Section Ⅱ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary-Language Points date from(=date back to) 追溯到,始于 (教材P51)Most of the Great Wall dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644). 大部分长城始建于明朝(1368~1644)。 (1) out of date 过时的,陈旧的 up to date 最新式的,现代的 (2)to date(=so far) 迄今;到目前为止 fix/set a date for 确定……的日期 ①Has the date of the meeting been fixed? 开会的日期确定了吗? ②The temple has a long history dating(date) back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty. 这座寺庙历史悠久,可以追溯到初唐时期。 ③She often wears clothes that are up to date and she throws away those that are out of date. 她经常穿着时尚的衣服,扔掉那些过时的衣服。 ④To date, they haven't set a date for their wedding. 现在为止,他们还没有定下举办婚礼的日期。 【导学号:63822024】 [名师点津] date from/date back to的三注意 (1)主语是物,一般不用于被动语态。 (2)常用于一般现在时。 (3)作定语时,用动词ing形式。 accommodate (乘客);向……提供膳宿 (教材P51)The airport is within five hours' flying time of half the world's population and is designed to accommodate 80 million passengers a year. 该机场位于世界上一半人口五小时飞行时间以内所到达的距离之内,该机场的设计可以容纳每年八千万乘客的流量。 (1) accommodate sth. 帮忙;给……提供…… accommodate sth. to sth. 使……适合/迎合…… accommodate oneself to 使自己适应于…… (2) accommodation n. 膳食供应;住宿 ①It was very kind of you to accommodate me with the ticket for my journey. 你真好,为我的旅行提供车票。 ②Wherever he goes,he quickly accommodates himself to the changed conditions. 无论到哪里,他都能很快地适应变化的环境。 ③After the earthquake, the first thing the local gov