If it is convenient for you 假如你方便的话 (2)convenience n．方便；便利；便利设施 for convenience 为了方便起见 at one's convenience 在某人方便的时候 ①The Internet makes it convenient for us to get in touch with each other. 互联网使得我们相互联系便利了。
②Would it be convenient for you to_leave (leave) tomorrow? 你明天走方便吗？
③I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience (convenient)． 我为了方便把参考书放在书桌旁。
[名师点津] (1)convenient作表语时，不能用表示人的名词或代词作主语，且在It is convenient for sb. to do sth. 结构中介词for不能用介词of代替。
(2)convenience意为“方便；便利”时为不可数名词，意为“便利的事物或设施”时，为可数名词。
6．(教材P20)Pressed by my friends and relations, I decided to seize the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office.
在朋友和亲戚的敦促下，我决定抓住这次机会把我的发明送到专利局去，请他们对我这次成功的思路给予认可。
seize vt.抓住；捉住；夺取；占领
形象记忆 seize sb. by the arm/collar 抓住某人的胳膊/衣领 seize the chance/opportunity 抓住机会 seize on/upon 抓住；突然对……大为 关注 ①We should seize the opportunity to work hard to achieve our goal. 我们应乘机努力实现我们的目标。
②Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar. 在他逃跑之前，她抓住了他的衣领。
③If you think your idea has potential, seize on/upon it immediately. 如果你觉得你的想法很有潜力，立刻抓住它吧。
1．The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that might help me, but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes.
我所做的第一件事就是看看有没有现成的产品能帮助我。但是，看来只有毒死蛇的药粉。 (1)句型There be＋n.＋v.-ing/v.-ed中v.-ing, v．-ed作主语补足语。如果名词与后面的分词存在主动关系，用v.-ing形式，如果是被动关系，则v.-ed形式。
①There are many students standing in a queue to welcome the old soldier. 有很多学生正站队欢迎这位老兵。
②There is no time left (leave); we'd better hurry. 剩下的时间不多了，我们最好快点。
(2)there be之后如有几个并列主语时，用is还是are要取决于第一个主语是单数还是复数，单数用is，复数用are。
③There is (be) a tiger and two lions in the zoo. 动物园里有一只老虎和两只狮子。 (3)常见的there be变化结构如下：
There happen(s) to be ... 碰巧有…… There stand(s)/live(s)/lie(s)/go(es)/remain(s) ... 有…… There seem(s) to be ... 好像有…… There is likely to be ... 可能有…… There may (might)/must be ... 可能/肯定有…… There come(s) ... ……来了/到了 ④There seem_to_be fewer tourists around this year. 今年来访的旅游者似乎少了。
(4)There be句式的非谓语动词形式：There being/There to be... ⑤There being (be) no taxi, we had to walk home. 由于没有出租车，我们不得不走回家去。
2．Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.
只有你得到这种认可之后，你才可以说自己是一个真正的发明家。 含有only的倒装句常常有下面三种情况： (1)“only＋状语从句”位于句首时
①Only when we had studied the data again did we realize that there was a mistake.
只有当我们再次研究了这些数据的时候，我们才意识到出了一个错误。 (2)“only＋介词短语”位于句首
②Only in this way can_you_make improvement in the operating system. 只有用这种方法你才能改进操作系统。 (3)“only＋副词”位于句首
③Only then did_I_know the importance of learning. 直到那时我才知道学习的重要性。
[名师点津] (1)only修饰的从句不用倒装句式，主句需要使用倒装句式。
(2)当only修饰其状语不位于句首，或位于句首的only 用来修饰的不是状语，而是主语时，均不用倒装。
④Only a few of the children haven't yet got a chance of being educated. 仍有少数儿童未得到受教育的机会。
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．I called up my mother to ask if she wanted to live with us in the city. 2．To avoid being misled by news reports, we should learn to distinguish between facts and opinions.
3．After the earthquake, the people set about rebuilding (rebuild) their homes. 4．Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience (convenient)． 5．His friend was in time to seize him by the arm before he fell over. 6．Nowadays, there are still many poor students, not affording (afford) to go to school.
