2022-2023学年英语周报高二课标外研第52期答案汇总

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Imagine you want to talk about your life. Perhaps you are talking to a friend, presenting to an English class, or writing about your childhood.You might start with where your life began – in other words, where and when you were born.In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore how one famous writer wrote about the place and time of a birth.

You will learn about some of the grammar behind the opening lines of one of the 20th century's most famous works of literature: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.

Opening lines

The opening lines from Midnight's Children set up an important idea that runs through the book: that is, the words link the life and times of the main character to the history of India.Notice how the sentences jump between past and present – a clear suggestion that the narrator is in the process of writing about his life.I was born in the city of Bombay ... once upon a time. No, that won't do, there's no getting away from the date: I was born in Doctor Narlikar's Nursing Home on August 15th, 1947.Note that the first sentence uses the simple past – "I was." The adjective "born" follows the BE verb: "I was born in the city of Bombay...."But then there is an expression that ends the sentence. It is "once upon a time." This is a common structure used in fairy tales or folk tales.The next sentence introduces the present tense, suggesting the narrator is talking to himself. Then it switches back to a more exact time during the past.No, that won't do, there's no getting away from the date: I was born in Doctor Narlikar's Nursing Home on August 15th, 1947.Having described where he was born, the narrator then describes when he was born.And the time? The time matters, too. Well then: at night. No, it's important to be more ... On the stroke of midnight, as a matter of fact.

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