Guangdong lies to the south of Hubei.
Guangdong lies on the south of Hunan.
Guangdong lies in the southeast of China.
Taiwan lies off the south east coast
East of the city lies an airport.
An airport stands in the east of the city.
3. Surround vt; vi 包围; 围绕
A high wall surrounds the prison camp. 一道高墙围住了战俘集中营。
The police surrounded the house where an eXPlosion happened ten minutes ago.
警察包围了十分中前发生爆炸案的那所房子。
4. mild: adj.
----soft; gentle; not severe 温和的; 不严厉的
mild weather 温和的天气
mild answer 温柔的回答
mild punishment 不严厉的惩罚
----(of food, drinks, tobacco) not sharp or strong in taste of flavor 不浓的;淡爽的
I’d like some mild cheese.
My grandfather sometimes has mild cigar.
5. Settle:-
1)---vt; vi 安家; 定居 make home in; live in
After retirement, the professor setteled in the country.
The couple decide to move to london and settle there.
2)----com to rest (on); stay for some time (on)
The bird settled on a branch.
The dust settled on the desk.
3)----solve
They had all the problems settled at the meeting.
It’s time you settled the argument.
6. take possession of 夺取;占有
You can’t take the possession of the house untill all the papers have been signed.
在各项证件签字之前,你不能住进那房子。
At midnight they crossed the river and took possession of the village.
be in possession of 持有
win possession of the ball 抢到球
a man of great possessions 富人
lose all one’s possessions 失去所有财产
possess vt. 有; 具有 (own; have)
What a pity the greedy man possessed nothing at last.
7. Conference:
a doctor\'s conference 医生的会议
Mr. Smith is in conference with his advisers. 史密斯先生和他的顾问们协商。
a fact-finding conference 调查会
a press [news] conference 记者招待会
be in conference 正在开会讨论
call a conference 召集会议
have a conference with 和...协商[谈判]
3. Read the text and Divide the whole passage into four parts.
Para1: Geographical feature and cities.
Para2: Climate
Para3: Landscapes
Para4: Earliest settlers—Maori
Para.1:Geographical feature and cities.
4. Language points:
1.New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia.
off “在离…的海上”(in a part of the ocean that is near the land)
They live on the island off the coast of Fujian.
他们住在福建沿海的一个岛屿上。
They were sailing two miles off the shore.
他们在离岸两英里的海上航行。
off “靠近…”(near a particular street, road,etc. but not directly on it)
The restaurant is just off the main road.
这家餐馆就在主干道旁边。
2. be made up of = consist of; 由…组成
be made of 用…制造;
be made from 用…制成;
be made into 被制成;
be made in 在某地制造;
make up (for) 弥补,补偿;
make up 组成;编造;和解;化妆;补足
3. New Zealand is surrounded by the pacific Ocean to the north and east, and Tasman Sea to the south and west.
surround with be surrounded with/by
Mountains surround the village on three sides.
The village is surrounded by mountains on three sides.
4. Many of New Zealand’s cities lie on a bay and have a natural deep harbour. 新西兰许多城市都建在海湾上,拥有天然的深水港。
on---- “在…(水)畔; 靠近…(水)”
比较: on the coast (在岸边) off the coast (在海上)
5. It is some 3,500 kilometers from Polynesia to New Zealand, which they travelled in narrow boats.
从波利尼西亚到新西兰约有3500 公里, 他们乘着狭长的小船前来。
it 和which 均代表距离。
some 是副词,数字前=
人教版高一SB1 Unit18 New Zealand