7．Some people act the fool now and then. Ⅱ.补全句子
1．Before I could get in, she rang_off,_and I had to ring/call_back later. 我还没有来得及插话，她就挂断了电话，我只好稍后再打回去。
2．The twins are so alike that no one can distinguish_one_from_the_other. 这对双胞胎长得很像，没有人能分辨得出哪个是哪个。 3．If it_is_convenient_to_you,_please call me back. 如果方便的话，请给我回个电话。
4．I decided to seize_the_chance/an_opportunity_to get recognition for my idea. 我决定抓住机会使我的主意被认可。
5．There are going_to_be two English parties next week. 下周有两场英语晚会。
6．Only when the competition was over did_he_calm_down to relax himself. 只有比赛结束了，他才能静下心来放松一下。
一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Please come to my home to play cards whenever it is convenient (方便的) for you.
2．The dog wagged its tail in expectation (期望) of a bone. 3．The police seized (抓住) an escaping thief. 4．The device was protected by patent (专利权)．
5．The merciful (仁慈的) king saved the young officer from death.
6．We did not know what had made him change his mind so abruptly (突然地)． 7．These products (产品) may help you to keep slim.
8．He distinguished (使……扬名) himself by his courage at that time. 9．He told us to deal with the dangerous work with caution (谨慎)． 10．There is a merry (愉快的) smile on her face. Ⅱ.单句改错
1．The game was called up because of the bad weather. up→off
2．It is the superior intelligence and the use of language that distinguish man between the other animals.
between→from
3．The kind lady usually is mercifully to those homeless people.mercifully→merciful
4．The government has set about to make many needed reforms.about→out 5．Will it be convenient of you to come in the morning? of→for
6．Another part of the body that needed special cautions is the eyes.cautions→caution
7．The policeman seized the thief by his arm.his→the
8．On the National Day, people sang and danced merry in the street.merry→merrily
Ⅲ.选词填空
be convenient for， meet with， set about， distinguish ...from， come up to one's expectations， there seemed to be， now and then， call ... up 1．Stick to your efforts and you'll surely distinguish yourself from other students.
2．Now_and_then,_we get together to have a chat, but not often. 3．She set_about the business of cleaning the house.
4．I usually enjoy his movies, but the latest one didn't come_up_to_my_expectations.
5．Would it be_convenient_for you to pick me up at four o'clock and take me to the airport?
6．They often quarreled; there_seemed_to_be a misunderstanding between them. 7．I will be grateful if you can consider accepting me and calling me up. 8．In my opinion, when meeting_with difficulties and frustrations, we should say “It is very good！”
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
When the writer called 1.up her mother in the countryside on the phone, she learned that snakes came near their house and that they seemed 2.to_have_made (make) their home near her house. The writer felt proud and considered it a chance for her to distinguish 3.herself by inventing something 4.that would catch snakes but not harm them. She set about 5.researching (research) the habits of snakes.
She decided to cool them so that they could be 6.easily (easy) caught. However, her first two plans were not successful. 7.As a result, she had to attempt a 8.third (three) time, which helped her fulfill her aim successfully. She was 9.so delighted that she was determined to send her 10.invention (invent) to the Patent Office to get recognition for her successful idea.
Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达
我和其他人的不同之处(distinguish)在于我积极参加各项活动。自从我得知你们招聘的消息，我就着手(set about)申请(apply)成为一名志愿者。志愿者工作对我来说是很合适的，我一定会抓住这次机会(seize the opportunity)把这项工作做好。如果您能接受我的申请，并给我回电话(call up)，我将不胜感激。
What_distinguishes_me_from_others_is_that_I_take_an_active_part_in_all_kinds_of_activities;_therefore,_I_have_set_about_applying_to_be_a_volunteer_since_I_learned_the_information_that_some_employees_are_wanted._I'm_very_suitable_for_
高中英语Unit3InventorsandinventionsSectionⅡWarmingUp
