27. A. serving　 　　　　 B. helping　　　　 　　 C. supporting　　 　 D. supplying

26. A. happy　　　　 　 B. bright　　　　　 　　 C. shining　　　 D. sparkling

25. A. generation　　 　 B. period　　　　　 　　 C. type　　　　 　 D. kind

24. A. cities　　　　 　 B. countries　　　　 　　 C. lands　　　 　　 D. continents

23. A. Shortly　　　 　 B. Soon　　　　　 　　 C. Presently　　 　 D. Previously

22. A. enlarged　　　 B. expanded　　　　 　 C. grew　　　　 　 D. increased

1.[原句]It was a time when the killer whales, or “killers” as they were then called, helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration. 在那个时期，杀人鲸，正如当时他们被称呼的，帮助捕鲸者捕杀在每年迁移途中的须鲸。

(本文中同类句I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. 当时我以为只是一个故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼见过多次。)

[模仿要点] 句子结构: 句子成分插入语，

[模仿1]在十九世纪早期，广州，正如西方世界所知道的，是世界最出名的港口之一。

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答案：By the early 19th Century, Guangzhou ，as it was known in the English-speaking world ，was one of the world's leading ports.

[模仿2]使我们感到惊奇的是，他所做的和他所说的没有任何联系。

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答案：What he did , to our surprise, had nothing to do with what he said.

[模仿3]他有了一个新的发现，我认为那对科学来说是非常重要的。

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答案：He made another wonderful discovery, which I think is of great importance to science.

3. I’m sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day-a day of pure

magic!

我坐在温暖的夜空下，手里拿着一瓶冷饮，回忆着当天的事情---这可是奇妙至及的一天。

[解释]with+宾语+宾语补足语 在句中充当状语，表伴随，原因等

[典例]

1) The teacher came in with a thick book in her hand.老师走了进来，手里拿着一本厚厚的书。

2) With a local villager leading the way, we found his house easily.

有当地村民带路，我们很容易就找到了他家。

3) With a lot of problems to solve, the newly-elected president felt like a cat on hot bricks.

由于有很多问题急待解决，新当选的总统急得像热锅上的蚂蚁。

[练习] 汉译英

1)我睡觉时喜欢开着窗。

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2)妈妈讲着故事，小孩很快就睡着了。

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Keys: 1) With her mother telling stories, the child could fall asleep soon.　 2) I like to sleep with the window open.