我不能去看电影，因为我还有很多作业未做。
8. And in this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented. (P72)就这样，世界上最受欢迎的一种饮料产生了。
本句中的in the way意为“就这样”，“以这种方式”。
The song was composed in this way. 这首歌就这样被创作出来了。 In this way, you will find the answer to this question. 用这种方法，你可以找到这个问题的答案。 知识拓展
way主要有以下几种用法：
◎表示“方法”，接不定式，...way to do sth这一结构等于...way of doing sth。 Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent(of preventing) disease. 科学家们正在寻找预防疾病的方法。
There are many ways of traveling(to travel), for example, by air. 旅行有许多方式，例如乘飞机。
◎表示“路途”，“路线”，常构成on one’s/the way to...“在??的途中”。在这一结构中，介词to表示方向，后接名词。如果后面接地点副词如here, there, home时则不用to。 I’m on my way home.我正在回家的路上。
She’s on her way to see the film.她正在去看电影的路上。 ◎表示“方向”。 Look this way.看这边。 Go that way.往那边走。
◎表示“距离”，“路程”。
Beijing is a long way from here.北京离这里很远。
9. Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his new game. (P74)奈斯密斯医生把他的学生分成两组，并教他们如何玩他的新游戏。
本句中的divide...into是动介短语，与separate...into同义，意为“把??划分成”，其中divide是及物动词。
My father divided the cake into four pieces. 我爸爸把蛋糕分成4块。 We divided ourselves into small groups to carry out the plan. 我们分成几个小组来执行这个计划。
10. It is believed that on December 21?st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. (P74)人们认为1891年12月21日是历史上的第一次篮球比赛的日子。
(1)本句中的It is believed that... 相当于people believe that...是“人们相信/认为”的意思，that引导的是主语从句。
It is believed that by the year 2010, the population of the world will be seven billion.
=People believe that by the year 2010, the population of the world will be seven billion.人们都认为到2010年，世界人口将达到七十亿。
(2)believe意为“相信”，“认为”，一般表示相信某人是诚实的或某事是真实的，后面可以接名词、代词、从句或复合结构作宾语。
I just could not believe my eyes. 我简直不敢相信我的眼睛。
Scientists believe that whales can live for twenty to thirty years. 科学家们认为鲸可以活二十到三十年。 ◎believe可以用于被动语态。
They are believed to have discussed this problem.据说，这个他们已经讨论过了。
特别提示
believe与believe in的含义不同。 ◎believe in意为“信奉、信仰”，后面常接表示真理或宗教一类的名词，也可作“信任、信赖”解。
My grandpa believes in Buddhism. 我爷爷信奉佛教。 I can’t believe in his honesty. 我不相信他诚实。
人教版新目标英语9年级unit10-12
Unit 10 By the time I got outside,the bus had already left.
重点、难点、考点及疑点注释
1. When I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home. (P76)我到学校时才发现把书包落在家了。
(1)had left my backpack at home 这是一个过去完成时的句子，表示在过去某一时间或某一动作之前完成的动作或存在的状态。
By three o’clock yesterday afternoon we had finished the work. 到昨天下午三点，我们已经完成了工作。
She had learned a lot of English before she went to school. 在上学之前，她已经学会了很多英语。
(2)left是leave的过去式，在此处意为“遗忘”，“忘记”，后面常有地点状语。 Li Min left his dictionary in the reading-room yesterday. 昨天李民把词典忘在阅览室里了。 特别提示
forget作“遗忘”解时，后面没有“遗忘”的地点。
I have forgotten the book. 我忘记拿书了。
2. My alarm clock didn’t go off, and by the time I woke up, my father had already gone into the bathroom and I had to wait for him to come out. (P78)我的闹钟坏了，因此等我醒来的时候，我父亲已经进去洗澡了，我只好等他出来。 (1)go off 是“（闹钟）闹响”的意思，即“发出声音”。 The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. 防盗警报器一响，窃贼立刻逃走了。
