1、比较关系
本课侧重复习的是第8课、第32课和第56课出现的形容词和副词的比较关系，包括同级比较、比较级和最高级。如：
People are not so honest as they once were.
He's got less work to do than I have.
Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.
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2、有关介词on的短语
本课的难点部分出现了有关on的短语搭配用法。如：on display、on show、on business、on foot、on duty、on the whole、on fire、on purpose、on the average、on any account、on second thoughts等。
| Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. | 1）注意probably、possibly、maybe、perhaps的可能性依次从大到小降低。 2）extraordinary，不平常的、非凡的。该词由前缀extra-（在外，外面）和ordinary构成。 3）the Crystal Palace，水晶宫。 4）which引导的是非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词the Crystal Palace。5）Hyde Park，海德公园。是伦敦最知名的公园，是英国最大的皇家公园。位于伦敦市中心的威斯敏斯特教堂地区，占地360多英亩，原属威斯敏斯特教堂产业。6）the Great Exhibition of 1851，万国工业博览会。 |
| The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. | 1）be different from，与...不同。 2）for引导的是表原因的并列句，起着补充说明的作用。 3）be made of，由...组成。 |
| It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. | of all time，空前的。 |
| A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. | 1）a great many，许多、大量。后接可数名词。注意与a great deal of（许多、大量，后接不可数名词）的区别。 2）various parts of the world，世界各地。various，各种各样的。 3）machinery，机器（总称）。不可数名词。 4）on display，展出。与on show意思相同。 5）Nasmyth's steam hammer，内史密斯的蒸汽锤。蒸汽锤是指靠水蒸汽推动的机器锤，锤头和汽缸的活塞杆装置能上下活动，锤制锻件。 |
| Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. | 1）注意as...as前后针对的是不同时间的事情，所以动词采用了不同的时态。 2）carry，运输、运载。 |
| On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. | 1）on doing，表示“一...就...”。相当于as soon as they arrived in England。 2）in all，总共。 3）profit，利益、利润。 |
| Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936. | 1）South London，伦敦南部。注意South London与southern London的区别，前者侧重行政区域划分，或者侧重地理位置划分。 2）remain，表示“仍然；保持”，系动词。 3）burn down，烧毁、焚毁。 |
Made of iron and glass, the Crystal palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, was quite different from other buildings. There were goods from various parts of the world on display, as well as a great deal of machinery. This attracted thousands of visitors who travelled by boat and train. After the exhibition, colleges and museums were built from the profits. The Crystal Palace was later moved to South London and remained there until it was burnt down in 1936.
可简单介绍水晶宫的历史。
1、要注意be different from、be similar to、the same as等表达比较关系的常用短语用法。如：
She is of the same age as his sister.
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