外研版新标准英语九上M1U2的主要内容是介绍了“我”游览美国科罗拉多大峡谷的经历以及大峡谷的壮观景色。通过课文学习，学生可以感受到作者在空间上由远及近、时间上由日出前到日出后、感觉上从模糊到清晰的写作思路，同时可以学会通过“参照、对比”来烘托事物形象的写作手法。
U2句子集锦
1.When I arrived，it was early morning and it was raining.我到那里时是大清早，退回用英语怎么说，天下着雨。（1）arrive 到达，动词。arrive in大地点；arrive at 小地点；arrive 后面可以没有具体地点 We arrived by plane yesterday.（2）early morning清晨；大清早
2.I looked to the east--the sky was becoming grey.我朝东边看了看，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。（1）look to朝......方向看（2）become grey 变灰，become开始变得；成为，系动词，后接形容词或名词，构成系表结构。
进出.In and out 后退.Back 停止 Stop
3.I got out of the car，went through a gate and walked along a dark path.我下了车，穿过一道门，沿着一条黑色的小路前行。（1）get out of the car从车里出来（2）go through穿过，指从物体内部穿过，强调立体空间感（3）walk along沿着......走
fore前进 back后退
5.“Yes，”he replied，“you'll get there in five minutes.”“对，”他回答道：“你5分钟就能到那里。” （1）reply回复；答复，与answer相比，更为正式，reply to sb./sth.回复某人/某事。（2）get there到那，get to sp.到达某地，there/here/home为副词，前面的to要省去。（3）in five minutes五分钟以后，in+一段时间用于一般将来时态，提问时要用疑问词how soon。How soon will she come back？
6.I looked over them，but it was silent and there was no sign of it.我朝那片岩石望过去，但是一片寂静，还是看不见它。（1）over越过；从......上方，介词。look over，从......上方看过去（2） no sign of...没有......的迹象
7.Far below me，the ground fell away and down to a river.远远地，在我的下方，地面（仿佛随着光线）向下延伸，（逐渐）退落，显露出谷底的河流。（1）far below me在我下面很远处（2）fall away and down to...突然向下倾斜到......
8.I was looking across one of the wonders of the natural world--The Grand Canyon.我在眺望着这世界自然奇观之一——大峡谷。（1）look across眺望；向对面看（2）one of +（形容词最高级）+名词复数，表示......中之一。He goes to one of the best schools in the city.（3）natural world自然世界
10.If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon，they still would not reach the top.如果你把世界上最高的两座建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，它们仍旧到不了顶。（1）on top of each other彼此叠放在一起（2）at the bottom of...在......底部（3）reach到达，动词。reach sp.=get to sp.=arrive at/in sp.；reach home=arrive home=get home；reach Beijing=arrive in Beijing=get to Beijing
11.Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon.然后，我眺望峡谷的另一边。（on）the other side of... 在......的对面The tower is on the other side of the river.
12.Finally，I looked to my left and to my right，and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles.最后，我向左右遥望，大峡谷向两边延伸，长达二百多英里。（1）look to one's left/right向某人左右看（2）on both sides 在两边 There are lots of trees on both sides of the road.（3）go far away 远远地延伸/走开（4）more than=over超过/多于
exit意思是退场;出口，通道;退去，退出;死亡；退出;退场;离开;去世。英 [ˈeksɪt] 美 [ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt]一、退场 Her exit seemed suitably dramatic.她的退场。
13.I remained by the canyon for about half an hour，and I asked myself，“Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?”我在峡谷边伫立约半个小时，问了自己一个问题：“大峡谷是自然景观中最壮观的吗？”（1）remain逗留；留下，动词。remain by the canyon停/留在峡谷边（2）half an hour半个小时（3）wonder of the natural world自然景观
14.What do you think?你怎么认为呢？What do you think of...?你觉得......怎么样？What do you think of the film last night?
well.i have no idea even myself.