(2)by the time I woke up 中的by the time意为“到??的时候”。 By the time he was ten, Tom built a chemistry lab himself. 等到了十岁的时候，汤姆自己建了一个化学实验室。
3. I started walking, but I knew I couldn’t get to school on time. (P78)我开始步行，但我知道我已经不能按时到达学校了。
(1)start to do sth和start doing sth都表示“开始做某事”，常可相互替换。 At the age of 12, he started writing his own newspaper. = At the age of 12, he started to write his own newspaper. 他十二岁时，开始编写自己的报纸。
(2)on time在本句中意为“准时，按规定的时间不早也不迟”。
Li Ming’s father seldom goes work on time. 李明的父亲很少准时上班。 The party began on time that evening. 晚会在那天下午准时举行。
知识拓展
time表示“??次/倍”时，是可数名词，其复数形式为times。 How many times did you see the movie? 那部电影你看了几遍？ I have four times as many books as you.我的书是你的4倍。 特别提示
in time意为“及时”。
I will try my best to finish it in time. 我会尽力及时完成。 Will you be home in time to see the children before they go to bed? 你来得及在孩子们上床睡觉之前赶回家看看他们吗？ 短语链语
all the time始终、总是, at any time在任何时候, at the same time同时, by the time在??时候以前, from time to time偶尔, have a good/bad time过得快乐/不快乐, in no time立刻, in time及时, many a time屡次, at times有时, take one’s time慢慢来\\\\别着急, The Times《泰晤士报》（英国一大报）, two times three 2乘以3
4. Luckily, my friend Tony and his dad came by in his dad’s car and they gave me a ride. (P78)幸运的是，我的朋友托尼和他的爸爸乘他爸爸的小车过来了，带了我一程。 (1)luckily是个副词，意为“幸运地，有运气地”，在句中常用作状语。
Luckily, he didn’t hurt himself when he fell. 算他运气好，跌倒了没有受伤。 Luckily, she was in when I called. 真走运，我打电话时她正好在。 (2)give sb a ride意为“让人搭便车”，其中ride是名词。
Please give me a ride to my school, I’m going to be late. 请把我带到学校去，我要迟到了。
If you go to station, I can give you a ride. 如果你去车站，我可以带你一程。
5. When I got to school, the final bell was ringing. I only just made it to my class. (P78)我到学校的时候，上课铃正在响。我刚好正点赶到教室上课。
(1) final bell在此处作“上课铃”解，有时也写为second bell，而“预备铃”则表示为first bell。 (2) made it在这里表示“到达、赶上”的意思。
You can make it if you hurry. 如果你快一点的话，就会按时赶到的。
6. Have you ever forgotten to bring your homework to school? (P78)你是否曾经忘记将作业带到学校了呢？
(1)ever在这里是“曾经”的意思,常用于现在完成时里，询问对方是否有过某种经历。 Have you ever been to London? 你曾经去过伦敦吗？
知识拓展
◎ever用于一般疑问句、否定句以及表示条件或比较的从句中，意为“在（以往）任何时候”，“从来”，“在某时”等。
Nowadays he hardly ever comes. 最近他几乎不来了。 None of us will ever forget that exciting scene. 我们大家永远都不会忘记那个令人激动的场面。 ◎ever用于特殊疑问句中，意为“究竟、到底”。
Which ever do you want? 你究竟要哪一个？
When ever did you lose it? 你究竟什么时候丢失这个东西的？
◎ever用于含有最高级的从句中，可用来加强语气。
Li Siguang is the greatest scientist that ever lived.李四光是古今最伟大的科学家。 短语链语
◎ever after“从那以后”
They lived happily ever after. 从那以后他们幸福地生活着。 ◎ever since“从??以来”
I’ve known him ever since he was a boy. 我从小就认识他。 ◎ever so“非常”
Li Xiang is ever so strong. 李翔非常强壮。 ◎for ever“永远”
We love our motherland for ever. 我们永远爱我们的祖国。
(2)forgotten to bring是“忘记带来”的意思，构成forget to do sth 句型，表示“忘记将要做某事”（事情还没有做）。
Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave the room. 离开房间时不要忘记关灯。
特别提示
forget doing sth 表示“忘记做过某事”（事情做过,但忘了）。
I forgot returning the book to the library.我忘记曾把这本书还给图书馆了。
