1．date vi.始于(某一历史时期) vt.确定……的年代；注明日期于 n．日期；约会
[教材原句] Most of the Great Wall dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368～1644)．
长城的大部分始建于明朝(1368～1644)。
(1)out of date 过时的，陈旧的
up to date 最新式的，现代的
to date(＝so far) 迄今；至今；到目前为止
fix/set a date for... 确定……的日期
(2)date from/back to 属于(某一历史时期)；始于……；追溯到……
单句语法填空
①Most Chinese people like the fairy tale of Cowboy and Weaving girl, which ________(date) from the Han Dynasty.
②________(date) from 1980s, our friendship gave both of us pleasure.
补全句子
③The dictionary is ______________： many words have been added to the language since it was published.
这部词典过时了：自从它出版以来，这门语言已增添了许多单词。
[答案] ①dates ②Dating ③out of date
[知识顾问] date from/back to常指以“现在”为起点向前推，故在句中作谓语时，常用一般现在时。它们没有进行时态，也没有被动形式。故它们用作定语时，要用现在分词形式。
