3．be situated/located in/on 坐落于......

　　4．be covered with/by 被......覆盖

　　5．be known as 作为......而著名

　　6．work on 着手做

　　7．of all time 有史以来

　　8．because of 因为

　　1．[教材原句]Between France and Spain is another mountain range - the Pyrenees.

　　法国和西班牙之间是另一座山脉--比利牛斯山脉。

　　[句型点拨]表示地点的介词短语置于句首，句子要用倒装语序。

　　[佳句赏析]窗户旁边坐着一个年轻人，他手里拿着一本杂志。

　　By the window sat a young man with a magazine in his hand.

　　2．[教材原句]About two­thirds of France's artists and writers live in Paris.

　　法国大约三分之二的艺术家和作家都住在巴黎。

　　[句型点拨]"分数/百分数＋of＋名词"作主语，谓语动词的数与名词保持一致。

　　[佳句赏析]地球四分之三的表面被水覆盖。

　　Three­fourths of the surface of the earth is covered by water.

　　3．[教材原句]Their work has influenced other writers ever since.

　　他们的作品影响了后世的其它作家。

　　[句型点拨]ever since"自从，自此"，常与完成时连用。

　　[佳句赏析]自从我上学以来我就与我的坏习惯做斗争。

　　Ever since I started school I have had to battle my bad habits.

　　1．France is Europe's third largest country and faces the United Kingdom across the English Channel. (P1)

　　法国是欧洲第三大国，与英国之间隔着英吉利海峡相望。

★face vt.面向；面对 n．脸；脸面