7. In 1938, a radio program by actor Orson Welles announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. (P80)1938年，由Orson Welles主持的电台节目宣布来自火星的外星人在地球上登陆了。
(1)announce 意思是“宣布”，常指首次公开或正式宣布人们关心的某件事情。 The new government announced its policy at once.新政府立即宣布了它的政策。 The headmaster announced the result of the exam. 校长宣布考试成绩。
知识拓展
announcer，名词，“宣布者”，“播音员”；announcement名词，“宣告”，“通告”，“预告”。 (2)aliens是“外侨”的意思，在这里指的是“来自另一世界的生物”，与from Mars搭配，表示“来自火星的外星人”。 (3)on the earth意为“在地球上”，而in the earth却是“在地里”，“在地下”的意思。 We live on the earth. 我们生活在地球上。
In the winter some animals hide in the earth. 冬天有些动物藏在地下。 特别提示
on earth表示“究竟”，“到底”，常用在who, what, where, when, why等特殊疑问词后，以加强疑问的语气;也可以用在否定词之后，以加强否定的语气。 How on earth did you know it? 你到底是怎么知道的？
Nothing on earth could make him change his mind.无论什么都不能使他改变注意。 ◎on earth还可意为“在世界上”，“世间”，有时用于最高级之后，以加强其含义。 You are the happiest man on earth. 你是世界上最幸福的人。
8. Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the whole country. (P80)Welles的话是如此具有说服力，以至于成百上千人相信了他的话，全国处于一片恐慌之中。
(1)so...that在这里引导结果状语从句，表示“如此??以至于??”，that后面接从句，常见的句型有：
◎主语+系动词（be, become等）+so+形容词+that从句。 The computer is so useful that each of us wants to buy one. 计算机太有用了，我们每个人都想买一台。 ◎主语+行为动词+so+副词+that从句。
He ran so fast that we couldn’t catch up with him. 他跑得太快，我们追不上他。 ◎so...that后面也可以跟so many/few加复数可数名词或so much/little加不可数名词。 He had so many falls that he could ride a bike at last. 他摔了很多跤，终于学会了骑车。
There’s so much noise in the meeting room that I can’t hear the speaker clearly. 会议室里的噪音太大，我听不清演讲者的发言。 知识拓展
so...that句型转换的四种方法
◎当从句的主语与主句中的主语一致，且that从句是否定式时，常用too...to...转换。 The little girl was so tired that she couldn’t walk farther. =The little girl was too tired to walk farther. 这个小女孩太累了，她不能再走路了。
◎当从句的主语与主句中的主语不一致，且that从句是否定式时，常用too...for sb to do sth转换。
The work is so difficult that we can’t finish it in time. =The work is too difficult for us to finish it in time. 这份工作太难了，我们不能按时完成。 ◎当从句的主语与主句中的主语一致，且that从句是肯定式时，常用...enough to do sth转换。 He is so strong that he can lift the heavy box.
=He is strong enough to lift the heavy box.他强壮得足以举起那个重箱子。
◎当从句的主语与主句中的主语不一致，且that从句是肯定式时，常用...enough for sb to do sth转换。
He spoke so clearly that I could hear him.
=He spoke clearly enough for me to hear him.他说得很清楚，我能听明白。 特别提示
so that连在一起使用，意为“为了，以便”，表示目的，此时主句和从句的主语不一定一致；另外，还可以引导结果状语从句，前面一般用逗号。
Speak louder so that we can hear you. 说大声点儿，以便我们听得见。
She was ill, so that she was unable to go with you. 她病了，不能和你一起去了。
(2)convincing 是由动词convince加后缀-ing构成的形容词，意为“令人信服的、有说服力的”，主语通常由表示物体的词来担任。
His speech was very convincing. 他的演讲非常有说服力。
◎convince是及物动词，表示“使??信服”，“使??确信”。
You have convinced me that I should go.你已经说服了我，我应该去。 短语链语
convince sb of sth“使某人相信某事” 特别提示
convinced作形容词时，表示“坚定不移的、有坚定信仰的”，在句中用作定语，其主语是人。 Mr Smith is a convinced Christian. 史密斯先生是一个虔诚的基督徒。 （3）短语动词set off在本句中是“引起、激起”的意思。 A letter from home set off an attack of homesickness. 一封家信激起了一片思乡之情。 特别提示
set off在作“出发、动身”解时,与set out意思相同。