[仿写促落实]It was only after midnight that he finished the report and went to bed.

　　直到半夜后他才完成了报告上床睡觉。

　　2．The two men met in 744，and although very different，they became friends.

　　这两人(杜甫和李白)于744年相识，尽管风格迥异，两人仍然成了好朋友。

　　[记句式结构]although very different是省略句。

　　[仿写促落实]Although very ill，he still attended the meeting.

　　他尽管病得很重，但还是参加了会议。

　　3．It is said that he drowned when he fell into a river while trying to take hold of the reflection of the Moon.

　　据说他在试图捉月亮的影子时掉进江里溺水身亡。

　　[记句式结构]It is said that..."据说......"，it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。

　　[仿写促落实]It is said that eating fish helps develop the memory.据说吃鱼有助于增强记忆力。

[核 心 要 点 探 究]

　　 acquaintance n．[C]相识的人；泛泛之交；熟人[U]熟悉；了解

　　(教材P71)Who do you think the poet's "friend" is？A close friend or an acquaintance?

　　你认为谁是诗人的朋友？亲密朋友还是一般朋友？

　　(1)make one's acquaintance 结识某人；与......相见

　　have a passing/nodding acquaintance with sb./sth.

　　 与某人有点头之交；对某人/某事略知一二

　　(2)acquaint vt. 使熟悉；告知；使相识；使了解；通知

　　acquaint sb.with sth. 告诉某人某事

　　acquaint oneself with 熟悉；精通；通晓

　　be acquainted with 与(人)相识；了解；结识；熟悉

　　①While travelling I made the acquaintance of many interesting people.旅行时我认识了很多有趣的人。

②He has some acquaintance with French.