I．补充单词：
1.灾难____________ 2.成就____________ 3.使命____________ 4 观众 ___________
5.achievement_____________ 6.fascinate_____________ 7.ultraviolet________________
8.probe_________ 9.abstract______________ 10.rational _________________
11.realistic________________ 12.incredible____________ 13.mount__________________
II. 补充短语
1. on board____________ 2.slow down___________ 3.head for __________
4.in shock__ __ 5. become/get/be accustomed to doing sth__________________________
6. be enthusiastic about ______________ 7.tune in_____________
8.leave out_____________ 9. in a state of shock_________________
10.acknowledge... as____________________11.to one’s sorrow __________________
12.in panic ____________13.be consistent with____
III. 重点句型：
1. It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock.
事情发生得太突然了,因此每个人都处在一种震惊状态当中。
2. In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.
尽管我们掌握了现在的全部先进技术,我们这个世界依然只处于太空旅行的起步阶段。 at the very beginning of 在……一开始的时候(后接表时间或事情的名词)
at the very beginning of the year 年初
句型探究
at the beginning 从一开始;开始;年初
to begin with 首先,第一
from beginning to end 从头到尾,自始至终
in the beginning 当初,开始时
To begin with, she is too young for that kind
of job.
首先,她做这种工作年纪还太小。
I want to know about this thing now from beginning to end.
现在我要知道此事的始终。
3. This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rational thought,personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding…
这与许多宗教信仰是一致的,强调理性思考,个人尊严以及专注于祈求主神的理解……
4. The Force is similar to Qi, a stable balance of Yin and Yang forces to human beings and the environment.
“大能”与“气”相似,是对人类和环境的阴阳之力的一种稳定平衡。
5. Incredible as it may seem, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that…
尽管看起来不可思议,但科学观测以及我们肉眼看到的证据都必然会让我们做出一个设想……
Incredible as it may seem = Although it may seem incredible,这是由as 引导的让步状语从句, 用倒装结构。
（1）as让步状语从句倒装
Child as he is, he knows a lot.
虽然他是个孩子，但懂的东西很多。
（2）复习lead to “导向”
（3）分析句子结构 that引导同位语从句，who引导定语从句
6. Orson Welles had managed to set in motion a panic across America.
奥森·韦尔斯成功地引起了美国人的恐慌。
7. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space.
be to do 结构表安排，意向或目的
例：my brother is to be married.
8. But when ,in 1938 ,the American actor and director, Orson Welles set a radio drama of The War of the Worlds in the real life New Jersey town of Grover’s Mill, little did he know what impact he was going to make.
（1）set in ; make impact （on）
（2）little 提前，倒装
9. The world was in shock—maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane.全世界都震惊了——也许他们原本认为这次太空飞行跟乘坐飞机一样没有什么危险。
（1）assume v. 假定；设想；假装
（2）Assuming （If） it rains this afternoon ,can we go on playing football?
（3）be in shock ;no more … than
10. We didn’t have much patience waiting for the launch.（状语）
迫不及待在……
我们迫不及待地等待着奥运圣火。
We didn’t have much patience waiting for the Olympic Torch.
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