖。 His paining was given the highest award at the show. 他的画在展览会上获得最高奖。,award用作动词，意为“授予”，“颁发”，“给予”，“判定”。 e.g. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. 他被授予诺贝尔 文学奖。 The winner was awarded a gold medal. 优胜者获一枚金牌。,9. He was the pride of the whole world. 1) pride n. 意为“骄傲，自豪”。 2) proud adj. 意为“骄傲的，自豪的” 3) be the pride of 的骄傲 Liu Xiang is the pride of all Chinese people.刘翔是全中国人民的骄傲。 4) be proud of 以为骄傲 / 自豪 His parents are proud of him. 他的父母以他为骄傲。,Lets do some exercises！,Translate the sentences into English.,车失去控制，撞上了路边的一棵树。 他是我们的骄傲。我们全家因他而自豪。 他2010年当兵，当了5年的汽车驾驶员。 由于恶劣的天气，他们不得不缩短他们的行程。,The car went out of control and hit a tree by the road.,He is the pride of us. All my family are proud of him.,He joined the army and served as a driver for 5 years.,They had to cut their trip short because of the bad weather.,Homework,Remember important words and expressions. Preview the next lesson.,