Unit 9

I.                   In-class reading

sentence study

1.  Whether you are surrounded by the noisy friendliness of a pub or whether you are seated in the peaceful comfort of someone’s home, you will be sipping away on a drink.     (Line 5)  无论身处酒店嘈杂而友好的气氛中，还是坐在别人的安静、舒适的家中，你都会照样喝个不停。

whether…or (whether)  无论······ 还是······

该句型用于句首时whether不能换成 if。

2.  Christmas is supposed to be a time to express our love and goodwill towards others.    (Line 17) 圣诞节应该是对他人表示爱心和良好祝愿的时候。

… is a time to do sth.

… is a time when  (Line 36)

e.g.1). It seemed a good time to express your thanks to your teachers on Teachers’ Day.   教师节看来是你们向老师表达谢意的好时候。

   2). 暑假对孩子们而言的确是难得放松的时期。

      Summer holiday is really a precious time for pupils to relax.

3.  Indeed, whatever shopkeepers gain out of Christmas,   it is still a “holy day’, the words which “holiday” is  derived…    (Line 50)

whatever, whoever, wherever, whichever

e.g. Whatever you may think, I’m going ahead with my plans.

不管你怎么想，我都要实行我的计划。

?      Whoever you are, you can’t pass this way.

不管你是谁，你都不能通过这条路。

?      Whichever you choose, the others will be offended.

不管你选哪个，其余的人都会生气。

?      Whatever nonsense the newspapers print, some people always believe it.

无论报纸登载的东西多么荒唐，有些人总是会相信的。

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