重点句型
1. One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world.
尤其是从拉巴斯通向北边的一条路被认为是世界上最危险的路。
2. He was driving a lorry load of bananas when he came off the road at a bend and fell three hundred metres down the mountain.
当他开着一辆装满香蕉的卡车要驶过一个弯道时，他连人带车翻下了300米深的山崖。
3. For people doing this job, common sense, physical fitness and an outgoing personality are likely to be more important than 对从事这个工作的人来说,常识、健康的身体和外向的性格很可能比计算机技能更重要。

句型探究
1. He was driving a lorry load of bananas when he came off the road at a bend and fell three hundred metres down the mountain.
当他开着一辆装满香蕉的卡车要驶过一个弯道时，他连人带车翻下了300米深的山崖。
本句为主从复合句，when为并列连词，意思是“就在那时，突然……”，when这种用法常用于如下结构：

sb. was / were doing sth. when… 某人正做某事时突然
sb. was / were about to do sth. when 某人正要做某事时突然
sb. was / were on the point of doing sth. when... 某人正要做某事时突然
sb. had (just) done sth. when 某人刚做完某事突然
I was about to go to bed when there was a knock on the door.
我正要上床睡觉时，突然有人敲门。
2. As more and more countries open up to tourism,more travel agents will be needed,but the real demand will be for guides to take groups and even individuals on adventure holidays.
随着越来越多国家开发旅游业，就需要越来越多旅游代理处，但真正需求量大的却是带领团队或个人去进行冒险度假的导游。
① open up 开发;开辟;打开;畅谈
They opened the country up the trade.
他们使这个国家在贸易上对外开放。

② as用法讨论：
conj. 当，正当，随着…… ；因为，尽管，按照
She dropped the cup as she stood up.
当她站起来时把杯子弄掉了。
Strange as it may seem, nobody was injured in the accident.
这次事故虽然看起来令人不可思议，却没有人受伤。
I'll do as you advise.
我会照你的建议去做。
adv. 相同，同样，就……而言
Peter runs fast, but I run just as fast.
彼得跑得快，我跑得也很快。
pron.依照……，如……，像……一样
He is a teacher, as is clear from his manner.
他是一位教师，从他的举止可以明显看出来。
prep. 像，作为
He got a job as a driver.
他找到了一份当司机的工作。
as的常用短语
as...as... 与……一样(用于肯定句)
not as / so...as 与……不一样(用于否定句)
as if / though 好像，似乎(从句用虚拟语气)
as soon as 一……就……
as long as 只要
so...as to 如此……以至于……
so as to 以便
as far 至于……，就……而言
such as 例如
use...as 把……用作