Project Making a travel leaflet
Language Points
1. tired
be tired of sb./sth. 厌倦、厌烦
be tired of doing sth 厌倦，厌烦做
e.g. I am sick and tired of all the arguments. 我对所有这些争论烦透了。
Mr. Smith, _______ of the _______ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired, boring B. tiring, bored C. tired,bored D. tiring, boring
be tired with/from 因而累
e.g. I was tired from shopping, so I advised to have a rest.
购物使我累极了，所以我建议休息一下。
I am tired with climbing that steep hill.
我爬那座陡峭的山爬累了。
The girl was tired _______ having the same food every day.
A. of B. from C. by D. at
tiring
tiredness
tireless
2. Would you like the chance to discover a place of mystery and beauty in the southwest of China.
你喜欢有机会去发现中国西南部的神秘而又美丽的地方吗？
★ chance 机会，可能性
I don’t get many chances to talk to him these days.
Chances are that he’s already heard the news. 他很有可能早已听到这个消息了。
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by chance （偶然地，无意地）
take a/ the chance （碰碰运气，冒冒风险）
on the chance of （也许能，希望能）
★ discover vt. 发现（经常指第一次发现）
Columbus discovered America in 1492.
Do you ever discover who sent you the flowers?
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discovery n.
He made wonderful scientific discoveries.
The discovery of radium has helped many people.
★ beauty
(1) 美丽（抽象名词，不可数）
(2) 美丽的人或物（具体名词，可数）
--Nature is at its best in spring. So why not go to the countryside this weekend to enjoy ____ of nature?
-- That’s a good idea. But why not go to Mr Smith’s farm? His farm is really ________.
A. beauty, the beauty B. a beauty, beauty
C. the beauty, a beauty D. the beauty, the beauty
英语中有很多名词具有这样的特征，常见的有：adventure, shame, disappointment, excitement, success, failure等。又如：
He told us the news with much excitement.
The news he told us was an excitement.
3. If your answer is “yes”, consider a trip to Shangri-la!
★ consider 考虑，认为
consider something
consider that clause
consider doing something
consider + 疑问词+ to do [考虑（如何/何时）去做某事]
consider sb. as … / to be …
consider sb. to do sth. （考虑让某人做某事）
4. The word ‘Shangri-la’ first appeared in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by the British writer James Hilton.
★ appear vi.
(1) to start to be seen 出现，呈现，显现。反义词disappear
A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.
The ad will appear in tomorrow’s paper.
(2) to give the impression of being or doing sth. 显得，似乎，看来。用作连系动词，不用于进行时，相当于seem。其常用结构为：
someone appears (to be) + adj./n. 某人显得的
somebody appears to do/ to be doing / to have done
It appears (to sb.) that … (对某人)似乎是
e.g. The lost boy appeared at last.
There appeared to be only one room.
The house appeared to be deserted.
The students appeared to climb the mountain every month.
She appears to be happy at the good news.
It appears to be raining.
It appears that it will rain.
[辨析] appear, seem & look
（1）appear是根据事物的表面现象而提出的判断，暗含事实往往并非如此之意；
look指凭视觉印象而作出的判断，实际上也可能如此。
（2）seem是指暗含有一定根据，往往接近事实的判断。它后面可以接名词、形容词、to be 结构，可以互换。
（3）look, seem之后可接like短语，而appear不能，look可以用进行时，但appear, seem不能； look seem可以接as if (though)从句，而appear不能；appear, seem之后可接that从句，而look不能；appear, seem之后可接to do sth. 结构，而look不能； appear, seem 可用于there引导的结构中， 而look不能。
e.g. The green leaves appeared/looked/seemed to be more beautiful after the rain.
It seems like years since I last met you.
She is looking quite a different person.
It looks/seems as if he knew nothing about his new friend.
It appears/seems that we have missed our chance.
There seems/appears to be a mistake in these figures.
[Model] Do let your mother know the truth. She appears ______ everything.
A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told
5. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, and fileds of long grass covered the earth.
★ describe
Then, you could describe your school life.
(1) describe as 认为
His employer had described him as lacking in experience.
他的雇主认为他缺乏经验。
(2) description n. 描述，描绘
He gave her a description of what he had seen in Africa.
beyond description 无法形容
a person of that description 那一类的人
★ snow-capped adj. 积雪盖顶的
(1) 名词+过去分词
snow-covered, hand-made
(2)形容词+名词+ed
kind-hearted, white-skinned
(3) 形容词+形容词
red-hot （炽热的）
(4) 形容词+现在分词
ordinary-looking, strange-looking
(5) 副词+现在分词
hard-working
(6) 副词+过去分词
newly-made, well-known
(7) 名词+现在分词
peace-loving, English-speaking
(8) 名词+形容词
world-famous
(9) 数词+名词ed
three-legged
(10) 数词+名词
ten-year （十年的）
★join 参加某一组织或团体，成为其中一员
take part in 参加群众性活动，重在说明主语参加该项活动并在其中发挥一定作用；
attend 正式用语，参加会议，礼仪，婚礼，典礼，上课，上学，听报告等；
join in 多指参加正在进行着的活动，如参加竞赛，娱乐，谈话等。
6. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay young forever.
