1. Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes? 你认为人们家里将会有机器人吗?(课本第49页图片)
(1)本句是一个含有宾语从句的主从复合句。其中do you think是主句,there will be...为从句。
(2)there will be...是there be 句型的一般将来时,如:
There will be a sports meeting in our shcool tomorrow.
明天我们学校将举行运动会。
2. I think every home will have a robot. 我认为每个家庭都将会有一个机器人。
3. Books will only be on computers,not on paper. 书将只会出现在电脑上,而不会出现在纸上。 (课本第49页1a)
paper 此处用作不可数名词,意为“纸;纸张”。若表示纸的数量,通常用...piece(s) of。例如:a piece of paper 一张纸; two pieces of paper 两张纸。
4. Will people use money in 100 years? 100年之后,人们还将使用钱吗? (课本第49页1c)
【辨析】 in 与 after
in: 后接一段时间,表示“从现在算起的一段时间之后”,常与一般将来时连用
after: 后接一段时间,表示“以过去的时间点作为起点,过去一段时间之后”,常与一般过去时连用。
He will get to Beijing in two hours. 他将于两小时后到达北京。
He got to Beijing after two hours. 两小时后他到达了北京。
5.There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. (P. 50)
in danger表示“处于危险中”,out of danger意为“脱离危险”。
He is in danger now.
Some animals are out of danger.
6.Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. (P. 50)
play a part in意为“参与……、在……中发挥作用”,后接名词、代词或者动名词作宾语。
Mr. Black doesn’t play a part in the discussion.
Section B
1. Today there are already robots working in factories. (P. 53)
“There be+sb./sth.+doing sth.”意为“有某人/某物正在做某事”。
There are some boys standing on the playground.
2. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. (P. 53)
over and over again意为“反复地、一次又一次地”。
He thanked me over and over again.
3. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. (P. 53)
disagree为不及物动词,反义词是agree,disagree with sb.意为“不同意某人”。
I disagree with you about this.
4. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. (P. 53)
(1) agree作动词,意为“同意、赞同”,名词形式为agreement,反义词是disagree,agree to do sth.意为“同意做某事”。
She agreed to buy this book.
【拓展】
agree的其它用法
1. agree with sb.意为“同意某人的看法或者想法”。
I am afraid I can’t agree with you.
2. agree to sth. 同意(计划、安排、建议)
Do you think he’ll agree to our proposal?
3. agree on 约定、商定
Can we agree on a date?
(2) hundred of表示“许多、大量”,hundred, thousand, million, billion前面有具体数字修饰,表示确切意义时,用单数形式;后接of,表示约数时,用复数形式。
three thousand millions of visitors
5. Which side do you agree with? (P. 54)
side此处用作名词,表示“一方”。
He always likes to be on the winning side.
6.So I will probably keep a bird. (P. 55)
probably用作副词,表示“很可能、大概”,用作状语,放在行为动词之前,助动词、情态动词和be动词之后。
He probably knows the secret.
I will probably study medicine at university.
7. ...but I think I’ll take a holiday in Hong Kong when possible. (P. 55)
take a holiday意为“度假”,相当于have a holiday,holiday常用的短语还有:on a holiday在休假;for a holiday 去度假。
Where do you hope to take a holiday?
They are on holiday in Sanya.
语法
一般将
来时
will +V原
句型结构
肯定
形式
主+will do…
People will have robots in the future.
否定
形式
主+will not (won’t) do…
People will not (won’t) have robots in the future.
问句
形式
如 this evening, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week/month/year, soon等,也可与when, before, after, until 等连用