Unit 5 Amazing things5.1 Comic strip&Welcome to the unit【要点梳理】1.词汇运用2.句子结构分析要点一：词汇1. amazing adj. 令人惊异的，惊人的区别amazing和amazedamazing 令人吃惊的，主语习惯上是物（事）。
如：Your success is amazing. amazed 感到惊奇（愕），主语习惯上是人，be amazed at.... be amazed to do sth.【例】I was amazed at his answer. 我对他的回答感到十分震惊。
We were amazed to find her in the net bar. 我发现她在网吧，吃了一惊。
【拓展】以ing及ed结尾的相同用法的形容词还有interesting exciting frighteninginterested excited frightened2.same adj. 同一的；相同的，同样的pron.同一事物；同样的人the same as 同……一样all the same 完全一样about the same 大同小异【例】We share the same social background. 我们有相同的社会背景。
They study in a same school.他们在同一所学校上学3. birth n.出生；分娩；起源；出身at birth 出生时by birth 生来，天生【例】She gave a birth to a girl.She weighed 5 pounds at birth.要点二：句子结构1．I saw one yesterday．我昨天还见过一架(飞机)。
one与it都可替代上文出现的某个名词，但用法不同。
one用来指代上文出现的某类事物中的一个（同类不同物）。
it指代上文中出现的那个事物（同一个物体）。
【例】：My pen is broken．I must buy one．2．Fish sleep with their eyes open．鱼睁着眼睛睡觉。
“with+名词+形容词／介词短语／分词短语”结构在句中作伴随状语，表示伴随前一个动作而存在的状态。
【例】My English teacher came into the classroom with a book in his right hand．3．Our eyes are the same size from birth，but our nose and ears never stop growing．stop doing sth. 意为“停止（正在）做的事情”stop to do sth. 意为“停止（正在做的事）去做某事”【例】The baby stopped crying and listened to the music. 婴儿停止了哭叫，听起了音乐。
How about stopping to drink some coffee? 停下来喝些咖啡，好吗？【注意】remember t o do sth. 意为“记住（要）做某事”，这件事还没有做；remember doing sth. 意为“记得做过某事”，这件事已做过。
4.The Sun is about 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth．太阳的体积是地球的约130万倍。
than是用于两者作比较的介词，其前用形容词或副词的比较级形式。
larger是形容词lager的比较级。
【例】I’m taller than Jim．5．Isn’t that amazing?难道那不令人惊奇吗?此句是否定疑问句，可译为“难道不……吗? ”回答时要注意：若情况是肯定的就用yes回答，反之用no回答。
【例】一Can’t you see it?难道你没看到吗?一Yes，I can．／No，I can’t．不，我看到了。
／是的，我没看到。
5.2 Reading【要点梳理】1.重点词汇分析2.句子结构剖析要点一：词汇1.reply vi. 答复，回答reply to sb. 回答某人reply to a question 回答问题make no reply 不作答复【例】I sent in my application, and the university replied to me at once.She replied that she disagreed. 她回答说她不同意。
2.leave v. 离开；过去式：leftleave sp.意为“离开某地”；leave for sp.意为“动身去某地”；leave A for B意为“离开A地去B地”。
leave作动词，还可表示“使……处于某种状态；忘记”【例】His father leaves home at 6:00 every morning.My brother is leaving Suzhou for Shanghai tomorrow.Don't leave the water running when you brush your teeth .Tom left his English book at home yesterday.3.wonder vt.感到诧异；想弄明白vi. 想知道；惊讶no wonder 难怪，不足为奇wonder about (at) 对……感到诧异【例】I wonder who did it4. search v. 搜寻，搜索；调查；搜查；探求search指“搜查某地或搜身”search for指“搜寻、搜索某人或某物”=look for。
search后还可接要搜查的地方，即search…for sth. / sb. 意为“在……处搜寻某物/人”。
【例】The police searched his clothes but found nothing.All night they searched for the lost necklace.She searched her desk for the necessary information.5.weak adj.柔弱的，虚弱的；无力的，软弱的the weak 弱者(复数)be weak in 在……方面比较差【例】She was weak after her illness. 她病后很虚弱。
He is weak in English reading. 他在英语阅读方面比较弱。
6.surprised adj. 吃惊的，惊讶的be surprised at sth./sb.对某事/某人感到惊讶；be surprised to do sth. 做某事感到吃惊；be surprised that 从句in surprise 惊奇地；to one’s surprise 使某人惊奇的是。
【例】I am surprised at seeing / to see her there.I am surprised that he failed in the exam again.What a surprise!7.little pron. 少数的，不多的【例】I had little money and little free time.The little girl over there is my cousin.区别little，a little, few ,a few8. without prep.没有，缺乏(+doing sth.)【例】He often goes to school without (having)breakfast . 他经常不吃早饭就去上学。
区别without/withwithout 作介词，意为“无，没有”。
Without water Man can’t live.I couldn’t arrive there in time without your help.反义词with，意为“拥用”。
With my teacher’s help, I worked out the maths problem at last.Our headmaster came into the classroom with a smile on his face.9.turn around 转身，（使）翻转turn in 上交turn on/off 打开/关掉turn up/down 调高/调低take one’s turn 依次，轮流in turn 依次【例】If I turn around, you're behind me.Before you stop or turn around, look back and make sure your path is clear. 10.pick up 拾起，拿起pick sb up=pick up sb. 用车接某人pick out 精心挑选出，分辨出pick sth up=pick up sth拾起（捡起）某物【例】He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head...I picked her up at Covent Garden to take her to lunch with my mother.11.be afraid 感到害怕（担心）be afraid to do sth. 害怕去做某事；be afraid of sth./doing sth. 害怕某事/做某事；be afraid that从句。
【例】The girl is afraid of dogs.I am afraid of breaking my glasses.Women are afraid to go out alone at night.= Women are afraid of going out alone at night.I’m afraid (that) I’ll be late.要点二：句子1.Nobody replied．没有人作答。
(1)nobody也是不定代词，意义上相当于not．．．anybody。
(2)reply是不及物动词，后接介词to，其同义词answer则是及物动词，后面无需接介词。
【例】I don’t want to reply to／answer his e-mail．我不想回复他的电子邮件。