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ADayintheCloudsLanguageFocus→GrammarScanExerciseTheairisthinandwehavetorestseveraltimesontheshorthikefromcamp.Toourleft，snow--covered

mountainsdisappearintoclouds①thatseemalmostcloseenoughtotouch.Ontheplaininfrontofus，wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals.②Thisiswhy

we’rehere—③toobserveTibetanantelopes.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreen①that引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾clouds，關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語。②Thisiswhy…這就是……的原因。(why后跟結(jié)果)③不定式短語作狀語，具體解釋來這里的原因。Paragraph1空氣稀薄，我們不得不在營地的短途遠(yuǎn)足中休息幾次。在我們的左邊，白雪覆蓋的群山消失在云層中，似乎近在咫尺，觸手可及。在我們面前的平原上，我們只能看到一群優(yōu)雅的動物。這就是我們來這里的原因——觀察藏羚羊。Translate

TibetanantelopesliveontheplainsofTibet，Xinjiang，andQinghai.④Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass，I’mstruckbytheirbeauty．I’malsoreminded

ofthedanger⑤theyarein.They⑥arebeinghunted,illegally,fortheirvaluablefur.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreen④現(xiàn)在分詞短語Watchingthemmove…在句中作時間狀語。⑤theyarein是定語從句，關(guān)系詞(that/which)在從句中作賓語被省略。⑥arebeinghunted是現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時的被動語態(tài)，構(gòu)成：am/is/arebeingdone.Paragraph2

TibetanantelopesliveontheplainsofTibet,Xinjiang,andQinghai.④Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I’mstruckbytheirbeauty．I’malsoreminded

ofthedanger⑤theyarein.They⑥arebeinghunted,illegally,fortheirvaluablefur.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreen④現(xiàn)在分詞短語Watchingthemmove…在句中作時間狀語。⑤theyarein是定語從句，關(guān)系詞(that/which)在從句中作賓語被省略。⑥arebeinghunted是現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時的被動語態(tài)，構(gòu)成：am/is/arebeingdone.Paragraph2當(dāng)我看著它們慢慢地穿過綠色的草地，我被它們的美麗所打動WhenIamwatchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I’mstruckbytheirbeauty.→Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I’mstruckbytheirbeauty．看著它們慢慢地穿過綠色的草地，我被它們的美麗所打動。時間狀語從句當(dāng)湯姆看見星星的時候，突然回想起了童年。WhenTomwasseeingthestars,hewasremindedofhischildhood.Seeingthestars,Tomwasremindedofhischildhood.當(dāng)媽媽做飯的時候，湯姆打開了電視。Whenmumiscookingdinner,TomopenedtheTV.Cookingdinner,TomopenedtheTV*我畢業(yè)之后，在一家網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司工作。AfterIgraduated,Iworkedinanetworkcompany.Havingbeengraduated,Iworkedinanetworkcompany.Ellipsisoftemporaladverbialclause時間狀語從句的省略時間狀語從句由When,while,before,after引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，當(dāng)主句和從句的主語一致時，從句的連詞，主語，系動詞可省略。介詞Before和after后的謂語動詞要用ing形式。WhenIamwatchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I’mstruckbytheirbeauty.→Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I’mstruckbytheirbeauty．Ellipsisoftemporaladverbialclause時間狀語從句的省略藏羚羊生活在西藏、新疆和青海的平原上?？粗鼈兟卮┻^綠色的草地，我被它們的美麗所打動。我也意識到了它們所處的危險。它們因?yàn)檎滟F的皮毛而正被非法獵殺。Translate

