Transcript 幻灯片 1

Grammar Lesson
Absolute Construction
(S2B Oxford English)
Translate the sentences:
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听到消息时,她笑了.
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听到消息时,她的泪就掉了下来.
Hearing the news, her tears came down.
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She hearing the news, her tears came down.
Absolute Construction
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When she heard the news, she smiled.
Hearing … , she …
If I was given more time, I will do it better.
Given … , I …
As he has money and time, he can travel
around the world.
Having … , he…
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When I walked in the street, an accident
happened.
I walking … , an accident…
If time permits, I will do it better.
Time permitting, I …
As the storm was drawing near, they decided
to stop work.
The storm drawing… , they…
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1. We seeing the city from the hilltop, it is
beautiful.
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2. Time permitting, I will visit you.
n. / pron. + doing
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The city seen from the hilltop, we found
it was beautiful.
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All the tasks completed, I can go with
you.
n. / pron. + done
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1. Here are the first two novels,
the third one to come out next month.
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2. The plan has been made,
the details to be worked out later.
n. / pron. + to do
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She came into the room, her eyes red.
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The floor wet and slippery, we had to
stay outside.
n. + adj.
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The meeting over, we all went home.
My family lived in a house, tall trees all
round.
n. / pron. + adv.
She went to bed, a cat under her bed.
He decided to stay at home, his wife
out of temper.
n. / pron. + prep.phr.
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1. We seeing the city from the hilltop, it was
beautiful.
2. The city seen from the hilltop, we found It
was beautiful.
3. Much work to do, I can’t go with you.
4. The floor wet and slippery, we had to stay
outside.
5. The meeting over, we all went home.
6. She went to bed, a cat under her bed.
Fill in the blanks with the proper
forms of the given verbs.
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When we____(see)
saw
the
city from the hilltop, it
was beautiful.
is seen
If the city_________
(see) from the hilltop,
you’ll find it is nice.
Here are the first two
novels, and the third
will come
one __________(come)
out next month.
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We seeing
_______(see) the
city from the hilltop, it
is beautiful.
seen
The city ____(see)
from
the hilltop, you’ll find it
is nice.
Here are the first two
novels, the third one
to come
___________(come)
out
next month.
Rewrite the following sentences by
using absolute construction.
1. As the lights were turned off, the child had to
go to bed.
The lights turned off, …
 ______________________________________.
2. He lay upon his stomach and his head
rested upon his arms.
…
, his head resting upon his arms
 ______________________________________.
3. When darkness drew near, the workers
decided to stopped working.
Darkness drawing near, …
 ______________________________________.
4. If weather permits, we will visit the Great
Wall.
Weather permitting, …
 ______________________________________.
Competition
Correction
 Being
cold, she had to dress herself
in warm clothes.
 The
weather being cold...
Translation
 考试结束了，我们开始放假。
 The
test finished, we began our
holiday.
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= When the test was finished, we
began our holiday.
Translation
前总统自杀了，举国上下沉浸在悲哀之
中。
 The former president taking his own
life, the whole country was in deep
sorrow.
 = After the former president took his
own life, the whole country was in
deep sorrow.
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Choice
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4. The meeting____ over, we all left
the room. （上海1987）
A. is B. to be C. being D. would be
Verb filling
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tasting (taste) bad,
The fish_______
the children left much of it.
Choice
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6. Everything___ into consideration,
they ought to have another chance.
A. to take B. takenC. to be taken D.
taking
Choice
7.Walter offered us a lift when he was
leaving the office, but our work
______, we didn’t accept the offer.
A.not being finished
 B.not having finished
C.had not been finished
 D.was not finished
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Sentence combination
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He appeared in front of the cinema.
A black hat was pulled low over his
head.
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He appeared in front of the cinema, a
black hat pulled low over his head.
Sentence combination
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The film finished. We left the cinema
and went to a coffee shop.
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The film having finished, we left the
cinema and went to a coffee shop.
Complete the sentences using absolute
construction.
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1. ____________________(如若天气允许
的话), I will visit some other European
countries this year.
2. ______________________(她的钱包被偷了),
she had to turn to me for help.
3. ______________________(考试结束后), we
hurried home.
4. Jane ran into the classroom,
_________________________.(脸红红的)
Absolute Construction
Its meaning
Its forms
Its usages
Its characters
Assignment
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To review what you have learned in this
period.
To find out the sentences with the absolute
construction in the MORE READING.
T o finish the Grammar exercise on the
workbook..