★ perfect adj. 完美的，完全的，完备的
He is proud of his perfect set of teeth.
perfect adj. 准确的，地道的，完全正确的
These figures are perfect.
perfect adj. （口语）全然的，纯粹的（做定语）
It’s perfect nonsense to spend so much money on clothes.
perfect adj. 正合适
The weather seemed perfect for fishing.
★ stay link v.
Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ______ fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed
7. Which place could officially take the name of this wonderful land?
★ （1） officially adv. 正式地，官方地，公开地
They attended the meeting officially.
（2）officially adv. 依据法规等
I’m not officially supposed to be here. 按公事说，我是不该到这里来的。
（3）据传，据公布
Officially, he resigned because of bad health.
[TIPS] official adj. 公务的，正式的，官僚作风的
n. 公务员，（公司、团体的）职员，
officer n. 军官，警官，警察，（商船的）高级船员
（根）office
8. In September 1997, the government of Yunnan Province claimed that Zhongdian is where Shangri-la is in Hilton’s story.
★ claim 声称，要求做到
★ claim to do sth. 声称要做某事
★ claim to have done声称已经做过
★ claim that clause
She claimed to be the daughter of a well-known businessman.
The boy claimed to have told the truth.
★表语从句
（1）that, whether
The fact is that he has not been seen recently.
The point is whether we should lend him the money.
(2) wh-
My question is who will take over president of the Foundation.
The question is where and when we will meet.
9. Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land.
★ tower over 远远高出，远远比高
The new buildings tower over the old ones.
He is so clever that he towers over all the others in his class.
★ tower高塔，塔楼 towering adj.高耸的，伟大的
10. These snowy mountain tops form a beautiful picture that will make any viewer speechless.
★form v.形成
form sth. into sth. = form sth. out of sth. 把做成
e.g. We formed flour into cookies. = We formed cookies out of flour.
Group activities help to form a child’s character.
The girl formed the habit of washing hands before meals.
★ form 组成，建立
He formed a class for beginners.
Seven students form the team.
★ form n. 表格
You are asked to fill in the form in ink.
[TIPS] as a matter of form 形式上，礼貌上
take form 形成
in the form of 以的形式
fill in/ fill out/ fill up a form
in any shape or form 以任何形式
★speechless adj. 说不出话的，垭口无言的。
be speechless with sth 因而说不出话来
Hearing the good news, I was speechless with excitement.
Seeing him suddenly after twenty years, she was speechless.
★ make sb. + n./ adj./ do sth./ done
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people.
You may take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.
You must make yourself heard in the lecture hall. 使自己的话完全能被听见。
11. Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands, look like jewels.
★ surround vt. 包围，环绕
He wanted to know more of the conditions which surrounded her.
They were surrounded immediately by small boys wearing school caps.
He was sitting in the corner, surrounded by two young women.
★vast 广大的；主要指海洋，沙漠等。
huge 巨大的；强调体积而非重量。
big, 大的；反义词为little。指体积，面积，程度等。
large 大的，反义词为small。多指面积大。
great 巨大的，伟大的，重大的。
e.g. At that time, a vast expanse of water appeared before us.
The elephant is a huge animal.
China is a big country.
He has a large family to support.
She has made great progress.
The population of China is larger than that of China.
★jewel n. 宝石，珍贵的东西
My favourite jewel is a ruby.
The computer is a jewel for me. 这台电脑对我来说是一件贵重的物品。
[TIPS] jeweled adj. 装有宝石的，
jeweler/ jeweller/ 珠宝商
jewelry / jewellery/ （集合用法）宝石类（做主语时，谓语用单数）
12. Sheep, cows and horses feed freely on the green grass and the forests around are home to lots of birds and animals.
★ feed on 靠维持生命，用喂给某人吃
Pigs will feed on just about anything.
Their mothers can’t afford to feed them on meat and fish every day.
The child was feeding the monkey with a banana.
Feed this grain to the chicken.
★be home to 是的故乡/家乡
Africa is home to lions.
China is home to pandas.
[TIPS] make yourself at home 别拘束
home sweet home 家总是家，可爱的家
set up home 成家
come home （从外边）回来，（从海外）回国
come home to sb. 使某人深切感到
13. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature and the outside world is forgotten.
★live in perfect harmony with 与和谐相处
The old couple have never quarreled with each other these years, what’s more, they have lived in harmony with their neigubours.
14. Today, Shangri-la has become a common English word, meaning heaven on earth.
★ common adj.& n. 普通的，常见的，共同的，共用的
He wasn’t a hero but just a common man.
Britain and America share a common language.
★ in common 有共同之处，共用
Jack, I feel much in common with Wells.
★ out of the common 异乎寻常
Mrs King had noticed nothing out of the common.