MyguideisZhaxi,⑦avillagerfromChangtang.HeworksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve.ThereserveisashelterfortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternTibet.ToZhaxi,thelandissacredand⑧protectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.“We’renottryingtosavetheanimals,”hesays.“Actually,we’retryingtosaveourselves.”Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreen⑦avillagerfromChangtang作Zhaxi的同位語。⑧動名詞短語protectingthewildlife作主語，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。Paragraph3大聲朗讀對我們學(xué)習(xí)外語是十分重要的。Readaloudisveryimportantforustolearnaforeignlanguage.→Readingaloudisveryimportantforustolearnaforeignlanguage.看太多電視會讓你的視力更糟糕。WatchtoomuchTVmakeyoureyesightworse.→WatchingtoomuchTVmakesyoureyesightworse.V-ing動名詞做主語我的導(dǎo)游是扎西，一個來自羌塘的村民。他在羌塘國家級自然保護(hù)區(qū)工作。該保護(hù)區(qū)是西藏西北部動植物的避難所。對扎西來說，土地是神圣的，保護(hù)野生動物是一種生活方式?！拔覀儾皇窃谠噲D拯救動物，”他說?！笆聦?shí)上，我們是在拯救自己。”Translate The1980sand1990swerebadtimesfortheTibetanantelope.Thepopulationdroppedbymorethan50percent.Hunterswereshooting

antelopestomakeprofits．Theirhabitatswerebecomingsmaller⑨asnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreendropby…下降到某幅度

makeprofits獲利⑨as引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句，as表示“因?yàn)?，由于”因?yàn)槲液芷冢R上就睡著了。AsIwastired,Ifellasleepatonce.→TiredasIwas，Ifellasleepatonce.Paragraph4二十世紀(jì)八九十年代是藏羚羊的艱難時期。數(shù)量下降了50%以上。獵人們獵殺藏羚羊以獲利。因?yàn)樾鹿泛丸F路的修建，它們的棲息地變得越來越小。Translate Inordertosavethisspeciesfromextinction,theChinesegovernmentplaceditundernationalprotection.Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedover

theantelopesdayandnight

tokeepthemsafefromattacks．Bridgesandgateswereaddedtolettheantelopesmoveeasilyandkeepthemsafefromcarsandtrains.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreenwatchover保護(hù)；照管；監(jiān)督dayandnight日日夜夜；夜以繼日Paragraph5為了拯救這一物種免于滅絕，中國政府將其置于國家保護(hù)之下。扎西和其他志愿者日夜守護(hù)著這些藏羚羊，保護(hù)它們免受攻擊。橋和門增加了，讓藏羚羊容易行動，使它們遠(yuǎn)離汽車和火車。Translate Themeasureswereeffective.TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremoved

fromtheendangeredspecieslist.Thegovernment,however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprogrammes,⑩sincethethreatstotheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreenberemovedfrom從…中移除Intendto打算做threatsn.威脅→n.poseathreatto對…造成威脅⑩since在句中引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，表示“因?yàn)椤?語氣比because弱

Paragraph6這些措施是有效的。藏羚羊的數(shù)量已經(jīng)恢復(fù)，2015年6月，藏羚羊從瀕危物種名單中移出。然而，政府并不打算停止保護(hù)計劃，因?yàn)閷Σ亓缪虻耐{尚未消失。Translate Intheevening,Idrinkacupofteaandwatchthestars.Ithinkabouttheantelopesand?whatZhaxitoldme.?Muchisbeingdonetoprotectwildlife,butifwereallywanttosavetheplanet,wemustchangeourwayoflife.?Onlywhenwelearntoexist

inharmony

withnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.Figureoutthemeaningofwordsingreen?what引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，和theantelopes一起作thinkabout的賓語。?isbeingdone是現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時的被動語態(tài)?“only＋狀語從句”提至句首表示強(qiáng)調(diào)時，后面的主句要用部分倒裝，即把助動詞、情態(tài)動詞或連系動詞be提到主語前面。inharmonywith…與…和諧共處Paragraph7在晚上，我一邊喝茶一邊看星星。我想起了藏羚羊和扎西對我說的話。我們在保護(hù)野生動物方面做了很多工作，但是如果我們真的想拯救地球，我們必須改變我們的生活方式。只有當(dāng)我們學(xué)會與自然和諧相處，我們才能不成為野生動物和地球的威脅。TranslateGrammarScan→ExerciseHerdsofelephantsusedtoliveonthe________ofAfricaandintheforestsofAsia.Buttoday,theyfaceaserious________from________.Theselargeanimalsarebeingkilled________fortheirbodypartsthatareconsideredvaluable.Inordertosavethem,somecountrieshavecreated________wheretheycanliveinpeaceandsafety.However,the________onthemwillcontinueaslongasinterestinbuyingelephantproducts________.Toachieve________betweenhumansandanimals,theworldmustprotecttheseb