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【课文讲解】 in the unique position 处于无以伦比，独一无二的情况 come t start, begin 背熟：They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. select from 从……中进行选择(同类中) choose挑选（凭个人意愿） 一、有三种情况choose和 select不能互换： 1．当在两者中选一个时只能用choose, 即choose between Eg: We have to choose between leaving early and paying for taxi. 2．choose可带 wh从句 Eg: I'll let you choose where we should go to eat. 3．choose to do 只能用choose. Eg: What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment.（L33 ） He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. (L27) 二、select比choose更正式， 即在许多同类的人或物当中根据客观标准对这两个加以比较，鉴别，认真地挑选出最好的、最喜欢的、最有用的。 great mass of == too much ＝＝ agreat amount of evidence 不可数名词；不能手a great many, a large number of Eg: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe. You have been selected to present us on the committee. L38-02 end 10’46” L38-03 begin 11’22” what is more 更有甚者，furthremore,moreover 是的意思 what is worse 更糟糕的是 rely on ==count on ==depend on 依靠，指望 Eg: You can’t rely on others. He can’t be relied on. solely adv. 唯一地 means: only, just, nearly bewilder 令人眼花缭乱 bewildering 令人眼花缭乱的 bewildered 感到眼花缭乱的 背熟：They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. in action 行动中的，活动中的 as it were 可以说，似乎，好像 Eg: He is as it were a walking dictionary. 他可以说是一部活字典 Computers can never as it were lead independent lives. 电脑不能过独立的生活 as it is=in fact=in really=actually=as a matter of fact 事实上 Eg: I thought things would get better,but as it is , they are getting worse. In many ways children lives as it were in a different world from the adults. 在许多方面，孩子们可以说过着一种与大人完全不同的生活。 But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. be faced with: be in the position in which one must deal with a problem or unpleasant situation. 面临（因境，问题） Eg: Automobile industry is faced with a bad future now. 汽车工业正面临着令人担忧的未来。 A great many people are faced with losing their jobs. 许多人面临着失业。 In my opinion, you are faced with a problem as it were how to get enough time to study English. The student attempting to learn English well in a year is faced with a difficult task. 企图在一年之内把英语学好的学生面临着巨大的难题。 available adj. 可利用的 Eg: I have dictionary availabe for you. Is there a place available for us to have a chat. I know you are in need of help, but excuse me, I don’t have any students available for you. remains ==ruins 遗迹，遗物 insignificant==unimportant shed light on=throw light on = cast light on 意思是：make a matter clear or understood 解释，说明，提示 L38-03 end 11’22” L38-04 begin 11’59” Eg: This information shed light on the problem. 这份情报会搞清楚这一问题。 Can you shed any light on the case of the fire? 你能够解释这次火灾吗？ She will shed light on the case of stolen jewels. 好将能够揭示这次珠宝失窃案。 ★★★Paragraph 1★★★ in the unique position select from the great mass of evidence the bewildering amount of information what is more as it were in action be faced with available shed interestion light on up to now = so far 到目前为止 come into being == come into existence 产生，出现 come to power 上台 come into use 开始使用 be faced with a real need to do sth. 面临着做某事的真正需要。 Eg: We are faced with a real need to learn English well. indicate 揭示 which 引导定语从句，修饰the last Ice Age correlate 相互联系 it is connected with == it is associated with in fact 可以替换为as it is; actually, in reality as near as 接近 ★★★Paragraph 3 remembered ★★★ historian has long been puzzled by live by hunting and fishing read this difficult code it has long been known that make a real effort to understand the seasons L38-04 end 11’59” L38-05 begin 9’11” 【Multiple choice questions】 Comprehension 1 In assuming that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, historians made the mistake of _____ . a. relying solely on the written word b. disregarding the markings that early man had been responsible for c. supposing that nomadic man had no reason to understand the seasons d. not connecting the passage of days with the phasesof the moon 2 The scientific evidence that has recently come to light is that _____ . a. nomads engraved the bones and tusks of the animals they killed b. noads lived by hunting and fishing c. nomads travelled widely in various parts of the world d. the markings made by variousnomadic groups all have a definite pattern 3 The paintings which have been found on the walls of nomadic dwelling places _____ . a. have taught historians something about the nomadic way of life b. have no other content than their artistic merit c. are not thought to be connected with an ancient calendar system d. are invariably accompanied by odd dots, lines and symbols Structure 4 It _____ as if they could see nad hear us in action. (ll.6-7) a. was b. were c. should be d. will be 5 Even _____ seem insignificant remains can shed interesting … (ll.8-9) a. they b. which c. what d. those to 6 Historians are now able to read this difficult code _____ markings made in … (ll.15-16) a. with correlating b. having correlated c. which correlates d. for they correlate 7 _____ be a definite relation between these paintings and the …(ll.19-21) a. It could b. There can c. There may d. It might Vocabulary 8 Historians have long tried to _____ dots, lines and … (l.13) a. puzzle b. puzzle out c. riddle d. detect 9 By correlating markings made in _____ parts of the world … (ll.15-16) a. different b. several c. many d. other 10 ---- historians have been able to read _____ . (l.16) a. these puzzling signs b. this hard law c. thesedifficult signals d. this uneasy letter 11 Until recently historians assumed that calendars _____ with the advent of agriculture. (l.10) a. came to existence b. came toexisting c. cme to exist d. were existential come to +动词原形： come to record ; come to exist ; come into existence 12 The people who lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age _____ .(ll.14-15) a. wandered from place to place b. lived in villages c. first learnt to write d. learnt how to farm the land 【Key to Multiple choice questions】 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. A L38-05 6’31” [ Lesson 38 44:52 ] | 
