1. Verne had to sell newspapers to make a living when he was in Paris.2. Verne died at 77, with his dreams realized.3. The furniture on the Nautilus is precious and the food aboard is all sea food.4. Captain Nemo is a very cruel man and no one likes him.5. The story Journey to the Center of the Earth is a science fiction.

True or False

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F

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develop 发展 ; 培育 ; 开发 ;( 逐渐 ) 显现出 ; 冲洗

Many overseas Chinese returned home to show their strong love for their homeland.

love for… “ 对…的爱”

1. …… but instead Veerne developed his love for the theatre.

developed country/ developing country

develop a film

I have developed an interest in reading science fiction.

develop the oil and gas

2. He spent... ... applied science and ... ...

apply vt. 实施 , 应用apply sth. to 把 ... 施于 ...; 把 ... 运用于 ..

apply a theory to practice 把理论应用于实践vi. 适用 , 提出申请

applied adj 应用的；实用的be applied to 适用于 , 应用于 , 施加于

apply for a visa

The new rules apply to /are applied to football matches.

apply for 申请 ; 请求apply to 适用

3. He used the latest ideas and technical inventions of his day in his book.

1) latest adj. 最新的；最近的 late adj.& adv. 迟 的 （ 地 ） ， 晚 的

（地） later adv. 后来；以后 adj. 较晚的； lately adv. 最近；近来the ________ news / fashionsin the __________ 1990sHave you seen him_________?We arrived there three days __________. 

2) of one’s day 某人所处的时代 Do you know about the great scientists of his day?

In grandmother's day, skirts were long.

4.By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further, Jules Verne laid the foundation of modern science fiction.

take…a/ one step further 把…推进一步

lay the foundation of 奠定了…的基础

Hawking laid the foundation of the science of cosmology( 宇宙学 ).

5. long before 很久以前

before long 不久

long before+-clause 很久之后才

I have seen the film ____________.

We will have a long vacation ___________.

It will be long before we meet again.

long before

before long

(won’t)

6. …… , ships are disappearing all over the world and it is believed to be caused by ……

be + v- ing 用进行时表示一般现在时，表经常性 动 作 或 状 态 （ 常 与 always , often, all the time 连用）；一般表示说话人的某种情绪 .

You are always leaving your clothes on the floor!

你老是把衣服仍在地板上 !

She is constantly changing her mind!

她老是改变主意 !

7. …in the collision that follows, the three companions are thrown overboard.

=in the following collision

The three sons of the old man were killed in the war.

Three sons of the old man were killed in the war.

8. In their efforts to survive, they find themselves on the surface of the monster itself, which turns out to be a submarine.

1) in 表示 “正在进行的动作或状态”他总是在行动中He is always in action.

When we arrived she was engaged in a telephone conversation.

2) find oneself + adj./ adv./ v-ed / prep./ doing ( 不知不觉中）发现自己……

They found themselves surrounded by colorful rocks, fishes,…

The boy found himself walking in the direction of the zoo.

9.Dressed in diving suits, they walk around in this magic world, lighted by the lamps of the ship.

Born into a poor family, he had only two years of schooling..

Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.

He turned away disappointed.If ( you are) accepted for this post, you will be informed by May 1st.

10.They found themselves …, all waving and moving slowly in the blue waters.

独立主格结构 : n/pron+ doing/done/to do/

Everywhere you see people in their holidays dresses, their faces shining with smiles.

Weather permitting, the ship will set out for the island at dawn.

I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers.

Here are the first two volumes, the third one to come out next month.

11. …… lead them through a narrow passage

12. …… and with ever increasing speed ……

ever 用于现在分词之前 , 表示 always,

continuously “ 总是 ; 不停地”The ever increasing cost of food makes the

workers’ life difficult.

That led me to think that the girl was ill.

lead sb. to do sth. 导致 / 促使某人做某事I led the old man across the street

Exercise3:

Differences

SUBMARINE SPACESHIP

Speed

Landscape

Number for people

Food

Clothes

Similarities

Slow Fast

Underwater

landscapespace landscape

a lot of people A few people

common food special space food

diving suits space suits

Demand for skills is high. They’re both exciting.

Tourists must be trained by experts.

They’re expensive.

Preparation: Tools and things to bring

Risks: Dangerous and things that could happen

food, water, warm clothes, ropes, matches, a knife, a chisel( 凿子 ), some medicines

losing one’s way ,falling into a hole ,being injured

Exercise 5: