·單詞

strike n.????罷工

????·go on strike????去罷工

????·be on strike????處于罷工的狀態(tài)

busman n.????公共汽車司機(jī)

state v.????正式提出，宣布

agreement n.????協(xié)議

relieve v.????減輕

pressure n.????壓力，麻煩

????·relieve the pressure????減輕壓力

????·the pressure of life/work????生活的壓力，工作的壓力

????·press v.????按，壓

extent n.????程度

volunteer v.????自動(dòng)提出，自愿

gratitude n.????感激

Press n.????新聞界，出版社

object v.????不贊成，反對(duì)

·本課句型

·課文

????Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the young men are?expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

go on strike????舉行罷工

... is due to begin????due 有 “定于（某時(shí)做某事）” 的意思，后面接 to do 不定式

for at least a week????至少一個(gè)星期

free ride????免費(fèi)乘車

relieve pressure????緩解壓力

to some extent????在某種程度上

in + 時(shí)間，搭配將來(lái)時(shí)表示在 “時(shí)間” 之后

so far????到目前為止

·知識(shí)拓展

形式賓語(yǔ) it —— 真正的賓語(yǔ) to do 或從句

Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.

????·形式賓語(yǔ) it，真正的賓語(yǔ) to?get to work

????·因?yàn)?to?get to work 是賓語(yǔ)，difficult 是賓補(bǔ)，且賓語(yǔ)比賓補(bǔ)長(zhǎng)，所以賓語(yǔ)可以放在后面，用 it 形式主語(yǔ)代替真正的賓語(yǔ)

練習(xí)

他(過(guò)去)以為通過(guò)考試很容易

????·He thought it easy to pass the examination.?

我們發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)好英語(yǔ)很重要

????·We find it very important to learn English well.

我認(rèn)為他應(yīng)該受到懲罰是對(duì)的

????·I think it right that he should be?punished.

他們知道他們贏得比賽不可能

????·They know it?impossib?that they will win the match.